First Quarter Newsletter<\/h2>\n
In celebration of our 20th anniversary this year, Anthony Gallo Acoustics is launching a quarterly newsletter. Welcome to the first edition of the Anthony Gallo Acoustics newsletter! We\u2019ll be sending this out on a quarterly basis, keeping you up with news about our latest products, tech tips from our founder and chief engineer Anthony Gallo, and more. If there\u2019s anything you\u2019d like to see discussed in our newsletter, or any topics you\u2019d like to see Anthony tackle, please e-mail us at techsupport@roundsound.com.<\/p>\n
Anthony\u2019s Lab Notes – Why Are Our Speakers Round?<\/h3>\n
A lot of people assume our speakers are round because it looks cool. I have to admit there\u2019s some truth to that, but it\u2019s not the main reason I pioneered spherical speakers more than 30 years ago. I chose the spherical design partly because it\u2019s the strongest geometric shape there is, and partly to minimize diffraction.<\/p>\n
Why is it important for a speaker enclosure to be strong? Because if the enclosure vibrates, it will act like a speaker driver, creating a sound of its own. If you read magazines and websites, such asStereophile, that do spectral decay measurements when they review speakers, you\u2019ve probably seen how enclosure resonances can mar the sound of a speaker.<\/p>\n
The spherical shape of our speakers makes their enclosures much, much more rigid than an ordinary box speaker could be. This becomes especially important when you\u2019re designing very compact, high-output loudspeakers because of the enormous internal air pressures involved. This is why all our spherical speakers use metal alloys, chosen for their rigidity and acoustical properties.<\/p>\n
Diffraction is an unwanted reflection of sound from parts of the speaker other than the drivers themselves. With a conventional box-shaped speaker, there\u2019s a big drop in sound pressure as the sound moves past the face of the speaker and into open space. The change in pressure creates a sound wave of its own that emanates from the corner of the speaker enclosure. This sound wave creates interference patterns and \u201ccomb filter\u201d effects when it mixes with the sound coming off the drivers. It boosts some frequencies and cuts others — and as a result, produces unnatural sound.<\/p>\n
But our satellite speakers don\u2019t have any corners! Thus, the diffraction is minimal, and what little there is emerges from the edge of the speaker driver itself, so it doesn\u2019t produce interference and doesn\u2019t color the sound.<\/p>\n
Other manufacturers have tried making round speakers, but from what we\u2019ve seen, they\u2019ve been unable to overcome the inherent acoustical resonance of the sphere shape. Our patented S2 technology lets us get all the advantages of the spherical shape with zero downsides. But more on that later.<\/p>\n
Simply put: When you hear our Nucleus Micro and A\u2019Diva satellite speakers, you\u2019re hearing nothing but the speaker driver. And that\u2019s just the way it should be.<\/p>\n
Product News – New Floorstanding Speaker on the Way!<\/h3>\n
Since we launched it four years ago, the Reference 3.5 floorstanding speaker has earned countless enthusiastic reviews. The Absolute Sound gave it an Editor\u2019s Choice award, 6moons.com gave it a Blue Moon award, and respected reviewer Steve Guttenberg called it one of the 10 best speakers available at any price. So it might come as a surprise that we\u2019re discontinuing it!<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll have more details about the new model in future newsletters. Until then, we\u2019ve discontinued production of the Reference 3.5. We don\u2019t have any left.<\/p>\n
Latest Reviews – Coming up in the April issue of The Absolute Sound<\/em>!<\/h3>\n ![\"strada-side-onstand\"](\"http:\/\/www.speakerandstereostore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strada-side-onstand.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span>The Strada 2 will be on the cover, and Anthony is featured in a Designer’s Roundtable. Be sure to get a copy if you don\u2019t already subscribe!<\/p>\nTAS’s Chris Martins on the Strada 2 & TR-3D subwoofer<\/h3>\n
The Absolute Sound veteran reviewer Chris Martins tested the new Strada 2 & TR-3D sub and concluded that “Best of all, it may look like an elegant \u2018lifestyle\u2019 speaker but it turns out to deliver legitimate, audiophile-grade, big-speaker performance.”<\/p>\n
Our new Micro SE and A\u2019Diva SE satellite speakers have been out for only a few months, but the great reviews are already rolling in. See below:<\/p>\n
CNet\u2019s Steve Gutttenberg on the Micro SE and A\u2019Diva SE<\/h3>\n
On CNet, veteran reviewer Steve Guttenberg tested the new satellites, and concluded that \u201cThe Anthony Gallo Acoustics’ Micro SE and A’Diva SE are, pound for pound, the best sounding miniature speakers I’ve heard to date. They redefine the performance standard for very small speakers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Link: CNet<\/a><\/p>\nSound & Vision\u2019s Mark Fleischmann on the Micro SE<\/h3>\n
In Sound & Vision, veteran reviewer Mark Fleischmann praised the Nucleus Micro SE, commenting that it offers \u201ctransparent sound quality\u201d and a \u201cbig soundstage with no restrictive sweet spot.\u201d When listening to stereo music, Mark commented that the soundstage was \u201c\u2026seemingly impossible to undermine with changes in seating position.\u201d That\u2019s great to hear, because it\u2019s exactly what we were going for. We were happy to see that S&V selected the Micro SE as a \u201cTop Pick,\u201d too!<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/span>The Strada 2 will be on the cover, and Anthony is featured in a Designer’s Roundtable. Be sure to get a copy if you don\u2019t already subscribe!<\/p>\nTAS’s Chris Martins on the Strada 2 & TR-3D subwoofer<\/h3>\n
The Absolute Sound veteran reviewer Chris Martins tested the new Strada 2 & TR-3D sub and concluded that “Best of all, it may look like an elegant \u2018lifestyle\u2019 speaker but it turns out to deliver legitimate, audiophile-grade, big-speaker performance.”<\/p>\n
Our new Micro SE and A\u2019Diva SE satellite speakers have been out for only a few months, but the great reviews are already rolling in. See below:<\/p>\n
CNet\u2019s Steve Gutttenberg on the Micro SE and A\u2019Diva SE<\/h3>\n
On CNet, veteran reviewer Steve Guttenberg tested the new satellites, and concluded that \u201cThe Anthony Gallo Acoustics’ Micro SE and A’Diva SE are, pound for pound, the best sounding miniature speakers I’ve heard to date. They redefine the performance standard for very small speakers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Link: CNet<\/a><\/p>\n In Sound & Vision, veteran reviewer Mark Fleischmann praised the Nucleus Micro SE, commenting that it offers \u201ctransparent sound quality\u201d and a \u201cbig soundstage with no restrictive sweet spot.\u201d When listening to stereo music, Mark commented that the soundstage was \u201c\u2026seemingly impossible to undermine with changes in seating position.\u201d That\u2019s great to hear, because it\u2019s exactly what we were going for. We were happy to see that S&V selected the Micro SE as a \u201cTop Pick,\u201d too!<\/p>\n Link: Sound and Vision<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I just got my first issue of Gallo’s new email newsletter, which I have copied and pasted into the newsletter. I am proud to be the St. Louis Missouri dealer for Gallo Acoustics speakers and I look forward to the … Continue reading Sound & Vision\u2019s Mark Fleischmann on the Micro SE<\/h3>\n