Quadraspire Q4 EVO
In the same way as every musical performance needs a stage so a HiFi system needs a stage to bring the music to life in your home. Twenty years ago Quadraspire set out to develop a modular rack – the Q4 – that could support a variety of Hi Fi systems and deliver acoustic performance with style. This was achieved by combining solid aluminium columns with specially engineered shelves to create a light and rigid construction to deliver a clearer, cleaner musical performance.
It is commonly accepted that every component in a HiFi system from amplifier to source including record players, CD players and streamers are microphonic and produce resonance that will distort the quality of the music reproduced by a HiFi system. This distortion can be significantly reduced by sitting the HiFi system on a purpose-built equipment rack designed to deal with the resonance. The design of a HiFi rack and the use of materials in its construction is critical. To develop Quadraspire HiFi, they use the tried and tested technique of tuning by ear in the same way as the finest musical instruments are developed. From extensive research Quadraspire found that the use of non-ferrous metals such as Aluminium and Bronze along with natural materials such as Wood and Bamboo reduce resonance. Furthermore the shape of the shelves and columns used within the rack will determine how resonance is treated. In particular they found that a light but rigid construction delivers a clearer, cleaner musical performance.
Their first HiFi rack – the Q4 – was launched twenty years ago and is still one of the most popular HiFi racks throughout the world. Since its launch Quadraspire have sought to further improve performance most notably with the introduction of engineered channels in the reverse side of the shelves. This evolution led to renaming the HiFi rack “Q4EVO”.
The Q4 EVO comes complete as a four-shelf rack system. Additional shelves and columns can be purchased. Additional colours (Maple, Oak, Dark Oak, Rosenut – available as special order finishes)
Wooden shelves with real wood veneers.
Aluminium columns eliminate residual magnetism.
Intricate machining on underside to reduce resonances.
Adjustable spiked feet allow efficient floor de-coupling.
Stock Shelf Finishes: Black, Dark Cherry.
Column Heights (mm): 100, 140, 180, 216, 256 & 326
Weight Capacity: 80kg per shelf
Dimensions: 590mm(w) x 395mm(d)