Gallo Reference 3 stand bracket question

Hack,
You have a point, but you may have trouble making it for the reasons Barry outlines in his response. As it is he's having trouble filling orders for the stands due to their popularity. If they were any less expensive, the wait would be interminable. Then again, not to undercut whatever European parts there are in the stands, if they were made in China as you suggest, their cost might make them more available to all. What problems might arise with QC as a result is anyone's guess? Then again, look at the cost of the little pyramid jewelry people buy as isolation cones. Pricing seems to be whatever the market allows, and clearly the market is supporting the $500 price point. I know I took the easy road and bought them instead of fabricating something myself. You could always get creative and give that a try?
Cheers,

Rolloff

Tantra,
Speaking for myself, I'd love to see your stands. It's pretty easy to post them on a systems page, or just include a link in the text of a response here. I know of at least three people including Hack who might be interested in seeing them. It is a curiosity that Anthony didn't include a more robust bottom to the speakers to act as stands, but there are many aftermarket suppliers for the speaker designers deficiencies. (Thanks Barry) And many speaker designers who seem to omit the stands as a part of the design process.
If you have difficulty posting the pictures Tantra, send another post or email through and I'll try and help.
thanks again,
Rolloff

Rolloff:
I made a PDF showing my Gallo Ref3 speaker bases. How do I post it?

Tantra,
The easiest way is to insert the picture in a system. Go to your page (My Page). Under the tolls section, in the interaction area it will say "Systems" Click on that. Then it should say, build a system. Click on that. Then it's just a matter of clicking on the individual components. You only need to click on the speaker section and insert the picture from your computer. If you know where the file is and it's something like a JPEG it' should load pretty easily.
Let me know how it goes, but if you can do a PDF you should manage this as well.
If you click on my Audiogon name (Rolloff) from Audiogon it will pull up my email address and you could email me if you have any difficulty.
Thanks,
Dave

Oops, in the previous post, that should have said "TOOLS" section, not Tolls section.
Late night typing...
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