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Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Pods
Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Pods Price range: £89.00 through £139.00

Townshend Audio Seismic Speaker Bars

Price range: £999.00 through £1,299.00

The hidden secret of the hi-fi industry, your floorstanding loudspeakers will thank you for it!

Please feel free to look at the UK earthquakes taking place right now here.

We are using these ourselves, they are astonishingly effective. A review is here.

Jason Kennedy review in HiFi+ magazine here

THE PRICES QUOTED ARE FOR 4 BARS TO ACCOMODATE 1 PAIR OF SPEAKERS

VIDEO HERE OF HOW THEY WORK

Description

Dear Max,

I have just taken delivery of the seismc bars you sent for use with my Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Baby Grand speakers.
I have previously had an issue with suspended wooden floors causing a bass bloom.  I had resorted to putting the spikes into Philips crosshead scews, which penetrated the carpet, underlay and into the floor boards.  Unfortunately this left a noticeable bass overhang, which  also  boomed at particular frequencies.  Successive source, amplification and cable upgrades have helped, but never quite removed the problem.
From the moment I put the seismic bars in place the whole sound has been transformed.  Not just the bass, which is strong and powerful, but a distinct improvement right the way through the frequency range.  Voices and instruments now have a clearer and more natural presentation, all locked in place in a very stable, almost holographic, sound stage.
The change in the mid and high frequencies was far greater than expected.  I’m now rediscovering many favourites, and hearing details that I didn’t now were there.
I should have bought these years ago.
Kindest regards,
Steve Crowe
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Seismic Isolation Bars for Speakers and Sub-woofers

    • Produce a wider and deeper sound stage.
    • Enhance clarity throughout the whole frequency range.
    • Improve bass definition.
    • Eliminate structure-borne feedback between the speaker and vibration sensitive equipment.
    • Allow for neighbour friendly high level listening.
    • Eliminate irritating boom caused by coupling through the floor to adjacent rooms.

Seismic Isolation Bars are designed to break the acoustic connection between the speakers and the floor, thus preventing the passage of unwanted vibration between the two. Used in pairs under any speaker, be it floor standing, stand-mounted or sub-woofers.

Because of the very compliant nature of the Seismic Load Cells™, the speakers effectively float in the room at frequencies above 3 Hz. Each bar comprises a very strong steel cross-piece with raised ends under which are attached two Seismic Load Cells™.

When installed you experience The Townshend Effect! The sound improves dramatically, with wider stage width and greater depth and the sound becomes independent of the speakers. Bass becomes tighter and more real, with thuddy boom greatly reduced. A major plus is that the sound of the speakers is no longer transmitted through the structure of the building with the same intensity so your neighbours will probably not hear your music!

Conventional so-called rigid supports (spikes or cones) aim to hold the speaker cabinet ‘still’ at audio frequencies. However there will be coupling between the speaker and the floor and myriad resonance set up by the mass of the cabinet reacting with the unavoidable springiness of the floor, which can cause vibration of the building structure in the audio band.

Rigid coupling also transmits ground-borne vibration into the speaker cabinet and thence to the speaker driver baskets where it is superimposed onto your music.

By using Seismic Isolation Bars you will be able to enjoy your music at its natural volume level, – as if you were listening to a live performance – without annoying the neighbours!

To install, first remove any spikes or cones from your speakers and slip one bar under the front of the speaker. Then tilt the speaker forward and slide the second bar under the rear. Very small adjustments allow for setting the speakers vertical. Even though the speakers are floating, it takes a very big push to topple them.

The bars come in 2 widths, SMALL (Size 1) which adjust from 264mm to 415mm wide. LARGE (Size 2) which adjust from 420mm to 724mm wide.

So when ordering please measure the width and weight of your speakers and order to suit. The weights quoted are for 1 speaker.

Size 1 to suit 0.5kg – 30kg speakers £999 per set of 4 bars

Size 1 to suit 30kg-254kg speakers £1099 per set of 4 bars

Size 2 to suit 4kg-28kg speakers £1199 per set of 4 bars

Size 2 to suit 28kg-252kg speakers £1299 per set of 4 bars

Loudspeaker Accessories

ENACOM – SPEAKER ENACOM – LTD EDITION – NEW

Original price was: £435.00.Current price is: £360.00.
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IsoAcoustics Aperta 155 Isolation Speaker Stands

£199.00
SCULPTED ALUMINIUM ACOUSTIC ISOLATION STANDS
Please note: price is for a pair To complement medium speakers weighing up to 16kg.

HiFiWorld Review - Click Here

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IsoAcoustics Aperta 200 Isolation Speaker Stands

Original price was: £249.00.Current price is: £150.00.
ONE PAIR IN SILVER TO CLEAR
SCULPTED ALUMINIUM ACOUSTIC ISOLATION STANDS
Please note: price is for a pair To complement medium speakers weighing up to 35kg. Sculpted aluminum acoustic isolation stands designed especially for high end hi-fi bookshelf, desktop speakers, studio monitors, large speakers on floor stands, as well as under floor-standing speakers.

IsoAcoustics Aperta 300 Isolation Speaker Stand (Single)

£159.00
SCULPTED ALUMINIUM ACOUSTIC ISOLATION STAND
Please note: price is for a single stand To complement speakers weighing up to 27kg. Sculpted aluminum acoustic isolation stands designed especially for high end hi-fi bookshelf, desktop speakers, studio monitors, large speakers on floor stands, as well as under floor-standing speakers.
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IsoAcoustics Aperta Sub Isolation Subwoofer Stand

£149.00
IsoAcoustics extend the Aperta family bringing their unique talents of isolation to home audio subwoofers.

The power of sub

Thanks to their larger speaker drivers, HiFi subwoofers create a large amount of energy which often runs the risk of exciting the underlying surface of the speaker cabinet. This physical transfer of energy can have numerous side effects from bass smear and interference with other audio components to cabinet rattle and even neighbour disturbance. *Subwoofer not included.

IsoAcoustics Delos Maple Isolation Platform

Price range: £399.00 through £699.00
The DELOS butcher block from IsoAcoustics decouples the turntable from the supporting surface and dramatically diminishes structural vibrations and resonances, resulting in greater clarity and detail.
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IsoAcoustics GAIA II Carpet Spikes Offer

Original price was: £49.00.Current price is: £30.00.
4 SETS OF GAIA II CARPET SPIKES TO CLEAR 4 PER SET These devices simply secure into the carpet to support the GAIA isolation devices, available in 3 sizes to suit GAIA I, II and III.

IsoAcoustics GAIA Threaded Isolation Feet

Price range: £199.00 through £499.00
These multi-award-winning isolators by IsoAcoustics could be a significant step in unlocking the true potential of your setup. With three different models to cover a range of weights, as well as a handy calculator on their website (see below), these isolators will boost clarity and widen your sound stage.
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IsoAcoustics GAIA Titan Isolation Feet

Price range: £799.00 through £1,399.00
  • Available in 3 options to support weights from 320lbs (145kg) to 620lbs (280kg)
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IsoAcoustics zaZen Isolation Platform

Price range: £199.00 through £219.00
Composed from dense, void-less fibre and coupled with IsoAcoustics' patented isolating foot attachments, the zaZen is an isolation platform designed for use with turntables, tube amplifiers and other sensitive HiFi components. zaZen is available in two sizes with alternative weight capacities. zaZen I measures a thickness of 38mm and holds up to 11.3kg of weight, while the zaZen II measures in at 44mm boasting a bulkier 18.1kg of maximum capacity. The zaZen platform’s mass married with its integrated isolation technology serve to remove interference from structure-born vibration, allowing the operating HiFi component to perform at its very best and reveal new levels of acoustic clarity and detail. Each zaZen isolation platform is finished in elegant black gloss to match neutrally with a wide variety of turntable and HiFi component aesthetics.
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Synergistic Research HFT X – High Frequency Transducer – Box of 3

£270.00
CONTROL IS POWER.
The Powerful HFT-X evolved from the desire to augment the already stunning sonic qualities of the original HFTs. You can raise the level of your systems performance in terms of detail and fine resolution and take the music out of your speakers by adding HFT-X to your rig. See set up guide.
Downloads
HFT 2.0 Placement Guide HFT Speaker Placement Guide

Townshend Audio Maximum Supertweeters

£1,320.00
Listen and be amazed. Your speakers could quite possibly perform far far better with these little additions. Priced per pair in silver or black.
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