Attention: Dunlavy Audio Labs out of business

I inquired about the line last month, when I talked to them back then about inquiring the line, they sounded like it was business usual.....But they seemed very of Anxious to
Load me up with their speakers at the time of call, I requested info packet , but was never received, Now I see why........ I am really glad I did not load up when I first called, cause i would of been really stuck with some dead product.

Mythtrip this can be said about all speakers. There's no speaker that does it for everyone. I remember listening to a pair years ago and the dealer said everyone should love these speakers because they are tuned to be flat accross the audio spectrum. Hey some people like that and some don't. I have owned a pair of SC-IV and SC-IVa and was about to "invest" in a pair of SC-V about a year ago but decided not to. I'm a big fan of tall speakers. Hey if you like the sound they are good for you and if you don't they are not. I hate to say this but with this economy there will be more closings. I'm sure its hard enough in a booming economy to survive but it has got to be rough these days.

Just my 0.02 (before taxes)

I agree that they made some decent sounding seakers but I for one am glad to see this (donning flame suit). About 7 years ago, I was shopping for a small set of speakers for a second system. I settled on the SCI's. After HUGE runaround and months of delay from both my dealer and Dunlavy in actually getting them to me, I cancelled the order and bought a demo pair of Aerial 7's for $1500. This was for a $1k speaker (SCI) and I couldn't imagine this kind of treatment for more expensive ones... I am so glad I ended up getting the Aerials; the difference in service levels and concern for the customer was night and day. Since my speakers were demos and had a few small scuffs, I called Aerial to purchase sopme touch up stain, ended up speaking with Michael Kelly and he express mailed me a small jar of stain to touch up my cabinets. He wouldn't let me pay. He said to call him at any time if I had questions or concern. A very nice man and I'm glad his company continues to innovate and thrive.

This industry is much more than good sound to me. Community, trust, and reputation are critical to me. Maybe I was the only person to ever have a bad experience with them, but for me, that's all it took.

I don't know if Dunlavy's failure was due to poor management around their growth, product, dealer network, or something else. I was not on a crusade to see them go under but any time the company name came up, I was more than willing to share my experience with them...

RIP.

-tw

Twylie I could not agree with you more. Anytime I got bad service from a dealer, company, etc I never did business with them again. There is a dealer I did business with for years and I caught him lying to me. After I brought it to his attention he tried to lie his way out of it. I told him plan and simple he would not see me again. That was about 4 years ago. With the good service Aerial gave you they have a customer for life.

John Dunlavy was the heart a soul of the Dunlavy speaker. When he left, it was only a matter of time before the reputation fell and the company closed. It was a very sad day in the audio industry when one of the top designers retired, but that is life. The worst thing in my mind is there are very few designers who can fill his shoes. The Dunlavy speakers were and are a great value, affording the highest quality sound for a reasonable price.
Given the fact that they had redesigned the III line my assumption is that someone will buy the facility and continue with the Dunlavy line. The hope would be who ever that buyer is recognizes the need to have John involved. If someone could keep John retained as a design consultant and have the facility he created, the line could continue and grow.
For those who somehow feel the lose of another high end manufacture is a good thing, I recommend you look deep in yourself and find out where that hate comes from. It's not needed here.