Gromit's music centre...

[synsei]

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.

That does not surprise me in the slightest Richard. The first time I clapped eyes on a pair of 2050i's they shouted Mission at me, and there was much more to it than the D'appolito driver arrangement and a lot to do with their character. QA need to be applauded for the build quality and finish of their products too, it is simply outstanding at any price let alone in the budget sector

[Gromit]

More wonderful Roydness has arrived in the shape of a pair of immaculate Sapphire 1's...





I was gobsmacked someone didn't snap these up before me. However, their loss.

[istari_knight]

The one's off eBay ? If so, I umm'd & ahh'd for 10 minutes before deciding not to buy

[Gromit]

The one's off eBay ? If so, I umm'd & ahh'd for 10 minutes before deciding not to buy

The very ones James - can't believe I got them for 130 quid delivered, there's hardly a mark on them and the grilles are well stuck on making me think they've possibly never been removed. Old Joe did always recommend running his speakers with grilles in place anyway, and my own experience agrees totally.

Just noticed the lower of the above photos is utterly poo - will re-do one that's in focus.

[istari_knight]

I posted them on the PFM eBay thread in the hope they'd find a good home... Glad you got them

[Audioman]

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...

The QA speakers sound amazingly good at any price. Could this be because they are a pro audio company rather than primarily involved in the overpriced domestic hi-fi market?

[Marco]

The very ones James - can't believe I got them for 130 quid delivered, there's hardly a mark on them and the grilles are well stuck on making me think they've possibly never been removed. Old Joe did always recommend running his speakers with grilles in place anyway, and my own experience agrees totally.

Nice one - so how do they compare, musically, with the QAs?

You'll notice that I said 'musically', as opposed to sonically... I'd expect both speakers to perform rather differently in that respect.

Marco.

[Gromit]

Nice one - so how do they compare, musically, with the QAs?

You'll notice that I said 'musically', as opposed to sonically... I'd expect both speakers to perform rather differently in that respect.

Marco.

I'm off to work in 15 mins Marco but I will get back to you on that one as it's quite interesting in many ways.

[Marco]

No worries, dude. I look forward to it! Given the 'heritage' of both designs, I'd expect them to be voiced rather differently.

Marco.

[southall-1998]

I'm tempted to give the Q-2010i speakers a try once I've settled down in our next home.

S.