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Best amp for Vandersteen Quattro?

Hope someone can help - I have a Mark Levinson 380s pre with an old pair of Electrocompaniet AW180 monoblocks currently powering my Vandersteen 2 sigs. I have bought Quattros and I am expanding my system for HT use and would thus need amplification for three more channels - I plan to move the EC's to rear channels and need to buy an amp for the main speakers - what do I buy to power the quattros? As I understand it (with the built in subwoofers of the Quattros) I do not need ultimate bass grunt but need an amp with a sweet and open mid and treble - am I correct? My budget is $5000.
Thanks
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samhar
1,048 posts
 
Quicksilver V-4, bulletproof easy to use, reasonable to retube and they sound great too! I am using them currently with 3A sigs & 2Wq's the four piece Quatro equivalent and they are great!
samhar
1,048 posts
 
With the V-4s run a ghost center channel.
lonestarsouth
54 posts
 
Why not go for a VA Black Widow?
programmergeek
322 posts
 
I use quicksilver v4's for the mains impressive smooth and sound great with vandies. I use a cary cinema 5 for the sourounds and center probably overkill on the cinema 5.
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
I am pretty comfortable that Richard would say the Aesthetix Atlas amp is about the best choice for the Quatro, its pretty new and to be reviewed soon,
It has the fikters built right in so you can rid yourself of the external ones and get back a bit of cash and Richard had input on this amp with its creator.
My dad bought one based on this info and Richards enthusiastic suggestion and it sounds great, its hybrid and runs around $8000 I think, its a winner!
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