Black Ash
Dark Apple
Maple
Brand new Walnut and Silver finishes are available subject to special order in certain markets.
Smart thinking
With so much high-end technology inside, it’s not surprising that the Q’s distinctive styling bears a family
resemblance to the latest Reference Series, with the Uni-Q ‘pod’ faired in to elliptical-section cabinets.
The design was driven by functional considerations rather than aesthetics.
Curved enclosures minimise distortion from the internal acoustic reflections generated by parallel straight
surfaces - but because they’re complicated to make, the benefit is usually reserved for the most expensive
audiophile speakers.
Q Series cabinets are thermally formed in ‘heavy’ MDF, whose density makes it acoustically inert to reduce
unwanted colouration of the sound image. Using laminated construction techniques, with inner and outer
layers bonded to a segmented core in a giant press, the precisely radiused panels are exceptionally rigid,
with the Uni-Q arrays faired in to the cabinet. Massive internal bracing tailors the volume of each enclosure
to the exact parameters of its drive unit and minimises any residual panel resonance.
All models have two pairs of fully shrouded terminals for bi-wiring or bi-amplification, and are magnetically
shielded to prevent interference with other electronics.
As you’d expect, the standard of finish is exemplary, with a choice of classic Black Ash, Dark Apple and Maple -
a silky contemporary grain found on no other range.
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