rob, the first obvious question - how long have you owned the DALs? Have they sounded this way from the beginning? Were they better originally but now sound worse?
Dunlavy designs are not to everyone's taste, what is? But they were all (Duntech and DAL) well respected and many found them to be among the most musically accurate and satisfying out of everything available. I suspect there may be a problem with yours.
I owned the Duntech Princess model for 19 years. That was the older sibling to the DAL SC-IV and IVa. From what I've read the DAL versions have slightly less critical power requirements. Initially I drove mine with VTL 300 mono amps, but later went to Parasound JC-1s. The latter was the best overall match I found. They were anything but drab and lifeless.
Dunlavy designs are not to everyone's taste, what is? But they were all (Duntech and DAL) well respected and many found them to be among the most musically accurate and satisfying out of everything available. I suspect there may be a problem with yours.
I owned the Duntech Princess model for 19 years. That was the older sibling to the DAL SC-IV and IVa. From what I've read the DAL versions have slightly less critical power requirements. Initially I drove mine with VTL 300 mono amps, but later went to Parasound JC-1s. The latter was the best overall match I found. They were anything but drab and lifeless.