Any Anthony Gallo Strada Owners?


The Strada is Gallo's new bookshelf replacement for the old Due. It is supposedly the top end (minus the woofer) of the new 3.5 which replaces the 3.1.

Looking forward to hearing impressions.
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I have the 3.0s and the Stradas, both are amazing, can't decide which are better, the Stradas have about 15 hours so far and using with a M&k Sub, the Stadas will blow you away!
Like the 3.0 and 3.1 they are the most unboxy speakers I have heard even over things like the MBLs.
Replaced my Von Schweikert VR-4jr with a pair of Stradas and never looked back. (A TR-2 sub fills in the bottom end). I absolutely LOVE the electrostatic-like character of these Stradas. These are speakers that deserve the very best electronics you can afford - I am definitely short-changing them by using the Peachtree Decco as a dac/pre (amp is the W4S ST-500 - another terrific piece ) but I am going to audition the new Bel Canto 2.5 dac/pre in my system - that should hopefully provide the kind of front-end the Stradas deserve.
Can the Stradas be run full range or do they need to be crossed over to a sub?
Definitely need a sub, especially without boundary reinforcement. Don't take that to mean that they sound like little monitors, however: they are capable of throwing a simply enormous sound stage as long as it is present in the recording. They also play loud very effortlessly (of course driving them with a 250 wpc amp with 35 amps of current helps) :)