My $.02, $5k is a bit much on those.
To be fair, the IV-a's are Highly suggested and sought after. There was something magical in the tuning and updated drivers from the stock IV's. I loved the original IV, so....
To put the price in to context, I paid $3200 cash for my V's, though I was able...
Multi Duntech/Dunlavy owner here...
My latest acquisition for my mastering studio was a set of SC-V's to replace my aging PCL-400's (Dynaudio woofers are impossible to get).
Sadly, my SC-V's needed a couple of drivers replaced, and fortunately Madisound had stock on the Woofers, Midranges, and...