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Will my amp have enough juice for the Gallo 3.1s?

I have had the Onix SP3/Ref 1 combo as my first entry level "audio lover" system and eventually sold the Ref 1s for the Strata Minis. Many people felt the SP3 wasnt going to give the Stratas the juice they needed but considering my room 10x9 (VERY small) it actually worked out well. Now, I have the itch again and want to try the Gallo 3.1s so im wondering again, whats your thoughts on a little SP3 36watt/channel tube amp running the Gallos with authority in my room?
vedder323
goatwuss
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Vedder - referring to solid sate. It is more the current and the damping factor that is important to control low impedance drivers like the bass driver in the Gallo.

Look for a SS amp that doubles in power from 8 ohms down to 4 ohms. Anthony Gallo used the 500WPC spectron to demo the them.
vedder323 OP
31 posts
 
Hey Goat, I found a used Rotel RB-991 for $400 on craigslist, would that do the trick? Also found an adcom GFA-555 but he wants $500.
dopogue
1,767 posts
 
Vedder, my SET monoblocks were custom designed and built by a friend. There is only one set of taps, which I believe is 6 ohms.

As to Anthony Gallo's preference for a 500w Spectron amp to drive them, this is true. It is also true that some of the final pre-production testing (according to someone who was there and couldn't abide the sound of the 500 watter) was performed using 10 wpc amps.
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