Congrats, Gazza. They look lovely. I’d recommend you stand them on some plinth. That will improve the sound immensely. Enjoy them!
Early days, my pmc were on granite kitchen blocks……recommendations welcomed.
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Its on the list😁
Very nice system. Have always been a little curious about the speakers you use, are you happy with them?
Take a look at this thread i started
What are those baddies?
Hi nicnaim, they are Townsend Podiums providing a great uplift in performance of most speakers ( I would imagine) by damping out vibration going into the floor structure with the added benefit of transferred energy not going back up into your equipment racks. They worked a treat for my PMC Fact 12s 
ATB Peter
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Thanks!
Hi, are those podiums Size 2 ?
Congratulations and welcome to the club!
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Yes very happy, although could do with a bit more power, but good at low to moderate volume but they suck the life out of the Supernait when turned up.
Tim
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Hi I would be interested to hear the thoughts of anyone who has used Townsend Podium’s under Ovator S - 400 also what size would fit.
Graham
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Lovely system. Full on Michell Gyrodec and SME arm? - hypnotic.
I wish I would set my stuff up to look so neat.
Are those the “D1” version of B&W 800 speakers? Very nice.
Do you pull them away from the walls when you are listening? I have 802 D2s and noticed how they really become very special when the front faces are 5+ feet away from walls - much smoother top end, amazing transients and detail especially in bass instruments like double bass and very “real” soundstage. I put them on Isoacoustic Gaia 1s and on sliders (using a UV pen to mark the right position on the wooden floor) so I can push them back when guests are visiting. Just positioning alone gave the benefit of a very major system upgrade Be interested to hear your experience?
Hi thanks!
Yes it’s a full Gyrodec with an SME Series 1V arm, and it has a Dynavector DV20X2 MC cartridge. I recently got the HR power supply to finish off the vinyl source.
I bought the speakers in 2004 ex dem, I’m not sure what version they are, all I know is that they are 802 Nautilus.
It’s interesting to hear that you move them around, I have not moved them since moving into the house 10 years ago, perhaps I should start experimenting with their position. The top end is usually good, sometimes a bit bright.
I am actually considering changing them, I’m have a dem of some ProAcs and Kudos, so we’ll see!
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Yes, size 2 and they fit the 606’s well…and sound good.
Oops! I did not know that they were so demanding. My dealer has a couple of second hand ATC SCM40 for sale that I have been thinking about. I wonder if they are as demanding then?
Worth looking at what ATC put into their active SCM40’s - a total of 242W per speaker!
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Yes, with such low sensitivity, even my 250DR can get it hard I think;
Specifikationer
Sensitivity: 85dB @ 1W @ 1metre Max SPL: 112dB Recommended Power Amplifier: 75 to 300 Watts Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohm