Question for Dunlavy ScIII users

Pass labs matches the Dunlavy speakers extremely well.

I have also enjoyed the Plinius sound with Dunlavys.

I have a friend that uses Alioa amps and preamp with the Cantata (very much like the SCIII) and his system is great.

In general, these are easy to drive, but having a little extra power will help them sing.

Like Spudco said, the Dunlavy's are easy to drive. I had a pair of SC-III's for a short time, but returned them for the SC-IV's for more bass. I drove both with a Krell KSA-50S, 50 watts into 8 ohms, but the Krell is a powerful amp. The Dunlavy's would literally slap you in the chest when Enya hit a kettle drum in "The Long Ships" with those 50 watts. Get a powerful amp, an amp that takes over the speakers and makes them do what it wants them to do. The old Adcom GFA-555 didn't do them justice, even when bridged to mono. I've recently traded my Krell pre-amp and amp for a Musical Fidelity A308cr pre-amp and amp, and I'm smiling and have never regretted the switch. Audition them if you can.

Pass labs indeed sound nice with the dunlavies but IMO ARC or VTL, tubes take them to an entirely differnt levelin the midrange and top end openness. I agree with the above posters that they don't need a lot of power but more is definitely better.