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Discover the remarkable BAYZ Audio Courante 2.0 loudspeakers, expertly partnered with Townshend Audio’s Seismic isolation, F1 Fractal speaker cables and Allegri Reference preamplifier to create an immersive, natural and truly unforgettable musical experience.
Jonathan Gorse Reviews the Townshend Allegri Reference “There isn’t anything else quite like it in high-end audio.” We are delighted to share Jonathan Gorse’s in-depth review of the Townshend Audio Allegri Reference preamplifier, published by SoundStage! Ultra. The Allegri Reference has always been a rather unconventional preamplifier. In fact, as Gorse puts it: “The […]
Coherence, timing, and drive are as good as any I’ve encountered
What makes the Allegri Reference truly exceptional is its ability to disappear from the listening experience
Colloms describes the Allegri Reference as a “virtually indistinguishable” link between input and output, offering a level of transparency that makes it a “clear window into the sound stage.
“world-class transparency and unerring detail.”
The autoformer-based passive preamplifier is one of many audio products pouring out of Townshend Audio. The Allegri has a striking ability to get out of the way of the music.
“I never tired of this preamp’s ‘revelatory’ quality; everything you play somehow sounds different to before… [it] gives preamplifiers at any price and of any type, an almost impossibly hard time in terms of sound.”
It has no sound of its own. I heard no real or imaginary effect of the Allegri+ on the output.
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