Gromit's music centre...

[shevans]

The Q's, now with matching stands

[Gromit]

Spill the beans Richard You seem to be holding on to those 2010is . Are they really that good ?

They're just great fun Brian - and if I break them, they're cheap enough to go buy another pair.

Seriously though, for the money they're just storming value, and shows there are clearly some very clever brains at Q-A to get such a sound from a truly tiny box. A bit sluggish when new, and they love a bit of power up their chuffs, but soon loosen up over time. They do pull the neat trick though of sounding sweet with pretty much anything (the Mission 70 Mk2's from 30 years ago were the same) but on the end of plenty of amplifier they really can sing.

Hi Seppi - yes, went for the Q stands in the end. Not the greatest-made things in the world but sonically they work well as you'd expect. Work a treat with Royds too, which is a nice surprise.

[brian2957]

Cheers Richard , I've been thinking about buying a pair although I don't know if my Bantam Gold at 25 wpc will drive them properly . I suppose there's only one way to find out eh! I've been flitting between my Royd A7s and my Rega EL8s recently and really enjoying them both , so we'll see.

[Tarzan]

Cheers Richard , I've been thinking about buying a pair although I don't know if my Bantam Gold at 25 wpc will drive them properly . I suppose there's only one way to find out eh! I've been flitting between my Royd A7s and my Rega EL8s recently and really enjoying them both , so we'll see.

x2 l have been thinking of mating a pair with my 40wpc Virtue Audio Sensation......... l am sure l am turning into Gromit.

[brian2957]

Nah , think they broke the mould there Andy . Pretty sure there's only one Richard

[Tarzan]

Nah , think they broke the mould there Andy . Pretty sure there's only one

True Brian, but he does seem to have a good ear for kit.

[brian2957]

Can't disagree with that mate . Richards threads / adventures with hifi always make an interesting read.

[synsei]

I've yet to hear a bad QA speaker, in fact the entire range sounds fantastic, especially their floorstanders. I agree with one of the comments above, there are indeed some very clever minds within the company and they have a knack for producing top flight speakers for not a lot...

[brian2957]

Cheers Dave , I'll have to make the effort to hear some of them . Maybe pay a visit to John Lewis in Glasgow tomorrow.

[Gromit]

There are indeed some very clever minds within the company and they have a knack for producing top flight speakers for not a lot...

Rumour (very much un-comfirmed) has it Dave that Q-A's design team is made up of a few of the guys who worked for Mission in the late 80's when they were producing some seriously competitive kit. The aforementioned 70 Mk2 was one of them, in fact I have fond memories of my pair as they were the first bit of hifi I bought with my first full-time job pay packet. Wonderful little things the 70's - the Mk1's weren't up to much but the Mk2's were a joy.