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Thread: Powering 2 cerwin vega cls15's |
    
New member Username: Steve168
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:18 am: |
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I know I'm new (first post in fact)
So I have a question for my Sister first off
my sister just picked up a set of cerwin vega cls15's
Frequency Response: 26 Hz - 20 kHz
Peak Power: 400 watts
Sensitivity (1w/1m): 94 dB
now, she thought she could drive them with her old sony reciever (sorry i don't know the specs) its 100w/pc
clearly thats not going to work
I know from the little bit of reading I have done that Cerwin's are efficent...
I also know they are more of a party head / banger speaker..which works out great for her :D
she is basically looking for something to drive these speakers to a reasonable (maybe the odd unreasonable) level without distortion/clipping at a reasonable price.
you guys are the experts, should she go with a power amp / receiver, ??
I'm really at a loss what to tell her, I'm not used to dealing with anything with that high a wattage rating
any help would be great, i know there are a few cerwin fans out there :P
Thanks Steve |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 12161
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:22 am: |
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What won't the 100 watt Sony do that she wants done?
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/1/437374.html |
New member Username: Steve168
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Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:26 am: |
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Mostly it wont go past 1/4 volume without displaying "overload" |
New member Username: Steve168
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Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 11:17 am: |
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thanks for the link to the other thread there, that is some good reading, the outlaw rr2150 gets a pretty nice review.
she has been considering a Harman Kardon HK3485
http://www.harmankardon.com/specifications.aspx?Region=USA&Country=CA&Language=E NG&cat=REC&ser=&prod=HK%203485&sType=C
any thoughts? |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 12163
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 11:59 am: |
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It's a very nice receiver and, as the other thread suggests, HK should do well with CV's. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 9813
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 08:09 am: |
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With a raring of 94db, those speakers should play awfully loud. If the Sony is shutting down, either the speakers a harder to drive than I remember, the sony is an awful POS, or there are wiring issues.
I would double check the speakers terminations before jumping to equipment issues.
Then ditch the Sony ASAP, LOL. |
New member Username: Steve168
Post Number: 4
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 08:57 am: |
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Well she bit the Bullet and ditched the POS Sony :P
got the Harman Kardon HK3485, got a nice deal off ebay around 300$CAD, seems to be working nicely, I haven't witnessed it yet...geographic restrictions, but I did suggest her making a large Duct tape X across her nice front plate glass window, just from her talking about dishes moving in her cupboard. 
I'll keep posted on how she likes it after more than a week or so
Thanks guys |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 9816
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 09:40 am: |
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I bet that setup rocks! |
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