Higher Concept

The Concept 50 puts the basics of the outstanding Concept 30 into a floorstander. Ed Selley finds out if it is as talented

- Ed Selley

DETAILS

PRODUCT Q Acoustics Concept 50

ORIGIN UK/China

TYPE 2.5-way floorstanding loudspeaker

WEIGHT 22.9kg

DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 418 x 1,025 x 319mm

FEATURES

● 25mm silk dome tweeter

● 2x 125mm treated paper midbass drivers

● Quoted sensitivity: 90.5dB/1W/1m (6ohm)

DISTRIBUTOR Armour Home Electronics

WEBSITE qacoustics.co.uk

Q Acoustics didn't exactly rush into the £1,000£2,000 speaker segment, but when the Concept 30 did break cover it more than met expectations. Coming in at a little less than many key rivals, it proceeded to show a clean pair of heels to most. The Concept 50 follows both the same engineering practises as the 30 and the processes by which Q Acoustics floorstanders differ from standmounts. The same pairing of a 25mm soft dome tweeter and 125mm mid/bass driver are employed here. These follow a similar basic practise as the rest of the Q Acoustics range, but have been specifically developed for this application. Of course, the key difference between the standmount and the floorstander is that there are now two 125mm mid/bass drivers that run together in a 2.5-way configuration. Like other Q Acoustics floorstanders, these are positioned above and below the tweeter.