Cerwin-Vega
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Cerwin-Vega, or sometimes Cerwin-Vega!, is a manufacturing company for multiple types of audio application, and is part of The Stanton Group, along with Stanton Magnetics and KRK(a professional audio division focused on quality studio/recording speakers). Cerwin-Vega serves North America from a location in Hollywood,Fl, and Europe from a location in Brussels, Belgium.
The company was founded by an aerospace engineer named Gene Czerwinski in 1954, and became notable for producing an 18" speaker capable of producing 130dB in SPL at 30hz. Another breakthrough product, the world's first solid state amplifier, was released in 1957. In addition to these innovations, the company became well known for supplying speakers for electric musical instrument companies such as Fender, as well as movie theatres all through the 1970s.
Today, Cerwin Vega is mostly know for its woofers and subwoofers capable of handling extremely loud volumes with comparatively low wattage and rating very high sensitivity. The Stroker series of subwoofer has been a favourite of high SPL DB Drag competition for its noted efficiency, winning awards as early as 1997.
Cerwin Vega continues to produce lines of home audio speakers, mobile audio speakers, subwoofers, and amplifiers, and pro audio speakers & subwoofers for live performance reinforcenment.
