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Dunlavy SC-IV minus SC-I = a good sub?

After an ear-glazing day at the Stereophile show in 1994, I landed in a room with Dunlavy SC-IVs, and right away felt they were the best thing I'd heard, just sounded good. I ended up hanging out there a long time.

I'd like to try some Dunlavys though I'll never get to audition any here in the desert...and see used SC-Is are quite reasonable (and shippable).

Clearly they won't have the bass of an SC-II, III, or IV. But to what degree would a sub make up any differences? Would the SC-I plus a sub give me a good sense of how larger Dunlavys might sound?

Thanks for generously sharing any thoughts.
river251
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ejlif
1,243 posts
 
The bass out of dunlavy 4 and lower is weak anyway I think. You have to go to the 5s to get any real bass
river251 OP
143 posts
 
I think I did not do a good job of asking this question.

If I add a sub to an SC-1, which used lets one try the Dunlavy sound for a few hundred bucks (and less than a hundred shipping), I am afraid that the area between 100 Hz and 300 Hz will still be deficient of bass, and so an SC-1 plus a sub will still be much more lacking in bass than an SC-II, III, or IV.

Maybe nobody is answering because they are embarrassed for me for asking such an easy question. :-)
rrog
1,958 posts
 
No, the SC-1 with a subwoofer will not give you the sound of an SC-IV. As far as bass output, it has a lot to do with the room, equipment and the person setting up the system.
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