Dunlavy SC-IV vs. Aerial 10T characteristics

Wow, to go from 10T's to Dunlavy to Maggies is covering a lot of ground. They are all excellent speakers, but they offer quite different presentations, and your preference will be based on the type of music you listen to most, and the room you have. Interestingly, I would guess that all of these speakers will like similar (high current) amps. For the visceral, Aerials are the best. Great dynamics, great bass, very immediate and resolving, and capable of unlimited soundstage, although very true to the recording. With the Dunlavy's, great midrange and coherence, not as much extension, and, by reputation, anyway, finicky about placement and boundary interaction, but very neutral and somewhat laid back. Better in a bigger room. If you love sealed box bass, this is it. Very quick and tuneful, but not the impact of the Aerial. The Maggies are even more coherent (one driver, after all), even less dynamic and even less extended, but great presence and lightning microdynamics in the mids and uppermids. They also thrive in bigger rooms, where the backwave can be managed. I've heard them all (Athena and IV/3.6/10T), and I went with 10T's because of rock and blues superiority. For jazz and symphonies, I'd go with the Dunlavy, and for chamber music and choral, Maggies. Also in this class, the Proac 2.5 is a must-hear. A chacun son gout.

I stand corrected about the Maggies. They sound like they are one driver, anyway. Was I thinking of the 1.6, perhaps?
KIRK, I auditioned the 3.0 with BAT and then Linn electronics. I think they are hard to fault. Good with lots of music, and not too finicky about amps or placement. The 10T is substantially more money, although there are lots of used ones around. I thought the Aerial was more liquid and warmer, with better layering and dimensionality, than the 3.0, which is so accurate that it can be accused of being a little dry or bleached. You might do as well warming up the Dynaudio with tubes as I did waking up the 10T's with lots of bipolar output devices. Check it out, for sure, as I was seduced into breaking the bank for the Aerials, and I still have that dopey smile on my face.