Is that a Booplinth @marksnaim ?
(sorry for off topic I know it is the Tuner thread not Sondek thread but couldn’t resist)
I’m surprised that you have stacked the three QUAD items in that order - I would always have the tuner on top.
Incidentally, the 606 power amp is a considerable update on the 306 shown in your photo.
It is.
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The larger amplifier that could replace the 306 was the 405 of course.
The 606 was part of the 6 series which appeared later and the physical “design language” is different, so it would look out of place with the FM4 and 34.
As I often say about old Quad equipment, there is a 405 and a 606 in my loft as it happens.
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Below is a thread I started some time ago which led to people posting about their lovely tuners.
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Way back I had one of these it was a super chunky tuner with the big flywheel tuning dial ah memories. 
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Thanks guys, keep them coming.
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@Debs - interesting, I guess in the loft protects from the elements but impact on sound quality? @davidhendon ?
There’s only one batty bird goes in that attic. 
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My RS G14 is in the attic, but has no detectable impact on SQ in practical usage for the stations I listen to. I guess because the 50kW from Beckley is only 5.5km distant.
More distant & various local low power transmitters also perform well, e.g. I can get the BBC’s from the 100kW TX at Sutton Coldfield, this is 120km distant, although R3 has some low level hiss.
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The Creek looks very nice.
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Thanks Clive I wish I’d kept it but went DAB
Mistake. 
No tuner in the system now just iPod touch in dock.
The little Creek T40 is still highly regarded pure analogue radio but does require occasional fettling for drift. 
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I had a Pure DAB tuner similar to yours back in the day, albeit it was silver rather than black. I was very disappointed with DAB and then soon enough when I saw the bit rates used, I understood why.
About a year ago I threw a few bits of unloved or otherwise obsolete electronics into the recycling skip at our local tip and the Pure was one of them. It looked ok but it sounded execrable.
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Same model I’ve seen it in silver I thought I was doing myself a favour especially as I can see the main transmitters from my roof.
100% signal but a best nitrate of 128kbps 
Yes the main DAB transmitter for our area is about a mile away and clear line of sight from our house. You can get a DAB tuner to find the stations if you just stick a single wire a few inches long into the aerial socket, so really it didn’t need the proper DAB antenna I fitted up on the roof. I think R3 used to be 192 kbps and stereo so could have been worse but R4 was often in mono and I forget the bit rate but it was low.
Actually this reminds me. I should take that DAB antenna down some time and throw it away!
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I used a QUAD system - CD67/FM4/34/606 with ESL67s - before I bought my first Naim equipment in around 1999.
I still have most of the Naim equipment, although the CDS2 “died” recently.
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The Marantz and Kenwood tuners look really good , highly desirable. I know that Kenwood became Trio and you never hear about them these days .
I do so like the look of Denon these days , i can’t say the same about Marantz.
You wouldn’t think they were under the same ownership
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