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Hi, anyone heard both the Dunlavy 1VA and the Dunlavy V speakers.
If so, which did you like better?
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John measured the VI ....
I have had the Dunlavy IV Signatures now for probably close to 15 years and still absolutely love them! Back when I was trying to decide which model to buy, I was comparing both the IV Signatures and the V's. In the dealer's very large showroom, they both were fantastic, but had to admit that the V had a bigger, deeper sound. Pipe organ was sublime!
Then I decided to talk with John Dunlavy personally on the phone to get his take on it and see what he recommended. He said that the size of the room is paramount to how the speaker will sound (also recommended having the speakers placed on the long wall of your room). So in the very large dealer showroom, the V would obviously reign supreme, but would also fall on it's face in too small of a room in which the IV would outshine it's larger brother.
So I bought the IV Signature because I didn't have a room that would accommodate the V and as you can see by how long that I've had them, I couldn't be more happy. The IV's are still a very physically large speaker, yet they can disappear as though they are monitors. I love that they are a sealed design, they are efficient and have a very flat impedance curve. They are very revealing of the upstream components/tubes/cartridges/cables etc. so therefore very easy to "tune" to the likes of your ears.
I can't ever imagine me being willing to sell these speakers. They do everything I want them to do. I listen to everything from piano/violin/cello sonatas to big orchestral, small combo to big band jazz, singer/songwriter, vocals and anything acoustical. They sound natural, real, and are very balanced...not over emphasizing any particular spectrum.
So I guess it comes down to your room size and then choose accordingly. I can assure you that you will have no regrets!
Best Wishes
Warmest regards,
No Regrets
Hello,
I have had a Dunlavy SC IV and SC IV signature. I already heard SC IV A.
The best for me is the SC IV signature, less bass, but much more detail and the bass is very real and clean. The SC IV A, the bass is not very nice, too dull. It's personal of course.
Now, i've a pair of SC V signature and those speakers are wonderful. Many détail, quick and soft.
Sylvain MirzaSL
Shocked One, i was trying to find anyone else who owned the Sigmas, besides yourself and the guy in France you sold them to.
I couldn't find anyone online.
I was curious between the Sigmas and Dunlavy V's, which one you liked better?
I also saw how you posted about the Dunlavy Magnus speakers.
I remember hearing about them, but i'm glad you posted info about them.
Basically the Sigma's were a 250 lbs beefed up version of the 190 lbs SC-IV/A's. If I remember correctly, the cabinet walls were twice as thick and the crossovers were revised for about a $2,000 premium. Even though the bass was noticeably cleaner than the SC-IV/A's, the SC-V's still gave a better overall presence that was immediately obvious on side by side comparisons.
I too have never known anyone else that owned the Sigma's and have never seen them for sale or online anywhere.
As for posting about the Magnus, I've spent many hours scanning my own paper literature/flyers/handouts on all things Dunlavy and posting them on that AVSforum site for all to read/enjoy. It was satisfying to do at the time, but I stopped just past the halfway mark and could never really get back in the mood again to continue.
Thanks for all the help.
I had to ask, which speakers are you using today?
Unfortunately, I've had to sell off all my larger models due to financial hardship, but I still have (none of which have seen a musical signal in well over 3 years!) a pair of SC-III.a speakers in cherry, a pair of WL-1's (wall-hanging with components identical to the SM-1's/SC-II.a's) in oak, three SM-1's monitors (two cherry, one black), a couple of black SC-S2 (dual-12") powered subs and a single black SC-S1 (single 12") powered sub.
I also have a pair of (brand new, in their boxes, never even had the drivers installed) factory pre-wired (with Dunlavy cabling), oak SC-IV/A cabinets in my garage as well as brand new woofer, midrange and tweeter drivers in their own original boxes! Unfortunately, I've never put them together because I don't have the crossovers!!! Maybe one day...
Remember that guy Andrew Rigby that worked for Dunlavy. Maybe he would know how to implement the crossovers if you ever try to do this.
Have you spoken to him in the last 10 years?
Also, do you remember Dunlavy had that passive sub consisting of four 10 inch drivers housed in an SC-IV cabinet. I don't think many of these were produced.
I wonder how that sub would have sounded on the Dunlavy 1V or Dunlavy 1VA speakers.
Remember that guy Andrew Rigby that worked for Dunlavy. Maybe he would know how to implement the crossovers if you ever try to do this.
Have you spoken to him in the last 10 years?
Also, do you remember Dunlavy had that passive sub consisting of four 10 inch drivers housed in an SC-IV cabinet. I don't think many of these were produced.
I wonder how that sub would have sounded on the Dunlavy 1V or Dunlavy 1VA speakers.
It's been so long, I don't remember my impressions of the V. It was always show listening anyway.
I've lived with IV-A's a looooooooong time. If you've got a good buy going on them, I suspect you'll be quite happy.
See ya. Dave
I've owned everything from the SC-I's to the SC-V's, the Sigma's, the Corinthian's, several of his subwoofers and even his original 376 lbs. Duntech Sovereign 2001's and can say without hesitation that the SC-V's were John Dunlavy's pride and joy for a reason! He liked them better than even his top of the line SC-VI's and I have yet to hear a better speaker at any price! For best results, make sure you give them room to breath front, back and sides and definitely toe them in heavily! Although I've never really contributed to this site, I have written extensively about my decades-long experiences with Dunlavy's in general. I really don't feel like repeating it all but out of respect for this site, I will only say that you can google the word "Dunlavy" followed by my user name for this message and you will find those threads.
Others here have said that top of the line Duntechs were much better speakers than any Dunlavy speaker to follow.
I would tend to agree , but I'm not really sure of that , I have spent a lot more time with the Duntech's than the Dunleavy's and was never able to compare via A/B of both, the Duntech's use better drivers for sure and the construction on the Sovereign appears to be better ...
Regards
Shocked One, thanks for telling me this.
I was looking at all your posts about Dunlavy speakers on www.avsforum.com and Audioreview.
You even had the Dunlavy Sigmas. I love the cabinet design on the Sigmas.
On the Dunlavy V speakers you had, did you have the one's with the 3 inch dome mids or the 3 inch midrange drivers?
I too loved the cabinet design of those Sigma's:
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/86-ultra-hi-end-ht-gear-20-000/1066470-legacy-whisper-dunlavy-sc-v-opinions-13.html#post18868844
These were my SC-V's with the "cone" midranges:
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/86-ultra-hi-end-ht-gear-20-000/1066470-legacy-whisper-dunlavy-sc-v-opinions-13.html#post18868885
These were my Duntech Sovereign 2001's with the "dome" midranges:
http://cdn.avsforum.com/8/8a/8a0284e5_vbattach214882.jpeg
http://cdn.avsforum.com/f/fe/fe549374_vbattach214883.jpeg
As you probably saw I had over 100 posts on the AVSforum, almost all of which were exclusively about Dunlavy and Duntech speakers. Tons of literature, pictures and personal experience gathered over the course of almost 2 decades, so hopefully you'll get any question you can think of addressed there. But if you think of anything else, let me know!
Others here may have direct experience with those two models but having heard most of the DAL lineup I can suggest the larger the model the more extended the low end response, But as the size of the model increases so should the room size for matching. All Duntech and DAL models should be placed away from front and sidewalls for best performance, with the exception of an early Duntech model designed to be hung on the wall. Also, the larger model will likely require more power.And I assume that was a typo on the model designation which should be "IV A".
John Dunlavy was a superior designer. I owned a pair of Duntech Princesses for 19 years. They were the earlier sibling to the IV and IV A and made in Australia while John worked there.
"You can't know what the "best" is unless you have heard everything, and keep in mind that given individual tastes, there really isn't any such thing." HP
Edits: 09/04/15
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