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bought 2 orphans from goodwill

volkstony

volkstony

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today i bought 2 orphan speakers from my local goodwill. i paid $12 for the pair. the first one is a cerwin vega vs-120 it is missing the tweeter, but the sub is in excellent shape. the 2nd is a utah hs4-c. i am trying to decide if i should just gut the utah and restore the cerwin vega and use the single speaker with my bedroom stereo setup. how would one cerwin vega speaker sound with out the the other and i would like an opinion on the utah i could not find much info on it. i will post pics of them both tomorrow. thanks :scratch2:
 
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volkstony said:
how would one cerwin vega speaker sound with out the the other
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better! :D


I bought a pair of the HS1-C's a few years ago from a thrift store. IMO, they sounded terrible. But the cabinets are damn nice. So they will be a DIY repurpose project....someday.
 
really? so a single cerwin would be fine? as for the utah i kind of not shocked about the sound and you are right the case is solid
 
halo71 said:
better! :D
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So presumably zero CVs would sound best of all? :)

I don't own any CV speakers but I know some people like them.


Also, just wanted to point out that it's called a woofer, not a sub. A sub[woofer] produces sounds below that of a woofer.
 
halo71 said:
better! :D


I bought a pair of the HS1-C's a few years ago from a thrift store. IMO, they sounded terrible. But the cabinets are damn nice. So they will be a DIY repurpose project....someday.
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Love Sarcasm!!!...But, it comes with great advice.

volkstony said:
really? so a single cerwin would be fine? as for the utah i kind of not shocked about the sound and you are right the case is solid
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Love even more when someone don't get Sarcasm...Don't know much about Utah Speakers, but if they don't sound any good, you can use the cabs for a DIY project, apparently the drivers are not that bad. Anyways, for the price you paid, the cabs are worth it, there is much more in materials, labor, and headaches when building your own enclosures, than what you paid for.

valvenator said:
:scratch2: Hmmm...do I sense a bit of sarcasm in that reply?
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Not at all!!!...:yes:

swechsler said:
So presumably zero CVs would sound best of all? :)

I don't own any CV speakers but I know some people like them.


Also, just wanted to point out that it's called a woofer, not a sub. A sub[woofer] produces sounds below that of a woofer.
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Not much of a CV fan, except for their Pro Audio gear. But, CV has had more misses than hits in the home audio department.

halo71 said:
Guys, I was joking!
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Some people just don't know how to laugh!!!...:D
 
I had the VS-120's, they sound pretty good for a few bucks. If you like rock they are good! Try to get them A LOT of watts, get a 300-1000watt per channel on them. I gave them 320watt per channel with a C-V power amp, and it sounded much better than a Marantz 90watt p/c receiver :).
 
[Also, just wanted to point out that it's called a woofer, not a sub. A sub[woofer] produces sounds below that of a woofer.[/QUOTE]



i know it is a woofer. but i will call it a sub in short that is my choice
:)
 
Should I gut a pair Sansui sp 1500 and replace with CV? the cabinet is solid but for a project id be willing to explore. Your thoughts
 
rudawg06 said:
Should I gut a pair Sansui sp 1500 and replace with CV? the cabinet is solid but for a project id be willing to explore. Your thoughts
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Replace with CV what? I would say yes only if the cabinet size was the same (so the woofers behave the same), also the same type (ported vs. sealed), and there was a good reason to do it, such as, the cabinets for the CVs were trashed and the drivers were bad on the Sansuis.

Otherwise, it's a Frankenspeaker that will not sound as good as the originals.
 
"i know it is a woofer. but i will call it a sub in short that is my choice "
Why limit yourself? Why not call it a tweeter, or a shoe?

Introducing confusion about what you mean doesn't seem like a sensible strategy when trying to communicate.
I know this makes me sound like a pedant, but, the Mad Hatter aside, words have specific meanings that are commonly agreed upon, and there isn't agreement, then there isn't reliable meaning anymore.
It's true that civilization won't crumble, but it's annoying.
 
+1 on that. It wouldn't matter if they weren't two distinctly different things. I can call a pony a horse, but neither one is a zebra.
 
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