Segue Platform

Symposium created the Segue Platform as an affordable reference isolation platform for high-quality music and video systems. 

Segue is a streamlined version of Symposium's time-tested Super, Super Plus and Ultra Platforms, using stepped-density layers carefully bonded together to form a resonance-free absorptive engine for the dissipation of vibratory energy. In simple terms, this means that Segue eats noise, quite literally removing noise from the component! The top layer is anodized aluminum; the bottom layer is a special composite consisting of various bonded-wood elements. A heat-exchanging core serves to convert mechanical energy into trace amounts of sonically harmless heat energy, providing effective, resistive isolation between the support surface and the component in use. The Segue, like all Symposium products, reduces or eliminates vibration neutrally, and will not convert it into a different, more "euphonic" form as is usually heard with products which employ compliant polymers, sorbothanes, or similar materials.

All music and video systems benefit from proper vibration control. The benefits of Symposium platforms are well known and have been documented, written and raved about for decades now. The Segue platform continues this tradition in an affordable, attractive package, accessible to most budgets. Placed under any device including but not limited to disc players, music streamers, computer gear, tube equipment, speakers or even subwoofers, Segue greatly improves performance of the component without adding new resonances, colorations, or unwanted artifacts. Segue improves bass quality, timbral resolution, musical dynamics, imaging, focus, and virtually all aspects of the listening experience. Placed under video components, picture quality is also affected for the better, with less noise, improved color saturation, etc. 

STEALTH EDITION: Building on the performance of the ground-breaking Segue design, the Segue Stealth bonds an extra layer of black-anodized aluminum to the top plate of the Segue for a noticeable performance boost and a different aesthetic. Bonding the anodized aluminum layer to the top of the Segue Stealth increases the platform's vibration absorption qualities for a substantial improvement in resolution, tonal balance, presence and power.

Segue is 1.625" thick (~40mm); a standard 19x14 (48cm x 35.5cm) platform weighs approximately 7 lbs (~3.2Kg) and ships dimensional weight. Segue can be special ordered in virtually any size required, including for special applications or to fit into specific areas. Please contact us for details on how to special order a custom Segue Shelf.

WEIGHT HANDLING CAPACITY

 • On flat surfaces: The Segue shares the high weight capacity of all Symposium platforms and has moderate cantilever strength. When placed flat upon a flat surface (such as a shelf, table, floor, etc.), Segue has a theoretical weight limit of several hundred pounds (>150 Kg).

 • When placed on top of cones, rack posts, etc and only supported at three or four contact areas (such as couplers, cones, vertical rack legs, etc), avoid weights greater than 100 pounds (~45 Kg). With moderately heavy weight loads of 40+ pounds (~18 Kg), support contacts should be placed or located directly beneath or inside the footprint of the load itself, not outside the load's perimeter.

PRECISION COUPLERS: Machined from solid 6061 Aluminum, these 13/16" thick discs slide under the chassis of the component, bypassing the stock feet of the component and directly coupling the chassis to the Segue for an impressive improvement in sonic performance. The generous 1.875" width ensures plenty of surface area to work with and ease of placement. One side of the Precision Coupler is 1/4"-20 threaded (primarily intended for use with speakers or subs), the other side is flat. We recommend a set of three for most components, and a set of four under only the heaviest of components (aka power amps / power conditioners) or for devices where extra stability would be of benefit.