Cerwin Vega V-43 (mid-1980s)
Little is documented about the Cerwin-Vega V-43 beyond a series of trade-magazine advertisements from 1985-1986. The surviving record is almost all marketing copy, so what follows is what the manufacturer chose to say about the model at the time.
The V-43 was pitched as a direct descendant of Cerwin-Vega's full-scale touring concert systems, scaled down for smaller venues. The claim was that the design delivered more output per watt, which made the V-43 a fit for clubs, halls, and theaters where amplifier budget was a constraint. The same ad copy ran in Recording Engineer (August 1985, p.49) and Sound and Communication (August 1985, p.65), which suggests a coordinated launch campaign.
No independent reviews, measured specifications, or production figures have turned up in the available sources. The V-43's driver complement, crossover details, cabinet dimensions, and original price are not recorded in the Archive's current holdings. The company itself described the system as built for "survival situations," but its actual deployment and longevity are largely unknown.
- Type: Professional loudspeaker system
- Known driver: M-150 compression driver (midrange/high-frequency, 300 Hz – 3 kHz)
- Claimed application: Small clubs, halls, theaters
- Period advertised: 1985–1986
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