Really I don’t understand how can someone give bad review for the dunlavy 6 really I find it weird to my ears it’s one of the best speaker you can buy it can compete with everything no matter the price

Weakness??? Please 🤭

I have a pair of IV and heard the V, but not the VI. I also do not believe Glen is or was an professional CD mastering engineer.

Incredible sound, and isn't that what speakers are supposed to be about?

For the money (when new), these were an great deal.

Now on the even cheaper used market, I'd tell my best friend to mortgage their house if they had to; they're that good!

Very narrow sweet spot. Steven Stone of Stereophile magazine once said (August 1996) they are like giant headphones for one person. (Unless everyone is sitting directly behind each other)

Their size bothers some people; I always tell people I want to be burried in them...

Glen was obviously just trying to skew the reviews. That anyone can rate these speakers a one out of five is absolutely rediculous!

Glen, did you hear them in a busy stairwell or maybe even a noisy bus terminal? I know, I know; maybe you were on a subway ride during rush hour and they were being powered by a boom box?

My point is you'd have to be a complete moron to rate these a one!!! I'm not saying that everyone has to rate them a perfect five, but TWICE you gave them a one! You obviously have some sort of hidden agenda there, my friend!

I have been fortunate enough to have owned seven different pairs of speakers in the over $10,000 (when new) category and one of those even made it into the over $50,000 category. I have also critically listened to many high-end, ultra-high-end and even super-duper-ultra-high-end speakers over the past 25 to 30 years. Some of them were in carefully set up rooms and some had not passed the WIF (Wife Acceptance Factor), so they were in less than ideal settings!

Now, I am not claiming (as you have) to be an audio engineer, but damn! These speakers would have to be submerged in a pool of salt-water for me to rate them a one! Are you deaf or something?

To anyone considering Dunlavy or Duntech speakers, they are truly amazing products at every one of their respective price points. You should definitely give them an audition if you ever get the chance.

Unfortunately, the Dunlavy factory has since closed it's doors and Mr. Dunlavy has passed away.

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Never had to deal with any type of problem with any of the Dunlavy/Duntech speakers I've owned, so can't comment first-hand. As with most other older speakers, I had to re-foam a pair of 15 year old Duntech "Thor" Subwoofers, but that was well outside of the warranty period anyway!

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There are other speakers that may be better at some aspect or another, but for honest sound from top to bottom at REALISTIC musical volumes, there really is nothing similar for me to put here...

Too big and too heavy!!

Given that Dunlavy Audio is out of business, these comments are just a bit academic (and very late but I just ran across these comments). I believe I am the dealer to whom Glenn is referring as I did have someone who sounds like this individual come to my home and listen to the speakers and did not like them. Were they properly set up? Better than that. The room was properly designed, with tube traps, and other assorted sound control devices. Furthermore, the system had a measurable room response of plus or minus 1.5 db from 20Hz to 20KHz due to the use of a SigTech room correction device. In a word, they sound spectacular. Glenn said he did not like the top end or the mid bass. I can prove to anyone that at the listening position, the speakers were ruler flat and in perfect phase at the top end, so the fact that he didn't like the top end only means that he doesn't like perfectly neutral speakers (ACTUALLY, MOST PEOPLE DON'T). He commented that he thought they wer dull on top (I have heard that more than once). As to the mid bass issue he had, I have no answer. Dunlavy's (all of the models from the IV, V and VI) are well known for their accuracy in that area...and since there is no artificial bump in that area, he believed they were deficient. It is not a sin to not like a speaker. There are some out there that cost $40,000 to $80,000 a pair that are truly awful. While I would have liked to have made the sale, I was not offended that he didn't like the speakers...to each his own One more item I would add to my previous comments that may have impacted what was heard in the top end. My room was very, very, very damped and because of that, it may have been perceived that the tweeters lacked air. Other than that, to each his own.

strong sound.

poor looks.

very beautiful sound. styling to be desired. loud as hell.

Value, neutral sound, reproduction of large orchestral music, natural bass, palpable sound stage.

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I am writing this primarily in response to Glenn, who snubbed these speakers twice in a row (!). In truth, I have not lived with these speakers but have owned a pair of their younger brothers, the SC-IV since 1994. They are some of the best speakers money can buy, and are certainly hard to beat value-wise. I have auditioned at length the SC-VI. And no, Glenn, we are not merely defending the “Holy Grail" of audiophilia nervosa, we just think you’re sophomoric. For those audiophiles out there, allow me to qualify myself. I run my SC-IVs off of Pass O amps, P preamp, Meridian 508.24 CD player and balance interconnects. I listen almost exclusively to classical music. For large orchestral music, there is simply no substitute for large, sealed cabinet enclosures. Acoustic orchestral music always reveal the flaws of vented cabinets, especially in the bass regions. Dunleavy knows this which is why they make such huge (and unsightly) speakers that can double as confines for us audiophiles.

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You name it, I've heard it sometime in the past 10 years (no kidding).

Having reviewed B&W 801's, Revels, Wilsons, I find the 6's to be the finest referance speaker I have heard to date. If the recording has been done well, the music is magical. I am lucky to have a very large room so that they can truly perform.

These speakers tell the original recording story to a fault, if the recording is poor you hear it. My AR VT 150 monoblocks could use a bit more oomph on demanding pieces to keep up with these speakers.

I now have my speakers, I will probably move up to the reference 300 monoblocks to ensure that I have long term horespower for these speakers. I love and sometimes hate thier honesty, but I would not want to live without them.

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b&w 801's

The Dunlavy VI is one of the most neutral and well integrated speakers available today. The only weakness is its price (and perhaps its weight). I seriously considered the purchase of this product but felt that there was one speaker on the market which equaled it in every important aspect and bettered it in one (price) - The Legacy FOCUS. But that's just one man's opinion. If you've got the dough (and a big enough room) these babies might just be the ticket.

For the money, I'll take the Duntech Prince. They have better imaging, clarity , dynamics and are more neutral. While the Dunlavy speakers are great speakers, they just can't beat out the original classic series from Duntech. For those who come across the Duntech line, you know your listening to a world class speaker.

After three years with a pair of ProAc Response Four, I believed that my Levinson Reference system could play even better.So, I tried the Wilson X1/Grand Slamm, JmLab Grand Utopia, Revel, B&W 800 and finally the Dunlavy SC-VI.They put the other contenders to shame.They are simply superb.Anybody looking for a flagship speaker,no matter the price, should listen the SC-VI.