Gallo reference /TAS vs Me

Teonyc,

How did the amping of your second voice coil on the Ref 3's sound?

The added amping of the second voice coil adds a nice tight depth to the sound. Surprisingly subtle at times, it obviously shows in bass-heavy material like hip/hop or dance. The ICBM unit works perfectly with an outboard amp to drive the second coils.

I would NOT recommend using the full-range Gallos in lieu of a subwoofer for HT, as suggested in the owner's manual. I've been testing various hook-ups with the new extended-version release of "LOTR--The Return of the King." You will still need an decent sub for the LFE effects. However running the Gallos full-range yielded a much-enhanced sound stage, and dynamic feel to the movie.

I've also replaced my rear surrounds with Gallo Dues which are a perfect match for the Ref 3s.

Ted

I haven't heard them yet, but when I went in to my local dealer he told me that he hated them and would not even buy one pair to show because he felt that they could not be sold. I couldn't believe that such a highly praised speaker could be that bad, but he was that confident in his opinion that he gave me the phone number of the rep to find a place to hear them for myself. If they were good wouldn't he want to make the profit on the sale?

I placed an order for these end of last year. I kept on getting runarounds from both the dealer and Gallo direct. One problem and delay after another. Not to mention it takes 3-4 emails before getting a reply and the emails were fairly rude. I was highly dissapointed as I always heard Gallo are meant to have good customer service.

Oh well, order has been cancelled and I was refunded. The search goes on. There was just another delay scheduled and they told me not to expect anything for the next 2 months at a minimum (may be different in the US/Europe)

X

Xenithon, I'm sorry you had to cancel. There's no excuse for what you've had to go through. The sad part is that the speakers are really worth the effort to buy them, but you can't be blamed for disagreeing.

Blondears, this dealer is blowing smoke. The dealer who sold me mine has now sold more than 20 pairs (but no other speaker costing more than $2K). Srajan Ebaen in the 6 Moons review predicted this kind of behavior on the part of dealers with a large investment (in money and ego) in other brands.

Just got a Hsu 500 wat subwoofer amp after giving up myself on getting the Gallo sub amp. It makes the Ref 3s sound like there is a huge sub hidden somewhere in the room. Absolutely amazing. Dave