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Anthony Gallo Acoustics Due vs Totem DreamCatcher

Hello everyone:

I was wondering has anyone compared the Anthony Gallo Acoustics Due to the Totem DreamCatcher speakers? Which one is supposed to be better sonically and has full reproduction. Also, I plan to get the regular DreamCatcher for the center and not the center channel version as I only have 17" and not the 21" it requires. Several dealers who carry both Gallo and Totem recommend the DreamCatcher over the Due when the Totem is 1/3 the price but they said there is no midrange/midbass in the Due. I thought the Nucleus Micro's might not have a midrange as it's a single driver but these have two of the drivers and then the tweeter. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
almighty1
tsouthworth
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Almighty1,

You are correct about the size of the drivers in the Due's. When I read in the literature that they had 4" speakers, I was thinking drivers. Sorry for trying to mislead you. And, according to my old math formulas, 2 - 3" drivers only have an increase of 12% cone area (air movement) than a single 4".

Too bad there isn't someone who could send you a set of each to try for a week.

Good Luck!
almighty1 OP
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Tsouthworth:

I actually got a friend who bought Gallo Due's to lend me one set so I can break it in for him but I can't really tell how it sounds as I have concrete walls and ceilings here in this apartment so that was one other reason I would trust opinions from others more. While 2 - 3" drivers have more air movement than a single 4" driver. What about if the 4" driver was a actual woofer and the 2 - 3" used by the Gallos are full range drivers? Wouldn't that have a effect since I thought full range drivers don't perform as well as a woofer of the same size for the frequencies that the woofer would cover. Not to mention, doesn't the Gallo Due's still require a crossover network as there are 3 drivers or do they just let each driver including the tweeter reproduce the whatever the driver is capable of by sending the full signal to it? I think I already figured out what makes the Due's more expensive. The Tweeter is made out of some Aerospace plastic but coated with Silver which does tarnish after awhile from what I heard.
almighty1 OP
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Also, the other thing is that I talked to two dealers today. One carries Gallo only but they don't have the Gallo Due in stock and only have a display model so not even anything for in-home auditioning. They can special order it and there is 30 day money back return policy. The other one is the nearest Totem dealer to me and also carries the Gallo Speakers. They do not have any Gallo's for audition or even on display and only the Totem's. They have no return policy at all so you have to live with what you buy even though you can upgrade and use the value as full credit but you have to buy something twice as expensive atleast. So maybe the Gallo Due's are just low in supply or something or maybe it's so good that it's making their more expensive speakers look bad so they have the Totem's and then expect people to spend more than the Gallo price to get better sound.
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