Mcintosh xrt20 or Gallo 3.1??

I have to think getting replacement parts for these long out of production speakers could be an issue.

I used to sell Mac gear back in the late 70s - early 80s and let's just say that McIntosh had much more success when they stuck with electronics. Their speakers were nothing to write home about...

Gordon Gow sure knew how to host a dinner, I think our group consumed over 20 bottles of vodka that night. And Gordon had some GREAT stories to tell!

-RW-

Wow, two radically different designs, apples and oranges to compare really.

Never heard these particular Mcs, but the line arrays in the Mc's would lend themselves better to listening from more of a distance in a larger room I would expect.

The Gallo's (which I have heard) are smaller and will provide a radically different presenatation from those Mcs I would think, in particular listening from more of a distance again in a larger room.

The Mc speakers I have heard are OK but nothing spectacular. The Gallo's in general are regarded more as overachiever's in their price range.

The Macs were extremely expensive, huge and only decent sounding. Even if price were not an issue, the Gallos are still much more musical.
One could call the Gallos ugly or retro or interesting... but no one could call the macs anything more than ugly and old school looking. Mac was never able to compete with speakers-this should tell you something. You'll never resell them either due to shipping.