Tracking Angle April 2024
"Yes, in most circumstances I would not be in the least surprised that Townshend Podiums decisively smoke any other forms of isolation or decoupling."
By way of wrap up, allow me to put this review in perspective: no accessory I’ve ever purchased in my several decades as an audiophile—no tips, spikes, pucks, pods, pads, bricks, blocks, stands, platforms, weights, dampers, certainly no wire products of any sort including line conditioners and filters—has brought the transformative improvements that the Podiums have, and with absolutely no negative consequences. When Neil Gader, my colleague at The Absolute Sound, reviewed the Podiums, he concluded, “Townshend’s Seismic Isolation Podiums registered on my own personal Richter Scale like few so-called ‘accessories’ I’ve ever experienced.” Those quotation marks around “accessories” were intended, Neil told me, to suggest the Podium is something of greater importance than a mere accessory. I concur completely but will state it less elegantly: for me, they are not accessories, but necessities that will remain a permanent fixture in any serious sound system I have. I’m already exploring the possibility of a set custom made for my QUAD ESL-57s!
