Where sheer scale, widescreen sound-staging and complete audio-fidelity are concerned, the 5050 outperforms its nominal competition with ease. If you have a bigger space to fill with the most beautifully and accurately reproduced sound, the 5050 floorstander is the speaker you need. Supplied with magnetically fixed grilles.
C3 Continuous Curved ConeTM design in the mid/bass driver ensures smoother high-frequency integration with the tweeter and superior bass dynamics.
Sophisticated, clean and contemporary design with dark acrylic baffle motif mirrors the minimalist C3 Continuous Curved ConeTM profile.
Arrives in four stylish finishes: Satin Black,Satin White, Santos Rosewood and Holme Oak.
With a design taken from the Concept series but in a new housing, the high-frequency driver is fully hermetically sealed and mechanically isolated from the front baffle to protect from internal cabinet pressure and resonances from the mid/bass driver.
Ground-up mid/bass driver design delivers increased power handling.
Point-2-PointTM (P2P) internal bracing stiffens the cabinet to minimise lower frequency vibrations, while focusing stereo imaging and improving soundstage.
Helmholtz Pressure Equalisers (HPETM) reduces internal pressure and standing waves
Introducing the 5000 family
Between the acclaimed Concept models and award-winning 3000c range sits the 5000 series: 5010 bookshelf, 5020 standmount, 5040 floorstander, 5050 large floorstander and 5090 centre channel. Whether for stereo or home cinema systems, the 5000 sets new standards.
Its ground-breaking C³ ‘Continuous Curved Cone’ mid/bass driver means the 5000 series delivers audio quality beyond its class. From the precise, clean top end via the eloquent, open midrange to powerful, controlled bass, it sounds exceptional.
Its ground-breaking C³ ‘Continuous Curved Cone’ mid/bass driver means the 5000 series delivers audio quality beyond its class. From the precise, clean top end via the eloquent, open midrange to powerful, controlled bass, it sounds exceptional.
The baffle fronts are laminated with a layer of butyl rubber and black acrylic trim, not only to provide a damping layer to suppress vibration, but to offer an eye-catching counterpoint to the cosmetically clean front presentation uninterrupted by any fixings.
The advanced C³ profile combines the bass performance benefits of a traditional straight conic cone with the midrange control of a flared design. By creating a continuous curve profile, we’ve achieved excellent dispersion characteristics, well-controlled frequency response and seamless integration with the tweeter. Bass dynamics are improved, low-end control is superior, it’s more forgiving of room position too.
Mid/bass driver design
The cone geometry of the C³ driver requires exceptional motor strength for optimal performance, so substantial magnets are coupled to the voice coils. The control exerted by the large magnets ensures superb dynamic response and headroom along with articulate bass presence. The magnets also reduce harmonic distortion, as they ensure near-saturation of the pole plate and yoke.
High-frequency driver design
Based on the tweeter design principle found in the Concept series, the high-frequency drive unit is hermetically sealed and mechanically isolated from the baffle to prevent internal pressure modulations from within the cabinet and from the adjacent C³ driver. The inner chamber is vented for lower distortion, and has a lower crossover point for seamless integration throughout the crossover region.
P2P™ (Point to Point) bracing
Q Acoustics P2P™ (Point to Point™) bracing used throughout the 5000 series supports the parts of the enclosure that need to be stiffened making the new enclosures exceptionally rigid, improving the focus of the stereo image and giving the soundstage more accuracy than ever before.
HPE™ (Helmholtz Pressure Equalizer)
The 5040 and 5050 are, like all floorstanding loudspeakers, vulnerable to internal build-up of pressure that causes unwanted standing waves and colouration. To prevent this occurring, specially designed HPE™ (Helmholtz Pressure Equaliser™) tubes are fitted inside the cabinet to nullify internal pressure and improve frequency response.
Mid/bass driver design
The cone geometry of the C³ driver requires exceptional motor strength for optimal performance, so substantial magnets are coupled to the voice coils. The control exerted by the large magnets ensures superb dynamic response and headroom along with articulate bass presence. The magnets also reduce harmonic distortion, as they ensure near-saturation of the pole plate and yoke.
High-frequency driver design
Based on the tweeter design principle found in the Concept series, the high-frequency drive unit is hermetically sealed and mechanically isolated from the baffle to prevent internal pressure modulations from within the cabinet and from the adjacent C³ driver. The inner chamber is vented for lower distortion, and has a lower crossover point for seamless integration throughout the crossover region.
P2P™ (Point to Point) bracing
Q Acoustics P2P™ (Point to Point™) bracing used throughout the 5000 series supports the parts of the enclosure that need to be stiffened making the new enclosures exceptionally rigid, improving the focus of the stereo image and giving the soundstage more accuracy than ever before.
HPE™ (Helmholtz Pressure Equalizer)
The 5040 and 5050 are, like all floorstanding loudspeakers, vulnerable to internal build-up of pressure that causes unwanted standing waves and colouration. To prevent this occurring, specially designed HPE™ (Helmholtz Pressure Equaliser™) tubes are fitted inside the cabinet to nullify internal pressure and improve frequency response.
Product details
Overview
C³ Continuous Curved Cone™ design in the mid/bass driver ensures smoother high-frequency integration with the tweeter and superior bass dynamics.
Sophisticated, clean and contemporary design with dark acrylic baffle motif mirrors the minimalist C³ Continuous Curved Cone™ profile.
Arrives in four stylish finishes: Satin Black,Satin White, Santos Rosewood and Holme Oak.
With a design taken from the Concept series but in a new housing, the high-frequency driver is fully hermetically sealed and mechanically isolated from the front baffle to protect from internal cabinet pressure and resonances from the mid/bass driver.
Ground-up mid/bass driver design delivers increased power handling.
Point-2-Point™ (P2P) internal bracing stiffens the cabinet to minimise lower frequency vibrations, while focusing stereo imaging and improving soundstage.
Helmholtz Pressure Equalisers (HPE™) reduces internal pressure and standing waves
"This is cracking product at the price. I hear many speakers costing multiple times what the 5050 does and yet I had just as much fun with them. Fantastically musical, despite their modestly sized cabinets, this speaker is also deceptively room filling. If I was after a compact floorstander and could stretch to beyond a grand then these would be firmly near the top of my audition list, I love em!"
"...the clearer it becomes that music listeners don’t have to go broke in 2024 building a high-end audio system...One could build a $10,000 around them and be satisfied for life...It also handles a lot of power without even flinching."
"Q Acoustics’ keenly priced floorstanders give you a recognisably ‘audiophile’ sense of detail without losing sight of the importance of excitement and engagement. Perfectly suited, then, to the active listener looking for both immersive listening and a quick adrenaline rush before heading out to the pub..."
"These are the most realistic speakers I have ever heard…the 5050 and the 5040 offer another level of musical enjoyment…you have detail, you have vocal clarity that is other worldly, a mid-range richness without being too much to cover up any of the detail, dynamics…It’s an easy speaker to love. It’s a perfect speaker."
"Grace and power at a really competitive price…impressive clarity and scale...you will be greeted by some of the most controlled and articulate bass that we have heard from a tower at this level...The smaller 5040 are excellent speakers...the Q Acoustics 5050 floorstanders do everything their junior siblings can do but add an extra dose of authority and a slightly calmer manner. If you have the space and extra budget, this is where our money would go."
