Are John Dunleavy's Theories on Speaker Design Still Relevant?

gleeds

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In the 80's I owned a set of Dunleavy IV's and found them to be exceptional in the areas that mattered most to me. What most impressed most was achieving a level of coherence and frequency extension, opposing objectives for multi-way loudspeakers of the day. At the time I don't recall a speaker that could better them in that regard except perhaps the Infinity two-tower models which I also considered. Regardless, watch the video - it makes for a fun and kitschy reflection on audio advertising!

 
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jonathanhorwich

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In the 80's I owned a set of Dunleavy IV's and found them to be exceptional in the areas that mattered most to me. What most impressed most was achieving a level of coherence and frequency extension, opposing objectives for multi-way loudspeakers of the day. At the time I don't recall a speaker that could better them in that regard except perhaps the Infinity two-tower models which I also considered. Regardless, watch the video - it makes for a fun and kitschy reflection on audio advertising!

Agreed fully. I had Dunleavy SC IVa"s in my studio.
 
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