Mind Blowing Gales

Whether it’s a £1,000 pair of g 3020

floorstanders, or a pair of highly
affordable stand-mounters,
£119.95 per pair Value for money: 
In the world of Changing Rooms and Home Front, it’s clear that we have become much more
design conscious than ever before and hi-fi needs to look good as well as sound good. Fresh out
of the box, the 3020s certainly command one’s attention. Lavishly outfitted in either black ash or
beech, they look as good, if not better than most other speakers in their price range.

Gale loudspeakers are always But they’re not just a pretty fascia.Twin front-firing ports mean that the ‘3020s will be unfussy in
terms of positioning. Score one to Gale.They’re also magnetically shielded, so they are ideal for
both home cinema and hi-fi applications. Score two to Gale. In all these speakers have been
guaranteed to create a stir. designed for flexibility and it is clear that the Research and Development team at Gale have done
their homework and come up with a winner, but if the sound quality doesn’t match the design,
then all that effort would be for nought.
From the fabulous These speakers are, above all, musical. Housed in a rigid half moon
casing, the 25mm soft dome tweeter allows the treble to sing
Mini Monitors to without any brashness or harshness.The bass response is mellow
and well rounded. Complex classical pieces are reproduced
effortlessly, and with a sense of air and space around each
the Gale 4s, they instrument, creating a soundstage that is remarkable.
Individual strands of instrumentation are delicately reproduced and

have built a melded into the whole, without losing clarity and definition, while
these sensational speakers truly shine with rock and pop music.
Give them a spin with The Vines ‘Highly Evolved’ and the raucous
reputation for vocals come to the fore, without eclipsing the guitar and percussion.
All in all, the Gale 3020s represent excellent value for money, and
in this age of convergent technology, are more than happy in both
offering more home cinema or hi-fi applications.What’s more, they sound damn
fine doing either.

quality for less money.

Reviewed by Simon Greaves