Cerwin-Vega V-43
Little is documented about the Cerwin-Vega V-43 beyond the manufacturer's own advertising. The ads ran in professional-audio trade magazines from mid-1985 into early 1986, and they are nearly the whole surviving record.
Cerwin-Vega pitched the V-43 as a direct descendant of its full-scale touring concert systems. It was a high-efficiency sound-reinforcement cabinet for working performers, aimed at smaller clubs, halls, and theaters where output per watt matters. The campaign centered on a new driver design: a high-sensitivity M-150 compression driver in a new throat arrangement. The company said it replaced "power hungry" cone midranges across the 300 Hz to 3 kHz band. Mix magazine (October 1985, p.250) carried the claim, as did other trade titles such as Recording Engineer (December 1985, p.49). These are Cerwin-Vega's own advertising claims, not independent review findings. No specifications, prices, or production details have surfaced in the material available to the Archive.
Known facts in short:
- Professional sound-reinforcement loudspeaker (PA cabinet)
- M-150 compression driver, high sensitivity, new throat design
- Compression driver covered roughly 300 Hz–3 kHz, replacing cone midranges
- Positioned for smaller clubs, halls, and theaters
eBay Listings
As an eBay Partner, we earn from qualifying purchases. This helps support our independent vintage technology research.