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Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-III Speaker

Category: Speakers

My musical tastes range from well recorded jazz to progressive rock. I can't enjoy music that is poorly recorded such as the mainstream pop stuff. For this test I used amongst others Kodo, Mondo Head in SACD - Jacintha, Autum Leaves in XRCD - Proprius, Cantate Domino in regular CD as well as several other good quality recordings.

The dunlavy SC-III's are the over 6' tall and very impressive looking. Placement is crucial - they must go along the long wall or else bass and imaging are sacrificed.

To get a well rounded sound they need to be played a little louder than normal. These are the first speakers to ever give me goose bumps while listening to a CD. They have a very large and powerful sound with amazing detail and soundstaging.

I find they are very revealing, and so must be used with the best equipment you can get.

The only weakness I find with these speakers is the bass at regular and low volumes, which i'm sure a good 10" or 12" subwoofer could fix. Other than that, these speakers are a great deal at under $2k for a used pair.

Associated gear
Sony DVP-S900ES, Linar 250W/ch power amp, Acurus RL-11 preamp, Nordost Red Dawn and Blue Heaven Cables.

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bgrazman
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I also have the SC-3's and love'em.

For those of you who don't have a long wall to put them on, do not despair! About a year ago, I moved & now have a small room... (11X12X9)... after lots of experimenting with positioning, I have had good luck using Cardas' "Golden Rectangles".... search the web & give it a try... (tried to combine that with near field position, but my room was too small for good results--7' between speakers & between me & speakers was too little).
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