Q Acoustics 5040 is a notably compact floor stander with a modest footprint – which means it’s ideal for those environments where space is at a premium. Still, the desire for full-scale audio excitement (as well as visual gratification) is strong.
Ahead of the curve
The new 5000 series from Q Acoustics is a range of stereo and home cinema loudspeakers that will recalibrate your perceptions of how a speaker looks and sounds.
By embodying genuine and significant advancement in driver design, the game-changing C3 Continuous Curved Cone™ mid/bass driver elevates the 5000 series beyond any nominal rival.
By incorporating the innovative cabinet technology first deployed in the company’s flagship Concept range, the Q Acoustics 5040 is as uncompromised on the inside as it is sophisticated and contemporary on the outside
Sophisticated and contemporary design
The reductive nature of the C3 Continuous Curved Cone’s™ appearance is also reflected in the Q Acoustics 5040 minimalist design, with its sophisticated but contemporary lines leaning towards the elegant form of the latest Concept speaker series.
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 occurring in the baffle but to offer an eye-catching counterpoint to the cosmetically clean front presentation uninterrupted by any fixings.
Mid/bass driver design
At the heart of the ground-up mid/bass driver design is the C3 Continuous Curved Cone™. The cone’s geometry requires good motor strength for optimal performance.
Substantial magnets are coupled to large voice coils to increase motor strength – the result is a 50% increase in power handling and control over a comparable driver with a 25.4 mm voice coil. The result is an improvement in the speaker’s dynamic range, especially in the bass region.
High-frequency driver design
Based on the tweeter design principle found in the newest Concept series, the high-frequency driver unit is hermetically sealed and mechanically isolated (floating) from the baffle to prevent internal pressure modulations from within the cabinet and adjacent mid/bass driver.
The Q Acoustics 5040 inner chamber is also carefully vented for lower distortion, with a lower crossover point for seamless integration through the crossover region.
C3 Continuous Curved Cone™
A genuine advancement in elements of mid/bass driver design, the C3 Continuous Curved Cone™ profile is the result of extensive research and expert engineering to combine the bass performance benefits of a traditional straight conic cone with the high/mid-range frequency control of a flared cone.
By creating a single, smooth, continuous curve profile, the advantages are clear. Its excellent dispersion, alongside its well-controlled frequency response and reduced harmonic distortion, enables smoother integration with the tweeter.
Deep bass dynamics are also superior, with this and tighter, damped low-end sound allowing more flexibility in in placement of speakers near the wall boundaries of the listening room.
P2P™ (Point to Point) bracing
Q Acoustics P2P™ (Point to Point) bracing used throughout the Q Acoustics 5040 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.
About Q Acoustics 5040
- Powerful Home Theater Sound System: Q Acoustics 5040 delivers detailed, dynamic home theater audio in a modest footprint, giving you the full-scale experience when space is limited – sold as a single speaker but functions as a pair, so please select 2 units to get a complete working pair. With 4 stylish finishes to choose from, you can match any room decor.
- Surround Sound Speakers with Innovative Woofer: Q Acoustics 5040 Two 5″ mid/bass drivers give you that rich, big speaker sound – a continuous curved cone design with increased power handling gives excellent dispersion, controlled frequency response, and reduced harmonic distortion for smoother integration with the tweeter and superior bass dynamics.
- Home Theater Speakers with Protected Tweeter: The Q Acoustics 5040 1″ tweeter is hermetically sealed and mechanically isolated from the front baffle to mitigate internal cabinet pressure and mid/bass driver resonances. It sits in a vented inner chamber to cut distortion and has a lowered crossover point for seamless integration through the crossover region.
- Home Stereo System Tower Speakers with Accurate Soundstage: Rear-ported, solid MDF enclosures with our P2P internal bracing technique stiffen the stereo speakers’ cabinets to dampen and dissipate unwanted acoustic energy, giving drivers a rigid, non-resonant environment to function at their best. This minimizes lower frequency vibrations, focuses stereo imaging, and improves the soundstage for uncompromised sound.
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