“There is something about hearing the extra layers of sound and effects in a complex mix. If you want to hear more of the nuance and phasing in your favourite records, whatever format they may be in, then this is something of a bargain…. It imbues the music with extra energy th
Hi-res music sources carry musical information way beyond 20kHz, while modern tweeters and amps can deliver it to your listening seat. But what are we actually hearing, asks Paul Miller.
The 8th Annual Positive Feedback Online’s Writers’ Choice Awards for 2011 – The Best of the Best! The Townshend Rock 7 Turntable has been my reference for over a year now, well before it started receiving attention in the U.S. audio press and mentions at many audioph
Distinguished and most respected reviewer Martin Colloms of Hi Fi Critic magazine awarded the Glastonbury Pre1 preamplifier an unprecedented 195 points [see here]. This is the highest mark ever for any product since the introduction of the MC scoring system some 30 years ago. This in
Townshend Audio Rock 7 Turntable receives Golden Ear award from The Absolute Sound magazine. “The latest incarnation of Townshend’s unique ideas of turntable design, including damping of the arm at the front end via a trough of damping fluid, offers truly remarkable performance at a r
Glastonbury Pre 1 gets a “flipping glorious” review from J. Kennedy in Hi-Fi+ 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 “shee
One of the world’s most respected reviewers, Robert E Greene, has given The Rock 7 the most compelling review in The Absolute Sound magazine. “The Rock VII is one amazing turntable design.” “Perhaps there are people who admire vinyl not for its real virtues but for its potential fai
