Q Acoustics Concept 40 Floorstanding Speakers Pair

Q Acoustics Concept 40
FLOOR STAND

The Concept 40 is Q Acoustics' flagship floor-standing speaker delivers an unparalleled sonic performance. The Concept 40's extraordinary soundstage, dynamics and sheer musicality is achieved by incorporating its bespoke drive units into a 'GelcoreTM Construction' cabinet which allows the drive units to perform at their very impressive best.

Available in two beautiful multi-layered lacquered finishes in high gloss black and white

With 90dB sensitivity and a nominal impedance of 8 ohms, the Concept 40 is easily driven by any good quality amplifier, providing effortless peaks and crescendos in music and movie soundtracks

Attractive brushed aluminium facia plate is not purely decorative. It's part of an assembly, which clamps a butyl rubber sheet to the front panel to reduce cabinet resonance still further in the panel facing the listener

Award-Winning Floorstanding Speakers

Ultra-Low Resonance Cabinet Design

The Concept 40 uses GelcoreTM Cabinet Construction, where two layers of MDF, are separated by a bespoke, resonance absorbing, non-setting adhesive which converts the kinetic energy and disperses it as heat. This substantially reduces distortion and allows the individual drive units to deliver their optimal performance; a pure and uncoloured sound.

Beautifully Finished Floorstanding Speakers

Simple to Drive, Simple to Position

With 90dB sensitivity and a nominal impedance of 8 ohms, the Concept 40 is easily driven by any good quality amplifier, providing effortless peaks and crescendos in music and movie soundtracks. Various locations for positioning the speaker in the listening room are catered for by providing a foam bung which can be inserted in the rear-mounted reflex port modifying the bass response to suit positioning against a rear wall or close to a corner.

Gloss Finished Floorstanding Speakers

Stunning to Hear, Stunning to See

These striking floorstanding loudspeakers are available in multi-layered lacquered black or white finishes. The elegant tripod stand allows the Concept 40 to achieve perfect rigidity and floor contact, which further enhances its performance. Even the speaker's attractive brushed aluminium facia plate is not purely decorative. It's part of an assembly, which clamps a butyl rubber sheet to the front panel to reduce cabinet resonance still further in the panel facing the listener.

SPECIFICATIONS
Enclosure type	2-way reflex with double woofer
Bass Unit	2 x 125mm
Treble Unit	25mm
Frequency Response	53Hz - 22kHz
Nominal Impedance	8ohm
Minimum Impedance	4ohm
Sensitivity	90dB
Recommended Power	25 - 150w
Crossover Frequency	2.3kHz
Dimensions H/D/W mm(cabinet)	972 x 388 x 288 mm
Full Dimensions H/D/W mm (overall)	980 x 390 x 305 mm
Weight	18.5kg

SPECIFICATIONS

Enclosure type

2-way reflex with double woofer

Bass Unit

2 x 125mm

Treble Unit

25mm

Frequency Response

53Hz - 22kHz

Nominal Impedance

8ohm

Minimum Impedance

4ohm

Sensitivity

90dB

Recommended Power

25 - 150w

Crossover Frequency

2.3kHz

Dimensions H/D/W mm(cabinet)

972 x 388 x 288 mm

Full Dimensions H/D/W mm (overall)

980 x 390 x 305 mm

Weight

18.5kg

Floorstanders…do you need to spend big bucks to get the best from the design or can a sub-1k model actually do more than add a bit of bass onto a good pair of bookshelf speakers? Paul Rigby finds out when he reviews the Q Acoustics Concept 40

>>paul rigby

Builds on the brand’s strengths to deliver a wonderfully inviting sound

>>Q Acoustics Concept 40 review

The concept is clear – to make a good speaker great. There are several ways of doing this, the obvious one being to spend large amounts of money on the drive units.

>>Tall story

For this year’s Enjoy The Music.com Blue Note awards, Senior Editor Tom Lyle chose the very affordable Q Acoustics Concept 40 loudspeaker. This British manufacturer is hardly a new one in most places within the world, but they are new to North America.