Cerwin Vega 153EV
Not much is documented about the Cerwin Vega 153EV. Here is what the record shows. It was a 15-inch, 8-ohm loudspeaker driver, also referenced as the CW 153EV and CV 153EV, apparently built for PA use. The only owner accounts the Archive has found come from a TalkBass thread. One pair was pulled from two Cerwin Vega two-way PA cabinets whose original particle-board enclosures were deteriorating. The same owner said one driver mounted in an old Carvin bass cab "sounds pretty good," with a very vintagey character and a dip in the upper mids. Another poster was planning to install a 153EV into a mid-to-late 1970s Sunn 115 cabinet.
Beyond that, the record is thin. No power handling, frequency response, sensitivity, production years, or original price have surfaced. The most concrete technical detail comes from The Speaker Exchange's aftermarket recone kit (SKU CV 153EV AM), which hints at how the driver was built. The cone is 15 inches with a black cloth m-roll surround, 3.5 inches deep, with a 3.0-inch voice coil opening. The kapton voice coil has a 3.018-inch inside diameter, a 1.875-inch form length and a 0.625-inch winding width, and it is 8 ohms. The spider is flat, 6.0 inches, with a 3.0-inch opening. The dustcap is 4.5-inch felt.
Known facts:
- Type: 15" loudspeaker driver, 8 ohm
- Also designated CW 153EV / CV 153EV
- Known application: Cerwin Vega two-way PA cabinets (exact vintage undated)
- Recone kit specs suggest a cloth-surround cone with a 3" voice coil opening
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