The V4 recreates a musical event on a scale and with a solidity, roundedness, and three-dimensionality matched by few and surpassed by no other amplifiers, with sensational dynamic-range to boot. Paul Seydor, the absolute sound,October 2002.
Connecting the Quicksilver Audio V4s quickily revealed that these were very good sounding amps indeed. Space, delicacy, transparency, and overall musical believability were of high order. Bascom King, Audio, February 1998.
Powerful, musical, and effortless--this is the sound of the V4. As with all Quicksilver's amplifiers, the V4s are all tube and hand wired point-to-point. A bias meter is mounted in the chassis and individual controls allow each output tube to be biased separately. The amplifiers come with KT88s, but EL34s, 6550s, or 6L6s can also be used.
Matched quads will work best but are not necessary. The low screen voltage on the output tubes (300 volts) makes them last for thousands of hours of on time. The output stage has a separate power supply so that even maximum power levels will not diminish the sound quality. For best sound, Quicksilver speaker wire is highly recommended.
120 watts into 4 or 8 ohms.
Price $5595/pair with Tesla KT88s.
Price for balanced add $900/pair.
Price for 230 volt/50 Hz add $240/pair
