Cerwin Vega home theater speakers 99.99
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I don't know about all-in-one-box packaged speakers, but I have a Cerwin Vega home theater system setup: E78C center, CVT200A subwoofer, fronts and surrounds are RE series. They kick @SS. They sound so much better than the BOSE system that my friend has.
WHipLAsh13
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I checked reviews on these and they seem to be very good. Only complaint I see consistantly is that the sub needs a minimum volume to power it on. But this setting can be changed on the applifier on the sub if don't mind opening up the sub. Nice find.
Here was one guys review of this set from Amazon with the fix I mentioned above:
The AVS-5.1 is a superior performing set of home theater speakers. The center and satellite speakers produce crisp and wholesome sound with a lot of detail. The subwoofer, once the default setting is changed, produces a wonderful bass which is rich and mellow at even low volumes. At high volumes it continues its mellowness and never jars. Taken as a full set, the Cerwin Vega AVS-5.1 set produce amazingly good quality sound, comparable to the sound produced by high end speakers.
And what a good looking set of speakers!
Some people might take issue with an internal setting in the subwoofer. The sub does not kick in unless it receives a minimum volume signal. This can be annoying when you want to watch Dolby Digital/DTS movies at night. You would have to wake up your neighbors in order to turn on the sub.
Here's how to change the internal setting of the subwoofer:
You need to disconnect the amplifier from the sub and set the jumper from "auto" to "on". The "auto" mode does not let the sub kick in unless it receives a minimum volume signal. In my opinion, the this very easy to do and should not take more than a few minutes.
If you are squeamish about opening up and messing with the sub, then don't follow the procedure. Simply take a printout of this review to your nearest electronics service outlet. I don't recommend going the official customer support route with Cerwin Vega unless you want to deal with the hassles.
Warning - disconnect the power cable first! Remove the peripheral screws and carefully separate the amp from the unit. Carefully inspect the green circuit board until you locate the jumper - which clearly indicates "On", "Auto" and "Off" in white letters. Simply remove the jumper from the "Auto" position and insert in into the "On" position. Double check that the amp is still connected to the sub's speaker. Thats all you need to do. Now screw the amp back on, reconnect the power supply, turn on the sub and enjoy!
In conclusion, I am highly satisfied with this speaker set. I could not find a better 5.1 set for under $500.
Here was one guys review of this set from Amazon with the fix I mentioned above:
The AVS-5.1 is a superior performing set of home theater speakers. The center and satellite speakers produce crisp and wholesome sound with a lot of detail. The subwoofer, once the default setting is changed, produces a wonderful bass which is rich and mellow at even low volumes. At high volumes it continues its mellowness and never jars. Taken as a full set, the Cerwin Vega AVS-5.1 set produce amazingly good quality sound, comparable to the sound produced by high end speakers.
And what a good looking set of speakers!
Some people might take issue with an internal setting in the subwoofer. The sub does not kick in unless it receives a minimum volume signal. This can be annoying when you want to watch Dolby Digital/DTS movies at night. You would have to wake up your neighbors in order to turn on the sub.
Here's how to change the internal setting of the subwoofer:
You need to disconnect the amplifier from the sub and set the jumper from "auto" to "on". The "auto" mode does not let the sub kick in unless it receives a minimum volume signal. In my opinion, the this very easy to do and should not take more than a few minutes.
If you are squeamish about opening up and messing with the sub, then don't follow the procedure. Simply take a printout of this review to your nearest electronics service outlet. I don't recommend going the official customer support route with Cerwin Vega unless you want to deal with the hassles.
Warning - disconnect the power cable first! Remove the peripheral screws and carefully separate the amp from the unit. Carefully inspect the green circuit board until you locate the jumper - which clearly indicates "On", "Auto" and "Off" in white letters. Simply remove the jumper from the "Auto" position and insert in into the "On" position. Double check that the amp is still connected to the sub's speaker. Thats all you need to do. Now screw the amp back on, reconnect the power supply, turn on the sub and enjoy!
In conclusion, I am highly satisfied with this speaker set. I could not find a better 5.1 set for under $500.
I got in on the Fry's deal for this set awhile back and they are pretty awesome speakers. Nice and heavy, easy to position, good looking, and great sounding speakers. The only real complaint I had was that the sub uses an auto-on feature where it has to receive a certain voltage to kick on, and if it doesn't for 20 minutes it will kick off, which results in bass loss during quieter parts of the movie. I found a way to resolve this relatively easily if you don't mind getting your hands just a little bit dirty.
You have to remove a few hundred screws (or so it seems like) to pop the back panel off for access to the amplifier circuit, and there is an actualy jumper you can set to turn it from "auto" to "on". (It would probably be a good idea to unplug the unit first, and avoid touching those big caps, but only if you enjoy living) After that, it works great. Probably the best 5.1 set I've heard for under $500. I'm using them with a Panasonic SA-XR25 and it is pretty mind blowing, especially considering the whole setup cost me about $200 bucks.
You have to remove a few hundred screws (or so it seems like) to pop the back panel off for access to the amplifier circuit, and there is an actualy jumper you can set to turn it from "auto" to "on". (It would probably be a good idea to unplug the unit first, and avoid touching those big caps, but only if you enjoy living) After that, it works great. Probably the best 5.1 set I've heard for under $500. I'm using them with a Panasonic SA-XR25 and it is pretty mind blowing, especially considering the whole setup cost me about $200 bucks.
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couldnt say it better these speakers rock powering them with a JVC RX6032V (140.00 ultimate electonics, ame damn reciever as the black one and it was 50.00 cheaper) and the speaks i picked them up off ebay for like 60.00 new plus 20 shipping so i cant complain had the same bass problem but a qhick google fixes that and yes there is like 900 screws. My friend has some speaks that were bought @ a home theatre store and these sound better. Some might complain the 8 inch sub is too small. let me assure you it is not. In my mind this is a steal for 99.00
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No using a 8 ohm amp will not damage them...just don't turn it up too loud!
No using a 8 ohm amp will not damage them...just don't turn it up too loud!
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