It might have taken a few years to get from prototype to production, but that’s Max Townshend for you. He’s first and foremost an ideas guy, and sometimes those ideas run ahead of his production skills. He has been exploring the benefits of and various techniques that decouple components from external vibrations for many years. […]
Here is my review for the Maximum Supertweeters: It’s not often that I write reviews, let alone for HiFi equipment where I have limited technical knowledge. However, what I do have is decades of experience of listening to recorded music. I must at once declare my allegiance to the Townshend brand. I use Glastonbury 2 […]
Due to space considerations in the magazine it is impossible for me to list every component in the System Used boxes in the reviews, be they equipment supports or types of cable that connect up my hi-fi systems. Most are products that have impressed me during the reviewing process and I have acquired them because […]
Seismic Isolation Podiums: A Game-Changer for Bass Control and Overall Sound Quality After attending the Capitol Audio Fest, and returning home to evaluate my system against what I’d heard, I was reminded just how much I love the sound I’ve cultivated in my setup over the years. In many ways, it stood up favorably against […]
The original Townshend Rock Reference turntable is one of the legends of audio. Unusual and inventive in design and fabulous in sound, but never widely available, the Rock Reference is now a rare collector’s item. Its less expensive successor, the Rock III, also offered extraordinary sound quality and many of the same unique design features […]
Townshend Allegri Reference: Hi-Fi+ “Highly Commended” for Preamplifier of the Year The Townshend Allegri Reference preamplifier has earned the prestigious “Highly Commended” honor from Hi-Fi+ magazine, placing it among the top contenders for the coveted “Preamplifier of the Year” award. Known for its remarkable engineering and sonic purity, the Allegri Reference has strongly impacted the audiophile […]
“I ordered one of the first Townshend Allegri Reference passive pre-amplifiers to give it a try. Sale or return so to speak Now at this point, I could spin a few stories and flesh out my conclusion, but I won’t. It’s just not fair to keep you waiting. After just two weeks I put my £25,000 world-class […]
Alan Sircom, Editor, HiFi+ Townshend’s deepest thanks to all the team at Hi-Fi + for recognising us with an innovation award in 2021 also for these satisfying sentiments: “To some, Townshend Audio was the maker of the innovative Rock turntable. To others, it was the company behind the Glastonbury loudspeaker. More modern listeners might think […]
The team building the Dolby Atmos sound system at Londons Leister Square London experienced some unwanted resonances from the mighty substack, after approaching the Townshend team to remedy the problem with a bespoke seismic support system that would handle the humungous moving mass with a isolation system. The rig consisted of 10 Professional Seismic Bars […]
I just received the platform for my VPI turntable. Thank you. Just a few comments… The construction is first-rate. It is a beautifully designed product. Prior to implementing your Townshend platform, I had tried a number of other isolation techniques. Butcher block, Vibrapods, etc etc. They all had some positive effects but I could not […]
