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For over 50 years the name Cerwin-Vega has been synonymous with excellence in every area of the audio experience This reputation has been established by Pro Audio professionals Hi-Fi enthusiasts and Mobile Audio fans that recognize the high-performance value which is Cerwin-Vega Dedicated to the pursuit of achieving ultimate realism in the reproduction of the live performance in the home Cerwin-Vegas customer loyalty is second to none and has reached nearly cult-like status As a result of this acceptance Cerwin-Vega has grown from a small group of engineers headed by the legendary Gene Czerwinski into one of the foremost loudspeaker companies In 1954 Gene Czerwinski then a brilliant young aerospace engineer founded Cerwin-Vega Why start a loudspeaker company First and foremost a music fan Genes goal was to reproduce the live musical experience His design philosophy was based on high-efficiency drivers durability and a value for money productsThis legacy has charged Cerwin-Vega for over four decades Cerwin-Vega began as Vega Associates and began to grow rapidly from its conception with the introduction of large high efficiency 18 sound systems that could produce 130dB at 30 Hz This high performance specification established Vega as a company to be reckoned with It was in 1957 that Vega introduced the worlds first solid state amplifier rated at 125 RMS it was a power house by the standards of its time The amplifiers circuit was influenced by a 10000-watt sonar amp Gene designed for Bendix Corp In the 60s as dynamic popular music enjoyed a spectacular evolution Cerwin-Vega quickly became a supplier of loudspeakers and system designs to many major manufacturers including Fender Acoustic Sunn and Vox The motion picture Earthquake premiered in 1974 with a dramatic new innovation in motion picture sound known as Sensurround For the first time audio was an integrated part of the movie experience through special effects The concept required large powerful bass cabinets which would provide very low frequencies in order to shake the movie theater thus simulating a real earthquake For this purpose the E bass horns and woofers were developed These woofers were 18 versions that were folded into a horn configuration The internal path length of the horn was 6 feet with a cutoff frequency of 33 Hz Sensitivity of the system was an incredible 106 dB at 1 watt 1 meter Sensurround technology and in the same year Cerwin-Vega were honored an Academy Award for Special Technical AchievementThe early seventies also started pro-relationships with bands that included The Rolling Stones Boom Town Rats David Bowie Peter Frampton Emerson Lake and Palmer and Bernie Taupin Elton Johns partner In the late 70s Cerwin-Vega became the first manufacturer to produce its own digital recordings for the evaluation of loudspeaker design parameters Digital technology was used in the home-line of loudspeakers known as the D series Over the next decade Cerwin Vega continued to evolve its engineering excellence and loudspeaker designs resulting in speaker systems that have established a reputation for offering the widest dynamic-range highest efficiency highest output-level and best bass-response in the business Cerwin-Vega has received numerous design and engineering awards for its products in pro home and mobile audio When it comes to setting industry standards Cerwin-Vega has taken a clear leadership |
