Dunlavy vs Coincident

Hi. I had VonSchweikert VR4 originals that I traded in for a used pair of Dunlavy SC-IV (model year 1995 with the Vifa woofers which were upgraded from the original Morel woofers)
I sold them, got a pair of Proac 3.8's which needed to be 4 feet from the wall behind them to sound balanced in my room which is somewhat square in dimension(19.5x17x8), resulting in a bass-heavy resonant sound. I sold those and got the Alethas (Dunlavy.)I heard the Coincident total ecclipse at someones house and they were very good, sweet, detailed and dynamic. They are quite large (deep) compared to the Alethas and they are ported which may make them more difficult to position. The acoustic suspension design of the Dunlavy makes it easier to integrate the speaker into the room. The Aletha is much more forgiving than the SC-IV or the IVa. While not quite as open and completely uncolored as the IVa, the Cantata and Aletha is much more listenable on close-miked pop recordings. The Proacs made everything sound pretty, but I rarely had the illusion of performers playing in my room that I got with all the Dunlavys. They sounded like a good stereo. Sorry.. I digress. The Coincidents are similar to the Dunlavys in that they have a boxless sound, but I don't know if they sound as "big". Give both a listen with poor and good recordings and trust your ears.

The Totals could be a bit much for your new room.The Super will work fine.From what I have heard the Coincidents are hard to beat.

In a small room you might want to listen the JMlabs mezzo While discussing the Mezzo speaker with a JMlab engineer in france he informed me that the speaker was originaly designed for small rooms. Most of the European apartments are made up of very small rooms. therefore the speakers seems to perform really well in it's most desirable surroundings.

NOTE: The Coincident top of the line speaker at the NY SHOW sounded AMAZING really AMAZING.

Coincident has come out with a new series of speakers UHS ( ultra high sensitivity series loudspeakers) "specifically designed to take advantage of the inherent sonic benefits of single ended triode tube amplifiers". The top of the line is called the 'Victory' 97 db 14-ohm response down to 36 Hz. I'm going to here it as soon as Chicago dealer has it in.

Sean, how did you make out with the Seas drivers you got from the Coincidents? Did you graft them into a new project? I have been meaning to ask you, but this thread put it back in my memory. Were you able to contact Israel in regards to the differences from an off the shelf Seas driver(if any), and crossover design? Is he running these mids flat out, or with crossover components? His newer designs feature high impedence(10 - 14 ohms), and I was wondering if he was running the drivers in series, in order to double it(from 6 - 8 ohms). Any information you are kind enough to pass on would be appreciated. Thank you.