One last thing: Serious audiophiles look down on this brand. Take off the covers to reveal the intense red color of the speaker cones. There are no defects whatsoever, but the cabinet materials and visual design are just plain and unremarkable. I gave only 4 stars to the quality of material. Turning the volume higher his can cause "clipping," a form of distortion which will cause the tweeters to overheat and fail. The biggest caution that I can throw out is that if you are going to underpower these speakers, stay comfortably below the rated power of your amp/receiver and stay in the volume range that it still sounds clear. The 12" woofers are like two sub-woofers, without the extra cabinets. For me, this is the best thing about these speakers. Even at very low volume levels, the sound is rich and warm, and you can still feel the lowest base frequencies going into your body. I'm using a vintage receiver that is rated for 40W RMS. And who wants all the stereo bass jammed into one channel? Rock and roll has some interesting performances where you would want your bass in stereo. They don't tell you about the sub-woofer until you become very interested in the main speakers. These have multiple, identical small drivers, passive radiators, etc., and they just do not sound good without sub-woofers. ![]() I auditioned the newer design speakers with similar power ratings. So 300 watts is only twice as loud as 30 watts, as heard by the human ear. You can look it up, but it shows you need 10 times as much power to sound twice as loud. So what's going on?įirst I researched the math about perceived loudness, decibels, and power. They are rated for 300W each, and will rock a large party.īut realistically, who listens to their music at 300 watts? My wife and I listen to music at less than 0.1W most of the time, 1W is loud, and 10W is the loudest we can stand, and it can annoy the neighbors. They're a proven design that was perfected in the 1970's These CerwinVega! SL-12's are for loud rock n roll, and have the punch to get LOUD. I needed to replace an old, old set of 3-way speakers and these speakers are a close match.
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