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Newbie question on subs

post #1 of 5
2/14/12 at 5:49am
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A family member of a coworker is moving to a small townhome and has no room for his current system. The rest is spoken for but he is offering me his sub for 175$. is this a good deal?

Cerwin Vega CLS-12S 12" Powered Subwoofer 200W MAX 12" CAST-FRAME HIGH-EXCURSION WOOFER FREQ RESP: 28 HZ 150 HZ ADJUSTABLE LEVEL CONTROL SPEAKER-LEVEL & LINE-LEVEL INPUTS LFE INPUT AUTO-ON SENSING USER-SELECTED POLARITY ...
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post #2 of 5
2/14/12 at 9:38am
It's not a bad deal if you don't already have a sub.
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post #3 of 5
2/14/12 at 9:45am
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Would I be better off going with something else? Or are you suggesting that this is a decent sub?
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post #4 of 5
2/14/12 at 2:42pm
I've never heard that sub, but for that money I'd buy a new one. I own and highly recommend the BIC America F-12 sub. I paid $187 for it, shipped.
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post #5 of 5
2/14/12 at 2:47pm
It all depends on your goals. CV isn't known for it's accuracy. They are loud and boomy most of the time. For a 12" sub, it only goes to 28hz and even that is suspect because we don't know if that is the -3db point or the -10db point. I have some surplus CV plate amps that have a cut-off in the mid 30 hz range so I would assume this is similar.

If you have a HTiB box, this would definitely be an upgrade. If you have a BIC or another value sub then this may not stand up to what you already have.

I can't come out and say that this is a good deal because a good deal is very subjective. This is a great deal in my opinion - http://www.caraudioclassifieds.org/forum/speaker-accessories-parts/112557-fs-tc-sounds-lightning-audio-3hp-motor.html but it would be wasted money for 99% of the people here. I took advantage of a deal like that and turned it into this - http://web.archive.org/web/20070623145031/http://www.tcsounds.com/tc3000.htm . I actually bought two of them so I have a pair of 15's in my home theater.
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