Gale GS401a , any owners on here ? [Archive]

andyrlb

14-03-2021, 19:54

Do we have any owners on here or enthusiasts of the speakers that may be able to answer a question or 2 ?

Cheers

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walpurgis

14-03-2021, 22:39

Here's an ancient thread that may be of interest: https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?25059-Gale-GS401-Re-foam-Project

andyrlb

15-03-2021, 06:39

Thanks Geoff

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donmarrese

16-03-2021, 20:04

Nice speakers Andy!

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andyrlb

16-03-2021, 20:16

Nice speakers Andy!

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Yes they are mate , a bit much for the small room upstairs but they make the music very enjoyable.

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walpurgis

16-03-2021, 20:24

Got all the bits you needed yet Andy?

Do yours use the Acoustic Research AR6 bass drivers as in the original model? They were uncoated, later ones had a Plastiflex doping and were of a different type I believe.

donmarrese

16-03-2021, 21:51

Andy, you might have to join this forum down under...looks like this mob are into restoring GS401's

https://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/289200-amp-for-gale-gs401a-speakers/

andyrlb

17-03-2021, 05:58

Got all the bits you needed yet Andy?

Do yours use the Acoustic Research AR6 bass drivers as in the original model? They were uncoated, later ones had a Plastiflex doping and were of a different type I believe.

I’m not in any need of any bits mate , they are working fine , I will take a closer look at them this weekend and let you which drivers they have , I was wondering about the pairs thing , as in are they the same or were there left and right speakers ( I know they were not always sold in pairs) so the tweeters are both in the same places on the baffles .

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andyrlb

17-03-2021, 05:59

Andy, you might have to join this forum down under...looks like this mob are into restoring GS401's

https://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/289200-amp-for-gale-gs401a-speakers/

Cheers Don

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andyrlb

17-03-2021, 06:57

Got all the bits you needed yet Andy?

Do yours use the Acoustic Research AR6 bass drivers as in the original model? They were uncoated, later ones had a Plastiflex doping and were of a different type I believe.

Got the covers off this morning
On the back of the cabinets it says made in England.

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walpurgis

17-03-2021, 07:59

All the drive units look in nice condition. Bass drivers are later type and those and the mids look as though they may have had new cone surrounds, if I recall the mids had inverted roll foam originally, the perforated dome over the HF2000 tweeters is often missing unlike yours (it's one of the best sounding tweeters around).

andyrlb

21-03-2021, 11:50

And now with fully authentic peerless mids ...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210321/b958912966ffa2b00447fa711594f9a6.jpg

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Opti-cal

22-03-2021, 10:56

Hi Andy, my dad used to have a pair of these (with the 'Jetson' speaker stands too!).

He drove them using a (Bob) Carver M400 amplifier, weird magnetic field design but it worked very well. Super controlled and deep bass.

andyrlb

22-03-2021, 10:58

Hi Andy, my dad used to have a pair of these (with the 'Jetson' speaker stands too!).

He drove them using a (Bob) Carver M400 amplifier, weird magnetic field design but it worked very well. Super controlled and deep bass.

Thanks for that Chris , I’ll research the amp .

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