Does It Make Sense to Purchase Dunlavy Speakers


Audio-Video Logic has purchased the complete stock of Dunlavy speakers and is selling them at very attractive prices. Dunlavy is no longer in business and I'm concerned about repairs if needed. Dunlavy drivers are individually matched, ane then pairs are matched for the two speakers, finally the crossovers are hand tweaked for final matching. Would appear on the surface that if a driver goes bad the "match" is gone forever. Comments??
russ_l
I talked to the guys at AVL and was told the reason Dunlavy closed shop was not for lack of $. The new holding company did not see the profit or sales they wanted. As for build quality I will let you all know next week when the III.A's I bought arrive. Also, AVL will back the drivers for one year. Getting them matched is a different story. I hope I never have to find out. They may cost a little more than used, but if you buy used you still do not get a warranty as well as abuse issues. Just food for thought.
I just ordered a CC-2 center speaker to go with my SC-4as. It is unlikely that there would be many opportunities to find one used.

I just wanted to tell people, I found someone in NYC whose highly recommended, who fixes and modifies all Dunlavy speakers. Here's his site. http://www.tubesville.com/
Here's a review about his mods on Audioreview.
http://www.audioreview.com/PRD_119428_1594crx.aspx
At these prices you could afford great speakers for a second system... I had the SC-IV for 18 months and SC-V for 2 years and loved them both.