Simply the most satisfying speaker I ever heard for under $10k. I owned a pair for 7 years. I still miss them alot after a move to a smaller room forced the sale.Heigt, width and depth of soundstage, purity of tone is capivating, makes other speakers in comparison sound like toys. Only wished they had the gut wrenching bass of some other large speakers. Then again all tis for $5k is cheap by todays standards.
Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IV Speaker
Category: Speakers
Dunlavy speakers are used in a lot of hi-end mastering studios. I first demo'd the Dunlavy SC-IV in a dealer showroom with an Audio Research CD player and preamp thru a Krell FPB amplifier. I was also seriously considering the Thiel CS6's until I heard the Dunlavy's.
The Dunlavy's sounded to me like real music in real space instead of sounding like a speaker. They have a wide deep soundstage and offer pinpoint imaging.
The SC-IV's can be driven by amps or receivers with as little as 50w per channel but really come to life when driven by a great amplifier (Bryston/Classe/Krell/PassLabs etc). I have heard them with all of these amps and have yet to be disappointed.
They fall just a little short in the bass department and start to roll off in my room below 35hz. I have filled in the bottom end with a REL Stadium III with great results.
Associated gear
cd:Classe CDP-.3
Muse Model 5 transport
pre/processors:
Citation 7.0
Lexicon MC-1
amps:
Classe CA-200
Anthem MCA-20
receiver:
Outlaw 1050
subwoofer:
REL Stadium III
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Dunlavy speakers are used in a lot of hi-end mastering studios. I first demo'd the Dunlavy SC-IV in a dealer showroom with an Audio Research CD player and preamp thru a Krell FPB amplifier. I was also seriously considering the Thiel CS6's until I heard the Dunlavy's.
The Dunlavy's sounded to me like real music in real space instead of sounding like a speaker. They have a wide deep soundstage and offer pinpoint imaging.
The SC-IV's can be driven by amps or receivers with as little as 50w per channel but really come to life when driven by a great amplifier (Bryston/Classe/Krell/PassLabs etc). I have heard them with all of these amps and have yet to be disappointed.
They fall just a little short in the bass department and start to roll off in my room below 35hz. I have filled in the bottom end with a REL Stadium III with great results.
Associated gear
cd:Classe CDP-.3
Muse Model 5 transport
pre/processors:
Citation 7.0
Lexicon MC-1
amps:
Classe CA-200
Anthem MCA-20
receiver:
Outlaw 1050
subwoofer:
REL Stadium III
Similar products
Infinity RS8 Kappa (owned)
Thiel CS6/CS7.2 (demo'd)
B&W Matrix 805 (demo'd)
Infinity IRS Sigma (demo'd)
Joseph Audio RM50/RM25 (demo'd)
misc speakers from Tannoy,JM Labs,Totem,
Vandersteen,Definitive Tech,MartinLogan,
etc...