Duntech


Has anyone listened to Duntech speakers?Especially the Sovereign?Why don't we get much publicity about them??
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I had once asked..I had got the prices..They were asking 10 000 USA $ for the Sovereign and in my eyes that makes the Sovereign a bargain killer..but the shipment cost is born by the buyer..so you have to add the shipment from Australia but again 10 000 $ for Sovereign is a really good price!!!when you see that the Watt-Puppies are sold for 22 000 ..then 10 000 for Sovereign is nothing....The Prince must be about 8000 $...
That price shows what a mark-up the distributor takes (although remember the customs duties as well as the shipping costs), as the last price I recall in the US for the Sovereigns was in the $20,000+ range, and the Princesses (which I bought for $7700 list in 1987) were over $11,000. Duntech made some new designs after John Dunlavy left--one, called the Prince (LOVE the name) looked like the Dynaudio Temptations and listed in the $15,000+ range, I believe, though factory direct they should be far less. Much less wide than the Sovereigns, as they used multiple 8 or 10 inch drivers instead of the bigger 12 inch bass drivers of the Sovereigns.

As a note, when Harry Pearson reviewed the Sovereigns for TAS in the late 80s/early 90s, he gave what the market perceived as a lukewarm review (liked certain things about them but felt the design needed to be updated which, as turned out, Dunlavy himself did with his SC-V), and a whole slew of Sovereigns turned up on the used market in the AudioMart publication shortly thereafter for as low as $4000. If you match them with the right amplifiers in the right room, they can be quite competitive with modern designs, and that price they'd be a steal.
You don't have to use the distributor..if you really want the Duntech's the company sells them to you directly..all you have to do is pay the shipment cost..I am in UK ;so the Sovereign would cost around 12 000 $ to me ..(if you think 2000$ for shipment).a great deal....
I just got hold of Duntech-The Baron. can someone tell me how much they originally cost. Thanks