Quadraspire
X-Reference
Introduced 2016$2,250 MSRP
The Quadraspire X-Reference is the UK manufacturer's flagship modular equipment rack, using a "rack within a rack" design where solid bamboo shelves sit on bronze spike feet atop an X-shaped bamboo base, fully isolating each shelf from the aluminum column framework to minimize resonance.
MSRP
$2,250
Used market · Good
$1,650
-27% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $2,250 at launch to $1,650 today.
Specifications
- Price
- £1,000 per shelf/level (2016 HiFi Plus review); current UK retail lists £5,120–£6,600 for full racks and from £1,400 per base shelf
- Isolation feet
- Solid bronze spike feet seated in bronze cups on the X-shaped base
- Shelf material
- Solid bamboo (cross-laminated), X-shelf available in Black or Orange Nextel coating; natural/colored bamboo shelf finishes
- Shelf dimensions
- 59cm × 47cm
- X ref base dimensions
- 72cm × 59cm
- Load capacity per shelf
- 80 kg per official spec sheet; 120 kg cited by some European retailers
- Recommended frame limit
- Up to 6 tiers or 1500mm total height for optimal performance and aesthetics
- Column diameter material
- 44mm diameter curved aluminum columns, black or raw aluminium finish
- Column heights available
- 200mm, 250mm, 300mm, 350mm (also 400mm per official site)
- North american price example
- $2,150.00
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