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Who can come up with a better sounding system for the same, or less?
https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/philips-cd732-bitstream-cd-player/1327889343
https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/gale-floorstanding-speakers-rebuilt-to-model-4-specification/1327890018
https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/cambridge-audio-a1-amplifier/1327945965
Lawrence001
27-01-2019, 21:21
Well as the amp is spares or repairs an Amstrad midi system would sound better you can probably find something similar on rubbish day if you look round [emoji23]
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dantheman91
27-01-2019, 21:52
My Audio Note ANJ's came to less then that lot now thats hard to beat no joke £40 in 2013 - £20 to refoam the drivers and still using them today they are on as i type..plenty of gear gear out their you just have to time it right ..
Well as the amp is spares or repairs an Amstrad midi system would sound better you can probably find something similar on rubbish day if you look round [emoji23]
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https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/cambridge-audio-a1-amp/1328127804
There you go, same amp in working order
My Audio Note ANJ's came to less then that lot now thats hard to beat no joke £40 in 2013 - £20 to refoam the drivers and still using them today they are on as i type..plenty of gear gear out their you just have to time it right ..
That certainly was a bargain.
Mind you I've posted links to a whole system, which even allowing extra for cables, costs less than some people spend on a fuse or plug
walpurgis
27-01-2019, 22:50
I've got a mint Pioneer PL-15 in the loft that cost me £3 at a boot sale, a tidy pair of Philips MCD708 ribbon tweeter compact speakers that also cost me £3 from a charity shop and my lovely little Technics SU-C04 integrated amp at £4 from a boot sale. So that's £10 for the whole system.
(the amp is the best bit actually, sounds like a Sugden A21)
I've got a mint Pioneer PL-15 in the loft that cost me £3 at a boot sale, a tidy pair of Philips MCD708 ribbon tweeter compact speakers that also cost me £3 from a charity shop and my lovely little Technics SU-C04 integrated amp at £4 from a boot sale. So that's £10 for the whole system.
(the amp is the best bit actually, sounds like a Sugden A21)
You win lol
southall-1998_mk2
27-01-2019, 23:58
You win lol
Geoff is the king of cheap!
S.
Had a pair of those Gales, think I gave a tenner for them, about all they were worth if I'm honest.
Lawrence001
28-01-2019, 00:24
Had a pair of those Gales, think I gave a tenner for them, about all they were worth if I'm honest.Ah but these are upgraded [emoji23]
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Mine were 4is (fuel injected?)
I had a pair too, can't say I was that impressed either even though I had the "i" version too, it seems fuel injection doesn't help sound quality much
I had a pair too, can't say I was that impressed either even though I had the "i" version too, it seems fuel injection doesn't help sound quality much
They're also the only pair of speakers I've ever had (and there've been quite a few) that just stopped working. Did the obvious thing and looked for loose wires inside but there was nothing obvious wrong, chucked 'em in a skip.
blackmetalboon
28-01-2019, 19:55
I had the Gale 4i’s as well, the first speaker I ever bought, I wholeheartedly agree with the above opinions of them! After quite a few years of being used as plant pot stands at my parents house, they are now back in use in their system.
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