“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 ]
“I initially set up the Allegri in between our Resolution Cantata Music Centre and the ATC Active 50s. These are both serious peices of equipment, so this is a great test for the £2000 Allegri. Its actually quite refreshing to not have to plug in a mains cable into the pre-amp, just makes set up that little bit […]
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[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 […]
Glastonbury Pre 1 gets a “flipping glorious” review from J. Kennedy in Hi-Fi+ [frame src=”http://www.townshendaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hifi-81.Glastonbury-pre-amplifier-townshend-fractal-tecnology.jpg” width=”146″ height=”205″ lightbox=”on” title=”Glastonbury-pre-amplifier-townshend-fractal-tecnology” align=”left” ] Jason Kennedy, writing for issue 81 of Hi Fi Plus, August 2011, finds that the Townshend Audio Glastonbury Pre 1 Preamplifier delivers; “power“, “solidity” and “sheer transparency…There are very few preamplifiers around that are as […]