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Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IVa
Drubin, I now have the Piega 10's. I hesitated to mention them so as not to take away from this thread 
Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IVa
The first time I heard the The dunlavy IV it was the best speaker I had heard. That was about 6 years ago. When I received the speakers I found they were extremely difficult to sound right in my room. I changed to the IVa then the V's thinking I c... 
Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IV Speaker
I ve had the IV,IVa and the V's and these are one hard speaker to set up. I always had trouble getting the bass right. I ve had the best tubes and solid state to drive these and the biggest problem was room placement. These were to big of a speake... 
digital glare - problems/solutions
An audio tekne cd transformer will take out the glare without altering the music. Most surprising upgrade 
Wolcott Presence 220 monoblocks
I am one of the few who had problems with these amps. They broke down 3 times in 14 months. I switched to Aloia amps. I was using the Wolcotts with Dunlavy V's and the upper bass was nonexistant. 
VPI aries scout, Nottingham innerspace...
I owned the Aries and now the Nottingham Hyperspace with Anna arm and Benz ruby H. It is a night and day difference. The Nottingham is so much better in all ways and musicality. 
Tubes Do It -- Transistors Don't.
I am still using the Aloia 1501 and it still does it for me. These SS were more pleasant than the tube amps I've had[Wolcott and Cary 200's] and without the breakdowns I used to have. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Are their any dealers for this preamp in the U.S. I know there was a few reliability issues on the Supratek and I would not be interested unless there was one. 
Wolcott Presence 220M system compatiblity?
I had the Wolcotts with the Dunlavy V's and after a period of time the sound was fatigueing. The midbass was also lacking. I replaced the Wolcotts with Aloia amps. A much improved quality of sound and control 
Your favorite obscure ECM album
Trying to put a label on this music is impossible with such a wide range. Albert said it pretty good for just using 2 words. I believe the artists are using their free form to achieve a sound without worrying about selling their music. A lot is av... 
Voltage Regulators
The audio tekne power conditioner keeps the voltage at a steady 126 I believe. It helps me out where there are major swings 
Best Looking components / your vote please
Audiomeca Mephisto transport and it sounds the best 
Your favorite obscure ECM album
Another vote for Tibbetts "YR". Kieth Jarrett " Your Song". How is the new Eberhard Weber? 
Dunlavy SC-IVa how best driven
The 150i Aloia's were my favorite choice. I settled on those after using Cary200's and Wolcott. The hardest thing is to set them up properly with that large of a speaker. If you don't have room for them to breathe you won' t be impressed. 
Best Tonearm Cable Under 600.00
TG audio hsr is the best and very reasonable. Bob Crump is the maker