Who ripped off who??

[fandango]

http://www.anthonygallo.co.uk/pages/products-speakers-micro.php

http://www.orbaudio.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=4


and more importantly, which is better?

has anyone done a comparo between the two?

 

[highfigh]

http://www.anthonygallo.co.uk/pages/products-speakers-micro.php

http://www.orbaudio.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=4


and more importantly, which is better?

has anyone done a comparo between the two?

Unless someone from either company was involved with Sonosphere in the '70s, neither is the originator of this type. Sonosphere used a Polydax 3-1/2" driver in a white, black or silver shell.

I know someone who has a pair, not sure which brand. I wasone of the people doing the trim out at the house for the previous owner and they were already there. When the house sold, the speakers stayed.

 

[AdrianMills]

http://www.anthonygallo.co.uk/pages/products-speakers-micro.php

http://www.orbaudio.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=4


and more importantly, which is better?

has anyone done a comparo between the two?

As an aside I've listened to the Anthony Gallo Ref 3 at a show http://www.anthonygallo.co.uk/pages/products-reference-reference3.php They were quite nice at lowish volumes but there seemed to be some sort of resonance when the volume was cranked up - I walked over to them and put my hand on the metal casings and they were vibrating like crazy. I guess there's a good reason why most manufacturers don't use metal to make speaker cabinets.

 

[WmAx]

As an aside I've listened to the Anthony Gallo Ref 3 at a show http://www.anthonygallo.co.uk/pages/products-reference-reference3.php They were quite nice at lowish volumes but there seemed to be some sort of resonance when the volume was cranked up - I walked over to them and put my hand on the metal casings and they were vibrating like crazy. I guess there's a good reason why most manufacturers don't use metal to make speaker cabinets.

Metal is a great material to use if you know what you are doing. Apparently they don't.

Using that format, I would have used double nested metal spheres with a viscoelastic layer between them. This would have produced an inert structure yet maintained the same look/design for the speaker system.

I would LOVE to work on the Reference 3, modifying it; I am confident I could extract incredible level of performance from this system, far exceeding the stock unit and matching the best speakers in the world. That tweeter has incredible potential, and so does the basic premise. Let's dump the stock mids, use ceramic or ceramic hybrids, apply the double nested visco-elastic principle(I can use fiber re-enforced epoxy, dynamat, etc. to do this) and replace the common quality 10" driver with an JL W7 or TC Sounds 8" or 10", and go to a 3 way active format; discarding the passive crossover.

-Chris

 

[dkane360]

Metal is a great material to use if you know what you are doing. Apparently they don't.

Using that format, I would have used double nested metal spheres with a viscoelastic layer between them. This would have produced an inert structure yet maintained the same look/design for the speaker system.

I would LOVE to work on the Reference 3, modifying it; I am confident I could extract incredible level of performance from this system, far exceeding the stock unit and matching the best speakers in the world. That tweeter has incredible potential, and so does the basic premise. Let's dump the stock mids, use ceramic or ceramic hybrids, apply the double nested visco-elastic principle(I can use fiber re-enforced epoxy, dynamat, etc. to do this) and replace the common quality 10" driver with an JL W7 or TC Sounds 8" or 10", and go to a 3 way active format; discarding the passive crossover.

-Chris

When I go to buy my first set of awesome speakers, I'll fund you for that project