THE LEGEND!!! Part 1 of 2. Cerwin Vega Stroker subwoofer recone rebuild.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I recone, refurbish and restore the iconic Cerwin Vega Stroker subwoofer that I was fortunate enough to pick up. It is a 15” Dual 4 ohm version and currently does not work. But will soon be back to life stronger than ever!
I've got the 12" 4ohm DVC variant. Believe it or not, my homeboy found it on the side of the road on garbage day. I built a 2.7 cube box (as spec'd) for it, and proceeded to drop quad like it was 1992 again. POWERFUL attack, sharp decay, but doesn't play very low like it's 15" and 18" big bros. Still fun though. Eagerly awaiting your follow-up video.
Awesome man! Can’t believe someone throwin it away lol.
Yeah you would expect it to play low, terrible name for a sub that looks to only have about 1/4 inch of Xmax.
I used to dream of owning one of these back in the day...that 15 is definitely worthy of a resto...subbed!
Awesome! Thanks for the support. These things were monsters back in the day!
@@NextLevelCarAudio I can remember in the 90’s the Vega was one of the best sub one could have!🔊🔊🔊
Hell yes! 😎
Taking one of those apart sounds like crumbling a bag of chips🤣 I actually didnt know the story about these, so this is really cool. You da man!
So does the magnet de-magnetize over time? I do know you can re-charge them.
They can demagnetize. Surprisingly the magnet is still very strong in this guy!
@@1ohmwrecker yeah ferrite isn't a natural rare earth magnet like neo it def demagnetizes
I had a single 15” stroker in 3.25 cube ported tuned to 28Hz in my 89 corvette powered by a MMATS D200hc, so around 600 wrms. Metered a 146 on the dash at 42Hz. Wished I had kept that speaker
Hell yeah
That D 200HC was more than 600 watts. A lot more. At one ohm anyway.
LOL. I was going to buy the 24 inch back in the early 90"'s. I ended up buying 4 15 inch Sound Steam SPL. I entered local stereo competitions. I hit 150 DB. I Still have my trophies in the basement with some of the Quad bass CD'S. I am 52 now. I sold my subs on Ebay back in 2000. They sold quick. My sons age 18-21 are into it now.
That’s awesome! Hell yeah man 😎
Stroker was my 1st real audio comp build I've ever heard & it was doin mid 50s n the 90s!!
HA!! The Pug! Love those dogs. We had to put ours down last month. Great videos too!
Thanks man! Sorry to hear about the pug :(
I found 2 Cerwin Vega 12" NOS with original boxes w/ spec manuals and warranty cards haha! Both have never been installed and one still in plastic. I also have the 18" 189 SC pro version's that came from the movie Earthquake that was playing in the 70's. Cool iconic subs!
Looking forward to part 2 👊💯 I was 13 the first time I sat in a car that made my eyeballs bounce in my head and my chest feel like it was imploding!🤣 A neighborhood dude with 4 CV 15's shoved in a Blazer 2!!
Hell yes!!!
Good vid... back in the day I went to a show in Tennessee and I got a demo in the Stroker Van .. it was the loudest thing I Ever heard... so cool to see one of them subs again.
Hell yes! I wish I could do a full classic stroker build. That would be sweet!
Man you should get in touch with sundown audio and have them recharge your motor for that baby. seriously you won't be disappointed.
Awesome video my dream subwoofer can't wait for part two that sub is in good hands
Thanks man! Appreciate it! I can’t wait for my parts to come in!
New to your channel. Man, I remember these from back in the day. I've never seen one of these torn down. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching
I went to Skyhigh car audio brother. If I remember you said something or another about them. I found them threw you regardless. And I ordered an amp kit and clear bass knob that glows blue to match my semi. And wow am I impressed with the quality of there amp kit and rca's are bad ass. I just ordered some more stuff last night. Love this channel. Keep up the great work!!!
Thanks man! Appreciate the feedback!
Yeah sky high and knu konceptz are my top choices for wiring
I’ll be following along! I just picked one up myself 😉
Awesome!
I had an 18" of one of these when I was in high school. Had it in a tiny ass car. My ears literally still ring. Mistakes were made.
If you have access to a magnetizer/demagnetizer, it'd be easier to remove all the metal shavings. I always loved the Stroker, never saw any IRL, looking forward to your re-cone job
Thanks man
My dad has a Stroker 18" it's still brand new never used never even opened. It's still factory sealed in the factory box factory tape ect. He found it at a flea market In pigeon forge Tennessee yrs ago I wanna say 2005 2006
Does he want to sell? Lol.
Nice man , I subscribed a few days ago and I’m glad I did , thanks for that memory lane
Absolutely man! You bet
Mobile Dynamics would demo one of these plugged into the wall. 60hz banger
Wow... lol
That was incredible!!!!
Thanks ;)
That coil is crunchy asf!
Awesome you should get the magnet recharged by sundown audio
Surprisingly still very strong. I know recharging would benefit. But i don’t plan on really even running this thing after testing/demo. I am going to restore and preserve for the next 20+ years probably lol.
This is so totally amazingly awesome brother definitely killer badass
Thanks man! Excited to bring her back to life!
Ive been looking to get one of my own, this video is very helpful👍
Awesome! Keep on the lookout!
I have two 18"
Brasil na área
I love cerwin vaga I have 4 ls 15s and they are my baby's
Might want to get the motor recharged sundown has a badaas machine
Idk ... But at this point , every video is a instant like.
Lol, thanks man!
Those were and are some bad ass subs.
Hell yes
Another great video
Appreciate it man!
Do you know if cerwin Vega is going to make more homestero?and power amp for inside?
Not sure man. Sorry :/
Awesome sub...👍👍👍💯💯💯...
Hell yes! Can’t wait to get her back to life!
@@NextLevelCarAudio so can I...
Can you....?
@@NextLevelCarAudio don't have a choice...😁😁😁...
Damn i really want to own this sub some day .
Has anyone here heard of the old school Eclipse Titanium series? I own 2 of them and they are badass . Going to make a vid of them real soon
of course you had to use techmaster pb blaster
still have one actually ! in moms basement somewhere lmao
I never actually heard one of these my uncle told me about this when I was in jr high over 20 years ago they were supposed to be the best sub ever made my uncle still saying it today ha ha I could never grasp the price even today. my be if I actually heard one I would be willing to pay up and get one. Sounds like you hit gold now a days its platinum🤭 I no video will never do it justice so I got to ask what is you real opinion on a old school sub does it hang or surpasses new subs in the 300$+ range today. This will help a good long time friendly long going arguments 🤔😉✌️👍👌 till the next one
If you consider all things equal, these definitely run with the big boys.... however, if you consider the initial price point of when these were new back in the 90's. they were over $1,000 each! if you contrast that to what you can get new today.... a sundown ZV5 for example is only $850 retail..... The ZV5 will annihilate it in SPL, excursion, longevity, etc... But, subs like the ZV5 did not exist... the stroker WAS the BEAST back then.
The stroker was a impressive sub but compared to today's standards you would probably not be very impressed or even disappointed at its performance. I'm old enough to have experienced it from the beginning of car audio till now and there is no comparing the equipment of to day to the equipment of the 90s. Usually you'll hear some older person talk about a subwoofer or amplifier they own 25 plus years ago and how powerful or how good the performance was but then get a demo of today's equipment and they absolutely shit themselves. I presley get this argument all the time and the way I explain it to people is would you put a first Gen Playstation against a PS 5 or even 4 no you wouldn't. How about a TV from the early nineties compared to a 4K TV to day.
Very well said ;) agreed!
I have two 18 strokers who wants them
@@franciscoalvarez7187 Sure
omg i want one soo bad for a custom home theater subwoofer build.....
I had 2 18s I put in my gsx eclipse would hit 156 all day long with a surf board us amp
Hell yeah
Send the basket with the motor too sundown and have them remagnetize the motor I bet you can get a really good bump in BL.
A lot of people are saying that. But honestly it is still pretty strong. plus i dont plan on really running her outside of testing/demo to make sure it works. then will keep here in a air capsule for another 20-25 years lol
@@NextLevelCarAudio i have 9 more all reconed and remagnetized. I'm doing a old-school meets new school build in blazer 8 in a 4th order wall trying to track down some 90's cheater amps in working or non working condition i have a single LP 8002SW but i want to put a little more to them now that they have modern coils and stiffer bottom spider's. I thinking maybe some late 90"s Orion or fosgate amps will be a little easier to find. I can always hide a modern power plant and just display the classic amps but really just want 8 classic i can rebuild and run with
Wow. Need to see a video of your build man!
@@NextLevelCarAudio I'm trying to work with big D-Wiz to start a new competition category called "classic cheaters only" both sq and spl for people like myself and Derek and even you of course to bring old school to the new..
I'm also about 90% done designing my own line of amplifiers currently working with a guy from fiver on a old-school logo for my company name MadAudio. They will not be cheap but fully built in the USA and designed in the USA not a clone. My mono blocks are full-bridge tech but with the beef you see from a good Korean board. Once i have the Amps ready for prime time i will need people to beat the crap out of them. All amps with be 0.5ohm rated and built and rated at 11.8v with a 10v-17v range they have built in dsp's with all the functions you expect from a good dsp. The can be networked (simple can bus system ties all the dsp's to a single controller that supports windows app android app and a ford sync 3 app working on ios now..
Interesting.... sounds legit man. definitely keep me up to speed on this and with what you have going on here. I'm all about "old-school" car audio.... its what I grew up on.
Nice
I have two 18 inch strokers
Would of been cool if you could of saved the OG cone
It’s impossible with the way it Is put together, Unfortunately. Can’t separate the top spider from the center pole piece without accessing the underside. Hence had to cut through the spider. But.... the actual cone is still in tact. If you were local I’d give it to you lol
@@NextLevelCarAudio you should definitely keep it man. Also thanks for explaining that to me. I'm still a noob at all this. I'm running two 15" kicker comps off a 2000w nemesis audio mono amp. Nothing compared to what you have but it's a start right? Lol.
Hell yes, that’s awesome!
Man this would of been sweat if you would of sent the speaker magnet to sun down audio to get the magnet charged better than new at least that's what they state there charging machine does. I no they do just about any sub at a far price and there one of the only company in the USA that owns a magnet charger for subs. I normally don't suggest thing but I no this sub is a legend and not cheap. Till the next one ✌️
Send me the money and i'll send it to sundown lol. i aint tryin to break the bank here. i only paid $100 for it and would be over 3 times that much with shipping to get it done. i dont plan to run this thing, only to demo/test it, then perserve it for another 20-25 years and keep it pristine.
@@NextLevelCarAudio very understandable shipping cost now a days is ridiculous I try to buy only from places with free shipping so I fill ya there. P.s.You and my uncle would get a long great you sound a lot alike
Lol, that’s cool man.
Damm classic
Love the content..big fan... Gotta question what song was that last loud bass note??
Pulled up, young dolph
Was it something wrong with the old voice coil except the dirt?
Yes, It had deep scratches on the inside of where the coil is wrapped around. And also metal shavings on the motor outside that needed to be removed
@@NextLevelCarAudio The old voice coil has a alloy bobbin for effective heat dissipation. The new one seem to miss that?
Not sure. I’ll take a closer look. It is a aftermarket kit.
awesome video! Will this be part of your daily set up or just a memorabilia?
Hey man, thanks! This is really just for collectors sake. Gonna fix it and keep it tucked away for another 20+ years or so lol.
Looks like the old planet audio fus
I don’t recall what those look like...
Thank you for the video. BUT those are the worst looking subs I have ever seen 😳 thank you and good night
lol. I hope this was a joke.....
👍🏽
I know that its blown.. but still everypart of me is screaming noo! Lol
😂
i just don't understand how a speaker like this can push so much air... it doesn't seem to move much.
Alma gates build?
no. bill proud 1994 black ranger , los angeles
That’s would be nice if you gold plate the basket
Lol... that would be different!
I installed a few Ground Zeros back in the day that were gold plated.
Nice!
dude I had 3 18 inch ones
De onde é a cewin Vega ?
If your asking where did I get it from, I got it from eBay
Cerwin Vega es hecha en USA
Made in the USA
You spelt cerwin wrong.
lol, thanks. fixed it :P
@@NextLevelCarAudio All good bro lol
I always wanted strokers but money didn't allow it
That was my story in 90’s.... was still in high school when I first heard these!
@@NextLevelCarAudio how old are you? I'm 40 so I imagine you and I are about the same age...
40 next year!
@@NextLevelCarAudio I'm 47
Yeah strokers were the shit back then. Does anybody remember when jbl came out with their big bad azz sub that looked like RF power series?
Just goes to show how meh car audio was back then compared to now
Not the stroker!
:)
i threw mine away a few months ago...
Why waste it? Could have sold it for hundreds online or in car audio forums. Would have Made some money and made someone happy...
That is a weird woofer lol
😂
Kick myself for letting my mint 8 18's go 😑
😯 dang
🤣🤣🤣
ну и рожжа ска🙄