Townshend Audio Seismic Vibration Isolation Platform size 4 18” x 18” inches 1kg-200kg free shipping worldwide

SEISMIC ISOLATION PLATFORM 

• Delivers wider and deeper sound starting 
• Improves bass definition
• Reduced muddiness and smear
• Makes transients clearer
• Size 4 45x45cm (18x18”) 1kg - 200kg

• It is important to specify the weight of your equipment when ordering. Bespoke platforms are available for any size or weight of audio equipment, please contact us for further details.

  The singular Seismic Load Cell is available with seven different weight capacities, ranging progressively from 1kg up to 32kg. Virtually any weight of equipment can be isolated.
  
  The Broken Record online says_"The Townshend Seismic Isolation Platform IS The KEY to CLASSICAL"
  
  The Load Cell rates are as follows: 

  (A) ORANGE 1kg-12kg (B) YELLOW 12kg-22kg (C) GREEN 22kg-40kg (D) BLUE 40kg-80kg (E) SILVER 80kg-128kg (F) BROWN 128kg-200kg  
  Please confirm the width, depth and weight of equipment so correct size platform is supplied thank you! 

ENHANCES CLARITY ACROSS THE FREQUENCY RANGE

Especially designed to isolate individual components such as CD players, turntables, DACs, preamplifiers, power amplifiers and streamers from vibration. 

The Seismic Isolation Platform includes a durable slim steel top plate that integrates unobtrusively under any hi-fi component. The acoustically dead constrained-layer damped plate combined with a Seismic Load Cell™ attached to each corner is the ultimate combination to absorb and isolate unwanted vibration, including structural, air-borne and that generated by the hi-fi equipment. 

ULTRA THIN PLATFORM DISAPPEARS UNDER EQUIPMENT

The Platform can be levelled by turning the adjustable Seismic Load Cell™. For asymmetric components such as a valve (tube) amplifier with the transformers at the rear, different load capability Seismic Load Cells™ can be used to balance the load.

Platform working height is approximately 40mm (1.5”). The Seismic Isolation Platform is available in three standard sizes:

• Size 1 43x30cm (17×12”)
• Size 2 48x35cm (19×14”)
• Size 3 52x40cm (20.5×16”) 

The Platform is easily levelled by turning the adjustable Seismic Load Cell. For asymmetric units, such as a valve (tube) amplifier with the transformers at the rear, different load capability Seismic Load Cells can be used to balance the load.
For out of balance loads where the centre of gravity of the component is not near the geometrical centre of the component, each support foot is screw adjustable in length to allow for this. If the degree of out of balance is too large, then it is suggested to use unequal springs or add an additional Load Cell for fine adjustments.

At Townshend Audio, we recognize the importance of selecting the right load cell to ensure optimal performance and maximize the potential of your speaker or audio equipment.

Our expert team is dedicated to providing personalized guidance and support throughout the process. By carefully assessing the mass and specific needs of your equipment, we will tailor our recommendations to guarantee the creation of the ideal rated load cell for you. Our goal is to optimize the performance and ensure a seamless integration between your equipment and our load cells.

Trust Townshend Audio to provide you with the expertise and guidance necessary to select the perfect load cell for your specific setup. Experience the difference that a precisely matched load cell can make in elevating the performance and sonic clarity of your hi-fi system.

The Importance of Vibration Isolation

Vibrations affect the reproduction of sound through hi-fi systems. Although many of these are small and may go largely unnoticed, vibrations have a negative impact on the quality of sound in virtually all hi-fi components.

Turntables are highly sensitive to vibration, which raises the noise floor, degrading the sound not to mention stylus jump due to footfall.

With silver-disc players, vibration affects the laser mechanism and the crystal oscillators introducing severe sound-degrading jitter.

With tube or valve amplifiers vibration rattles the microphonic electrodes, especially the grids.

Transistor amplifiers have microphonic components, including capacitors and connecting wires which move relative to one and another generating rogue voltages. All of these mechanisms will degrade the delicate audio signal.

Computers, streamers and DACs are highly susceptible to mechanical noise as they all contain vibration sensitive crystal oscillators.

Rigidly spike or cone mounted speakers transmit energy into the floor radiating vibration throughout the room and ultimately, through your rack and into your equipment. This seriously degrades performance as described above. Spike and cone mounted speakers cause the whole room structure to vibrate, often resulting in an unrealistic boomy bass whilst masking subtle detail. Further, this unwanted structural vibration can seriously irritate your neighbours.

The Seismic Isolation Pod is a Seismic Load Cell™ with a circular foot attached to the lower end cap for stability. The length may be adjusted by turning the top end cap, which allows easy levelling of audio equipment placed on a set of Pods. There is a soft felt protective piece on the top and bottom faces of the end caps to allow for easy positioning and to prevent scratching.

The secret is to fully float your whole Hi Fi System independently from the speakers and the floor. Townshend have devised a complete solution that to allow this to be done in an optimum way.

Seismic Load Cell™

The key component is the Townshend Seismic Load Cell™. The Seismic Load Cell™ consists of a high quality alloy steel compression spring surrounded by a flexible synthetic rubber jacket with two end plates. Screw threads in each plate facilitate height adjustment and provide attachment points. A movement-sensitive, air-resistance damper rapidly dissipates low frequency oscillation caused by disturbing the suspended equipment. Seismic Load Cells™ are very ‘soft’ and allow free movement in all three dimensions; up/down, left/right and back/forth. This unique solution blocks all deleterious vibration from 3Hz upwards and from all directions. As the frequency increases, the isolation gets progressively greater, ensuring that virtually no vibration can pass from and to the suspended equipment. As each hi-fi component is isolated, the sound progressively improves.

Features / Benefits :

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.

Jason Kennedy reviews the Townshend Seismic Isolation Platform under the Rega RP6 Turntable, a Leema Antila CD Player & Naim UnitiLite
"Massive increase in stereo three dimensionality, sound is clearer" A degree of hardness has disappeared and left a stronger sense of timing. Bass goes deeper Voice has regained its full richness, Quite a transformation in truth, and one that you’d be hard pressed to replicate with any similarly priced upgrade.  The Townshend Seismic Platform seems to be able to transform the potential of electronic components as well as, if not better than turntables.  What is clear is that few hi fi components give their best without isolation and the platform delivers as much in a neat and effective package and comes highly recommended."


Attack of the PODs! review by Bob Levi, positive Feedback

No they are not from Mars! They are from London: Designed, constructed, and shipped from London, England by the brilliant Max Townshend to American audiophiles like us, for the best replacement of the air filled bladder sinks of old. The PODs isolate your gear like it was suspended in outer space. They allow both tube and solid state gear to bloom in extraordinary ways. At $675 for a set of 4 Seismic Pods, tailored in weight to your specific piece weighing from 4-500 pounds, you will achieve resonance control you only dreamed of in the past! You can adjust the level as well! The Pods are a sonic miracle, and the best footers I know of in the here-and-now for maximizing the sound of valuable audio gear.

The biggest improvement I heard was with phono, specifically the E.A.R. 324 Solid State Phono Stage. I have tried numerous expensive tweaks under this mainly transformer coupled unit to enhance its sound, with only negative effect. With the Pods, it blooms and breathes like protoplasm itself has been infused into the unit. If you own a 324 and are reading this review, run, do not walk, to your nearest Townshend dealer and buy a set of Type A Seismic Pods!! You will achieve nirvana, and then some.

The Seismic Pods come in individual weight capacities of as little as 1-2 pounds per Pod, to as much as 64-140 pounds per Pod, in boxes of 4 Pods. Use 3 or 4 Pods anywhere under your gear... it is not critical at all. You just want the gear level and the Pods depressed about 30-70% of travel. This is easy to achieve. It took me seconds to do under each piece of gear I tried.

The Seismic Pods are more neutral than the bladder sinks of old, with less darkness and richness injected into the sound. The Seismic Pods sound like nothing at all! You may need to tweak your cables or tube-roll a bit, but it is worth the adventure. An entire layer of grunge is removed with the Seismic Pods, as easily as opening a cardboard box. The build quality is first-rate, and they look sharp under anything silver or black. Each Pod even has soft ends to prevent scratching of the gear or table."

• 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.

I agree wholeheartedly with these claims from Townshend, and find that they understate dramatically the clarity the Pods bring to the mids and highs! The Pods are a combination of air- and spring-loaded valves that are most ingenious. They are the better of two worlds of thought and practice, and a break-through indeed in support engineering in my opinion.

Summary

Townshend Seismic Isolation Pods are now available and are a true masterpiece of isolation technology and tremendous enhancement of sonic neutrality preventing floor born feedback. I think that they are amazing. They are priced right, and perform at many times their cost! Fabulous under solid state and tube gear, they are the best individual support devices I have heard to date. Like all devices of this nature, your results may vary from mine, but I sincerely doubt it!

A keeper! My highest BUY recommendation

Please buy with complete confidence from Townshend Audio thank you!