Not sure Rumor or Truth that Max Townshend has passed?

He was a decent bloke.

Sad news indeed. I first met Max at one of the London Hi-fi shows at the Penta hotel, Heathrow in the late 70's and the 80's. Always one of the rooms to visit, I heard him demonstrate his speakers (Galahad ?), Rock turntables and his siesmic sinks, which seemed to be in use accross the various other manufacturers show rooms.The other essential room was that of the late John Michell, whose daughter and son-in-law continue to produce his turntables to-day, albeit out of a smart new factory, rather than the collection of huts/sheds that was Theobold Street. Lets hope that Sue and family continue to produce Max's designs. RIP Max.

Very sad news.

I always enjoyed my chats with Max at various HiFi shows over the years and use two of his TVC pre-amps in my systems, One Loudspeaker I would love to have learned more about is the Sir Galahad.  I heard them at the Penta show, must have been early / mid 90s. They were excellent with scale, dynamics and extreme bass extension. 

Condolences to his family and friends.

RIP Max

Very nice guy who went out of his way to listen to my exact application/environment for his seismic platform. He told me exactly how it would work technically and was very understated about the tremendous improvement his platform would provide. Shipped me new pods with lower weight capacity and didn’t even want the original ones returned! Still would have refunded my money if I wanted, but combining his platform on top of a wall mounted shelf that he recommended is I the ultimate isolation and vibration control for a Rega lightweight turntable.

His was easily by far the best solution for me. Big loss for the audio world. I hope they can carry on making the current products, or maybe some other company can buy his product line and absorb it into another organization.