Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Q Acoustics 2050i Floorstanding Speakers (Pair) (Graphite)

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2016

I'd heard QAcoustics speakers before, being from England, and was really impressed by their 2010 bookshelf speakers.
Now I'm in the USA and HiFi is almost non-existent here. So many big brands just don't exist out here. I got the email from QAcoustics announcing their arrival in the US and I knew I'd want a pair. After much deliberation I upgraded my plans from the 2020i to the 2050i and couldn't be happier. They have a punch solid mid-bass, a deep reaching but controlled low end and a very clear and present treble. Absolutely love how they look and the plinth and spikes and I have them paired with an Arcam amp. Live music sounds incredible. Everything I've listened to so far has a deep bass, clear and sweet treble and open clear miss. Very pleased.
At first I thought customer service was going to be a problem, but they've been very attentive and good at communication considering they're 6 time zones away.
If you're looking for floor standers that fill a room, plenty of controlled bass, great vocals and never harsh then these should be on your list.
Forget pioneer/Sony/Klipsch speakers. Invest in some quality British design... And Chinese build (I assume!).

Edit:
I wanted to firstly apologise for the spelling mistakes, but also I'd like to talk about the sound further.

My precious speakers were Mission M73i floor standers which I appreciate may not be a well known speaker brand in the USA but they are very big in Europe. I was familiar with a good speaker set up and yet, these are by far the nest speakers I have owned. Of course, time will reveal more but these perform particularly well with acoustic, live and steady music like rock, jazz, folk, country, however as a fab of metal and rock music I can safely say they excel at this too. The slight curve in the lower midrange helps provide a warm, strong under current to any music and the open and energetic kids beautifully accompany the mellow and clear treble. We use these speakers with an Arcam A70 integrated amp, currently Monoprice 12AWG speaker cable (awaiting QED cables from QAcoustics) and Audioquest interconnects. We play movies, tv and music and they add a engaging soundstage and presence to movies. Make sure you have a good size room for these.

Thanks for reading.

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T. Packer

UPDATE - no fatigue - Great sound for the price

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2018

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Great sound for the price but it causes fatigue- I’m constantly adjusting the volume between songs on the same albums to avoid discomfort. I don’t have this problem with meridian speakers, though those cost 10 times the price.

UPDATE
It’s not the speakers that caused the fatigue - it’s the lousy DAC in my Onkyo A9010 Amp. I listened to a higher quality DAC (sonos connect, and a Hiby DAP) and had zero fatigue. These speakers are amazing value for the price.

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Manu Kool

Amazing clean sound

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2017

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Amazing clean sound, slightly on the warmer side. Music is great at lower volumes but speakers really shine at higher volumes. These have amazing clarity with no distortion. Primary use is for stereo music (bi amped with Marantz SR7011) set up as large playing full band. Also use them as a part of 7.1 atmos ( all other speakers and sub are definitive).

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Rocco C.

Diffusore Q acoustics Q2050i

Reviewed in Italy on July 11, 2016

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ATTENZIONE viene venduto un diffusore singolo al prezzo a cui viene normalmente venduta la coppia (circa 700 euro)!!!! Non fatevi trarre in inganno quando lo vedete scontato, come è successo a me!!! Nulla da eccepire sul servizio resi di Amazon che è stato rapido e cortese e mi ha rimborsato totalmente il prezzo versato. Però ho buttato 40 euro per rispedirglielo indietro!!!

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Mr. S. A. Waudby

Blown Away!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2019

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I was searching for some nice speakers to marry with my Marantz PM 6006 amplifier. I was dreaming of a pair of Kef Q750 but at £1100, they were well out of reach. I kept reading reviews and came across these Q Acoustic 2050i babies. At £235, these were affordable so I took the plunge and bought them. I was not disappointed. They are really heavy ( 25 kilos apiece) and the build quality is second to none. The cabinets are sat on a sturdy metal plate, complete with spikes which are adjusted from the top - nice touch. I will say these are not the best looking speakers I have seen but when they came out around 2011, they were probably leading the way in design. The cable connectors are tucked underneath the speakers rather than on the rear. That makes for a neat look, although the speakers need to be laid across the floor to connect them up. I have bi-amped the speakers so have 2 cables to each speaker. I am assured this will give better sound once they are broken in. I bought a reel of KabelDirekt Pro Series speaker cable as standard cable is pointless. The sound is absolutely fantastic! Lovely deep bass with excellent refinement and clarity. Listening to the speakers, one would be fooled into thinking that they may cost twice as much. The Q Acoustics 2050i have won a couple of awards for best speakers under £400 in 2011 and best speakers in 2014 (What Hi-Fi). Not a bad effort from a relatively new kid on the block. I am over the moon with these speakers and can't recommend them highly enough.

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Keith F

Excellent speakers

Reviewed in Germany on May 2, 2015

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Really good well defined sound - incredible value for money.

Solidly made. They come with soft covers for the floor spikes which is really good for when you are standing them on polished wooden floors. The connections will also take banana plugs which it doesn't tell you in the user manual.

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Robert Tulici

Super

Reviewed in Germany on April 2, 2015

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Lieferung war ziemlich schnell (so um die 7 Werktage nach der Bestellung). Obwohl die erst so um die 3 Laufstunden haben ist der Klang meiner Meinung nach einfach SUPER. PURE SOUND von Onkyo TX-NR636 einschalten und einfach den Sound ''genießen''. Ich würde mit noch ein Paar kaufen und definitiv weiterempfehlen :)

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Chrsitophe Chardon

la maîtrise en douceur

Reviewed in France on July 21, 2014

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Associées à un ampli dac NAD D3020 et un PC en mode ASIO; elles délivrent un son très élégant, sans aucune dureté avec beaucoup de clarté. La construction et les finitions sont impressionnantes.

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Fabio Coelho

Elegant, well put and sound with great clarity without lacking bass.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2017

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My old pair of 20 year old SONY's where asking for a replacement after so many years playing great songs. Attracted by some great reviews from friends that own Q Acoustics home cinema of 3020's and sub I decided to look at their older, bigger brother. Whenever I listened the 3020's, I was always surprised in how those little speakers packed a lot of punch and clarity. Expectations were high for the 2050i's and they don't disappoint! These are great speakers for the price. They are now being driven by an ONKYO A-9010 and they make a great pair. Both got the What HI-FI 5 start award some years ago. These speakers show great clarity and distinct separation between bass, middle and highs. They have the ability to produce very intense bass, the kind of bass that gives you shivers, but always very controlled and well put. Listening to all music styles is very rewarding and specially when listening to live audio CD's it seems that you are on stage. I would definitely recommend them. If you are having some doubts, please don't. Just buy them, you won't be disappointed, specially at this price point. They are very well built and are very sturdy.

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Mrs. Ds Maudarbocus

Awful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2018

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Do not buy

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