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Impressive Cerwin-Vega 3-Way Floor-standing Speakers XLS-12

Cerwin Vega

Impressive Cerwin-Vega 3-Way Floor-standing Speakers XLS-12

Name: Impressive Cerwin-Vega 3-Way Floor-standing Speakers XLS-12
Brand: Cerwin Vega
SKU: 9227
Price: 995.00 CAD
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Categories: Used/Vintage, Speakers, Towers / Floor-Standers

Description

Experience legendary Cerwin Vega power and clarity with the XLS-12, the most popular tower in the Classic Series, delivering concert-level sound performance in a stylish black ash cabinet.

The XLS-12 offers impressive three-way performance with its high-excursion 12″ cast frame woofer that produces deep, room-filling bass without sacrificing clarity. The 6.5″ fiber-impregnated cone midrange driver delivers exceptionally clear vocals, while the 1″ soft dome tweeter with proprietary waveguide provides crisp, detailed high frequencies that bring your music and movies to life.

Designed for audio enthusiasts who demand superior sound quality, these speakers deliver the body-shaking power and crystal-clear audio that Cerwin Vega has been famous for since 1954. The XLS-12 strikes the perfect balance between thunderous bass and precise acoustic detail, making it ideal for both music lovers and home theater enthusiasts who want to recreate that live concert or cinema experience at home.

The speakers feature separate binding posts for the woofer and tweeter/mid-woofer sections, allowing for bi-wiring or bi-amplification to further enhance their already impressive performance. Built-in fuse protection ensures these speakers remain safe even during extended high-volume listening sessions.

Power Handling: 300W max, 150W RMS

Frequency Response: 43Hz-20kHz (±3dB), 37Hz-20kHz (±10dB)

Sensitivity: 90.8dB (@ 8 ohms @ 1 meter)

Impedance: 6 ohms

Crossover Frequencies: 380Hz / 2.4kHz

Drivers: 12″ paper cone foam half-roll cast-frame woofer, 6.5″ paper cone midrange, 1″ cloth dome tweeter

Elegant Black-Ash enclosure

Bi-wire/Bi-amp capable with separate binding posts

Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 350 x 955 x 330 mm (13.8 x 37.9 x 13 inches)
Weight: 25.4 kg (56 lbs) each

Experience the legendary Cerwin Vega sound that has thrilled audiences for decades. These solidly built towers deliver concert-like power and precision in your own home. Add these impressive performers to your system today! Listed new on the Cerwin Vega Dot CA website for $1895 plus HST. Asking just $995 for these powerful speakers in very good condition; buy with confidence and benefit from Radique’s “Bumper to Bumper” warranty and Perpetual trade back policy.

Additional information

Weight	120 lbs
Dimensions	32 × 20 × 42 in

About brand

Cerwin-Vega at Radique

We service Cerwin-Vega, too. Bring us your own Cerwin-Vega speakers and subwoofers for repair, servicing or restoration (speakers up to 80 lbs each), with a 90-day warranty on the work. See our Audio Service page

Cerwin-Vega was founded in Southern California in 1954 by aerospace engineer Gene Czerwinski, first as Vega Associates, and in 1974 its bass horns shook cinemas in Sensurround. We carry Cerwin-Vega towers, centre channels, bookshelf speakers and subwoofers. We've had more than 40 Cerwin-Vega listings so far, covering more than 30 different models. Every used Cerwin-Vega here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.

The Cerwin-Vega models we've sold most often include the AT-12, VS-120 and D-9 towers.

The Cerwin-Vega story

Gene Czerwinski, an aerospace engineer who had worked on sonar amplifiers at Bendix, founded the company in 1954 as Vega Associates. Cerwin-Vega says it built a 125-watt solid-state amplifier in 1957, and in the 1960s it supplied woofers to Fender, Sunn, Vox and other instrument-amplifier makers.

Sensurround. Cerwin-Vega developed the bass horns for Universal's Earthquake in 1974, and Sensurround and Cerwin-Vega received a technical Academy Award for it. Loud, efficient home speakers followed, such as the D Series from the late 1970s.

Owners. The Czerwinski family owned the company until the early 2000s, when it was sold to the Stanton Group. The car audio side was split off in 2007, Gibson bought the home and pro business in 2011, and in June 2020 Cerwin-Vega Inc. of Los Angeles brought the whole brand back under one owner. Gene Czerwinski died in 2010.

Which Cerwin-Vega is which?

Early home speakers (1960s to 1970s): such as the S-1 and S-2.

D Series (from the late 1970s): big horn-loaded towers such as the D-7 and D-9. The series was made for many years, so date a pair by its label.

AT Series: towers such as the AT-12 and AT-15, which moved to a dome tweeter.

VS Series: later towers such as the VS-120 and VS-150.

E Series 2 (2000): floorstanders from the E-708 to the E-715, the E-705 and E-706 bookshelf speakers, and the E-75C and E-76C centres.

Home theatre packages (2000s on): satellites, centres and powered subwoofers.

Buying used Cerwin-Vega: what to check

Foam surrounds. Owners say the open-cell foam surrounds on D and AT Series woofers need attention with age. Expect re-foaming on any tower that hasn't had it.

Tweeters. Owners report dead tweeters on D-9s and AT models, and Cerwin-Vega no longer stocks parts for older tweeters, so play every tweeter.

Fuses and breakers. A silent tweeter may only be a tripped protector. The D-9 has a tweeter circuit breaker, and some VS models use a fuse or a self-resetting protector, so check it before judging a driver dead.

How it was used. Many of these speakers spent years at party volume, and owners warn that boosting the bass clips amplifiers and damages tweeters. Ask how they were driven.

Everything we list is inspected, tested and serviced as required here, and comes with our warranty.