need advice on amp selection

Hey everyone,
Just purchased a pair of gallo reference 3's and need help figuring our which amp would be best suited for them, any ideas? Mainly interested in a 2c setup but will also want to use the setup in connection with a home theater projector.
thanks

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Originally Posted by asfaraas

Hey everyone,
Just purchased a pair of gallo reference 3's and need help figuring our which amp would be best suited for them, any ideas? Mainly interested in a 2c setup but will also want to use the setup in connection with a home theater projector.
thanks

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Which is what I was driving my Gallo Reference 3's with. A reciever will drive them, but a seperate amp would be better. I also had them working as both Audio & HT, and they worked fine. Gallo make some great sattilites too.

Price range? What are you using for a pre?

Chris Martins in the Absolute Sound said at least 50 watts and perferably more they really like top shelf amplification so i would not do a receiver at least a good itergrated its very important for its imaging its an increadible buy dont short change yourself this kind of performance usaully costs a whole more try the Musical Fidelity A5 intergrated amp i bought the X-150 as astonishing as it is for its price i wish i would have gotten A5 and if you want a warm sound try Moon I-3 very nice and relaxing with well extended bass wich you will need for those 10 inch bass drivers its not quit as tonally faithful as the A5 and not as much power as A5 but it is a true conservative 100 watt amp all three are the best i have heard at their price.Oh the review on the Ref 3s Oct./ Nov. issue Absolute Sound.

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Originally Posted by topspeed

Price range? What are you using for a pre?

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still have not decided integrated vs a pre/pro, price range 2-3K, thanks

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Originally Posted by T BOMB25

Chris Martins in the Absolute Sound said at least 50 watts and perferably more they really like top shelf amplification so i would not do a receiver at least a good itergrated its very important for its imaging its an increadible buy dont short change yourself this kind of performance usaully costs a whole more try the Musical Fidelity A5 intergrated amp i bought the X-150 as astonishing as it is for its price i wish i would have gotten A5 and if you want a warm sound try Moon I-3 very nice and relaxing with well extended bass wich you will need for those 10 inch bass drivers its not quit as tonally faithful as the A5 and not as much power as A5 but it is a true conservative 100 watt amp all three are the best i have heard at their price.Oh the review on the Ref 3s Oct./ Nov. issue Absolute Sound.

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thanks, any thoughts about Naim's Nait 5i with these speakers?

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Originally Posted by Geoffcin

Which is what I was driving my Gallo Reference 3's with. A reciever will drive them, but a seperate amp would be better. I also had them working as both Audio & HT, and they worked fine. Gallo make some great sattilites too.

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thanks, what would be the approx price on that?

i would suggest odyssey khartago monoblocks with 150wpc and a big 100 amps of current on tap coupled with a odyssey tempest preamp would go great with the gallo reference 3,s. i make this recomendation based on your 2 to 3k budget if you could stretch your budget to just below $3.800 you could get a pair of stratos mono extremes with 300wpc 120 amps of current along with the tempest preamp. i have owned the khartago monos in the past and now presently own a pair of mono extremes and the tempest pre amp and these power amplifiers are based on the german made symphonic line rg 11power amplifier by mr rolf gemien and i personaly feel they offer the best cost vs performance ratio in the high end industry. plus with a twenty year warranty and 30 day money back trial period you cannot go wrong even if you decide they are not your cup of tea.

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Originally Posted by asfaraas

thanks, what would be the approx price on that?

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But, it's direct decendant the A5 is. There's an A5 intergrated with a massive 250 WPC.

It's about $2800 new

http://www.musicalfidelity.com/mf/en/Products/A5

Of course you could also make me an offer for my A3cr.. ;)