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If you're looking for great "budget" speakers

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2016

First off, I can't believe speakers of this caliber are less than $1000. If you're looking for great "budget" speakers, I'm not sure you can do much better. The Q Acoustics 3050 are replacing a pair of ELAC Debut B6 bookshelf speakers (which are fantastic for the price too). These blew those away out of the box.

The packaging is top notch, thick styrofoam, heavy cardboard, supported with thick staples. Not a single smudge, scratch, or mark. Setup was fairly easy, approx 2 minutes per speaker. I am not using the port plugs as the speakers sit about 10 inches in from of my room's back wall. These are on top of carpet so I'm using the spikes that were in the box. I don't believe these will stand alone without the spikes (spike guards are included if you're one hardwood, tile, etc.)

I'm using the speakers strictly for audio (vinyl, cd, and wireless streaming of FLAC from my computer.) I've only had about 3 hours of play time so far, not sure how long these take to break in, but they sounded wonderful right away.

I have a long list of test tracks that are my go-to. With these speakers I initially tested:
Radiohead - Kid A (vinyl)
Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool (24 bit WAV)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes/Sun Giant (vinyl)
Huerco S. - For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) [Vinyl & wifi streaming from Tidal]
Nosaj Thing - "Coat of Arms"
Cornelius - "Mic Check"

I've heard all these albums and individual tracks many times, and of course these speakers brought out new sounds. FUN.

It looks like these are no longer for sale on Amazon, but you can still get them from Q Acoustics on their website. I will update this review after another month of breaking in these speakers. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

{Emotiva TA-100, Debut Carbon DC Esprit SB, Debut Tube Box S, Apple TV, Marantz CD 6006}

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Townie

Average sounding speakers

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2017

These speakers are just OK. They do not have much bass at all. What is there is reasonably tuneful but a bit boxy sounding.

They are also quite dull. This means the high frequency response is rolled off early. This gives the impression of being full sounding, but there's just too much missing information for the music to be enjoyable for my ears. Cymbals are especially bad sounding with insufficient air for any shimmer.

They also have pathetic stands. If your carpet has any thickness at all they won't stand properly, they'll just wobble. Also if you install the spikes equally into the speaker/outrigger, the entire cabinet tilts down toward the front. You have to unscrew the front spikes a lot to level the boxes and get at least some high frequencies to your ears.

Build quality is average/cheap. It is obvious that they are built to a price point in the far East.

What they do do well is imaging. Vocals especially have this pin point location to them.

If you have a subwoofer and a bright sounding amp, these might be just what you need.

Tech support was useless. Calls and emails garnered no useful response aside from a circular redirection that was frustrating.

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Robert

If you're looking for great "budget" speakers

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2016

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S.M.

Very Good Sound and Well Built Speakers

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2016

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Very pleased with these speakers. Properly packaged for shipping, arrived with no issues. Excellent build quality, can't find even a small flaw on
either unit. They look good and matched up well with my furniture. The sound is great at all volume levels and all genres of music. Have actually opened up more so as they burn in (probabaly have about 75-80 hours on them now) they are paired with a Cambridge 80W integreated amp. Would not hesitate to recommend them they are a good buy. My prior speakers were Ascend Acoustics CMT-340 and I beleive the 3050s have a more open sound with better treble response (the 340s are highly rated and no slouches). Came with nice set of free QED speaker cables that also are a quality product and have been working well. Have no doubt the price on these will probabaly go up once Q acoustics gets a foothold here in the US market, they just started marketing here recwntly and I don't beleive they are a well known brand as they are overseas.

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Gene D

Almost perfect.

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2018

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Very nice speakers look good sound great. A nice speaker for the money. However, they are tippy. I live in an older house with uneven floors and they're unstable. I don't expect them to call over but they do wobble when you touch them

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Townie

Average sounding speakers

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2017

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WOW!

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2017

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The best hi-fi bargain on the planet! At 92 db efficiency my NAD D3020 easily drives these to ridiculously loud levels. I have these bi-wired with older AudioQuest CV4 and everything I have read says that bi wiring really brings these to life . The bottom and is authoritative with incredible high end clarity. This was the first time in my life that I bought speakers without hearing them first and having read several pro reviews I honestly wasn't worried. They look awesome and everyone that hears them is blown away. From rap to classical they do it all!

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David L.Durnbaugh

Not what I expected

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2019

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After all the research, have to say I am disappointed with the sound using vinyl. I think these are more for surround movies.

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Koveh

One speaker is broken, busted tweeter or woofer or both

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2019

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The look and quality are great. Sound quality didn’t blow me away. One of my speakers was not working but see below for that. Even after I eventually got it fixed I’m not blown away by the sound. It sounds boxed in and contained. I honestly think my Sonos sounds better.

Update: How I judge a company is by their customer service when something goes wrong and Q Acoustics is failing badly. They are refusing to ship a new speaker to me when I told them I’m happy to return this one but need the box from the new one. I would stay away from this company.

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aaron keller

Great Speakers

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2017

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I purchased these speakers nearly a year ago, and so far they have been great. They replace JBL studio series dual 12" floor standing speakers. While the JBL were outstanding speakers, they were a little to big for my setup. I wanted to size down, and after doing a lot of research on forums and review sites, these seemed to be the best choice for me. they has a great design, and are easily powered by my Denon AVR-1913 receiver. also, the price is great compared to similar name brand speakers of the same size/rating.

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Tirthankar Ghosh

Amazing speakers!

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2018

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I just replaced my 25 year old JBL LX44 speakers with these. I have just one word for the audio experience I have had with them and it is "WOW"! The sound is so clear and warm. I am hearing instruments and sounds from my CDs that I have never heard before. Bob Dylan seems to be singing in my living room! It has only been 2 days but my joy with these speakers are overwhelming. I want to have my system on all day. I am hoping after the 50 hour break in period they will sound even better!

After 5 months the speakers sound even better! The sound stage is amazing and the quality of the sound is so beautiful. It has warmth and clarity that is so comforting to the ear. Everyone who has listened to them are amazed, especially when I tell them I spent less than $600 for the pair! Well done Q acoustics.

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chombo

Everything you've heard about these speakers is true!

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2018

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These are incredible speakers all the way around! Frequency response sounds pretty close to what they are rated at and build quality is excellent, as well as stereo imaging. I set my subwoofer at about 45Hz and everything sounds amazing but the sub is not absolutely necessary. They also were pretty easily balanced on my carpet with no wobbles. I would buy these again in a heartbeat. Sound is above and beyond the price paid. Well done Q Acoustics!

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