Center Stage Ultra TD
Critical Mass Systems’ mid-height reference footer for electronic components: more than 30 precisely tuned damping contact points manage vibration while accommodating equipment that requires additional clearance.
Key Features
- Designed specifically for electronic audio components
- More than 30 internal damping contact points
- Contact points use varying dimensions for precisely tuned energy management
- Two-inch-diameter body
- Approximately one-inch installed height
- Height manufactured to a tolerance of ±5 microns
- No specified component weight limit
- Taller than the ULTRA TC while remaining lower than the adjustable ULTRA TT
- Suitable for source components, amplifiers and power products
- Compatible with stable racks, equipment stands and suitable furniture
- Designed to replace other aftermarket isolation devices
- Recommended settling period of at least 7–10 days
Design & Build
The CENTER STAGE ULTRA TD applies Critical Mass Systems’ thermodynamic approach to vibration management through more than 30 internal damping contact points of varying dimensions. These elements are precisely tuned around the footer’s materials, geometry and mass.
With a height of approximately one inch, the ULTRA TD provides greater clearance than the low-profile ULTRA TC without the additional height or adjustment mechanism of the ULTRA TT. It is designed to manage energy transfer between the component and its supporting surface rather than attempting to block vibration completely.
System Pairing
The ULTRA TD can be installed beneath digital sources, disc players, streamers, D/A converters, turntables, phono stages, preamplifiers, integrated amplifiers, power amplifiers, power supplies and power conditioners.
It should be used on a stable, flat supporting surface with other aftermarket isolation devices removed. Critical Mass Systems recommends allowing 7–10 days for the footer and supported component to settle and approximately 14 days before making a final performance evaluation.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Mid-height vibration-management footer for electronic components |
| Damping architecture | More than 30 tuned contact points of varying dimensions |
| Diameter | 2 inches / 51 mm |
| Height | Just over 1 inch / approximately 25 mm |
| Height tolerance | ±5 microns |
| Weight | Approximately 6 oz / 150 g each |
| Component weight limit | No specified limit |
| Installation | Positioned beneath the supported electronic component |
| Supporting surface | Stable, flat surface; CMS racks are recommended for optimum performance |
| Tested surface guidance | Flat wooden surfaces with a Janka rating of 1200 or higher and elastic modulus of 4 GPa or greater |
| Recommended applications | Source components, turntables, preamplifiers, amplifiers, power supplies and power conditioners |
| Settling period | Generally 7–10 days; at least 14 days recommended before final evaluation |
