I moved from Dunlavy 4s to the Avantgarde Duos. The Duos are a much more exciting speaker overall, and exceedes the Dunlavy 4s in every aspect. They are a little fussy, but when set up right they bring the music to your room.
Another speaker I would consider would be the Silverline Bolero. I compared the Sonata 1 to my Dunlavys when I had them and I liked most aspects of the Sonata better, excepet that I felt that my electronics better suited the Dunlavys and they were all around less fussy than the Sonatas. I heard the Boleros at a show and they sounded great, good looks small footprint and big bass, your wife would love you if you chose the Boleros over the Dunlavy 5s which are huge and not all that good looking.
Another speaker that I think is better and I also own is the Innersound Eros Mk 3. The Eros also like the Dunlavys have a small sweet spot, but they are much easier to place and less finicky than the Dunlavys in regards to electronics. They pretty much beat the Dunlavys in every regard in my opinion and once again they win in the looks category
Another speaker I would consider would be the Silverline Bolero. I compared the Sonata 1 to my Dunlavys when I had them and I liked most aspects of the Sonata better, excepet that I felt that my electronics better suited the Dunlavys and they were all around less fussy than the Sonatas. I heard the Boleros at a show and they sounded great, good looks small footprint and big bass, your wife would love you if you chose the Boleros over the Dunlavy 5s which are huge and not all that good looking.
Another speaker that I think is better and I also own is the Innersound Eros Mk 3. The Eros also like the Dunlavys have a small sweet spot, but they are much easier to place and less finicky than the Dunlavys in regards to electronics. They pretty much beat the Dunlavys in every regard in my opinion and once again they win in the looks category