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Gale 401's

Hi there,

I've had the good fortune on inheriting these speakers, though, without an amp.

My dad always said they need "power power power", but looking on other forums, people talk about sold state amps, which I know nothing about, and my dad sure didn't have one of those.

  • What's the difference between solid state and your run of the mill amp from Richersounds? 
  • Could a Cambridge Audio AXR85 power these enough to truly appreciate them?
  • or do I need to invest in something more specialist? 

Thanks,
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tomic601
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@bgale Sorry for the loss of your brother. I worked at a dealer in Columbus, Ohio where we carried the chrome model w matching stands. The Speaker company. They always sounded great but in the conservative Midwest were a tough sell . Had we been sharper, we would have gone with wood cabinets.

Please do let us know about progress on the book. My absolute best to you.

Jim

bgale
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Thanks @tomic601. I can only imagine selling in the Midwest. Appreciate the encouragement re the book. Goal is to have it done this year.

Bruce

atlvalet
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I recently went down a vintage audio rabbit hole and was intrigued by the Gale speakers. And just wanted to pipe in and say today received a fully rebuilt/restored set of Gale 401A's from David at Vintage Gale. Currently breaking them in, but they sound good right out of the box.

David did everything including crossovers. I even shipped him a pair of Cardas copper connectors to upgrade the speaker binding posts.

Powering them with a set of Aragon Palladium 2 mono blocks. Everyone says they need power, so that's the biggest set I got. They're running through a rebuilt Sonic Frontiers SFL-2 with VCaps.

Currently rocking out to Gimme Shelter. Looking forward to see how they develop after I get some hours on them.

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