As soon as I see the word "monitor" in conjunction with a non commercial speaker I cringe, most of them are so far removed from a true audio monitor that they should be sued for trying to suggest that they perform a function which they quite obviously do not. The Gale's are no different, but at the price and the fact that they are pretty good, I'm willing to make an exception.

These small bookshelf speakers consist of a 115 mm woofer and a 25 mm mylar tweeter. Frequency response seems to be around 65 Hz up to 20,000 Hz. The Gales are one of the cleanest sounding small speakers around (268mm H X 178 mm W X 178 mm D) The vocals are smooth with a seamless crossover to the woofer. Power handling is quoted as 100 Watts and out of the several hundred pairs we have sold, only one pair has come back faulty (both units fried, so probably a low powered amp driven into distortion) so the high power rating is probably pretty close. As a stand alone speaker they are ideal for smaller rooms when listening to everything except bass heavy music, with the addition of a subwoofer however they become a different animal and can deliver high volume bass heavy music (or medium to heavy duty Home Theatre).

The cabinets are available in Beech and Black with bi-wiring facilitating binding posts at the rear (I reckon the Pom's would bi-wire a toaster given half a chance)

It's always difficult to review a (non monitor) speaker as everybody's idea of good sound is different, the Gale's however are so neutral they don't seem to offend anybody. I'd put them up against any $499 to $599 bookshelf speaker on the market. The fact that they discount to around $299 makes them a must audition for any potential buyer.