[frame src=”http://www.townshendaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Townshend_DCT300_High_End_Interconnect_Cables_Cryogenic.jpg” width=”300″ height=”134″ lightbox=”on” title=”DCT 300 Cryogenic interconnect cables” align=”left” ] In Hi Fi News December 2012, twelve pairs of interconnects were auditioned by John Bamford and his listening panel. The Townshend DCT 300 came out on top. “The DCT 300’s resolution and lack of obvious coloration was praised highly by the listeners…sound was […]
[frame src=”http://www.townshendaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Townshend-Rock-7.jpg” width=”300″ height=”168″ lightbox=”on” title=”Townshend Rock 7 Turntable” align=”left” ] How does the Rock 7 sound? For large-scale orchestral music, it redefined what I thought an orchestra could sound like on my stereo system, and on other types of music, it brought me closer to the performers than I had ever experienced prior. Moreover, this […]
[frame src=”http://www.townshendaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Townshend-Allegri-Pre-Review-HiFi-Critic-April-June-2012.jpg” width=”240″ height=”232″ lightbox=”on” title=”Allegri Pre HiFi Critic review” align=”left” ]Martin Colloms for Hi Fi critic gives the Allegri a massive 235: “The listeners were immediately aware of the lack of electronic hash, glare, hardness and artificiality. Instead we heard near magical transparency, exceptional bandwidth, tight control, fine clarity, wide dynamic range, excellent pace […]
[frame src=”http://www.townshendaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Allegri-Review-HiFi-Choice-March-2012.jpg” width=”240″ height=”156″ lightbox=”on” title=”Allegri-Review-HiFi-Choice-March-2012″ align=”left” ] “There is something about hearing the extra layers of sound and effects in a complex mix. If you want to hear more of the nuance and phasing in your favourite records, whatever format they may be in, then this is something of a bargain…. It imbues the music […]
Hi-res music sources carry musical information way beyond 20kHz, while modern tweeters and amps can deliver it to your listening seat. But what are we actually hearing, asks Paul Miller. [column col=”1/3″] From the very first moment that CD landed on our shores, audio diehards were unconvinced that its limited 44.1kHz sample rate and mere 16-bit quantisation […]
The 8th Annual Positive Feedback Online’s Writers’ Choice Awards for 2011 – The Best of the Best! [frame src=”http://www.townshendaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/awards41.jpg” width=”300″ height=”224″ lightbox=”on” title=”The Townshend Rock 7 Turntable” align=”left” ] The Townshend Rock 7 Turntable has been my reference for over a year now, well before it started receiving attention in the U.S. audio press and mentions at […]
[frame src=”http://www.townshendaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/OPN_November-2011.jpg” width=”223″ height=”300″ lightbox=”on” title=”Rock 7 review Opera Now” align=”left” ] “Rafael Todes introduces a turntable with ingenius solutions” [see full review] November, 2011 — Rafael Todes Source: Opera Now
[column col=”1/2″] To extend high-frequency reproduction to 100kHz seems batty, but says Jimmy Hughes, Townshend’s Super Tweeter is supersonic. The case for subwoofers is fairly easy to make. Most loudspeakers are limited in terms of size and this leads to restricted bass depth. Very few can reproduce frequencies much deeper than 30Hz (and many […]
[frame src=”http://www.townshendaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Hi-Fi-Critic-Recommended-Townshend-fractal-technology-pre-amplifier.jpg” width=”240″ height=”150″ lightbox=”on” title=”HIFICRITIC recommended product” align=”left” ] Distinguished and most respected reviewer Martin Colloms of Hi Fi Critic magazine awarded the Glastonbury Pre1 preamplifier an unprecedented 195 points [see here]. This is the highest mark ever for any product since the introduction of the MC scoring system some 30 years ago. This indicates […]
Townshend Audio Rock 7 Turntable receives Golden Ear award from The Absolute Sound magazine. [frame src=”http://www.townshendaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/townshend-Rock-7-Golden-Ear-award-.jpeg” width=”232″ height=”149″ lightbox=”on” title=”townshend Rock 7 Golden Ear award” align=”left” ] “The latest incarnation of Townshend’s unique ideas of turntable design, including damping of the arm at the front end via a trough of damping fluid, offers truly remarkable […]