Q ACOUSTICS 5040 OAK QA5048

Creative floor-standing speaker design

Since its inception in 2006, Q Acoustics has earned a reputation for its innovative speaker designs. The company’s newest 5000 Series models take a high-tech approach with the aim of making audiophile sound more affordable. The 5040 floor-standing speaker brings detailed, dynamic performance to your listening space, whether you use it to listen to music or as part of your home theater setup.

Advanced drivers

Each of the 5040’s 5-inch C³ Continuous Curved Cone™ woofers has a single, smooth profile from its outer surround to its center. That gives it excellent sound dispersion with reduced harmonic distortion and a nicely controlled frequency response that allows for smooth integration with the tweeter. It also helps to keep bass dynamics tighter, giving you more flexibility if you need to place your speakers close to a wall.

Its hermetically sealed 1″ tweeter is mechanically isolated from the front baffle to mitigate internal cabinet pressure and woofer resonances.

Braced and tuned for sound

This speaker’s rear-ported, solid MDF enclosure features Point to Point™ (P2P) internal bracing based on state-of-the-art, microscopic-level analysis. It allows the cabinet to dampen and dissipate unwanted acoustic energy, giving the drivers a rigid, non-resonant environment in which to operate.

It also uses internal HPE™ (Helmholtz Pressure Equalizer) tube technology that reduces pressure inside the cabinet to help keep sound clear and uncolored.

Product highlights:

• floor-standing speaker for music or home theater
• two 5″ C³ (Continuous Curved Cone) woofers
• 1″ hermetically sealed tweeter
• rear-ported bass reflex enclosure
  • internal PTP™ bracing
  • internal HPE™ (Helmholtz Pressure Equalizer) tubes
• frequency response: 39-30,000 Hz (-6dB)
• sensitivity: 91.5 dB
• nominal impedance: 6 ohms
• recommended amplifier power: 25-150 watts
• low-profile connection terminals accept banana plugs, spade lugs, and bare wire
• removable magnetic grille
• includes foam port plug for adjusting the speaker’s low-frequency performance