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- Μηνύματα
- 8.978
- Reaction score
- 895
Cerwin-Vega CLS-215 Loudspeakers
Price: $999 USD per pair.
Warranty: Five years, parts and labor.
Review Summary
Sound
"Did the CLS-215 meet the goal of a sensitive speaker with good bass?… I have good news and bad news." "First the bad: Sensitivity seemed lower than the 97dB advertised." "OK, now for the good news: The CLS-215s' bass went seriously deep," and it "didn’t boom, a real danger with improperly damped woofers." "And I’m pleased to say that the CLS-215's midrange was fast, detailed, and quite dynamic," and "the tweeter blended superbly with the midrange and was surprisingly good."
Features
"The '215' in the model designation tells you the speaker has two 15" woofers. In front, the waveguide-loaded tweeter, which looked a lot like a horn to me, was not covered by the grille…. The 6 1/2" midrange driver is also loaded by a horn-like waveguide. The two woofers use Cerwin-Vega’s signature red surrounds. Crossover frequencies are 280Hz (woofers to midrange) and 2.4kHz (midrange to tweeter). The slopes are unspecified.
Use
"The tweeter’s horn -- er, waveguide -- actually steered the treble slightly upward, a strange design choice given that when you’re seated in a normal couch or chair, the tweeter is already several inches above your ears. For best results, you must sit high enough so your ears are roughly at the tweeter level, which is 42 1/2" off the floor. Otherwise, the treble is slightly ragged and soundstaging suffers."
Value
"Although the CLS-215s aren’t perfect, I challenge you to find speakers in their sub-$1000 price range that match all their unique strengths." "I’d love to hear what Cerwin-Vega’s talented engineers could build at a higher price point, but other speaker manufacturers probably wouldn’t!"
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