unclemack Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Item: Duntech Crown Prince Location: Victoria Price: $4000 Item Condition: Excellent Reason for selling: Funding Upgrade Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: For sale are a beautiful pair of Duntech PCL-1000 speakers, aka The Crown Prince. I have enjoyed these superb speakers for over two years now and they have performed beautifully. They feature new crossovers built by Kiat at Duntech. I changed the colour of the socks to a lovely grey which lessens the intimidation factor somewhat! They stand tall at 187cm. Not a speaker for the feint of heart. They probably work best in a big room but in my little 5.5m x 3.6m room they are superb. Probably not getting the soundstage width I'd like but in every other respect the Dunnies are spectacular in my room. all drivers are in excellent working order. When i first got these, one tweeter was not working so, after a search, i found a pair of bookshelves (the brand escapes me atm) which used the exact same tweeter. The faulty on was replaced and so there is a spare tweeter to go with these. Several people have heard me state that the CPs have been the best speaker I've owned. I still stand by that however, i have been recently incredibly impressed with another speaker which is why these are up for sale. If you know these and have been looking for a pair then here they are. Auditions are welcome however, as I'm in east gippsland, only serious buyers will bother doing this i'd guess. As you can see in the pics, these look gorgeous. The bases have a couple of small faults which I could attend to as requested by a prospective buyer. Not a big job to patch up and respray, unless you'd prefer to do that yourself in a finish other than the matt black. I have been driving these with Xindak mono blocs to great success. The Xindaks will be up for sale only once the speakers sell. Basic Specs: FR: 40hz - 20khz +/- 2db Impedance: 4 ohms nominal (varies from a minimum of 3 ohms to about 5 ohms, expect for impedance at bass resonance, which rises to apps 7 ohms) Efficiency: 90db Cheers, M Photos: Advertisements without photos of the actual item will not be approved. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joz Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Sorry Mac not approving these as I think you’re a banana for listing these. Anyhow know I want these but have no spare coin atm GLWTS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joz Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Oi MAC you’ll regret this! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I'm keen to see what you are going to replace these amazing speakers with Michael. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubularbells Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Good lord man what ya doing! I recently had the pleasure of listening to there sister, the princess and was yet again gobsmacked at the clarity and sheer power of these speakers with bass that never seems to end but hearing yours for the first time all those years ago was a revelation to me (seriously). Whatever your plans are in terms of upgrade it must be mighty. (no one seen any Sov's for sale recently ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Never thought you'd sell these. I've heard them 4 metres apart in a big room with no loss in the centre and well focused. GLWTS mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamaha_man Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) Never seen this one coming! So, let me know when you get a TAD bit of spare time, I’ll make myself available for you to demo your replacements. Edited July 15, 2019 by Yamaha_man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frednork Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Massive bargain for someone. All the hard work has been done. crossovers redone with tasty mundorf caps, check, (worth around $1500) drivers in good shape, check, Cosmetics done, check. In my room the princess (which is the same internally but different cosmetics), are essentially flat to 20kHz and have useable output down to at least 10Hz and may be more extended but I havent measured beyond that. If you are after a full range speaker with fantastic imaging at a bargain price, run, dont walk and grab these. Others similar or same that come up are either twice the price or require significant work and expense. GLWTS 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren69 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) For 4K? Amazing, it really is a buyers market at the moment, these wont last the day surely. GLWTS Unca Mack. Drop in and we'll blast the big JB's sometime. Edited July 16, 2019 by Darren69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cab15 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 It's a big bargain here, such an amazing speaker! A friend of mine has a pair of Duntech Sovereign. The bass is full of power, with every details of the high and meddle range... GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christosd Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) There was alot of uncompromising R&D in these things and someone is getting alot for the money if they buy these. Seeing as these amps work well with them, I'd suggest giving Unc a decent offer for the amps too while you are at it. Edited July 16, 2019 by christosd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamaha_man Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 16/07/2019 at 1:09 AM, Sierra said: I'm keen to see what you are going to replace these amazing speakers with Michael. That’s an easy answer mate. Think TAD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frednork Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Another thing worth mentioning is if you currently have Marquis, or lower models, the cp's are not just a slightly bigger speaker that goes lower, they are much more complicated in the crossover, they use more expensive Dynaudio and SEAS drivers and sound significantly better. Not to say the others sound bad but remember these were significantly more expensive than the next model down and the difference is obvious. I have directly compared the crown prince/princess with the marquis and statesman and there is quite a difference. Considering Marquis are selling for near the asking price for these , this is a good chance to trade up a lot in quality for not much cash outlay. Once you had these you could not go back to the lower models easily. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclemack Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Thanks for the responses everyone. Selling these, as Joz Indicated to me, could be regretful but I’ve got faith in the next step so, as much as I love these things, room (financially) has to be made. Once heard, never forgotten. Cheers. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Quiet...Listen Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Amazing that they're still for sale! If I wasn't so invested in my current system I would have them in my lounge room now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5L15 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 With my financial situation, I guess a 2-3 year Lay-by plan is out of the question. They look superb!! GLWTS and remember, it’s not too late to change your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclemack Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Still available. I’m of the firm belief that speakers should only be advertised to single men. Friggging WAF is the bane of my existence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil c Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 44 minutes ago, unclemack said: Still available. I’m of the firm belief that speakers should only be advertised to single men. Friggging WAF is the bane of my existence. They're not real men are they UM? Actually being influenced in their hifi decision making FFS ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclemack Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 They're not real men are they UM? Actually being influenced in their hifi decision making FFS ! [emoji849]Ha ha. Have to admit that these aren’t the sort of things that blend into the living room without notice. It would take a very forgiving woman to accept these monsters into her home. The single mans speaker. [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frednork Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Not sure if it has been mentioned, but the grey "sock" which goes around the speaker can be changed relatively easily to any colour you desire, go back to traditional black or go for maximum waf with pink? @unclemack can help with the details as he has done it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Seth Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Pink?? (*Shudder!!) So many Duntechs (for me) to choose from at the moment. The Prince. Princess and DSM-15 on SNA at the moment and a private offer of Marquis (which all require travel). I bet if I asked about availability of the Sovereigns they may also be available, to further increase my list of options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclemack Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Not sure if it has been mentioned, but the grey "sock" which goes around the speaker can be changed relatively easily to any colour you desire, go back to traditional black or go for maximum waf with pink? [mention=104826]unclemack[/mention] can help with the details as he has done it before. Absolutely. I changed from the black because it lessens the monolithic nature of the towers. I was considering red originally but found this nice grey so went with that. Easy changeover. I think I still have the original black socks as well although I’d have to check. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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