I spent 3 years trying to find an 'upgrade' for my Dunlavy SC-IIIs. Not an easy task. I still regret selling them even though I finally landed some speakers that advance a little on what the SC-III's do.
Dunlavy SC IV Speaker- Any Good???
Anyone own these ?
I realize the company is now Defunct
and was Colorado based.
At 200 lbs each and 6 feet tall they
will not be missed in a room.
But they actually weigh the same as
my last speakers but with only one third the footprint.
Okay the little woman may see it as a lateral
move but...
Are you joking? They we made back in the early 90s that means they’re close to 30 years old! You have to be out of your mind to buy these! All the drivers will need to reconed. That is assuming they will still operate properly! The crossover network is gonna have to be replaced! 30 years old parts! They’re not worth more than $.10-$.15 on the dollar! Way too big of an investment will be required to bring these up to current standards assuming you can even buy the correct replacement drivers? The crossover network will be have to be completely redesigned! Anybody who buys these cabinets is going to be completely diluting themselves! |
Thank you all for the valuable input. The speakers I recently sold after 3 years were 10+ years older than these so age is not an issue to me if I am rewarded with an SQ that exceeds an investment of x 10 in newer gear. If they need refoaming, some people still do that well. If the XO tests poorly I'll have them rebuilt as I did the previous ones. If my dog puts a paw through the driver then I may have an issue. Plan to audition them Saturday. Very curious how they will sound.
JPY- I bought the Fritz speakers and had a 30 day trial. Once burned in the high end sound was frick-in amazing. Good Enough to allow me to sell the Tannoys which went in 2 days locally. But.... I missed the visceral air movement and midrange magic those old 15s dual concentric provided. So I sadly returned them on Tuesday. Wish I could have kept them for a second setup. I think I will need to stay with a larger floor stander. Now I am looking for Nirvanna under $5k. The Curve is out of state so that requires travel. Will likely be traveling soon to audition more good stuff!! Trying to be patient but as OCD as I am its not working!
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@chorus I did not own these but heard them once. I stopped in to a local shop on a Saturday morning and these speakers had a substantial audience. We were all just amazed at what we heard. Consensus in the room was that this was by far the best speaker any of us had heard. But that was then, and speakers have come a long way since the early 90's. They are old. If I were you, I'd try to find out what the crossover design looked like and get an estimate on a rebuild before buying. Plan on rebuilding, regardless of how the speakers audition. Crossovers that old are not going to be functioning in spec. They just aren't. 200 lb speakers are a pain to move and a pain to sell. You better be sure you can live with them before you buy. I've been down the nostalgia road. I had fun reworking a pair of A/D/S 1290's from the mid 80's. It was lots of fun and I enjoyed the work and learned a lot, but I probably won't go down that road again. Keep us informed. I love to follow stuff like this. |