Gale GS401 prices
torrence
Thank you!
Sean Gibbins
> What is a fair price for a set of these in good condition?
> Thank you!
Hi,
Keep an eye on these - it's probably as good an indication as you're
likely to get:
Sean
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Mike Nightingale
ebay I suppose, but for my G401cs - they're priceless! ;o)
Mike
Sean Gibbins
> Hmmm, price is difficult, it depends who, and how many, want them on
> ebay I suppose, but for my G401cs - they're priceless! ;o)
Mine certainly were - they didn't cost me a penny*! :-P
Sean
* apart from the cost of the new surrounds, the Danish oil for the cabs,
etc.
Mike Nightingale
A friend of mine "Upgraded! Ha ha...
Ha ha Ha Mwahahahaaa! <Twiddling moustache!>
:o)
Mike
ps If my friend John ever reads this, Thanks Mate, I fixed them and have
looked after them very well ever since!
Jack Ward
Jack
Sean Gibbins
> Hell, it makes me want them, but freight would be the killer.The idea
> of original boxes and the manual is the clincher for me.
Sad as it sounds, I know exactly what you mean.
Apparently there was a chance that my original boxes were still lurking
in the depths of my friend's garage when he reluctantly re-homed them
with me, but it was too big an archaeological task to uncover them!
I'll make do with the manual and the stands - after all, the speakers
are not going anywhere for a long time!
Sean
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Lothar
usually sell for 150-350 Euros if in good or even mint condition.
The 401C, condition as above, will usually sell for 10-30% less, as
they do not look THAT spectacular to many.
Sometimes they even sold for less than 100 Euros.
These prices are based on the auction prices of dozens of Gale
auctions I recorded over the last 5-6 years.
There is also the occasional pair that is a LOT more expensive,
depending on how desperate a buyer is....
The (chrome) Gale 402 sell for at least double of the above prices,
maybe more, as some imperfections of the 401A and C were solved and
the 402 chrome ones are almost impossible to get.
2 pairs in 6 years.....
Hope this helps a bit.
Lothar
Lothar
Lothar
timhum
The buyer lives in Italy and will pick them up when next in the UK.
Luck guy. I spent the last night with the speakers playing through a
variety of well known tracks and the sound of the "C"s is preferable
to the "402"s I have in the same room. I am going to have to get
another pair soon.
Tim
Jack Ward
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Lothar
good price for you AND a good one for the buyer as well!
Also within the price ranges mentioned above, so no surprise.
The general trend will certainly be UP and up over the next years, as
the amount of good Gales for sale will certainly NOT rise!
On the other hand: Try to buy good Hifi these days! Britain was an
Eldorado for that in the Seventies, with a great Hifi shop at every
corner.
Same in Germany, well, almost.
Today I would have to drive for 50 miles to the next good shop,
selling great Hifi, BUT for prices most people can't afford...
Who wants good BIG Hifi, when everybody is running around with tiny
MP3 players and has a GREAT Hifi Dolby Digital system at home, all in
one box for 99 $
No thanks!
Lothar
G&T
Gentlemen,
I have a positioning question.
I have just moved my 401A’s into the room much more than previously and have found a fair bit more bass definition and I think a better overall balance and transparency to the sound.
I am now experimenting with Toe In.
I was wondering what your various experiences are on how much or how little Toe In suits?
Don’t think the Antipodean issue about water going down the plughole the other way applies to this question, but one never knows!....
Cheers
George Sydney
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Lothar
positioning depends SO much on your individual room, that things that
work for others will not necessarily work for you, too.
It all depends on your room size, furniture, carpets, floor, curtains
and many more details, so that you can only experiment.
But I guess you know that.
Lothar
On 8 Mrz., 10:40, "G&T" <geotr...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
> I have a positioning question.
>
> I have just moved my 401A’s into the room much more than previously and have
> found a fair bit more bass definition and I think a better overall balance
> and transparency to the sound.
>
> I am now experimenting with Toe In.
>
> I was wondering what your various experiences are on how much or how little
> Toe In suits?
>
> Don’t think the Antipodean issue about water going down the plughole the
> other way applies to this question, but one never knows!....
>
> Cheers
>
> George Sydney
>
> _____
>
Mike Nightingale
plays into the sound that finally reaches your ears, this doesn't mean
that finding the sound that you like is impossible, just that it may
take some work (and the resulting positioning might not be to the liking
of some ehem... partners ;0) )
But do not fret too much, it may be that the required adjustments are
simple - they often are.
But the best advice I can give you is to have a personal visit from Tony
Grimani, who is a leading acoustic consultant. Unfortunately, since you
are in Aus and he lives in the US this would most likely be an expensive
proposition, so perhaps a better idea would be to listen to Dolby Labs
Podcasts that he made?
Although the subject matter relates to surround sound there is a wealth
of acoustic information to be gleaned and they are entertaining shows to
listen to anyway.
Speakers & Acoustics with Audio Consultant, Tony Grimani, Part 1
http://www.dolby.com/uploadedFiles/Assets/US/RIA/Dolbycast/Dolbycast_Episode_52.mp3
Speakers & Acoustics with Audio Consultant, Tony Grimani, Part 2
http://www.dolby.com/uploadedFiles/Assets/US/RIA/Dolbycast/Dolbycast_Episode_54.mp3
I hope that will help.
Mike
On 08/03/2011 09:40, G&T wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
> I have a positioning question.
>
> I have just moved my 401A�s into the room much more than previously and
> have found a fair bit more bass definition and I think a better overall
> balance and transparency to the sound.
>
> I am now experimenting with Toe In.
>
> I was wondering what your various experiences are on how much or how
> little Toe In suits?
>
> Don�t think the Antipodean issue about water going down the plughole the
> other way applies to this question, but one never knows!....
>
> Cheers
>
> George Sydney
>
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>
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> *On Behalf Of *Lothar
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 08, 2011 7:05 PM
> *To:* Gale Audio
> *Subject:* Re: Gale GS401 prices
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> good price for you AND a good one for the buyer as well!
> Also within the price ranges mentioned above, so no surprise.
> The general trend will certainly be UP and up over the next years, as
> the amount of good Gales for sale will certainly NOT rise!
>
> On the other hand: Try to buy good Hifi these days! Britain was an
> Eldorado for that in the Seventies, with a great Hifi shop at every
> corner.
> Same in Germany, well, almost.
> Today I would have to drive for 50 miles to the next good shop,
> selling great Hifi, BUT for prices most people can't afford...
>
> Who wants good BIG Hifi, when everybody is running around with tiny
> MP3 players and has a GREAT Hifi Dolby Digital system at home, all in
> one box for 99 $
>
> No thanks!
>
> Lothar
>
> On 7 Mrz., 20:48, timhum <timhum...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Well I got �261 for mine. What an incredible speaker for the money.
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Pete Wilson
The first is that (as you've discovered) away from room boundaries will probably clear up the bass.
The next is that tweeters on a fairly big flat baffle will beam. So some sort of toe-in is (generally) advisable. I don't have Gales, so I can't give you positioning advice (different tweeters have different behaviours) - but the generic advice used to be toe 'em in so the tweeter axes crossed in front of you.
So - experiment! Moving things by even an inch or so can make big differences, so think about marking places that do sound good with masking tape stuck to the floor - then you can move 'em away and be confident that i the new position isn't as good, you can go back to something fine
-- P
>
> On 08/03/2011 09:40, G&T wrote:
>> Gentlemen,
>>
>> I have a positioning question.
>>
>> I have just moved my 401A’s into the room much more than previously and
>> have found a fair bit more bass definition and I think a better overall
>> balance and transparency to the sound.
>>
>> I am now experimenting with Toe In.
>>
>> I was wondering what your various experiences are on how much or how
>> little Toe In suits?
>>
>> Don’t think the Antipodean issue about water going down the plughole the
>>> Well I got £261 for mine. What an incredible speaker for the money.
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10-15 degrees.
If you can give a dimensioned drawing of the room, we can calculate and analyze some of the bass related issues.
John