OK, thanks Chris - 3cm felt bungs now on order.
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Class d and Podiums = excellent synergy!
Good call, Chris.
The 8wpc Mini-T is just fine, and I've always had soft spot for the surprising sq of that little amp.
Will listen more today and ponder class d options.
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Nice one Jerry . I've always been a big fan of class D amps and keep one as a spare , or for when I fancy a change
Regards
Brian
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JustBoom DAC . HRT Musicstreamer 2
Amplifier : Sony TA FB740R
Speakers : Tannoy 637
Interconnects : MS Audio / Klotz MC5000 .
Speaker cables : Western Electric 16AG
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I've just remembered my Wadia 151 PowerDAC.
Not class d but pure digital till it gets to the speaker output. I'll plumb that in next.
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The Podium speakers are sounding really good with the Wadia DAC/amp - def the best sound yet.
And with a fuller sound and decent scale and weight with my Jamo SW200 sub nicely integrated.
Have a feeling that stereo subwoofers would work better and there is room behind the Podiums to place them, so I have just bought a 2nd Jamo. Will hopefully get it in a few days.
The imaging from the Podiums is nothing but superb - really well defined and holographically immersive.
It's taking a bit of fiddling and also time to get acclimatised but impressed by these now!
I've a hankering to try out a more powerful class D amp and see what that does. Watch this space.
I think these will be long term keepers as an interestingly different alternative to my MBLs.
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Hi Bev
Yes, I am sure they are the 0.5.
I bought these felt floor glides https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FELT-PAD-...72.m2749.l2649
a perfect snug fit for the rear 'ports'.
Their affect is at best subtle. A slight increase in image solidity, I think. Getting the panel tilt angle optimised makes far more difference to the overall sound.
I am really enjoying the Podiums on small to medium scale music, they rather lose the plot on big music, but then I have been rather spoiled by my MBLs which reach down towards 30Hz and are moderately efficient and are specced to take 400W so they can do serious dynamics and scale.
I think that the speaker the Podiums most remind me of is a good pair of Quad 57. Similar openness and rez, the same general frequency response. The Podes dont go as deep and have a much wider sweetspot and are more neutral in the mids.
I must confess that I do find them a bit lightweight so I use a bit of digital tonal tweakery to shelve down the treble a little and boost up the bass with a Behringer DEQ2496. it's not something I noticed when I heard them at shows so I suspect its a room interaction effect.
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Those felt floor glides look perfect and much simpler than my suggestion
I think I'd also describe the Podiums as "a bit lightweight", but very good all the same
I had 57's years ago and I guess the Podiums are somewhat similar sounding but the Pods are 'different'
In the end I just couldn't get my head round not keeping to Maggies as they have something in their sound that I just can't do without
However for what the Podiums cost I think they are a bargain buy
Enjoy....
Bev
Mark Levinson N°390s CD Through:Atlas Elektra XLR's To: Mark Levinson N°383 To: Magneplanar .7's
The 'sock it too 'em' feeling only comes when using actual socks in the hole?
(Don't put those felt slides in the wrong way!)
Chris.