I have been trying to find the perfect amp for the Gallo 3.1's recently. I tried Parasound, Arcam monoblocks, Carver Silver 9T monoblocks at 575 watts. I have a 250 watt Krell that sounsd great, but a little on the dry side with the Gallos. My former B&W's loved the Krell. I now have a customer Butler 2250 S.S./Tube hybrid mated with a Cary Cinema 6 and it is an ecellent combo, the best I heard yet with the Gallos. I have friends who use tubes with the Gallos, with the Gallo SA amp runing the low end.
Check out the 6moons review of the Butler 2250, they use the Gallos on part of the test and mates great.
Tweaks I found necessary with the Gallos:
1- At least 200 hours of break in. They sound constrained before that point.
2- Need more height. I use the Sound Anchor stands.
3- The tweeter has a very wide soundstage, but the mids are more conventional. I found tow-in worked wonders.
Good Luck.
Steel
Check out the 6moons review of the Butler 2250, they use the Gallos on part of the test and mates great.
Tweaks I found necessary with the Gallos:
1- At least 200 hours of break in. They sound constrained before that point.
2- Need more height. I use the Sound Anchor stands.
3- The tweeter has a very wide soundstage, but the mids are more conventional. I found tow-in worked wonders.
Good Luck.
Steel