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  Alternatives to Dunlavy speakers?
With Dunlavy Audio Labs out of business, what are the best alternatives to Dunlavy IV/A and V speakers?
eadese@rjrt.com  

11-12-02
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11-12-02   i suggest thiel.   Unsound

11-12-02   also, take a listen to the vandersteen line.   Nrenter

11-12-02   In addition to the above, if you're not adverse to buying fr ...   Rcprince

11-12-02   A product line that is conceptually very similar to what dun ...   Audiokinesis

11-12-02   If you mean time and alligned speakers the bigies are vander ...   Vikvilkhu

11-12-02   Vmps rm40 about the same size as the dunlavy 4's, but much ...   Wings

11-12-02   A really dialed-in set of dunlavy(s) are without question th ...   Brauser

11-12-02   While the montana's may lok like dunlavy's, the go directly ...   Audioguy123

11-12-02   Someone get that man a tissue! sorry brauser i don't agree c ...   Tireguy

11-12-02   Brauser i agree, to me dunlavy made some of the best speaker ...   Bryans

11-12-02   Brauser: i agree completely. accuracy isn't subjective. some ...   9rw

11-12-02   A friend of mine traded his v's in on a pair of piega p-10s ...   Calloway

11-12-02   9rw: it is a two way street, what does dunlavy's test specs ...   Shubertmaniac

11-13-02   John dunlavy told me a couple years ago that if he was not a ...   Jadem6

11-13-02   I'm thinking i might do just that, jd.   Drubin

11-13-02: Bigtee
I think Richard Hardesty does an excellent job of describing Dunlavy's, Thiels and Vandersteen's in his online magazine "The Audioperfectionist." He goes into great detail about these different speakers and comes to a conclusion based on his experiences. He ultimately chose Vandersteen and tells exactly why. I too agree with his conclusions. Vandersteen's test as good as any speaker, they are time and phase aligned and are constructed of the finest drivers and parts. I have tried a lot of speakers over the years and the Vandersteen 3A Signatures and the Model 5's are a couple of the best available.
Everybody has a favorite sound or a favorite speaker. Look at all the people who like Electrostatics. Talking about test results, find one of these that is any where near flat over their range but it doesn't stop people from liking them.
I think it's best we not try to convince someone else that because we like a speaker that it is the best and everyone will love it because that is certainly not going to be the case. Each person can go out and do their own investigation. Read, read and read some more and then create you a list and head on out for the day. I, in the past, have bought speakers on Audiogon and turned around and sold them a month later. It was the only way I could get to listen to them. It afforded me the chance to listen to speakers that no local dealers have in my room.

Bigtee  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


11-13-02   9rw- the test spec sheet proves nothing which is why i was m ...   Tireguy

11-13-02   I agree with the thiel/vandersteen/dynaudio recommendations, ...   Karls

11-13-02   To audioguy - thanks for the additional information on the ...   Audiokinesis

11-13-02   Piega 10's are more tranparent and revealing than the iv,iva ...   Snook2

11-13-02   I need to cast my vote both with brauser and with karl. i u ...   Piezo

11-13-02   Dunlavy was on my short list but i bought green mountain aud ...   Oldears

11-13-02   I am not a dunlavy fan, i will admit that up front. dynaudi ...   Semi

11-13-02   Snook2 the boomy bass you had was not the fault of the dunl ...   Audioguy123

11-14-02   You are correct audioguy 123. they did sound great in the st ...   Snook2

11-14-02   Inner sound eros planars?   Cdc

11-15-02   We went from the vandy 2ce to the dunlavy iv, and after a si ...   Audiofederation


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