Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Podiums Size 3 500mm - 380mm for any load free worldwide shipping

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Paul Seydor Senior Editor of The Absolute Sound wrote: 04/17/2024 Tracking Angle

Yes, in most circumstances I would not be in the least surprised that Townshend Podiums decisively smoke any other forms of isolation or decoupling.

Welcome to the world of vibration isolation and decoupling with Townshend Audio's innovative solutions. We understand that to fully realize the potential of your home audio system, comprehensive decoupling from the room is essential. That's why we float speakers on dampened low pass filters, the engineers' choice, to liberate your music from the constraints imposed by speakers and the listening environment.

Our low pass filters, known as the Seismic 'Load Cell' or Seismic 'Pods', provide remarkable low-frequency isolation down to 3 Hz, well beyond the audio band. By incorporating a combination of a low pass filter and dampened air, these innovative technologies instantly enhance bass definition, resulting in a broader and deeper soundstage. The improved transient response reduces muddiness and smear, delivering enhanced clarity across the entire frequency range. Furthermore, our solutions allow for neighbor-friendly high-level listening, serving as the ultimate test of successful isolation and decoupling.

The Townshend Seismic platforms and Podiums signify a groundbreaking approach to vibration isolation in audio systems. These products utilize a mass-spring system, effectively decoupling audio components from external mechanical vibrations above 3Hz.

By carefully selecting a frequency below the audio band, yet high enough to filter out unwanted vibrations such as footsteps, doors closing, elevator operation, and global seismic effects, our Seismic Isolation products aim to eliminate these sources of interference. The damped mass-spring system employed ensures easy adjustment to accommodate the weights of various audio components, offering flexibility and optimization for different setups.

At Townshend, we work closely with our clients, providing personalized solutions to identify the appropriate load mass for their specific requirements. Our goal is to eliminate unwanted vibrational resonances throughout the audio chain, resulting in significantly improved sound quality and enhanced musicality, allowing you to fully enjoy your cherished music library.

Unlike manufacturers who simply sell mass-produced polymers in fancy packaging without dedicating themselves to the complete job, we are committed to providing total isolation from both macro and micro vibrations, which can significantly impact the performance of your Hi-Fi system.

Experience the transformative power of Townshend Audio's vibration isolation and decoupling solutions, where meticulous attention to detail and unwavering dedication to achieving total isolation culminate in extraordinary sound quality for your audio system.

Produce a wider and deeper sound stage. 

Enhance clarity throughout the whole frequency range. 

Improves bass definition. 

Eliminate structure-borne feedback between the speaker and vibration-sensitive equipment. 

Allows for neighbour-friendly high-level listening. 

Eliminate irritating boom caused by coupling through the floor to adjacent rooms. 

 

Awards

THE EAR EDITORS CHOICE 2018

HIFI + ACCESSORY OF THE YEAR 2016

STEREO TIMES MOST WANTED COMPONENT 2020

THE ABSOLUTE SOUNDS PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2020

THE EAR ONLINE BEST BUY 2018

HIFI CHOICE 5 STARS

HIFi + THE EDITORS CHOICE 2020

HIFI + THE EDITORS CHOICE 2020 TOWNSHEND PODIUM 

"Townshend Audio has been making products that break the link between speakers and ground-borne vibration since the 1990s, and these have been constantly. The Seismic Podium adds a mere 2cm to the height of a loudspeaker. This is important not just for obvious centre-of-gravity reasons, but because boundary proximity affects low frequency performance, so raising a speaker up too far will make for a leaner bass than originally intended. 
“The effect of putting a speaker on the Seismic Podiums is quite dramatic.  Then there’s the bass, which is suddenly incredibly articulate, three dimensional, and powerful.” In sum, he said, “In all honesty, I’d say you don’t know how good your speakers are until you isolate them from the floor.” 

"The way it removes the speaker’s interaction with its surroundings is mind-blowing, bringing clarity to the entire frequency range that enables it to communicate more effectively with the listener. You haven’t truly heard how your speakers can perform until you’ve placed it on one of these Seismic Podiums.
Townshend Seismic Podiums produce a result that goes way beyond what you might expect from ‘speakers on springs’. To get an improvement in absolute resolution, precision of timing and solidity of stereo image from something so apparently simple is extraordinary. These things really do change the game, move the goalposts, and revolutionize the way we should think about speaker support. This is not an accessory… it’s an essential. Jason Kennedy- The Absolute Sound

"Enthusiastically recommended." Lee Dunkley - Hi-Fi Choice.    

“So what do Seismic Podiums do for sound quality? If I said “everything” you wouldn’t believe me, but the answer is not far off. They dramatically increase low level resolution so you can hear more detail, they clean up the bass like you wouldn’t believe and the improve dynamics and speed.” Jason Kennedy

Designed as a range to accommodate any size and weight of speaker – stand mount floorstander or subwoofer – the Seismic Podium breaks the acoustic connection between the floor and the speaker, preventing the passage of deleterious vibrations both to and from the speaker cabinets. For a detailed explanation of why this is an absolute necessity before any speaker can perform to its true potential.

Floated on Seismic Isolation Podiums, speakers are freed from the ever-present seismic activity and room/floor interactions that seriously degrade sound quality. The result is simply magical, allowing listeners to hear into their favourite music in a way they were never able to previously. When under your speakers, they will give you immediate improvements in overall sound by preventing speaker generated vibration from entering the floor and sound from entering your speakers. By eliminating the resonance between the speaker-cabinet mass and the floor, the sound will be noticeably clearer, much more tuneful, controlled and natural.  Bass boom is significantly reduced and there will be a far larger, much deeper and wider sound stage. The sound becomes natural and more enjoyable. 

Available in five standard sizes (or to special order to accommodate true behemoths), each Podium platform utilizes Townshend’s innovative ‘Captive’ Load Cell™ technology to provide a stable four-square footprint that extends well beyond the perimeter of the speaker cabinet. This also allows easy fine levelling adjustment of each Load Cell via a rotatable top cap while, on the bottom, is an adjustable foot to compensate for out-of-true floors. The tough black steel platform accommodates any shape of medium to large speaker or subwoofer, with or without spikes. The Seismic Podiums are suitable for wood, tile or carpeted floors.  
The Seismic Podium adds a mere 2cm to the height of a loudspeaker. This is important not just for obvious centre-of-gravity reasons, but because boundary proximity affects low frequency performance, so raising a speaker up too far will make for a leaner bass than originally intended.  The Seismic Podium is the optimum solution for comprehensive speaker support on a grand scale. Whether as part of a professional installation or domestic one, the Seismic Podiums command ultimate support for your speakers and subwoofers, with no compromises. They will give you unprecedented performance.


“The Editor and two other HiFi+ reviewers already use Podiums under their loudspeakers, and speaker companies are taking note, too. This is a real loudspeaker game changer and could spell the end of loudspeaker spikes for many listeners.”
HiFi +  Jason Kennedy 

"The effect of putting a speaker on the Seismic Podiums is quite dramatic. I did the demonstration to the guys from DALI recently when they brought round a pair of Epicon 8 speakers for a forthcoming review. They couldn’t quite believe the improvement in coherence and timing it wrought, and the extent to which the sound is able to escape the boxes. Then there’s the bass, which is suddenly incredibly articulate, three dimensional, and powerful. This is true of every speaker that I have tried on these bases, and the irony is that the sound is faster and more fine detailed than it is with spikes. There is none of the edginess and emphasis on leading edges that spikes produce, yet there is greater immediacy. In all honesty, I’d say you don’t know how good your speakers are until you isolate them from the floor."

Given the thirty plus years of spike indoctrination that we have been treated to, this is a hard pill to swallow for many, but when you find out that Alan Sircom is using Townshend Podiums under his Wilson Duette IIs and Paul Messenger, one of the earliest and most fervent spike enthusiasts, is also using Townshend Isolation under his Bowers & Wilkins 800 Diamonds, it makes you realize that anyone who really listens will appreciate their benefits. I took a pair of Podiums to a friend with Wilson Benesch Chimera speakers a few months back; he didn’t like the bronze adjusters that the earlier models featured, but loved the sound and had to get some. It seems the bigger and more revealing the speaker, the more it benefits from isolation. My friend’s system literally came alive when we put them in; it opened up and started to do stuff that you wouldn’t believe achievable without a major component upgrade

Genuine speaker isolation is hard to achieve, but thanks to decades of R&D, Townshend Audio has managed to make an isolation base that cuts out energy down to 3Hz and does so in a stable and easily installed fashion. Now all the company has to do is let the audio world hear the benefits. It won’t be an easy job, and there will always be those who prefer the character that spikes bring. But for anyone that’s genuinely interested in what’s on the recording, on hearing more music, they represent a major breakthrough in the pursuit of high fidelity, and that is what this game is all about. But don’t take my word for it, get a demonstration, see the light, and hear the difference!
Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums are suitable for all Loudspeakers and Sub-Woofers" Jason Kennedy HIFI+  https://www.hifiplus.com/articles/townshend-audio-seismic-podium/

The Seismic Podiums add a mere 2cm to the height of a loudspeaker. This is important not just for obvious centre-of-gravity reasons, but because boundary proximity affects low frequency performance, so raising a speaker up too far will make for a leaner bass than originally intended.