Q Acoustics – Q Concept 50 – Floorstanding Speakers (Pair)

Q Acoustics – Q Concept 50 – Floorstanding Speakers (Pair)

A sonic step-up from the Concept 30, this elegant floorstander takes everything great about its standmount brother but delivers more powerful audio, a deeper soundstage and increased bass extension through its leading-edge, low resonance cabinet.

Suited to larger spaces, the Concept 50 offers a truly high-end home audio performance without the high-end price tag. Every element of acoustic innovation featured in the Concept 50 is geared towards designing the quietest cabinet possible. Unaffected by internal and external resonances, these speakers deliver focused stereo imaging, accurate audio and an extended holographic soundstage to emulate a live performance in the home.
Boasting a higher sensitivity for enhanced dynamics, this floorstander thrills with its sheer musicality and uncannily realistic soundstage.

Designed as an integral part of the mechanical structure of the cabinet, both the 5-inch mid/bass and 1.0-inch tweeter drivers are new, ground-up designs specifically for the Concept 30, 50 and 90 loudspeakers. The drive units are fixed to a remarkably stiff 3mm aluminum baffle plate before it is fitted to the cabinet – this gives the correct acoustic seal, dampening vibrations and minimizing structural coupling. The crossover itself is mounted to the isolation base, keeping it free of sound-effecting vibrations and away from the electro-magnetic influence of the drivers themselves.

The very nature of the Concept 50 tower design can introduce undesirable standing waves within the cabinet. By employing an HPE™ (Helmholtz Pressure Equalizer™) tube design, first launched in the Concept 500, pressure is converted to velocity to eliminate these performance-effecting vibrations and to help deliver the ideal frequency response.

Introduced in the original Concept speaker, the Gelcore™ cabinet construction is designed to minimize high-frequency noise. A unique design comprised of a non-setting gel sandwiched between two individual layers, this specially developed adhesive dissipates high-frequency vibrations, generated by the moving drivers, into heat to maintain a focused audio performance.

A variation on the hugely effective ‘isolation base’ principle first seen on Concept 300 means the Concept 50 have a suspension system in the form of a sprung baseplate. Two plates are separated by suspension ‘spheres’ that effectively isolates the cabinet from interference from external vibrations, providing tighter stereo imaging, while also bringing greater depth.

To keep the cabinet as rigid as possible, P2P™ (Point to Point™) internal bracing is employed. First introduced in the Concept 500, reinforcement is fitted to interior areas of the cabinet susceptible to low-end frequency reverberations. Implemented this state-of-the-art technology, Q Acoustics have been able to identify and apply bracing to only the precise points of the cabinet that require additional support and unwanted energy is dissipated rather than transferred throughout the cabinet.

All models in the Concept series features Bi-Wire terminals on the rear of the cabinet. This means, using a compatible speaker cable, two pair of cables can be run from your power source (amplifier) to the speaker. One set of cables carries the high frequency signals, while the second pair transfers the mid/low frequencies.

The advantage of separating these frequencies through bi-wiring are two-fold: Intermodulation distortion caused by interactions between the high and low frequencies traveling down the cable can be minimized, with the result being noticeable improvement in the clarity of the mid-range.

FEATURES:

• Finishes: Black Lacquer, White Lacquer, Silver Lacquer
• Gelcore™ Cabinet Construction
• P2P™ Internal Bracing
• HPE™ Reduces Internal Pressure & Standing Waves
• Isolation Suspension Base
• Ground-up Mid/Bass & Tweeter Driver Design
• Crossover Design is Mounted on the Isolation Base
• 5-Year Manufacturer’s Limited Warranty (With Registration)
• Included In Box: (2) Concept 50 Speakers, (2) Speaker Grills, (2) Foam Bungs, (10) Ball-End Feet, (10) Spike Feet, (8) M4 Screws, (2) Support Bases, Owner’s Manual