I agree that they made some decent sounding seakers but I for one am glad to see this (donning flame suit). About 7 years ago, I was shopping for a small set of speakers for a second system. I settled on the SCI's. After HUGE runaround and months of delay from both my dealer and Dunlavy in actually getting them to me, I cancelled the order and bought a demo pair of Aerial 7's for $1500. This was for a $1k speaker (SCI) and I couldn't imagine this kind of treatment for more expensive ones... I am so glad I ended up getting the Aerials; the difference in service levels and concern for the customer was night and day. Since my speakers were demos and had a few small scuffs, I called Aerial to purchase sopme touch up stain, ended up speaking with Michael Kelly and he express mailed me a small jar of stain to touch up my cabinets. He wouldn't let me pay. He said to call him at any time if I had questions or concern. A very nice man and I'm glad his company continues to innovate and thrive.
This industry is much more than good sound to me. Community, trust, and reputation are critical to me. Maybe I was the only person to ever have a bad experience with them, but for me, that's all it took.
I don't know if Dunlavy's failure was due to poor management around their growth, product, dealer network, or something else. I was not on a crusade to see them go under but any time the company name came up, I was more than willing to share my experience with them...
RIP.
-tw