Cerwin Vega CV5000 Bass Duties

As you could guess by the title, I run a Cerwin Vega CV5000 on my bass duties. Its meant to run 2500wpc at 2ohm stereo, but I don't think it gives that, it just seems to clip so easily for such a hefty wattage amp, and doesn't seem to give much output before it clips, bit gutting because it cost me £700 bn, any suggestions to sort this? Went from C-Audio SR707 MK1s to this and they're half the wattage yet seem to give double the power? Don't know if its anything to do with the class of the amp, just really unimpressed with it if I'm honest.

Any help is appreciated

Hi thanks for the reply!

I don't run it 2ohm stereo, I run 4ohm parallel (stereo with one input, quite handy actually) which means its meant to be giving me 1800w/pc, yet it doesn't sound like that. It sounds more like a lower wattage amp, because I can't really drive it that much before it clips. I have it on bass/sub duties crossed at about 120Hz, HPF at 30Hz as not to waste power on frequencies you can't hear anyway, as soon as I crank the bass knob on my preamp it just goes straight to clip. A real pain because I could really get my bass binns working hard off my old C-Audios, I was hesitant to stop using them because they gave so much, I was worried this would happen from the start. Always had the plan that if these perform well I'd get another, but I've been put off.

I don't run the amp in bridge, I find that it alters the sound itself. In bridge mode I find that the amp just gives out all the gutsy real bottom end (50Hz and below) and nothing else, yeah you can feel the bassline but I wanna hear it too, in bridge you can't make the notes out, all it is, is rumble. Yeah it doesn't sound to bad, but once again, goes straight to clip as soon as it gets going.

Only problem is that most venues I play are pubs and small clubs, who can't offer the technical needs of today. Most places I play only have 13A sockets dotted about. Whenever I run my system, all my amps have Ceeform plugs, either 16A or 32A. I have to use adapters so that they can run off a wall supply. Whenever I run the CV5000 in this situation I run it on its own socket, the 2 way socket all to itself so its not having to share power. Maybe this could be it, the only problem is that I'm ready to use 16A/32A outlets, most places just don't have them.

Thanks again for your help and feedback

levyte357- wrote: This is why the CV 5000 is disappointing.

 not many output transistors at all for a 5k amp?  like the darg has about 30/32 each side something like that..heard thay can do damaged too spanking scoops..

Edited by Dub Specialist - 01 January 2013 at 8:47am

I don't know much about uploading pictures, however my cv 5000 are fully loaded with 16 output transistors per channel. Those pictures are misinformation, quick reposting bad info. Dave in Canada

Edited by johnplayerson - 31 December 2012 at 8:14pm

give me your email, and you can post it

Maybe the thread author can advise us of the production date on the back of his unit, and the amount of output transistors by taking off his cover. ?