If you want the ultimate Dunlavy experience, find a Dunlavy subwoofer(s) to go with the SC-IVs or Vs. In my 2-channel room I have the Vs with a single passive Dunlavy Sub designed into an IV enclosure. Integrates seamlessly. Rattles the windows if you want it to. Hard to find but once in place the system will compete with six figure speakers.
Dunlavy SC IV Speaker- Any Good???
Anyone own these ?
I realize the company is now Defunct
and was Colorado based.
At 200 lbs each and 6 feet tall they
will not be missed in a room.
But they actually weigh the same as
my last speakers but with only one third the footprint.
Okay the little woman may see it as a lateral
move but...
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Personally I really wanted .pair and had the cash in my pocket I was about to buy them and my friend told me to follow him into another room and there was a set of Rogers ls3/5a playing he looked at me and said what do you the no of the dunlavys.now! He was right the ls3/5.a s were music playing machines and that is what the big boys were missing. |
I do not want to say a Dunlavy speaker can not produce great sound. I am sure it can. The setup sucked. My latest tangent-yes I recognize my OCD behavior- is starting to learn how to build a custom 3 way using the best speakers I can get my hands on. Well, within reason. More to follow as this progresses.
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I like the idea of confidence, but realistically the Dunning-Kruger thing is real. So the idea that OCD is a viable replacement for years of expertise seems questionable. @chorus you know that that Dunlavy is one of the best measuring speakers of all time right? I’ll put money on a bet that this is not likely going to end up as a magical replacement for Dunlavy. |
chorus, as always with purchases the choice is up to you. But please consider these two points. #1, I can't imagine ANY Sony receiver producing the potential sonics of that speaker. During the 19 years with my Duntech Princess I tried several well-regarded amps, but with mixed reactions. After a few trials I settled on a pair of VTL 300 mono amps with KT-90 outputs. During that period I had the chance to audition a passive bi-amping set up with the 300s driving the woofers and a pair of VTL 225 mono amps on the mids and tweeters. The overall presentation, with dynamics, soundstaging, bass impact, etc, was almost unbelievable. Unfortunately four amps and 32 output tubes was not a reasonable answer for me. But then a pair of Parasound JC-1 mono amps was my final solution. That provided up to 800 watts into the 4 ohm load, what did that Sony have? #2, John Dunlavy was a very bright designer. I hope you read the Stereophile interview posted above. Is it reasonable to assume any of us without close to his background could near-equal his designs with home built speakers? Anyway, good luck to you in finding your answer. |
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