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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John Dunlavy designed the Duntech line. For their time, they were excellent. I removed some ( not all ) of the fabric he had on the front panels. IMO, this opened them up, dramatically, for my ears. 

I spent 3 years trying to find an 'upgrade' for my Dunlavy SC-IIIs. Not an easy task. I still regret selling them even though I finally landed some speakers that advance a little on what the SC-III's do.

 

Are you joking? They we made back in the early 90s that means they’re close to 30 years old! You have to be out of your mind to buy these! All the drivers will need to reconed. That is assuming they will still operate properly! The crossover network is gonna have to be replaced! 30 years old parts! They’re not worth more than $.10-$.15 on the dollar! Way too big of an investment will be required to bring these up to current standards assuming you can even buy the correct replacement drivers? The crossover network will be have to be completely redesigned! Anybody who buys these cabinets is going to be completely diluting themselves! 
You can’t just change the drivers for the same size drivers and expect them to work with the existing  crossover Network to work properly!

Thank you all for the valuable input. The speakers I recently sold after 3 years

were 10+ years  older than these so age is not an issue to me if I

am rewarded with an SQ that exceeds an investment of x 10 in newer gear.

If they need refoaming, some people still do that well.

If the XO tests poorly I'll have them rebuilt as I did the previous ones.

If my dog puts a paw through the driver then I may have an issue.

Plan to audition them Saturday. Very curious how they will sound.

 

JPY- I bought the Fritz speakers and had a 30 day trial. 

Once burned in the high end sound was frick-in amazing.

Good Enough to allow me to sell the Tannoys which went

in 2 days locally.

But.... I missed the visceral air movement and midrange magic those old 15s dual concentric provided. So I sadly returned them on Tuesday. Wish I could have kept them for a second setup. I think I will need to stay with a larger floor stander.

Now I am looking for Nirvanna under $5k.

The Curve is out of state so that requires travel.

Will likely be traveling soon to audition more good stuff!!

Trying to be patient but as OCD as I am its not working!