Utilising proprietary spring technology with dynamically variable gas-damping the Townshend Audio Stella Stand offers
unprecedented isolation for all audio components, in particular, loudspeakers.
Supporting loudspeakers with an extremely soft suspension produces a vastly superior sound compared with the results
when supporting with traditional spikes, cones or complicated rigid cup “isolators”.
With conventional rigid suspension, the aim is to hold the cabinet “still” at audio frequencies.
However, this concept does not address the effect of the transition from rigid coupling at low frequencies to
cabinet/support/floor bending which inevitably occurs as the frequency rises combined with the finite speed of sound in the
cabinet.
Inevitably there will be a resonance set up by the mass of the cabinet bouncing against the stiff but springy “rigid”
suspension in the audio band.
Break this link and the result is magic! The speaker is now free to move minutely, but most importantly, it moves in an
undistorted linear fashion with the significant cabinet mass alone reacting against the cone(s).
Now free from the colouration caused by the far-from-ideal rigid coupling, the improvement in fidelity is palpable.
Yes, there may be a slight loss of bass “slam” on the occasional heavy bass note, but the improvement
over the whole audio band, all the time, far outweighs this apparent slight loss.
It may even be argued that the traditional overblown slam is a bit of a lie anyway!
The Stella Stand:
Reduces bass-boom to a remarkable degree, particularly with large speakers.
Produces a wider and deeper sound stage.
Greatly improves bass definition.
Delivers enhanced clarity throughout the whole frequency range with much clearer transients.
Eliminates muddiness and smearing.
Is maintenance free (no air pumps).
Eliminates direct sound transm
ission into the floor.
Eliminates irritating boom caused by coupling through the floor to adjacent rooms.
Eliminates structure-borne feedback between speaker and vibration sensitive equipment.
Is extremely neighbour friendly.
Has adjustable limit stops to prevent excessive movement when disturbed.
Is remarkably stable.
Soft plastic feet which will not mark wood floors, or optional carpet-piercing spikes.
Available in three versions (A, B and C) to take the following loads:
A: 5Kg to 20Kg
B: 10Kg to 32Kg
C: 20Kg to 80 Kg
