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Help On Dunlavy's

Looking for information on upgrading parts in crossover in Dunlavy SC 4A's. A friend and myself both own Dunlavy speakers and we like them very much. We also believe that they can be made better with better crossover parts. Upon inspecting the crossover we found a lot of the values were removed. We contacted Dunlavy and they refused to give out the information. So can anybody tell us who might be able to help us. Our only objective is to make a good speaker better.
Thank's, Chuck.
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marty9876
120 posts
 
"If ain't broke don't fix it".
boy that's a loaded statement in this hobby.
khaki8
206 posts
 
Unsound,
I had my Cantatas upgraded by Blackie Pagano of Tubesville here in New York. He only upgraded parts and didn't change any circuits. What I got was a 100% improvement. Parts make a huge difference. I love the Dunlavy sound and these are now some of the best speakers I've ever heard. It's all a bunch of BS that the parts are matched closely and this is the best way. The problem is that people like Dunlavy have never taken the time to listen to high end parts.
theaudiotweak
2,801 posts
 
Passive parts are a totally interactive voice within the choir of component parts of a loudspeaker. They are taken for granted!
unsound
7,341 posts
 
I hope that many of you understand that I do believe that one can improve a product with better parts. I understand that manufacturers are building to a price point and trying to maximize profits where ever possible. My concern is the challange of implementation. Especially when dealing with a loudspeaker that was designed and fine tuned with a propriety computer program in an anchoenic chamber.
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dweller
3,821 posts
 
Hearing the Dunlavy SC-IV's the first time was one of the most paradigm shattering events in my listening career! Setup included: ARC VT-130 & LS-2B, CEC disk spinner, Theta decoder and Dunlavy wire (can't vouch for A/C conditioning, etc.). Noise floor down to zero; perfect imaging; timberal precision; and on...
I can't conceive of Mr. Dunlavy ignoring the effect of ANY part in his designs.
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