Michael,
Thanks for the question.
Yes, I will be using Dunlavy's in my room and Charlie Pilzer will most likely be using Duntech Sovereigns for his main L,C,R setup and Dunlavy IV's for his rears.
Both Dunlavy's and Duntech's were designed by John Dunlavy. The Dunlavy company is out of business and sadly, John Dunlavy passed away a few years ago. The Duntech company, however, is still in business, and is still producing speakers. The designs are fairly similar between the two brands, though some prefer one over the other. They do sound different.
As far as maintenance, we have been fortunate and have not had to replace any drivers. Thankfully, the replacement drivers are rather inexpensive, though, as time goes by they are harder to find. That being said, the issue with replacing the drivers is that part of John Dunlavy's design concept was to match the drivers by hand at the factory so a given pair of speakers would be as identical to each other as possible. Having said this, I do know a few folks who had to replace some drivers and they reported no problems afterwards. It is simply a fact of life that drivers wear out or get overdriven. If I were looking for another pair of Dunalvy's, I would try to get a pair with original parts (there are still plenty available second hand) but if I had to replace the tweeters it wouldn't be the end of the world IN MY OPINION.
I don't think you will have any problem finding replacement drivers in Europe. I can't name the companies off the top of my head, but you can certainly find them on the internet.
Also, thank you for your kind words about the studio.
Feel free to PM me if I can answer any more questions regarding the Dunlavy's.
Best Regards,
-Mike
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Originally Posted by maikol  Hello Mike,
Just a question:
I see that you plan to use Dunlavy's for your new rooms.
IIRC, the company doesn't exist anymore?
Is it easy to maintain those beauties (finding parts and so on)?
I know those are still some of the best speakers in the world, and they can be found pretty cheap second hand, so i'm just wondering...
BTW i'm in Europe so it might be harder here to find parts and qualified techs for them...
Thanks and all the best for those new rooms!
Michael |