Gallo Reference3 back orders

I would agree that they are worth the wait. I also got mine last fall (actually the last pair from my dealer). Anyway Gallo has a reputation of taking their time to bring things to market, and their production is unpredictable at best. The SA amp was reviewed and launched over a year ago and I don't think they're shipping. The center channel was previewed back in September and there is still no ETA. Last time I checked in with Gallo via email, they told me the center may be further delayed and they may come out with a LCR unit first.

Jcruse - the response I got from Gallo said Spring, latest end of March :) . They specifically said that delivery would be by end of march, for both the speakers AND the amp!

And I understand Teonyc's point of "Gallo has a reputation of taking their time to bring things to market, and their production is unpredictable at best" but it is not like the speakers are really new. They were being produced and sold for about 4-5 months I believe, and then production halted for some reason reason and did not get back on track (yet).

I think we also need to consider that Gallo was not prepared for how popular these speakers were going to be. Knowing how manufacturing works, I'm not too surprise by the long delay, especially since the plant is in China. Its cheapest to ship full container load, so its not like they are shipping as they make them. Depending on their speed, they might wait weeks for a load before shipping. I'd rather wait a little longer and have them do all the testing and do it right then try to rush it and fill the orders. The only compliant is that they should be able to inform the dealers the actual timing and be upfront with delivery instead of dancing around the issue. I think most people will accept the long delay if they just relay the info. I had to wait 4 months for my Magnepan 3.6's when they first came out, so I'm use to it.

I heard that Gallo had quality control problems at the end of last year. They had to reject many speakers because of defects in the metal spine. This, plus the unexpected popularity, caused the back orders. I called Gallo recently and they are still forecasting a three month wait for orders placed now. But I also heard that they will catch up with all back orders over the summer.

As of May 20th they were just completing the January orders and planned to have those out by end of May. It is running nearly 4 months right now. I have been very lucky, my dealer is very responsive in gathering additional information and status updates. Hang in there, it is going to be worth the wait!