Three-level construction based on four independent, mass-loaded support modules integrated with the BBS (Balancing Board System). The lowest level is divided into two separate elements forming a split base structure. Sandwich-structured modules finished with natural wood veneer (in the presented version: light maple wood, high gloss).

The VOLTA/BBS is based on structural solutions known from Rogoz Audio’s reference platforms, preserving their core operating principles while optimizing dimensions for more versatile applications.

The platform features a reduced profile, making it easier to integrate with existing furniture or to place directly on the floor.

Images may also present alternative finish options, illustrating available color and material variations.

The VOLTA/BBS combines advanced vibration control with a more compact and versatile form, while preserving the core principles of the FINALE/BBS reference platform.

Structure and vibration control

Rogoz Audio platforms are designed as systems controlling the flow of mechanical energy. In the VOLTA/BBS model, the key lies in the interaction between the layered structure and the dual BBS system.

The structure consists of three levels, with the lowest level divided into two independent elements. This increases mechanical complexity and promotes more even energy dispersion.

The variation in material properties across layers prevents energy accumulation and enables gradual dissipation throughout the structure.

The irregular geometry of the support modules reduces symmetrical resonance modes and minimizes standing waves. The absence of parallel edges further enhances uniform energy distribution.

The dual BBS system shapes the phase response of the structure. Individual levels move in different phases, smoothing the resonance curve and reducing local peaks.

As a result, vibrations are not transmitted linearly but dissipated in multiple stages through motion, friction, and material behavior.

Sound performance

In practice, this results in a stable, coherent, and natural presentation with high clarity and good control across the frequency range.

Practical design approach

The reduced height allows easier integration with existing furniture while maintaining high vibration control efficiency.

Maximum load capacity: 60 kg.

Press & Reviews

ROGOZ AUDIO ANTI-VIBRATION AUDIO PLATFORM VOLTA/BBS

The platform in the test >>tweaks<< the midrange the most. While the upper range is sweet with it and the low range is nice, somewhat soft, pleasant, the midrange seems to flourish. That’s why Ellington’s piano on the aforementioned CD was so neat with it, so ‘present,’ but it’s also why the recordings of JEAN-MICHEL JARRE’s electronic music included on a CD from the Houston and Lyon concerts sounded in a pleasant, malleable way. And malleability is an important category for this platform. It describes the sensation of three-dimensionality and smooth transitions between blocks of sound.

(“High Fidelity”, No. 209, October 2021)

ROGOZ AUDIO ANTI-VIBRATION AUDIO PLATFORM VOLTA / BBS

Here we are dealing with the highest possible quality and a PREMIUM class product. [. . .] After these several days of listening, I decided to take the ROGOZ AUDIO VOLTA/BBS platform and listen to how the system sounds without it, and unfortunately the lack of this platform is audible. [. . .] It’s all about what we hear and what the perception of music is after a long time, when the new equipment is removed from the system. And I heard that I began to miss something. Maybe not so much in quantity, but in quality. These are nuances to some, but to me and a few of my audiophile friends, they are important things, especially in an analog audio system that is very sensitive to almost anything related to acoustics. The isolation of the turntables from the ground is exemplary in this case. I think that the full potential of such a HI END platform will be exploited by owners of very advanced audio systems, especially if they have proper decoupled audio tables and, most importantly, a room dedicated to music, equipped with a set of acoustical systems that will squeeze the maximum, as much as possible, out of any equipment and room.

(AUDIOSTEREO 10/2023)

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

Overall height: 116 mm
Overall width: 590 mm
Overall depth: 540 mm
Leg profile: sandwich MDF+MDF+HDF 30 mm thick
Top shelf: sandwich MDF+MDF+HDF 500 x 470 x 30 mm / 420 x 430 x 30 mm (surface without chamfer)
Bottom shelf: sandwich plywood + plywood 500 x 470 x 30 mm
Maximum load: up to 60 kg

INCLUDES

1 platform
double BBS between two shelves and two bases

APPLICATIONS

• analog turntables

• CD players and digital sources

• DACs

• audio streamers

• preamplifiers

• integrated amplifiers

• power amplifiers

• loudspeakers

The Balancing Board System

The reference kinematic anti-vibration Balancing Board System BBS (Patent P.404137) is used in the construction of models marked with the abbreviation BBS. The system consists of a threaded, height-adjustable spike made of high-fiber-content steel alloy, on top of which two elements are placed, each with an inner bearing. An intermediary (middle) element is made of carbon fiber and supports another element, a steel bearing inserted into the shelf. Point contact between the steel spike and the carbon intermediary element prevents movement of either element relative to its axis, but it allows pendular motion. Meanwhile, the contact between the intermediary element and the bearing inserted into the shelf allows restricted rolling motion and sliding motion. Consequently, the advantages of spike point support (contact area has been minimized and kinetic energy turns into heat) have been combined with the effects of deadening vibrations owing to to sliding friction and rolling resistance.