Cerwin-Vega AB-36 User Manual

S U B W O O F E R S • P R O F E S S I O N A L P R O D U C T S

Earth-Shaking, Mind-Bending Vega Bass!

Earth-Shaking, Mind-Bending Vega Bass!

Take a look at our three new subwoofer products and you’ll see Cerwin-Vega’s
latest designs take our legacy of performance and style to the next level.
These products feature the highest efciency, highest output and lowest
distortion you’ve probably ever heard, built into one of the most stylish and
compact enclosures you’ve ever seen. Our agship, the AB-36 “Afterburner”
is the ultimate power trip. The EL-36 “Earthquake” will literally “rock your
world” and the JE-36 “Junior Earthquake” is the most cost-effective model in
the series and still delivers 1,000-watts of earth shaking power.

But, maybe what’s most interesting is what has not changed. It’s the same
eviction notice generating sound that you and your friends have come to
expect from us. The same great reliability and customer service. In short, a
renewed commitment to the legacy and values that have made Cerwin-Vega
the LOUD speaker company for nearly 50 years.

We invite you to experience our new subs and the kind of sound that’s been
disturbing the peace for a half century. Today’s Cerwin-Vega!

For more information, visit us at

www.cerwin-vega.com.

Subwoofers

USA:

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • E-mail: info@cer win-vega.com

Europe:

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • E-mail: eurof [e-mail]

Cerwin-Vega! reser ves the right to make changes to product specifications and design at any time

Cer win-Vega!, Inc. • 555 E. Easy St. • Simi Valley, CA • 93065

Stanton Europe • 382 Avenue de la Couronne, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Cerwin-Vega! is a division of the Stanton Group

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Folded Horn Technology

For nearly fifty years, Cerwin-Vega! has set the standard for bass-horn technology worldwide, exemplified by the famous L-36PE and
the SL-36 “Portable Earthquake” horns; the most successful and widely imitated bass horns on the market.

AB-36: The New

Cerwin-Vega! Flagship

Cerwin-Vega’s latest innovation utilizes an incredibly efficient
folded hyperbolic horn design. This enables the enclosure to
contain a longer horn, which amplifies the bass frequencies
while keeping the enclosure compact in size for portability. The
path length and flare rate yields a theoretical cutoff of 30Hz of
bone crushing low-end.

The design of practical, portable bass horns has always chal­lenged audio designers. This is primarily because low frequency
wavelengths are so large (e.g. 22.5 ft/6.9 m at 50 Hz) that they

require a long
horn. The
challenge to
reduce the
horn’s dimen­sions without
decreasing its
length results
in a technique
that involves
“folding” the
horn. This
technique
collapses
the physical
dimensions of
the horn with­out reducing

its length by physically folding the horn within a cabinet.

The Cerwin-Vega! folded horns have been acoustically optimized
to achieve high output and low distortion while maintaining clarity
and impact. Special attention to rear chamber, throat geometr y
and horn profile results in a folded horn design that doesn’t
exhibit the typical horn coloration of our competitors horns.

Cerwin-Vega! folded horns, on average, produce 6dB more output
at 1 watt than a dual 18” vented box. This results in four times
the output with half the number of drivers. Purchase costs are
drastically reduced due to the need for fewer cabinets. A smaller
number of cabinets is able to deliver a superior level of clean clear
bass. Powering far fewer cabinets yields large cost savings in
amplification. The net result is loud sub bass that moves enough
air to blow the hairpiece off the competition.

Cerwin-Vega: We’ve been disturbing the peace for 50 years.

Subwoofers

For nearly 50 years when you’ve felt bass you’ve probably been around a Cerwin-Vega! subwoofer. Cerwin-Vega!
literally wrote the book on subwoofer innovations. And now we’ve put all of our technological
experience to the test and developed 3 earth-moving subs. In addition to our other
products, we now offer a subwoofer for every application.

In the tradition of Cerwin-Vega’s
philosophy of performance, reli­ability and value, we are proud
to introduce the next gen­eration of classic Cerwin-Vega!
Folded-Horn Bass cabinets,
the “After Burner” AB-36, the
“Earthquake” EL-36 and the
“Junior Earthquake” JE-36. This
lineup has been designed for
today’s true bass environment,
Using the latest technology
and 50 years of experience, this
threesome is going to be tough
to beat!

JE-36 “Junior Earthquake” Subwoofer

18” Folded Horn Bass System

• Perfect for PA/Playback/DJ

• 106dB sensitivity @ 1w/1m

• Use with any CV’s full-range

systems to optimize extended
bass response

• Universal pole mount

• Available in gray carpet or black

textured paint finish

JE-36 • JE-36P

Description 18” Horn Loaded Bass
Frequency Response 35 Hz – 300 Hz
Power Handling 500 watts (EIA426B)
Peak Power 1000 watts
Voice Coil Size 3”
Sensitivity (1w/1m) 106dB
Nominal Impedance 8 ohms
Connections 1/4” Phone , Neutrik®
Dimensions (H*W*D) 36” X 24” X 24”
Centimeters 91 X 61 X 61
Weight (unpacked) 142 lbs. (64 kg.)

AB-36 “Afterburner”
Subwoofer

18” Folded Horn Bass System

• Perfect for PA/Playback/DJ

• Heat Sink design provides

increased thermal power
handling with decreased power
compression

• 108dB sensitivity @ 1w/1m

• Use with any CV’s full-range

systems to optimize extended
bass response

• Universal pole mount

• New cabinet and caster design

for easy mobility

• Available in gray carpet or black

textured paint finish

AB-36 • AB-36P

Description 18” Horn Loaded Bass
Frequency Response 30 Hz - 300 Hz
Power Handling 750 watts (EIA426B)
Peak Power 1500 watts
Voice Coil Size 4”
Sensitivity (1w/1m) 108dB
Nominal Impedance 8 ohms
Connections 1/4” Phone, Neutrik®
Dimensions(H*W*D) 36” X 24” X 36”
Centimeters 92 X 62 X 92
Weight (unpacked) 166 lbs. (75 kg.)

We’ve Re-invented the Wheel!

Why build a sub and not spend a little time thinking about how to move it
around? You don’t need to be a caveman to move these boxes! On the AB-36
and EL-36, the wheels are actually built in to the box for effortless maneuvering
and ease of use. Don’t break your back in order to get bone-crushing sound!

EL-36 “Earthquake” Subwoofer

18” Folded Horn Bass System

• Perfect for PA/Playback/DJ

• 106dB @ 1w/1m

• Use with any CV’s full-range

systems to optimize extended
bass response

• Universal pole mount

• New cabinet and caster design

for easy mobility

• Available in gray carpet or black

textured paint finish.

EL-36 • EL-36B

Description 18” Horn Loaded Bass
Frequency Response 30 Hz – 300 Hz
Power Handling 500 watts (EIA426B)
Peak Power 1000 watts
Voice Coil Size 3”
Sensitivity (1w/1m) 106dB
Nominal Impedance 8 ohms
Connections 1/4” Phone, Neutrik®
Dimensions (H*W*D) 36” X 24” X 36”
Centimeters 92 X 62 X 92
Weight (unpacked) 166 lbs. (75kg.)

Ergonomic
integrated
handles make
manuvering
child’s play.