AT-8 & VS-80 Comparison

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10 ай бұрын

Comparing everything on these Cerwin Vega AT-8's and VS-80's inside and out plus at the end a sound comparison to see how these two speakers differ in sound quality.

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@mathesar 10 ай бұрын

Listening with Sony MDR XB500 headphones connected to a headphone amp I prefer the AT-8's sound, well at least to my ears I know audio is subjective, Love these comparison videos too Thanks.

@funkytechnician1 5 ай бұрын

Your right about the time alignment reasoning gor the tweeter reversal, if you look, the vs tweeter voice coil sits deeper then the at, this small depth difference is actually big when the wavelengths are short (tweeter fq) so looks like they corrected that slight time alignment by reversing the tweeter :)

@pathfinderdiscovery9395 Ай бұрын

I have a set of 3 way CW VS-80s an in mint condition , got them an a 100watt 1990 model Sony receivers pumping them for $175.00 , an I am blown away they out perform my 12” pioneers an my 12” technic vintage speakers , still love the Ps an Ts but my Vegas I put with my AR 4x s an im good to go , I love this loud speaker , I have to pull treble down at times , they so crisp an clear

@OfficialNakatsuMegami 10 ай бұрын

I love the Sound of the AT-8's, they sound more natural as the VS 80 sound very muffled, missing a lot of detail as if the Upper limit is like 8Khz. I still think the SE models sounded better, which is one series older than the AT series if memory servers me.

@SavingVegas 10 ай бұрын

I agree, the VS sounded ok on its own but as soon as I A & B them the AT kinda put the the VS to shame on the high end.

@pathfinderdiscovery9395 Ай бұрын

I have a set of 3 way CW VS-80s an in mint condition , got them an a 100watt 1990 model Sony receivers pumping them for $175.00 , an I am blown away they put perform my 12” pioneers an my 12” technic vintage speakers , still love the Ps an Ts but my Vegas I put with my AR 4x s an im good to go , I love this loud speaker , I have to pull treble down at times , they so crisp an clear , I have some jbls that rock as well

@dfbgdng 8 ай бұрын

hello, do you have a 7.87" dust cap paper for a 21" subwoofer? cerwin vega 21 stroker .where to order?

@tmdillon1969 8 ай бұрын

Just picked up a pair of the VS-80s on the cheap that need a re-foam. They are for our son's room so he can switch between these and some Klipsch RM-51s.

@lilman1234able 7 ай бұрын

Do you have any forsale? id like a set that has been gone through and redone like you do.

@gerardrusso9642 10 ай бұрын

What is a good size amp for the re 30

@hisWACness 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, now I'm gonna be looking for either of these sets for my rear channels, LOL. Have you ever messed with the SAT series from the 90s? Specifically the SAT-6S and SAT-6W combo? I'm about to pick up a set as I had planned to use the 6S models for my rear channels. Found them on Marketplace for $100 in good shape. Thanks for putting together this awesome comparison.

@hisWACness 10 ай бұрын

Update: My local CV guy has some AT-8s!! Hopefully gonna snag them once he refoams and fixes them up!

@valuerc2664 10 ай бұрын

How much were this speakers new?

@kevinandrzejewski7678 7 ай бұрын

any idea for speakers for pioneer sx1280

@johndrx165 9 ай бұрын

I like the AT-8s. I have a pair of AT-8's that sound great paired with a pair of customized 3 way speakers (12 inch woofers) with higher end speakers. I run them with a re-capped Pioneer SX-650 in my music lair,

@rustamtairov1416 10 ай бұрын

Try to make someday real interesting comparison test , best Cerwin Vega SR 2 Monitor VS basic enemy JBL 4345 and Cerwin Vega DC 1515 VS JBL 4350 . Great days from 1954 - 2002 !

@gilbertgrou1796 6 ай бұрын

Thanks

@85ZERO17 5 ай бұрын

ANY AT-15 IN THE WORKS?

@gilbertgrou1796 6 ай бұрын

Hi, I have a Marantz SR 5100 receiver. I want to buy some brand new CV speakers for it. What model do you recommend ? Thanks. Gilbert

@SavingVegas 6 ай бұрын

I'm not all that familiar with much of the new CV's. They don't have the high sensitivity ratings the older ones do (early 2000's and older).

@shashankpandey8609 10 ай бұрын

Your new subscriber ❤❤❤

@rrover9134 6 ай бұрын

Got CV Re 30. Speaker calls for 2.5 Amp fuse. Where is the best place to purchase? 2 Amp are easy to find, wondering if that would be okay using a 2 instead of a 2.5. Thanks

@SavingVegas 6 ай бұрын

They are 2.5 amp slow blow fuses. I get mine from my local electronic parts store. I'm pretty positive Amazon has them as well as there are some available on Ebay too. If you are unable to get slow blow fuses you can use a standard 3 amp fuse. A standard 3 amp is more likely to blow before a 2.5A slow blow so you should be safe.

@rrover9134 6 ай бұрын

@@SavingVegas Thanks for the quick response. Amazon has the 2.5 slow blows. Went to Ace and Auto Zone and they didn't have them. All I could think was Radio Shack would have them if they were still around.

@r8pilot296 10 күн бұрын

Question..based on woofer dates..I am assuming the AT Series was released after the VS Series?

@SavingVegas 10 күн бұрын

Nope, the AT series was late 80's and VS series started 92'

@r8pilot296 10 күн бұрын

@@SavingVegas Big thanks

@codygernes2478 8 ай бұрын

Just bought a pair of cerwin Vega L-36pe 18 inch horn subs and I noticed yes they have bass but they rattle a lot and I pulled of the face. The spider has come undone from the coil where it’s been glued☠️ Suggestions?

@newklear5463 6 ай бұрын

you're gonna have to take the dust cap off, reshim it, and reglue the spider. if you just try to glue it, it probably wont be centered properly, and it'll rub.

@davevolz6138 6 ай бұрын

And 189 je recones are extinct. Someone somewhere has a recone kit. Just be patient

@JR-ho5qm 10 ай бұрын

Interesting, so many CerwinVega! Speaker models, sometimes very little changes from model to model however definitely differences throughout the years. I think that’s part of the appeal to them is that there is so many versions. Geez I just wish they could come out with a wicked new model based off the old design but it’s not in the works yet. However it is being discussed I seen a sneak peak at a new line they are bringing out very soon called the LA series ( cool name ) but not what us die hard fans are wanting. It’s a cheap slim line multi woofer jobbie. However the new Vega series studio monitors look pretty good and apparently sound good.

@SavingVegas 10 ай бұрын

I want to compare the SL series to a similar OG Vega like the VS-150 maybe. Maybe one day I'll buy a pair.

@JR-ho5qm 10 ай бұрын

I have both the SL12 and VS120

@SavingVegas 10 ай бұрын

What do you think of them?

@JR-ho5qm 10 ай бұрын

@@SavingVegas the fit and finish on the SL models is pretty bad. Frustrated knowing that CV no longer made a decent looking speaker I bought them knowing I was going to completely re do them after a long list of both cosmetic and sound changes the end result is really quite good. Great imaging, detailed , loud and very clean bass. I had fun doing it and would love to do it again. I was thinking of getting a pair of Polk Reserve 800

@JR-ho5qm 10 ай бұрын

I should say though out of the box, stock on stock I think the VS120 is a better speaker

@genehammond7239 10 ай бұрын

AT-8 seemed to have richer tone to them !!!

@brucetungsten5714 10 ай бұрын

The At-8 sounds more "natural". I prefer the VS-80 but I can imagine that after some listening fatique may set in as they're hard hitting, flat and aggressive.

@miguelalarcon2754 8 ай бұрын

You think a Sansui au 717 will push at15s to the limit and sound good?

@SavingVegas 8 ай бұрын

I think that Sansui would run a set of AT-15's very well and should sound great. I wouldn't say that amp would be able to push them to their limits, the AT-15 can handle a lot of power as long as it is good clean power. I have used a small handful of different amplifiers all rated at 200 watts per channel or more on my completely restored D-9's. Currently using a Cerwin Vega A-1800 rated at 225 watts at 8 ohms minimum across the frequency spectrum and in order for me to reach the limits of the amp I have to have hearing protection on. I hit 114dB on my spl meter while measuring in the middle of my 36'x36' shop with the speakers mounted in the 2 front corners. On average most people don't use more than 10 watts at above average listening volume. Take into consideration that most CV's have an above average sensitivity rating so they play louder than most other speakers. So unless you really want to blast them the amp you have is just fine as long as you know the limits of the amplifier. If you are wanting something bigger I would suggest a good quality high current power amplifier that's rated around that 200 watt per channel range, also one that is at least capable of driving 4 ohm loads as those AT-15's will load up an amplifier at certain frequencies.

@miguelalarcon2754 8 ай бұрын

@@SavingVegas awesome! Thank you for the information. I want them to be really loud yet still have really great sound quality.

@miguelalarcon2754 8 ай бұрын

@@SavingVegas also thought about a crown xls2502