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<blockquote data-quote="GM4WALLS" data-source="post: 7302559" data-attributes="member: 631283">I read a review that stated the Vega was largely inactive from the late 90&#039;s until 2007 when the Mobile division was taken over by serious car stereo guys with the main focus of getting Cerwin Vega back on top of the car audio world.I have been listening to a lot of their products lately.&nbsp; The Vega series subs are a pretty decent value, one of the better $70 price range subs I&#039;ve heard, but nowhere near as good as the JBL GT5&#039;s that cost the same.&nbsp; The VMax series are excellent for the money, a very viable choice for anyone looking at the Type R or similar sub. The Stealth subs are severly lacking compared to Memphis and JL&#039;s shallow mount offerings... I felt like it was so much less of a subwoofer compared to the other shallow mounts I&#039;ve heard, that someone would be better off not using a sub if it was their only choice.&nbsp; The Stroker has never impressed me.&nbsp; We did some crazy stuff with them when they were first introduced, and back then they were pretty killer... but other companies such as HiFonics with the PlanX, and Digital Designs came along and the Stroker became outdated pretty quickly.&nbsp; The old ones never sounded that great either.&nbsp; The new Stroker falls into the same catagory as the JL W7 for me... a good sounding sub with good output, but a lot better can be had for the money.&nbsp; &nbsp; They don&#039;t have the raw output for a SPL vehicle, or the sharp SQ to compete in that arena either... but they would make a decent daily driver that can handle tons of power on music for parking lot show offs.&nbsp; I truly think the new HED subs they offer are a step in the right direction.&nbsp; The Stroker should remain in the line up, but they need to build a truly innovative replacement for their flagship model (like they did with the original Stroker) and let the Stroker take the back seat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GM4WALLS, post: 7302559, member: 631283"] I read a review that stated the Vega was largely inactive from the late 90's until 2007 when the Mobile division was taken over by serious car stereo guys with the main focus of getting Cerwin Vega back on top of the car audio world. I have been listening to a lot of their products lately. The Vega series subs are a pretty decent value, one of the better $70 price range subs I've heard, but nowhere near as good as the JBL GT5's that cost the same. The VMax series are excellent for the money, a very viable choice for anyone looking at the Type R or similar sub. The Stealth subs are severly lacking compared to Memphis and JL's shallow mount offerings... I felt like it was so much less of a subwoofer compared to the other shallow mounts I've heard, that someone would be better off not using a sub if it was their only choice. The Stroker has never impressed me. We did some crazy stuff with them when they were first introduced, and back then they were pretty killer... but other companies such as HiFonics with the PlanX, and Digital Designs came along and the Stroker became outdated pretty quickly. The old ones never sounded that great either. The new Stroker falls into the same catagory as the JL W7 for me... a good sounding sub with good output, but a lot better can be had for the money. They don't have the raw output for a SPL vehicle, or the sharp SQ to compete in that arena either... but they would make a decent daily driver that can handle tons of power on music for parking lot show offs. I truly think the new HED subs they offer are a step in the right direction. The Stroker should remain in the line up, but they need to build a truly innovative replacement for their flagship model (like they did with the original Stroker) and let the Stroker take the back seat. [/QUOTE]

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