I owned a pair of Dunlavy SCIVa's many years ago, and found them to be quite sensitive to the amps driving them. After trying them with at least a half dozen amps, I found the best combination by far to be with CAT JL-1s (although other high powered tube amps generally worked well).
Dunlavy SCIVA'S... Mine sound bland
First of all I am no expert and I just want to enjoy my music. The room in question has been professionally treated by company with diffusers and absorbtion. So the room is ok, not the best but I have put money into the room. The preamp is a tube unit called the dude from tube research labs. The amps are mcshaned citation II's that are bridged and running as monoblocks. Last week I paid an individual with over 40 years of audio setup experience to come and help me out. His initial feedback was the speakers were just very drab... No life and nothing special. I then hooked a pair of modified lascalas and he was OMG, they blew the dunlavy away in all aspects. This can not be true?? So I have been reading.... All drivers are good on my dunlavy. Could I be underpowering them?? Another theory is the crossovers need freshened up.... I'm at a loss... Any help would be appreciated. The last thing I need is to start any flaming on here... I'm located near Chattanooga, TN and would kill to find someone close by to help me with this issue.