Blue Horizon delivers trio of sound-enhancing accessories
Looking for that last-minute stocking filler for the hi-fi lover in your life? Accessories specialist Blue Horizon might have the solution.
It's introducing a trio fo hi-fi accessories, two aimed at turntable owners and the other for speakers with spikes.
The Blue Horizon record mat is made from a composite of India rubber, cork and leather, designed to keep the record firmly in place while it plays and reduce resonance.
Its dual-layer design makes it easy to adjust to different record thicknesses: use the first layer only for audiophile-grade vinyl, and both layers for standard records. It's all yours for £64.95.
To help ensure your record player's platter is absolutely level, Blue Horizon has developed the ProLevel 'bubble level', costing £94.95.
Most such devices just sit on the platter like a spirit level, but the ProLevel slips over the spindle and grips it using a patented clamping mechanism. This ensures absolute accuracy when setting the horizontal level of the turntable, according to Blue Horizon.
The third item in the trio is the Blue Horizon Spike Shoe, designed to sit beneath the spikes on floorstanding speakers. As well as protecting the floor, it's claimed they improve the sonic performance of the speakers too by suppressing unwanted resonance.
A set of four Spike Shoes will cost you £24.95. All items are available in the UK from selected dealers listed on the Sound Fowndations website.
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I work with Blue Horizon on the PR front, so have a vested interest to declare. I also have direct experience of the ProLevel turntable levelling tool as a user, so I'm well placed to comment on its quality.
ProLevel is designed to deliver greater accuracy than any other turntable levelling device. It is not a mass-produced product; it's a precision instrument, intended to do do a specific job better than anything else currently available.
Most bubble-level devices simply rest on the platter, acing like a regular spirit level. To ensure maximum precision, ProLevel slips over the spindle and, uniquely, grips it via a patented clamping mechanism using spring-loaded plungers situated within the main aluminium housing. As a result, the level indication provided by ProLevel always relates to the spindle’s vertical axis and thereby the horizontal level of the turntable, no matter what the diameter of the spindle. The accuracy of this method is greater than relying upon the surface of the platter on which the bubble-level rests.
Does the additional degree of accuracy delivered by ProLevel’s unique construction mean that it's worth the £94.95 asking price? Well, that's up the individual. (Is a TAG Heur worth more than a Casio...?)
Some will feel that the premium quality is not worth the premium price, and that's fine. Others will be prepared to pay the price over and above a 'standard' product, on the basis that they are obtaining the best tool for a specialised job. If you have spent a lot of money on a top-notch turntable - perhaps thousands or even tens of thousands of pounds - £95 is a small price to pay to ensure your deck is set up correctly and performing at its best. That’s the peace of mind that ProLevel delivers, and it’s built to last, too.
�95 for a spirit level for your turntable
what a rip off
i got mines for �2.49 and it does the job
perfectly honest it does.