Teledyne Acoustic Research Ar9 speakers

John Dunlavy was pretty adamant that cabling wasn't too important. He did market some cables that he suggested did follow good engineering principles, but didn't think them any better than zip cord :-) .

Celtic66, Thanks for your feed back. Your the first to give insight comparing the two. Most compare them to another brand or set that's not in the equation. can you elaborate on how the Dunlavy's are particular about cabling?

I sold the original AR9 and believe they had a re-introduction. The original was good for the day.............but compared to Dunlavy........really? Dunlavy makes a great product. It's really a no-brainer. The Dunlavy is particular about cabling.....really particular, so you will need to voice them. Good luck.

Agreed. I have some strong monoblock amps to power either set of speakers. More curious to get opions as to which speaker folks feel are the better all around performer.

AR9 need power to bring out their potential, 200-300 watts/ch. nice sound but somewhat off in soundstage accuracy.

Dunlavy's are very accurate speakers, bass never seemed to be a problem for me. The Dunlavy's are very room and placement sensitive. I tweaked mine for several weeks to fine the best sweet spot, the AR9 were more strait forward with positioning.

My choice is Dunlavy's by far.