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My dad wanted another Bose Lifestyle 28 (cost £2500), but obviously I told him not to bother and get some proper hifi.
Anyway, to cut a long-story short, we just had a lengthy demo of the Anthony Gallo Nucleus Micros (with Harman Kardon DVD22, AVR630 amp and Gallo TR2 sub - total cost £2500) against the Bose in the same room (the dealer used to sell Bose) but...
The Bose was far better than the Gallos This was with DVDs, music and from low to very high volumes.
Everything was the reverse of what I expected - with the Gallos the bass was big and crashing, but the soundstaging, airiness, transparency and detail was poor, and dialogue unintelligible. Turning down the sub and cranking the centre channel didn't help. With the Bose, the bass didn't quite have the same impact and definition, but my God, the sound from the satellites was leagues ahead of the Gallos - vocals popped right out, the soundstaging and imaging were superb, it all went from muffled to crystal clear (the front-to-back plane in particular was impressive). The dealer had to admit defeat too, but not without claiming we were duped by the 'non-fidelity' sound of the Bose...
I don't want a Bose argument, I just want to know given that the Nucleus Micro's dont cut it (and I'm now wondering how many Gallo reviewers have ever heard a Bose properly...), what does?! Within the price, size, style and features of the Bose....do I have to step up to Gallo Due's ?
PS M&K K/Xenon aren't sleek enough, B&W M-1's are too big, Monitor Audio Radius were even worse than the Gallos...
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Anyway, to cut a long-story short, we just had a lengthy demo of the Anthony Gallo Nucleus Micros (with Harman Kardon DVD22, AVR630 amp and Gallo TR2 sub - total cost £2500) against the Bose in the same room (the dealer used to sell Bose) but...
The Bose was far better than the Gallos This was with DVDs, music and from low to very high volumes.
Everything was the reverse of what I expected - with the Gallos the bass was big and crashing, but the soundstaging, airiness, transparency and detail was poor, and dialogue unintelligible. Turning down the sub and cranking the centre channel didn't help. With the Bose, the bass didn't quite have the same impact and definition, but my God, the sound from the satellites was leagues ahead of the Gallos - vocals popped right out, the soundstaging and imaging were superb, it all went from muffled to crystal clear (the front-to-back plane in particular was impressive). The dealer had to admit defeat too, but not without claiming we were duped by the 'non-fidelity' sound of the Bose...
I don't want a Bose argument, I just want to know given that the Nucleus Micro's dont cut it (and I'm now wondering how many Gallo reviewers have ever heard a Bose properly...), what does?! Within the price, size, style and features of the Bose....do I have to step up to Gallo Due's ?
PS M&K K/Xenon aren't sleek enough, B&W M-1's are too big, Monitor Audio Radius were even worse than the Gallos...
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