My only other comments would be on the stands - they look really really well, compliment the Gales perfectly and amazingly no trace of "bass thump" through a suspended timber floor.
A pair of these is now most definitely on my wish list.
Regarding the stands, they performed flawlessly. My room has a sprung wooden floor and none of the (very considerable) energy from 32" of combined woofer area, was felt underfoot. Those stands work.
Big thumbs-up for the stands then. Having tried mine on rigid open frame steel stands, I definitely prefer the 401s on the 'lossy' wooden tripod stands I use now. The pukka tube stands may be better still in this respect as I can still feel some bass thump on the suspended floor though.
Mr Tibbs