Great sound for the money!! Remarkable soundstage and surprising bass giventhe size of the units. Speakers are very revealing, so if you match them with mediocore systems it will show. but if matched with audiophile components, they truly shine. If you get a chance, listen to them. You'll be amazed.
Also, try different room placements as the speakers are sensitive to room locations, in particular the bass ball.

Elegant, stylish, versitile, subtle, and better than average sound with good subwoofer

Highs lack air, male voices sound a bit nasel, long break in, not great for large orchestral works

I chose these speakers for my living room/listening room as they are rather unobtrusive and fit in well with the decor. Soundwise, I was surprised at how well they perform and they blend well with my powered subwoofer (AMC Ace-Bass B1-20).
The sound is clear, lovely for female vocals, good on guitars and violins, fine imaging.

For serious listening (if I had a dedicated listening room) I'd consider other models of Gallos full range speakers. I'm quite impressed with the quality of the Micros.

One selling feature was that they are efficient. My amplifier only kicks out 5 watts a channel (Zen by Decware) and the 92 db 1w/1m sensitivity rating of the Micros suits it well.

Add a high wife acceptance factor, the ooo's and ahhh's of my friends (audiophiles included), and one has a nice speaker setup.

In a home theatre setup, 5 micros and a powered subwoofer would be stellar.

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Stunning Looks, Great Stands, Requires very little power to sound great, did i say how great they look?

factory sub (which i opted not to buy) is weak for $$$

I spent a lot of time looking at different speakers.. i was stuck between going with a full tower setup and a sub/sat setup (my room is already sorta cramped and the towers would just reinforce that).. i was never really happy with most sub/sat setups.. most are set to be LOUD and not "clear".. so i was back looking at tower speakers and a nice reciever to power them.. and then one day i stumbled upon these little jewels in a local hi-fi store.. my girlfriend thought they looked nice.. and the price was below what i was gonna spend on towers.. and then the price of the reciever i need to power them for really good sound dropped from an Onkyo 777 to an onky 484.. another nice savings.. but what did they sound like? nice.. whole.. good soundstage.. i was surprised.. good sound.. good looks.. check them out.. (btw i recommend having a smaller room for these to really shine.. they lose a little in a large room)

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A hell of a lot better than bose!!!!!!!

still has same shortcomings as any sub sat set i've ever heard

don't have a lot of time so I'll sum it up like this. Don't bother listeing to bose when comparing these little beauties. Try one of the others listed above if you really need a sub/sat set if not you'll be happier spending your money on floorstandings because the sound quality is unparrelled to that of any sub sat set has to offer or can offer. Contrary to what Circuit City and Best buy will tell you there are a lot of products out there better than bose, this is an excellent example of one of them.

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Style. Soundstage. Detail.

A bit weaker in the bass at low volume than my old JBLs.
Quality control of the stands could be better.

As others have said, these speakers simply disappear! Sound is everywhere. I'm using a relatively low-powered amp (50 wpc Creek 4330SE), but these speakers have a high sensitivity that allows very high volume levels with no distortion. The bass improves with volume. I replaced the 4-wire cable that comes with the speakers (it goes between the amp and the sub) with an Analysis Plus Oval 12: the sound got even more lush. I played hell getting these speakers here in Arizona (no dealers), especially since I wanted them in the new wine color. Gary Pelled of Gallo was extremely helpful during the difficult acquisition period (thanks, Gary). No discounts or closeouts here: I paid full retail, plus a premium for the color. This was money well spent. These speakers look and sound spectacular. If you want very stylish sound at a not-outrageous price, find a dealer willing to order them for you. Then put them next to a wine-colored Italian leather sofa and become very smug with yourself.

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None personally, but I've listened to others a lot, particularly Bose.

I auditioned the Micros at a local audio dealer as well as in my home over the past weekend. I must take issue with those below who have been disappointed with the sound of the Micros without taking the time to set up the speakers properly. With high-quality loudspeakers (not necessarily expensive), setup is half the battle in the quest for high-quality sound. The gentleman below claims that he used the satelites (which, as the manufacturer claims, extend to 120Hz) with a Hsu sub that has an upper limit of 80Hz. This mismatch is really not doing the Micros justice as they were specifically designed to work with their dedicated passive sub. And while he and others below have claimed that, even WITH the passive sub, the sound was not to their liking, these impressions were based on in-store auditions. The question is: how did the store have them set up? What type of room treatment did they use? How were the speakers positioned? From what I have seen and heard, many dealers have set up the Micros in a less-than-optimal manner. The dealer I visited had them set up in the middle of a very large room where visibility is high but the chance of a truly meaningful audition is low.
The reason I belabor the point above is that I was initially unimpressed by the Micros when I auditioned them in the store. The imaging seemed quite diffuse; they sounded thin and very congested; and the bass wasn't nearly as impressive as I had expected. These traits were evident on most of the recordings I brought with me. However, on a few selections (most notably Beck's Mutations), I felt they did a pretty good job. Certainly good enough that I should take them home and give them a try where I could experiment with the setup in familiar surroundings.

At home, things snapped into focus. They CAN sound good. REALLY good. The Grateful Dead's 3/90 performance at the Capitol Centre in Landover Maryland (the 3-CD "Terrapin" set) never sounded more realistic. I don't think I have ever heard the Dead sound so much like they did in person in my own house. John Coltrane's “Ballads” sounded very smooth and extremely well integrated. Selections from the Beatles' “Anthology 3” were warm and portrayed and excellent sense of the original acoustic. And the Micros could play loud without strain in my listening room (about 15' x 20').

To temper my enthusiasm somewhat, I must say that their performance seems to be more recording-specific than any other speaker I have tried. Some recordings could sound imprecise and confused. I'm not sure if this phenomenon is a credit TO the speaker (i.e. its ability to display faults in the recording) or a product OF the speaker. As I said, I have never heard this effect so pronounced with other speakers. Maybe I should just say that they definitely sound different from any conventional "box" speaker to which I have listened. They soundstage like crazy -- it's just so wide and so deep. However, if you're a big fan of pinpoint imaging you might be disappointed. They do not seem to place musicians precisely within the soundstage. They can do it, mind you -- just not as well as traditional box speakers seem to do it. And I would have liked a bit more deep bass, although Gallo's claim of 32Hz extension seems about right.

In short, I liked the Micros quite a bit. They have the ability to sound magical, play cleanly at rational volumes, and they look good. Just be sure to audition them carefully.

Size, looks

Male voices, no good for HiFi

I use these nuts as surround speaker. I bought them because my new apartment has a strange layout, which forces me to use very small surround speakers.

Anyhow...they are excellent when they are used as surround speakers. I can't recomend them for HiFi because they lack alot when it comes to HiFi.

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Looks, Sound, Style, Installation and price.

Midrange/bass up too 120HZ (a good subwoofer is doing the job.)

The best sattelite system on the market.
They just play great at both music an surround. (with a great subwoofer that is)
Keep away from the Gallo passive subwoofer it dosen't do the job. I use the JPW SW250 its great up too about 120HZ where the gallos take over. The few "not so good" reviews for these speakers are most likely based on subwoofers ending the task at about 80-90HZ. I've tested with å number of sub's before I choose the JPW SW250. Either Dali, Yamaha, B&W or Gallo(!) could do the task.

My system:
7 Gallo micro speakers.
2 JPW SW250 subwoofers.
Denon AVR-3801 7 ch. reciever.
Toshiba SD-E500 DVD-A player.

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horrible almost unbearable sound

Possibly one of the most hyped speakers to hit the market. Unfortunately, the little "balls" fail to deliver on hifi sound. Gallo's concept of eliminating cross-overs in a speaker is attractive, but as evidenced by the sound quality from these speakers, Gallo has far to go. These speakers are only bearable for acoustic or female vocals. Anything else is too much for them.

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nht superzeros, energy take5, bose lifestyle x.x

Great balanced sound; a sure winner when combined with Gallo active sub. Small package.

None

Great balanced sound without the overly tinny higher frequencies associated other systems, such as the Polks, and without the unrealistically accentuated lower frequencies associated with the CVs; rich midrange and realisticly rendered higher frequencies; substantial warmth in the midrange often lacking in satellite/sub systems. Gallo active sub adds the lower frequency punch that the 4" satellites cannot physically deliver. Together, an excellent rendering of vocals and instruments. I recommend highly.

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