I have a CLS-6c center channel, CLS-10's for side surrounds and CLS-6 bookshelf speakers for rear surrounds. I use four large subwoofers gain matched and an 80hz crossover on all of the speakers. They sound alright in 2.0 but there is no comparison to them playing with multiple subwoofers. I even have special homemade platforms that angle the speaker downward so the tweeters align with the listing area. I have a pair of CLS-215's for mains and have them optimally placed in my room. The larger CV speakers are good for making bass in a 2.0 configuration but to get the best results you absolutely need a subwoofer to get the best performance in music and movies. The horn loaded tweeter and large midrange are very good on these speakers. My suggestion is that if you want XLS-12 mains you need to get the matching XLS center channel since it has the same tweeter and midrange as the XLS12. I have a lot of experience with all of the speakers in the Cerwin Vega CLS line. Thoughts? Please feel free to offer perspective or personal reviews Could go with the XLS 6C but for some reason I just keep leaning toward the SL center (Please offer any input on that)Īnyway, for the rough estimate of a smooth 1k I'll have an entirely new and what I feel will be a very reasonably robust quality setup for the price. But I think I'm over the Sat/sub trend, I'm looking at making a large format floor speaker come back! I've always loved the Cerwin line, and I'll just be honest right up front, I love BASS -) That said, I've decided I think I'm going to buy these Cerwin XLS-12's tonight or tomorrow, and I think I'm also going to grab SL-45C Center from them as well. I've been running a set of JBL CS6100 5.1 Sat/Sub, and it's done well, sounds pretty nice. I've gone through a few transistions over the years, and after moving into the new house I'm in the mood for change :-D So figured I would drop 1 more line on these speakers before actually pulling the trigger.

Used Cerwin Vega SL 36