Part of the award-winning 3000c loudspeaker series, engineered to deliver exceptional musicality, detailed dynamics and outstanding value for stereo and home cinema set-ups.
The perfect speaker upgrade from a bookshelf and standmount models, 3020c and 3030c.3040c boasts Q Acoustics’ signature curved profile and a slim contemporary cabinet styling with premium satin metallic driver trim.
Arrives in four elegant finishes – Satin Black, Satin White, Pin Oak, Claro Walnut - ensuring the 3040c integrates seamlessly into any living space.
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Key Features
New ground-up C³ (Continuous Curved Cone™) mid/bass profile ensures superior bass dynamics and smoother integration with the high frequency driver.
Based on design principles from the newest Concept series, the hermetically sealed high frequency driver unit is mechanically isolated from the baffle, preventing modulation from the mid/bass driver.
Low-colouration cabinets with P2P™ (Point to Point™) bracing minimise low-end reverberation, improving the stereo image and soundstage.
HPE™ (Helmholtz Pressure Equaliser™) tubes disrupt the build-up of standing waves, smoothing the frequency response and reducing distortion.
Clean and contemporary aesthetic with sophisticated satin metallic driver trims.
Available in four finishes: Pin Oak, Claro Walnut, Satin White and Satin Black.
Introducing the 3000c family
Straight stereo or Surround-sound, the 3000c is ready to bring music and movies vividly to life. The line-up consists of the 3010c bookshelf, 3020c standmount, 3030c large standmount, 3040c compact floorstander, the 3050c floorstander and the 3090c centre channel for home cinema fans.
3000c features the innovative C³ Continuous Curved Cone mid/bass driver design that elevates the series beyond its nominal rivals. It delivers sound that’s powerful and controlled in the bass, expressive and confident in the midrange, and eloquent at the top end.
Continuing our ‘minimalist design’ ethos, 3000c is available in four contemporary and high-quality finishes: Satin White, Satin Black, Pin Oak (light wood) and Claro Walnut (dark wood) guarantee the 3000c will fit seamlessly with an interior design vocabulary.
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
New ground-up C³ (Continuous Curved Cone™) mid/bass profile ensures superior bass dynamics and smoother integration with the high frequency driver.
Based on design principles from the newest Concept series, the hermetically sealed high frequency driver unit is mechanically isolated from the baffle, preventing modulation from the mid/bass driver.
Low-colouration cabinets with P2P™ (Point to Point™) bracing minimise low-end reverberation, improving the stereo image and soundstage.
HPE™ (Helmholtz Pressure Equaliser™) tubes disrupt the build-up of standing waves, smoothing the frequency response and reducing distortion.
Clean and contemporary aesthetic with sophisticated satin metallic driver trims.
Available in four finishes: Pin Oak, Claro Walnut, Satin White and Satin Black.
Specification
Bass unit: 2 × 120 mm (4.75 in)
Treble unit: 1 × 22 mm (0.9 in)
Frequency response (-6 dB): 43 Hz – 30 kHz
Nominal impedance: 6 Ω
Minimum impedance: 4 Ω
Sensitivity (1 m, 2.83 Vrms @ 1 kHz): 88.0 dB
Recommended amplifier power: 25–120 W
Crossover frequency: 2.4 kHz
Effective volume: 26.8 L
Dimensions (per loudspeaker, H × W × D, inc. spikes and stabilisers): 942 × 285 × 281 mm (37.1 × 11.2 × 11.1 in)
"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."
