John Dunlavy may not be with us much longer.

Late 2006 I met Kiat Low, the owner of Duntech (Australia) and he told me that John lives in a nursing home now. He suffers from Alzheimer's disease.

John passed away a few weeks ago. Today I have contacted Kiat Low (Duntech Australia owner, see above) again and now and I'm very sad and sorry that I have to tell you that John Dunlavy passed away in January 2007. John was without any doubt one of the greatest people in the audio industry! We will never forget him.
The good news is that Duntech continues the development of loudspeakers based on John's remarkable designs and Kiat is currently working on an update of the SC-IV/A, called "Princess". Duntech's new smaller model is already better than the Wilson W/P 8 by the way.

Pataldorr: The newer model is called Duntech DSM-15. I listened to it in the factory in Sydney in August 06. Not really expensive amplification/cables. One of the 10 best speakers I ever auditioned in 20 years, the size is similar to the Wilson W/P. Retail prize approx. 11,000 Aussie $, so probably 8,000 USD here. I will wait for the new Sovereign coming out in 2009. The new Princess is next, positioned in between the two speakers mentioned. I auditioned several versions of the W/P over the years, a few weeks ago the 8 in New Jersey with big amps. They are good but price performance is a problem.