Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Podium

Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Podium

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What we Say:

The Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Podiums offer the ultimate in loudspeaker isolation. Putting your loudspeakers on these platforms will clean up the bass and add stop the speakers transferring vibration through the floor to other components in your system. We have a set of size 2 podiums as well as a set of bars available for demo. Please check out the video below for a thorough explanation of how these work. A great audio accessory. Townshend also make isolation platforms for source components.

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What they say:

Seismic Isolation Podium

Designed as a range to accommodate any size and weight of speaker – standmount plus stand, 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, read ‘Earthquakes on hi-fi’.

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.

As many have already witnessed, the improvements are a revelation and a true pleasure – not least because severing the acoustic link between the speaker and the floor allows playback at more realistic volume levels without annoying the neighbours!

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 has a large area treadplate that accommodates any shape of medium to large speaker or sub-woofer, with or without spikes. The Seismic Podiums are suitable for wood, tile or carpeted floors. Total speaker height is increased by only 20mm (3/4”).

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 sub woofers, with no compromises. They will give you an unprecedented performance.

Link to the page: ” The importance of vibration isolation “

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Testimonials

  • Great results from Townshend isolating speaker stands, flies in the face of conventional wisdom, but the improvement in sound quality, definition and sound-stage speaks for itself.

    Phil, UK.

  • I’ve had a few hours to assess the seismic speaker platforms with the Avalon’s and the difference is very revealing — the improvement across the whole frequency range is substantial, allowing the musical performance to escape still further from the speakers.

    Terry, UK.

  • Seismic speakers platforms work fantastically well with, exactly as your website promises, greater clarity from top to bottom, a wonderfully relaxed and musical sound, and an amazing sound stage.  Add to that much less worry about disturbing our (very understanding!) neighbours, and I have to say you have sold me a truly sensational product.  Many thanks indeed to all at Townshend audio!

    Frank, UK.

  • Great results from Townshend isolating speaker stands, flies in the face of conventional wisdom, but the improvement in sound quality, definition and sound-stage speaks for itself.

    Phil, UK.

  • I’ve had a few hours to assess the seismic speaker platforms with the Avalon’s and the difference is very revealing — the improvement across the whole frequency range is substantial, allowing the musical performance to escape still further from the speakers.

    Terry, UK.

  • Seismic speakers platforms work fantastically well with, exactly as your website promises, greater clarity from top to bottom, a wonderfully relaxed and musical sound, and an amazing sound stage.  Add to that much less worry about disturbing our (very understanding!) neighbours, and I have to say you have sold me a truly sensational product.  Many thanks indeed to all at Townshend audio!

    Frank, UK.

  • Great results from Townshend isolating speaker stands, flies in the face of conventional wisdom, but the improvement in sound quality, definition and sound-stage speaks for itself.

    Phil, UK.

  • I’ve had a few hours to assess the seismic speaker platforms with the Avalon’s and the difference is very revealing — the improvement across the whole frequency range is substantial, allowing the musical performance to escape still further from the speakers.

    Terry, UK.

  • Seismic speakers platforms work fantastically well with, exactly as your website promises, greater clarity from top to bottom, a wonderfully relaxed and musical sound, and an amazing sound stage.  Add to that much less worry about disturbing our (very understanding!) neighbours, and I have to say you have sold me a truly sensational product.  Many thanks indeed to all at Townshend audio!

    Frank, UK.

 

 

Seismic Podium sizes and dimensions in mm:

 

The Seismic Podiums are available with six (6) different weight range capacities, varying progressively from less than 5kg up to 200kg including the weight of the Podium base plate. For loads over 200kg, custom design Podiums that include 6 or more Load Cells are available. 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 four (4) type “C” Load Cells, the maximum supported weight should be equal to or less than 42.4 Kg, including the weight of the Podium base plate.

Seismic Podium type/load capacity, four (4) Load Cell configuration.