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First of all I want to say thanks to zZounds for making my purchase easy and affordable. I simply want to say that your the best at what you do. Secondly I truly am glad Cerwin-Vega holds a similar interest of putting quality and value in their speakers so folks like us can be rest assured their hard earned money isn't going to waste. I ordered these speakers last week along with HOSA Speakon cables and a Crown xls2000 (future review). These will be replacing my TZ-9's which are good speakers but are no match for these. I bought a CVA-121 (which I reviewed separately) 2 months ago from zZounds to improve my sounds on my PC, it soon became apparent that it overwhelmed my mains I wanted something that matched the CVA-121 and decided the CVP-2153's were appropriate. These are a little heavy but can be moved by one person if lifted with knees and keeping your center of gravity close to the front grills, a dolly would be better. Using speakons for cables was a first for me and found them conveniently easy to connect. I was a little reserved about buying 2153's because they didn't appear to be having a midrange driver just 2 woofers. I almost pulled the trigger on JBL PRX735 powered speakers but I kept on seeing the 3-way on the 2153's and good reviews on the mid balance so I gave them a try. I was very pleasantly surprised at the fine details in the highs and especially the mid ranges! I never would guess that a 15" driver could produce such detailed sounds in the mids. I guess when they put 3-way in the description they were telling the truth. The two 15" play different frequency's which was a very nice surprise and I thought it was just a typo in the description. If I was going to give these a nickname I would call them "gentle giants". They have an amazing gentle sounding finesse like I would hear in JBL studio monitors, you hear the voices of singers so clearly. I cranked up the volume and they stayed very detailed and clear with no distortion. They play great right out of the box with very little EQing. I really do recommend getting a cva series sub from cerwin vega because it does fill the bottom end very nicely. I recommend more power in your amps to achieve higher SPL's for those folks out there making a living with these. My single xls2000 only achieves about 40% of the 2153's SPL's, for home bedroom use for movies and music it is more than adequate. The build quality of these are similar to a rhino. They can take any abuse that you can throw at it. Just let you guys know that these cabs are V shaped and are 18" wide at the grill and are 13.5" wide in the back. I was expecting the cabs to be square shaped because all the descriptions I read never mentioned V shape or trapezoid. Apparently this shape doesn't hurt the sound quality. These with a cva-121 look so bad azz and sound so good I highly recommend these!

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Just got a pair of these in a few days ago and I have to say that they sound AMAZING!!! They are well constructed out of Hardwood plywood, aluminum and are Rhino lined out of the factory. All the connections are good quality and fit nicely with no slop. You can definitely tell that Cerwin Vega put some attention into the details with these monsters. The only down note I will say about them are that they are heavy as heck. Coming in at 113 lbs is quite weighty and and I recommend moving them with a dolly or the assistance of a friend. That extra 15 or so pounds over the competions is quite noticable. The sound quality is top notch(I expect nothing less from Cerwin Vega products) and has everything you would ever want, Lots of Lows and lots of highs with a very balanced middle and no end to the volume (using the Cewin Vega CV5000 amp). I would definitely recommend them to anyone wanting to upgrade their rig to a larger set up. Also, I would recommend these to a beginner as well. They were very easy to dial in on my first run with them. 2 thumbs up to Cerwin Veg show less

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these babies are pretty amazing.. we recently used a pair with 4 subs at an outdoor venue and were as floored as everyone else.. these kick that big boy sound for their size.. myself like the other reviewer rock these with Crown XTI 4000.. if you are looking for cabs that deliver pro sound at great value look no further that the 2153's you will be glad you did.. and with zZounds willing to take 8 payments if you need to carry the cost these are a no brainer

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Love these speakers the hold some power I'm running a crown xti 4000 on them wow

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These Cabinets are awsome. They also have alot of low end punch. I have a Peavey IPR2 7500 watt amp pushing them and they are LOUD. I plan to buy a set of subs when I get These paid for, Which by the way the 12 - month financing plan from the AWSOME zzounds company made these cabinets and AMP all mine!!!THANKS ZZOUNDS !!!! I have not had to use Manufacturer support but gave them 4 stars anyway...

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