New Gallo 3.5's

Hi Tpsonic,

Yours are more than Reference IIs, as your speakers consist of 3 woofer units on the paralax (sp?) stands. Somewhere between the Ultimate and Reference versions ;~) I recently sold my Ref IIs, but I still have my Polly sphere'd Solos, and those speakers are still functioning perfectly some 13 years later. Along with the forward migration of the CDT, I would have liked to have seen it mounted between two of the base modules so that the sound would be even more of a point source. I had spoken to Anthony about this many years ago. What I'd really like, is to see the Aluminum sphere'd Solos put back on the market. I really think that those were some of his best speakers, and I think they could be priced very attractively now that he is in a position to put "the economics of scale" behind them.

I think many are jumping the gun regarding the price of the 3.5's. Let's see how they come out and then jump all over them if they don't meet expectations.

Just for yucks, here is a picture I mocked up of how the stand will look...

[img]http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=129755&stc=1&d=1231954709[/img]

I'll use the threads for the spikes in the stock base to bolt it to the custom base, and then fill the custom base with sand or shot.

The added mass, and with of the base, should do a good job of adding additional stability, and the additional 7.5" in height should do a good job of raising the projected sound stage.

Barry wondered:
"Not to pick nits, but isn't it more like $200 since you need to buy 2 sets of out-riggers at $100 each?"

Weeeelllll, I contacted the company owner, Paul, and was able to negotiate a price of $99 + shipping for 2 sets, enough to do both of my front speakers. I bet if you referenced my conversation, and asked him nicely, he might accommodate you, too...

LikeCoiledSteel wrote:
"I cannot see the Outriggers being more stable than my stands. "

Who knows? I wasn't able to find any stands on the Sound Anchors website that were specifically for the Gallos. I *do* know that my speakers are quite stable now, much more so than stock. And I'm betting the Sound Anchor stands cost a *wee* bit more than what I paid.

As for the sound, hard to say. The speakers sounded really good before, and they still sound really good. I know for a fact that they sound much better upright than they do on their sides - and this was the situation once my daughter's (BIG) puppy blew thru the room and took one down. =8^0

-RW-

Well in that case RW, an excellent purchase. I may add a set of those to the bottom of the stands that Scott is building for me for even greater width. Thanks for the info!