Which speaker did TAS put in place of Gallo 3

In the last recommended issue which was I believe the Editors Choice awards in October 08 the Gallo was still there. There was another recommendation issue right after that which had much fewer items in it and the Gallo was gone. I dont think I would read too much into it. My net takeaway after going thru 4-5 recent issues while I look for new speakers is there are lots of choices out there and the key is to listen. I did that on a recent trip after initially being wowed by the 3.1s and found a couple of speakers that I think are far better in the same $3k aprpox range. The biggest lesson I learned is trust your ears with music you know well and see what new detail etc surfaces. Just a suggestion.

Joekapahulu - Hi, just out of curiosity, what do you feel the other players are at $3k?

Rolloff - As time goes on, newer products will push older ones off of the magazines' lists. This doesn't mean the older products are "less good", it's just that people want to read about new stuff. Also, it's in TAS's best interests to push newer stuff, for more ad revenue. They are a business, after all.

Is Gallo dis-continueing the 3.1s,in favor of the 3.5.Or will they still build both?
Goatwuss makes some valid statements concerning TAS/magazine reviews.

TAS ranted and raved about the ASR Emitter II and now its not on any of there lists. If you like the product thats all that counts. If your equipment must be on their list you are gonna go thru a lot of gear.

Thanks all for the coments. I still like my Gallos w the Brightstar stands and the sub base amp. I liked them before all the extras too. Sometimes I get the upgrade bug and try to look for the next component to change in my system. I know that room treatments would probably make a bigger difference than would the change of any of my existing components. I just had the feeling that maybe technology had moved the bar upwards, as far as speakers went, and perhaps something newer would be an improvement.
I can't imaging Gallo would sell the 3.5 and a 3.1 version.