I, too would like mention Dunlavy. Great speakers, be it II, IV or V which I have experience of owning(just added IV bought from fellow Agoner.) I once hooked up my II's with my main system inplace of V's and the sound was exactly the same as my V's minus the some of the bass and subbass content. Just incredible. Even after all these years, every time I sit down to listen, the sound is still incredibly real,never,i say never ever fatiguing.
Few years back I too called and John Dunlavy himself picked up the phone. My question was to ask what they could do about the rattling sound coming from lower left woofer. No sweat he said. Call me back with you serial numbers and I will send you the matched pair of woofers specific to my serial numbers free of charge of course. We chated a little about the several recording labels and cables and speakers. I have to agree he definitely was opinionated. Only his way and np other way. He disliked Reference recordings because there was, per him, too much echo in the recordings and of course thru time a;ligned speakers, like Dunlavys, it is unforgiving. They even sent me letter later to check if I was happy with the woofers!!
It turned out that there was nothing wrong with that woofer, only one of felt pad was half unglued!! So Now I have matched pair just in case.
I think I am going to live with The dunlavy speakers for long long time until, god forbid, they die.....
Few years back I too called and John Dunlavy himself picked up the phone. My question was to ask what they could do about the rattling sound coming from lower left woofer. No sweat he said. Call me back with you serial numbers and I will send you the matched pair of woofers specific to my serial numbers free of charge of course. We chated a little about the several recording labels and cables and speakers. I have to agree he definitely was opinionated. Only his way and np other way. He disliked Reference recordings because there was, per him, too much echo in the recordings and of course thru time a;ligned speakers, like Dunlavys, it is unforgiving. They even sent me letter later to check if I was happy with the woofers!!
It turned out that there was nothing wrong with that woofer, only one of felt pad was half unglued!! So Now I have matched pair just in case.
I think I am going to live with The dunlavy speakers for long long time until, god forbid, they die.....