Basic Audio Advice — These Are the Fundamentals of Good Sound
UPDATE 2026
You can now buy the seismic sink directly from Townshend at a better price than we could offer.
A few years back I discovered something wonderful about the Seismic Sink I was using under my turntable to control vibration.
In our experience, vibration control is one of the most important revolutionary advancements in audio of the last twenty years or so.
We sell the Seismic Sink and this is what I wrote to a customer who recently bought one:
Play your most complex test discs, the ones that are the hardest to get to sound right. Classical is the toughest test if you have some, but Pet Sounds is tough too. [I knew he was a fan and had a good copy of the album.]
Listen to one or two for a good while, at least 20-30 minutes, to know exactly what you are hearing on the tracks you know are the most difficult to get to sound right, the ones with the most problems.
Put the sink under the table. (You can also put it under your receiver, that works great too.)
Then play those tracks again.
Go back and forth a few times.
It should be pretty obvious what is going on.
Then read Robert Brook’s post.