“The Seismic Podiums become so fundamental to the listening experience that calling them mere accessories fails to give them enough credit.” Neil Gader – The Absolute Sound [ Full Review ]
- Eliminates structure-borne feedback between speaker and vibration sensitive equipment.
- Enhances clarity throughout the whole frequency range.
- Improves bass definition.
- Produces a wider and deeper sound stage.
- Neighbour friendly high level listening.
Seismic Corners provide vibration isolation for almost any equipment rack, stand and platforms. Each Seismic Corner is a small platform suspended from two Seismic Load Cells™ on which the equipment legs or spikes are placed.
Designed to float your existing equipment rack in an unobtrusive manner, the Seismic Isolation Corners slip discretely under the bottom corners of your support furniture and bring you all the benefits of Seismic Isolation without major upheaval.
There are two types of Corners; one for flat feet (F) and one for spikes (S).
The level may be adjusted easily when fully loaded.
Four Corners units are able to hold equipment weighing up to 400kg.
The Seismic Corners are available with five different weight range capacities, varying progressively from less than 20kg up to 400kg. Virtually any weight of equipment can be isolated.
We suggest, for reasons of ease of set-up and loads that are not equally distributed, that consumers always select the stronger Load Cell where two values overlap in the graph below.
For example, when using a set of four (4) Seismic Corners with eight (8) type “D” Load Cells, the maximum supported weight should be equal to or less than 170.4 Kg.
Solutions for equipment with either more or less than four supports/legs are available.
“With lab results at, or very close to, the state of the art..” Martin Colloms, Editor of HiFiCritic Magazine auditions the new Townshend Allegri Reference Preamplifier. [ Full Review ]
Professional musician and audiophile Rafael Todes “recommends without question” Max Townshend’s new Allegri Reference. “I never tired of this preamp’s ‘revelatory’ quality; everything you play somehow sounds different to before… …gives preamplifiers at any price and of any type, an almost impossibly hard time in terms of sound.” [ Full Review ]
“Townshend Audio has long been the company that never does it the way you expected, but always does it right. There’s a deliciously left-field approach to Townshend Audio’s design criteria that sweeps aside convention and makes something at once different and brilliant. So it is with F1 Fractal, the latest in a long line of […]
“The Allegri+ is one of the most effortless and honest sounds you will ever hear, with a top end that is as crystal clear as fine cut diamonds and has a bandwidth that stretches on for days. Play any of your favourite music and try and work out where all the added bass comes […]
The thoughts of one of the many reviewers who enjoyed the Townshend F1 Fractal Interconnect. “On the heels of the ridiculously superb (passive) Allegri+ preamplifier (HERE), with its secret sauce…fractal wire…comes the introduction to America of Townshend F1 Fractal Interconnects. (There are speaker cables also, but I did not have them for review.) The interconnects are extremely […]
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Frequency response:
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8Hz-100kHz +/- 0.1dB |
Maximum signal level:
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4V RMS 8Hz; 10V RMS 20Hz |
Maximum DC offset :
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5mV. (For undistorted 8Hz) |
Distortion:
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Less than 0.01% at 400Hz, 10V (2nd and 3rd harmonic only) |
Input impedance is dependent upon the load impedance and gain setting. So, with a power amplifier having 20kohm input impedance (typical) |
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Impedance:
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At 0dB, input impedance is 20kohm |
Inputs:
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At 0dB, input impedance is 20kohm. At -10dB (normal listening) input impedance is 200kohm, for a power amplifier load with 20kohm input impedance. |
Inputs:
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6 pairs RCA phono sockets (gold plated)
One 3.5mm stereo socket on front panel.
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Outputs:
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2 pairs RCA phono sockets (gold plated) |
Width:
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135mm (5.3in)
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Height:
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53mm (2.1in)
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Depth:
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326mm (12.8in) |
Weight:
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2kg (4.4lb)
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A real improvement of focus @ the top end. Even the bass is tighter. Huge change in the soundstage, The system has almost gone from stereo to surround sound. The Dusty in Memphis album, female vocals, full orchestra, especially show how the individual instruments are separated. It's quite possible to identify which bit of the cymbal the drummer is hitting. Pet Sounds of course uses every instrument in the book. Bass harmonicas, tambourines, and the vocals are just so separated & tight. Porcupine Tree, beautifully produced & pressed vinyl. Every instrument inhabits a different piece of the soundscape. Strip the Soul is just exquisite. I'm sure as they bed in, the Townshend's will get better still, but... so far it's love at first sight. Always loved the 989's but these supertweeters have taken them to a whole new level.
We sat down and i played one of my all time favorites Neil Young Comes a Time i now this album very well but not heard it like this before, the attack of the guitars, the extra resolution and bite of the guitars was nothing short of amazing, there was more snap to the drum beat, the top end is so much more realistic and enjoyable, while the mid range has gained resolution and body, the vocals are very natural sounding but also revealing, the bass seems to have improved, there is definitely more of it its early days but I'm keeping them and i am very happy with level 3, my speakers are Soundlabs Dynastats,
Lossless on the MacBook, DAB, Cd and analogue, vinyl and tape cassette all benefit from a fuller more emotional sound. Science is great, and will one day crack cancer and HIV but it struggles to quantify certain things in life and one of those things is emotion. I'm sure my hearing doesn't extend much above 16kHz or so and yet the super tweeters work and work well for me. I think transients, atmosphere, detail, attack and sustain all benefit as does timbre between instruments, sounds and especially vocals within the hearing range due to less distortion, less smearing and better definition at frequency extremes. Definitely not snake oil in my opinion.. ..A worthwhile investment and I will not be returning them or selling them on. Many Thanks Toni and keep the music musical..