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Yes. Like many high-fidelity components, Ortofon cartridges typically benefit from 20–50 hours of playback before they reach their optimal performance. During this period, the suspension loosens, improving tonal balance, dynamics, and detail retrieval.
Ortofon produces both moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) cartridges. MM designs, like the 2M Series, are affordable, durable, and offer stylus replacement. MC cartridges, such as the Cadenza or Quintet ranges, deliver even higher fidelity but require specialist phono stages and cannot be user-retipped.
Townshend Audio focuses on solving problems that limit musical enjoyment, particularly vibration and resonance. Their Seismic Isolation Platforms, Pods, and accessories eliminate mechanical interference, allowing your system to deliver music with greater clarity, realism, and emotional impact. With more than four decades of innovation, Townshend products are recognised worldwide for unlocking performance that other upgrades cannot achieve.
By decoupling your equipment from floor-borne vibration, Seismic Isolation Platforms lower noise and distortion across the frequency range. The result is a wider soundstage, tighter bass, and more natural midrange and treble. Many listeners describe the upgrade as akin to hearing their system for the first time, revealing detail, dynamics, and musical flow that standard supports mask.
The Super Tweeter extends the high-frequency response of your loudspeakers beyond the limits of human hearing. This ultrasonic extension improves timing, spatial cues, and overall realism, even though the frequencies themselves are inaudible. Compatible with most hi-fi speakers, it’s a popular upgrade among audiophiles seeking greater openness and air in their sound.
No. Townshend Audio designs their isolation platforms, pods, and bars for straightforward home installation. They can be placed directly under equipment or loudspeakers, and adjustments are simple. No special tools are required, making them one of the most accessible yet transformative upgrades for improving your system’s performance.
Yes. Isolation platforms prevent vibrations from floors and racks reaching your sensitive audio equipment. By reducing mechanical feedback, they allow your system to perform at its full potential, delivering cleaner detail, more stable imaging, and deeper, more controlled bass. Townshend’s Seismic Platforms are among the most effective solutions available.
Townshend Audio products are designed and built in the United Kingdom, continuing a tradition of British engineering excellence. Each product is carefully developed with decades of research and a commitment to innovation in sound reproduction.
Both the Wharfdale Denton 85 and Yamaha A-S300 accept banana plugs.
The apex™ (Air Pressure Exchange) module is a unique feature that relieves pneumatic pressure in your ear canal while wearing IEMs. This not only protects your hearing but also reduces fatigue during long listening sessions, all while maintaining excellent isolation. Different modules also offer variations in sound signature, giving you flexibility to tune your earphones to your preference.
Unlike traditional closed balanced armatures, 64 Audio’s tia™ drivers are open and tubeless, eliminating unwanted resonances and distortion. This results in smoother treble, improved extension, and a more natural sound. The technology is one of the defining features that sets 64 Audio IEMs apart from competitors.
Custom IEMs (CIEMs) are moulded to fit your ears perfectly, offering maximum comfort and isolation. Universal IEMs use high-quality ear tips and are ready to wear without the need for impressions. At Future Shop, we specialise in the universal lineup, which includes the U4s, U12t, U18s, and Fourté models. Both options deliver the same 64 Audio sound quality, but customs are tailored for professional touring, while universals are more flexible for everyday use.
The CYP AU-D6-192 takes a USB-B input and out outputs via optical Toslink. If your iPad or adaptor has a USB connection, this unit will work with it.
All of the pants have the same size diameter at the neck opening. They are all approximately 12.6 mm.
The Audioquest NRG-X2 mains cable is available in 1 , 2 and 3 metre lengths