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It has been posted on Audiogon that John Dunlavy passed away, January of this year.
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On my way home after listening to a friend's new Dunlavy speakers, I remember thinking to myself, "those are the finest speakers I've ever heard, I wish they weren't so expensive, how can I get a pair?" Well, I got mine in 1990 and I'm still enjoying them.Because of owning Dunlavy speakers, I had the opportunity to share several conversations with John Dunlavy over the years. I grew to appreciate his speakers more and better understand his design objectives with every visit.
Aside from his speakers, what I learned about John was that he gained great knowledge in his lifetime, that he held very high standards for himself and anything associated with his name, and he was not a man to compromise his principles. His family will miss him, the audio industry will miss him, I will miss him. Godspeed Mr. D.
This man, along with John Dahlquist are the main reasons that I even entertained studying and designing my own systems.While I may never be as gifted or as talented (at least to the extreme) as these two were, I looked to their ideals and work ethics for inspiration almost everytime I sit down at the computer or fire up the router at the workbench!
Mr. Dunlavy, you WILL be missed, GREATLY!
"David! You can KILL a man with a chopstick!" -Keith Charles, Six Feet Under
That interview of Mr. Dunlavy by John Atkinson is a must read for anyone interested in speaker design.His philosophy about building speakers ('do what you will, but start with optimal impulse response through time alignment and crossover topology and don't compromise in that department') is just so impressive. I like how we're reminded that flat amplitude response is fine, but only if it is the result of optimizing impulse response. The way he spoke of keeping a close eye on impulse response while affecting other attributes like frequency response and voicing - he makes it very clear what he believes to be vitally important.
Although one day it may be possible to have DSP algorithms that can overcome the limitations of passive crossovers, I believe this summary of Dunlavy's philosophy to be absolutely spot on. He's so candid and open about it too. The funny part is how EASY he makes his design philosophy sound, when in fact it's the most STRINGENT and challenging design philosophy out there. (Which is why so few speaker manufacturers bother with the effort!)
Rest in peace, Mr. Dunlavy.
Presto
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