PLATFORMS
ORPHEUS L4 COMPOSITE ISOLATION PLATFORM
L4 is our best performing platform consisting of 40 alternating thin layers of an extremely stiff proprietary custom high-tech composite, which is shaped into a microscopic wave pattern, combined with a unique heat cured resonance damping material. L4 has a thickness of 1.4”.
The L4 platform has small “V” slots machined into the perimeter. These “V” slots disperse remaining low-level vibrations that can propagate longitudinally within the L4 platform, redirected, travelling at an angle through many constrained layers of the platform, to be dissipated completely.
The L4 platform is finished with a proprietary formulated organic lacquer which requires several days for each coat to dry. This slow finishing process is sonically worth the extra effort. Today’s synthetic fast drying high gloss lacquers are excellent finishes in many ways, but do not sound good on our platform. These modern synthetic finishes do not sound good on quality musical instruments either.
The carefully designed and voiced composite L4 platforms contribute to a music playback system having a lowered noise floor, a greater dynamic range, subtle nuanced sounds, clean macrodynamic expression, bass that is deeper with zero muddiness or smear or bloat at any frequency.
There is inherent integration of timing across the audio bandwidth, yielding rhythmical pace to every genre of music. These attributes let your system reveal the intent of the composer, the expression of the artists, and the true sound of the instruments themselves. This timing correctness is heard as the musicians playing better, and playing more in sync with each other. Timing, dynamic range, nuances, tone and detail coming together, bring the music into your listening environment in an engaging way.
INSTALLATION
Please handle the platform wearing latex, nitrile or cotton gloves. The sandpapery platform surface effectively rubs dead skin cells off one’s fingers when handling this heavy platform and embeds this onto the platform as white stuff. You can remove this adequately with a lint roller. Gloves are suggested though. Install the L4 platform with the name engraved side facing up. I suggest using our ISO/Z series Resonance Isolation discs underneath the L4 platform. These are just 3/8” thick. If your rack uses soft elastomer pads as a shelf support, remove these, and use our more synergistic performing ISO/Z discs.
PRICING
- 18" x 11"$1,599
- 18" x 13"$1,799
- 18" x 15"$1,999
- 18" x 17"$2,199
- 18" x 19"$2,399
- 18" x 21"$2,599
- 19" x 11"$1,699
- 19" x 13"$1,899
- 19" x 15"$2,099
- 19" x 17"$2,299
- 19" x 21"$2,699
Custom sizes L4 from 5”x 8” up to 39” x 77” can be ordered