Frankly, I'm quite surprised that I've never read anything about these speakers either under this heading, or under "Vintage Gear." If one looks under the reviews section, there are 78 reviews on this outstanding speaker (including one by myself), almost all of which say much the same thing, and that is that the DQ-10 was, and remains, one of the greatest accomplishments in speaker design in the history of the business.

That's not to say they're the best ever made, but certainly the best at anything near their price point. Originally $500 each, and ultimately $750 each just prior to the factory shutting down, I dare say that no other speaker, even those three and four times as costly, comes close to the accuracy, clarity and neutral quality of these babies. And "neutral" is by no means a minor issue. For a speaker to sound terrific whether listening to Santana, The Eagles, The Moody Blues, Joan Baez, Enya, Fourplay, Acoustic Alchemy, Ramsey Lewis, David Sanborn or the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus is no mean feat, and is a claim few speakers can make, but one the DQ-10's can, and can boast about too.

Yes they're awfully big, need to be elevated at least 16", require a high power, and high current amp, and, most definitely, need to be augmented with a good subwoofer (preferably not the Dahlquist DQ-1W, as newer, self-powered subs are infinitely superior), but most readers of this forum don't seem to mind to have to provide such "accessories" to their system.

The only DQ-10's available today are used units, and they seem to be offered almost all the time on line by someone somewhere. As of this writing, there is a pair of DQ-10's on eBay going (at least when I first looked) for just over $100 for the pair, plus $150 for shipping. Nothing anywhere comes close to the value of that listing, and I suspect that by the time I'm finished writing this posting, the price will have gone up.

Regnar is a company in NY consisting mostly of former Dahlquist employees, and routinely rebuilds either parts or all of older DQ-10's. In reading many of the reviews posted under the speaker reviews section on the DQ-10, it would appear that many are as enthusiastic about the efforts of Regnar, as they are of the speaker itself. I've only had Regnar rebuild my woofers (after a botch-job of re-edging by Simply Speakers in Florida), but I too have nothing but praise for them.

My DQ-10's are close to 30 years old, but continue to amaze me at how good they sound. (All the rest of my equipment is considerably newer, and close to "state of the art"). If you've got a powerful, high current amp, and the room to fit these speakers (they're almost 3 feet square each!), then you owe it to yourself to try to find a pair. And, that's my two cents for the day.