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In Reply to: RE: Kicking tires, graduating from Gallo Ref 3.5 posted by bullethead on June 19, 2016 at 09:38:53
Way back I owned the OHM F.....The speakers they make now have the tweeter that the old F did not. It was a great speaker in its time. The omni directional sound is just great. A German co. adapted the OHM concept(or stole it) and sell there version at 4x the Brooklyn price. I do not know who is running the OHM shop now but formerly it was run by an artist.(great guy). Prices have risen with real estate however- the location after 80 years of neglect is worth a ton.
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I don't know what I am thinking, I was going to sell my car to get speakers.
This is a madness that I don't wish upon anyone. Tomorrow I can spend $100,000 on speakers and the misery will be the same, I love my gallos but I don't think there are any better as I now have put about 400 watts into them. Thanks for hypex I gather, the audiophile illness is serious. I am sorry to waste everyone's time, I will keep my speakers for some more years,
I've owned virtually every Gallo speaker BUT the 3.5, so I can understand why you like their sound. I went back to their original "Ultimates," the 4-ball-per-side, supremely weird looking jobs Anthony Gallo made when he was still in Brooklyn. I think you would like these if you could find a pair. Mine are very definitely NOT for sale.EDIT: Google "Gallo Ultimate Speaker" and you can see lots of pix.
Edits: 06/20/16
I mentioned one before a friend with Gallo Refs added a pair of Rythmic subs and the combo is great. Gallo imaging with low end authority.
JING ELECTRONICS of China once made an omni directional hybrid electrostatic. I owned the Comostatic (175 lbs each )which was a more primitive version built in the middle 1980's Nothing like omni-electrostatics if they work.(mine were always in need of repair but lasted on and off for 20 years) I settled for a Magnepan 1'7, which does a lot wonderful things-but those bottom organ notes are missed and sub woofers in apt building might get me evicted. There is another fine speaker made in Bklyn(Davinci I think) which has a full and detailed sound. Tough choices. I do not know what the Gallos do but the speakers I mentioned had marvelous spacial representation-giving you the feeling of a live space...
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