Cerwin-Vega XLS-215 Dual 3-Way Home Audio Floor Tower Passive, Unpowered Speaker (500 Watts)
Give your music some Cerwin-Vega thunder with a pair of XLS-215s. Handling up to 500 watts peak, these three-way passive speakers reach down to a deep 38 Hz. Unpowered. Requires separate power amplifier.
Overall User Ratings (based on 3 ratings)
Submitted October 30, 2016 by Duane Gosa in Colona, IL
"XLS-215 Cerwin Vega speakers"
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I own 2 pairs of these so that should tell you that I really like these. For the money they cannot be beat in my opinion. Better have 2 people when delivered they are massive.I had to have mine delivered by a semi truck!! I also own higher priced speakers but these things do just a good of a job and do not be afraid to crank it up, they also are fuse protected. Quite simply put, they kick butt. I run 200 watts per channel stereo all thru tube amps with NOS tubes. Also if you do have a problem with one of the components which I have not they are so easy to service your self. Just pop out the component and replace a new one if needed . You can do it yourself. A very easy traditional design. Hands down a winner for me! Companies sell 10000 dollar plus speakers each which I cannot afford but you hear little of these. Really sad. In my opinion you cannot go wrong with these but better have the room !!!!! I hope the new company that bought out the maker of these do not start messing them up and keep offering these or if even possible improve on them even more.
Musical Background:
Been playing music all my life however not instruments. One can learn to play but if not gifted it is not the same.
Musical Style:
I like all music. There just are some that are better than others. No music in my opinion is bad it is just a matter of taste an
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Submitted July 16, 2015 by John H in Knoxville, TN
"They make it fun to listen to music again!"
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Cerwin Vega was always considered a joke in the audiophile world because the old CV's had brash nasty sounding mids and highs. About 10-12 years ago they were redesigned with new mid ranges and tweeters. Now they have a nice balanced sound while keeping their great bass and their ability to play louder than many PA speakers! With high quality equipment the XLS-215's sound quite nice playing delicate jazz and classical music, and sound truly amazing playing rock, rap and movie sound tracks at unreal volumes. They easily blow away most speakers costing 2x-3x as much. I've owned many different audiophile speakers over the years, some retailing for as much as $18K. The CV's lack the some of the sound staging, finesse, or sweetness of many of them, but they have something that the audiophile speakers were all missing, They are fun to listen to! When I put on some great old Rock-n-Roll they demand to be cranked up really loud,and make me get out of my comfy chair and boogy !
Sound
For them to sound their best, they need to be set up properly, To sound their best in my room I have them about 3.5 ft from the side walls and about 2 ft from the back wall. They have had large adjustable spikes installed,their backs are raised about 1 inch higher than the fronts to tilt them forward and are towed in so they are aimed directly at my listening chair. They also need high quality audio gear running them.Very few home receivers have nearly enough power to make them sound their best, so a quality amplifier with plenty of power is a must!
Ease of Use
They are not as critical about set up as many other speakers are.
Quality
For their price, they are very well made. To keep the price low, they cut corners on the cosmetics but kept the build and parts quality quite high.
Value
I think they would be a great value at 2x their price. They easily compete with far pricier speakers.
Manufacturer Support
I have called CV a few times to ask for advise on set up and "tweaks" and have always spoken with friendly, knowledgeable, helpful reps.
The Wow Factor
They make me want to get up and boogy to the music better than any other speakers I have owned
Musical Background:
40+ years, Designing, building and installing custom speakers/systems for home/car/pro use
Musical Style:
Rock, Blues, Classical, etc
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Submitted August 11, 2017 by Mark B in Irving, TX
"Excellent performance all things considered."
It is true that you can buy better sounding floor speakers, but you will likely pay much more for them. I owned a pair of the previous CLS-215 speakers and found them to sound good. Not super audiophile quality, but very good all things considered. I wanted 4 of them for a home theater 5.1 and 2+2 music setting. I ordered from other sellers only to have them come beat-up and damaged due to ground shipping. After waiting years I purchase four of the XLS-215 speakers from zZounds because they ship them freight and came shrink wrapped together on a pallet delivered with zero damage. Very Pleased. I don't like the big bad bass hype but do find that I rarely use my 18 inch JBL sub-woofers because these speakers provide enough bass for everything except the very lowest of frequencies.
Musical Style:
Rock
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