We’re overjoyed to announce that the Townshend Audio Allegri Reference Preamplifier has been awarded The Absolute Sound’s prestigious 2025 Golden Ear Award, cementing its place as a pinnacle of audio engineering. Reviewer Paul Seydor raved about its “outstanding coherence, timing, and transient response,” describing it as a “clear window into the soundstage” with a “virtually indistinguishable” connection between input and output. He further praised its ability to render “percussion instruments that sound like the real thing,” setting a new standard for transparency and musicality.
The Allegri Reference builds on the acclaimed Allegri+ with 129 precise 0.5dB volume steps, microprocessor-controlled reed relays, and Fractal-Wire™ autotransformer technology. As Shannon Dickson’s 1995 Stereophile article “Bad Vibes” explains, traditional vibration attenuation is inadequate. Our spring-loaded, air-damped Seismic Isolation feet, utilising Hooke’s Law, achieve true decoupling, eliminating time alignment and phase distortion for a breathtakingly holographic soundstage. Boasting vanishingly low distortion (0.00014% at 20Hz) and a wide bandwidth (8Hz–80kHz, ±0.1dB), the Allegri Reference delivers uncoloured audio from crystalline highs to deep bass. Audiophiles have called it transformative, with one user on our site stating, “After just two weeks, I sold my £25,000 preamp—this is an audio masterpiece.”Celebrate this milestone with us! Explore the Allegri Reference and experience why it’s a game-changer. Pair it with our F1 Fractal Speaker Cables or Seismic Podiums for ultimate performance.
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