Nucleus Reference 5LS Loudspeaker is 6.5-feet tall

by Darren Murph, posted Dec 17th 2007 at 4:48PM

Trust us, we've seen tall speakers, but Anthony Gallo Acoustics' Nucleus Reference 5LS is downright towering. These floor standing loudspeakers measure in at 7-inches wide, 11-inches deep and a staggering 78-inches high, and each one manages to boast twelve aluminum, rear-firing 4-inch subwoofers, eight 4-inch carbon fiber midrange drivers and seven CDT II tweeters. Interestingly, the firm doesn't get specific with regard to power handling and frequency response, but we are told that a high-powered amplifier isn't required to fill a room with sound. No word on a price just yet, but look for these skyscrapers to get all up in your ceiling fan's business real soon.

[Thanks, Micah]

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Marshall @ Dec 17th 2007 5:15PM

Can someone explain to me how 7 tweeters is a good idea? Isn't that going to toast your imaging, and more importantly, what's the point?

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Ryan @ Dec 17th 2007 5:57PM

As a heads up, the Robb Report clocks these in at $19,000 a pair.

"With seven proprietary tweeters and a dozen rear-firing woofers accompanying the midrange drivers, the 6.5-foot, $19,000-per-pair system delivers an immense, enveloping sound."
--The Robb Report

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peet @ Dec 17th 2007 10:01PM

Anthony Gallo is a great speaker designer. Whatever he makes sounds good. Known him for over 10 years, own some of his speakers, and he was the pioneer in the industry for the current spherical encousure craze. Once everyone thought he was crazy to make ball-shaped speakers, now they are commonplace. His CDT Tweeter is simply fantastic at imaging and all of his speakers produce truly accurate soundstages - you never hear "the box".

If Gallo calls these his "reference", I'd bet they are an amazing performer.

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