gale 3030 oppinions

ward91
ward91 Posts: 338
edited September 2005 in Speakers
hi ive got a pair if gale 3030 floorstanding loudspeakers im not too sure what to think of them aneybody elses opinions?

and about 3 months ago i blew a bass driver and have scince replaced it .But at the time whilst the pair were blown and replacments cost about £125 so i nearly put them on ebay as spare parts (crossover, tweeter etc) i got as far as taking the tweeter out then changed my mind because a bookshelf version (same drivers) of the speakers appered also on ebay so i got them cheap and fixed the pair with the blown bass drivers with the drivers from the bookshelf version but now one vibrates at higher volumes (not as loud as it was when i blew them though) has any body got suggestions on how to stop them vibrating?

ive tried taping the internal cable to the foam inside to find out if that was the problem but no change.
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited August 2005
    wupes
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited August 2005
    oh well
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited August 2005
    did it it work this time
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  • ward91
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    edited August 2005
    gale 3030
    Power rating 100 Watt
    Impedance (nominal) 4-8 Ohm
    Sensitivity for 2.83 V 90 dB
    Frequency response 39 - 20 kHz
    Driver details
    LF Driver 5.5" paper type with shielded motor Assembly
    HF Driver 25mm soft dome with new half moon frontplate
    Crossover 2 Way 1st Order
    Shielding Yes
    Cabinet
    Dimensions mm H800 x W160 x D200
    Ports 2 Front
    Terminals Bi-wire gold
    Finish (vinyl) Black Ash or Beech
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    Those look awfully familiar.....what do they remind me of????...hmmmmm

    They look like very nice speakers, and what really matters is what "YOU" think of them.
    To be quite honest, what "WE" think means squat.

    So, tell us what you like and dislike about these fine looking speakers.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited August 2005
    Totem clone?
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    polkatese wrote:
    Totem clone?

    Yeah, that's it, the Totems that Zero showed us pics of not too long ago. Now they aren't identical, but the design is similar enough.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,755
    edited August 2005
    Looks like a .5" thick cabinet....

    Vinyl wrapped...

    I mean I dont know what to tell ya... just by looking at it - I cant say I am terribly impressed...

    I would say the post look fairly high quality, but they look similar to the ones I saw on an Infinity Speaker System... hehe

    I dunno, have you heard them or what?

    I've never heard of Gale...

    And they remind me of the Monitor series (new)...

    Totem has a front spike...
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited August 2005
    hmmm... first order crossover... some good speakers might have a first order crossover, but ALL cheap speakers do.
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  • ND13
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    edited August 2005
    Is that a removeable port plug on the back of those?
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited August 2005
    ND13 Is that a removeable port plug on the back of those?

    yes for sand or shot is that what u mean
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited August 2005
    i think im happy with these speakers i have a pair of mission m71i's and compared to them they sound controled (sometimes boring) but have stronger bass and suit moast types of music, i think i like these just there are so many otheres out there that i could have gone for so i hope i made the right desision
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2005
    I wouldn't say it's a clone, as what else would you do with a two drivers? There's not but a handful of ways to make a basic floorstander.

    The feet look more Totem than anything if that's what the actual reference is about....

    Also, since they don't have a US distributor, I wouldn't expect too many "They sound great!" or "Highly recommended!" statements.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2005
    Hmm. From looking at the specs, they have nothing on my Klipsch!!

    However, they do have a nice look.
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  • ND13
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    edited August 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    what really matters is what "YOU" think of them.
    To be quite honest, what "WE" think means squat. QUOTE]

    Just to reiterate, my earlier statement.
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited August 2005
    you'r right ND13 but i wanted to know if anybody else has listened to them cheers though !!
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  • ND13
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    edited August 2005
    ward91,

    I wasn't trying to be an ****, far from it. I just don't think many of us have even heard of these and all, much less put ears on them(don't you love the way we use the English language) ;) . There may be a couple of fellows that have heard them, but surely they would have chimed in by now.

    Anyway, you still haven't told us what you think of them and what you'd compare them to.
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited August 2005
    soory i didnt mean it that way no no i thought you were been nice i just couldent think of the right reply
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  • ND13
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    edited August 2005
    No problem, ward. I just wish I/we could be of more help. :)
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited August 2005
    anyway i carnt realy describe them other than compared to mission m71i, kef cresta2 or mission cyruss 780(not used cyruss with my marantz sr4400 avr)(is that how you spell cyruss?) they sound fairly well balenced more bassy than the missions but the bass is deeper but not the same as my dads kef cresta 2's the kefs dont sound that disimilar than my mission m71i's(now used as center as got 5of5 stars in what hi fi and quoted good vocals) they have fairley flat sound for voices and things in the simmilar range sometimes boring when compared to my mission m71i.compared our neigburs cyruss system they sound fairley good (bass) the mit and high is different though,and compaed to my dads frainds linn kairin pre amp?linn sondeck turntable ,linn lingo something or another and to linn lk280 power amps with cables as thic as gas pipes, some arcam cd player and finaly some lin something oranother speakers on stands as wide as the speakers themselves it sounds slightely dim although they have deeper but not as detailed bass although they dont sound crappy compared to. they had worse mid but not that worse and the high isnt that off.

    what is a 1st order crossover aneyway

    (i did my best as i am 13 years of age)
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited August 2005
    i have never seen the totem floorstanders but i had a pair of paradigm monitor 11s with almost identical outboard spikes and my reference studio 100 v3s also have the same spike design. how dead do these speakers sound when you rap on them hard with your knuckles ? how do you like the sound of them? the only person you have to please is yourself
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  • VR3
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    edited August 2005
    First order crossover I believe is a 3db slope in the xover point... (may be wrong) *ponders*
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2005
    ward91 wrote:
    i did my best as i am 13 years of age

    Great to have such a youngster in here so concerned with quality sound!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,755
    edited August 2005
    I was that age when I joined a few years back... scary how time flies!!
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited August 2005
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    I was that age when I joined a few years back... scary how time flies!!
    But you were annoying then just like you are now....time my fly, but your $hit still stinks......(lol....sorry, just felt like puttin a bit of prictitude out there).....
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,755
    edited August 2005
    I like being annoying! :D

    I know my $h*t still stinks... always has...always will... part of why we have toilets to flush it...no?
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2005
    You ought to be one happy SOB then Sid.

    Loud and clear Brett.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,755
    edited August 2005
    I am George... ;)

    Especially since I know that I know I annoy you... :p

    Enjoy the speakers, welcome to the forum. Stick around a while!
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2005
    You want to check with mommy and make sure it's okay for you to talk to someone like me?

    You don't annoy me you dolt, you annoy everyone.

    I bet you dropped a load when you posted that you were his age when you started. So you're 14 now. Yeah, time flies....and so do good lines, so CHUCK YOU FARLEY.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,755
    edited August 2005
    I'm 16, almost 17 Georgie boy.

    I'm glad I annoy everyone :)

    I also help quite a few too. ;)

    EDIT: I've talked to much, much more threatening people than you. Your a relatively harmless lil man if you ask me. Alot to say no doubt, but harmless none-the-less. I'm glad you take your time to respond to an annoying, worthless little twit though. :D
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