In the golden age of vinyl, not every audiophile could splash out on exotic exotica—but Max Townshend changed the game with the Townshend Rock turntable, transforming a pricey prototype into a bulletproof powerhouse of engineering that put elite sound within reach of the masses. As Jonathan Gorse details in The Ear’s riveting head-to-head showdown, “Rock […]
The difference wasn’t trivial.”
I’ve tried all manner of audiophile tweaks over my many years pursuing the finest sound attainable and it’s refreshing to actually find a product that works as exactly as advertised. The Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Podiums are amazing and their benefits are easy to hear! Sitting on the Podium’s my substantial 365 lb speakers play […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’ve been fascinated with the importance of vibration control for more than three decades now. A lot of my experience is already covered in Millercarbon’s Mega Vibration Control Journey https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/millercarbon-s-mega-vibration-control-journey The Journey ended with springs. Then I got Pods, and wrote Vibration Control and the Townshend Audio Seismic Pods https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/vibration-control-and-the-townshend-audio-seismic-pods Now as we continue our journey forward it is […]
When Townshend Audio launched the seismic podium back in 2016 it took the audio community in the U.K watch the ceremony highlight here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciGNptjaEVA
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