Anyone Know What's Up With Townshend Audio?

A little research. It was actually 2014. 
From Stereophile:
"Wes Bender is sufficiently tireless and gracious that he has actually visited me here in Cherry Valley; you would think that by now I would have visited his Brooklyn audio salon, Wes Bender Studio NYC—but, sadly, I have not. The next best thing: hearing the system he brought to the Brooklyn show, based around E.A.R. and Zesto electronics—the former including the E.A.R. DAC 4 processor/Acute 4 transport combination ($13,000)—and Marten Getz 2 loudspeakers ($23,500/pair) in their US debut. The system also heralded the return of the Townshend Audio turntable, in the form of the Rock 7 Mk.II with Merlin motor ($5800) and matching Excalibur II tonearm (price TBA). All cabling was by Waveform Fidelity—including their GS Mk.3 speaker cables ($2895/10' pair)—and Stillpoints LLC designed and manufactured the room-treatment panels, loudspeaker footers, and ESS 34" and ESS 42" equipment racks ($8905 and $10,700, respectively). The system was lively, present, and full of believable force..."
Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/ny-audio-show-2014-sunday-morning#Cq6uGGAsbr7LEfAV.99

I honestly have no idea. It might be on the record of the event. There were tubes and fat cables but I had to run to save my hearing.

I will say that their room at the NY Audio Show in 2015? was excruciating. I first heard the Rock in the 80s playing The Wall. I'd never heard it so clean with superb bass. This, on the other hand was searingly bright and colorless.