Ah, Ron has awakened to the idea of sub/satellite combos. Welcome to the club. It's better, because after all, where your midrange and treble sounds good, may not be the best place for the bass. So, place them each where they sound best I say! Anyway, good review, now you know why I got these over the 500s and why they remain a reference point in our arsenal to this day despite not getting dragged out ever single time for comparison. Sometimes, you just need a good, solid, jack of all trades speaker and the Concept 300 is THAT speaker. Good job, good review!

I am glad to see that you've reviewed the 300's and Q12 sub's as a system.

It's good to see you back in action - keep em coming big guy.

Great review, Ron. Greetings from Spain!

9:00 always makes me a bit jealous where he places his speakers in the room. Someday I hope to own a house with a room dedicated only to 2-channel speakers without the "colorations" of life, such as other uses for that room, furniture placement in the room, walk paths, etc. Every home I've ever lived in has required my speakers to be within 1-1.5 ft of a wall.

Very good. I enjoy your thoughtful reviews. Great production values as well.

I love what you've done with your room. Superb!

Ron as you know context is critical (i.e. the room, speaker placement, accompaning electronics, the BUDGET). For those who like truly transparent speakers, with an expansive soundstage (they are slightly bright) Paradigm's Persona 5F & 7F are the ones for you. I've auditioned the Concept 500 (Floorstander of course), and it is a clean sounding speaker, but not in the class of the Persona line. Of course the 5F is more than double the price of the Q concept 500, four times the 300. For those who enjoy the 'resonance effects' i.e. coloration produced by intentional flawed cabinet design check out the Scottish brand Fyne Audio (former Tannoy engineers & mngt.).

you are a great reviewer!

That was a great review I love that b-roll of the shot underneath the speaker on the stand that's pretty tight dude. ❤️✌️

Always look forward to your reviews (and open chat). Keep 'em coming - you rock! Question that either you or fellow subscriber can answer....is there a decent (affordable) A/B switcher on the market that i can use to quickly compare audio of two different sets of towers (i have banana plugs but can build RCA conv if necessary)? Like flick a switch - listen to a pair of A's, flick switch again - listen to pair of B's for quick compare during same known audio. Thanks....

Great B-rolls but 3:57 that’s the real money shot😂👌🏻

This video is really great. Period.

Man, there’s nothing like a cold Coke in a glass bottle on a hot summer’s day. Now, I’ve definitely gotta go buy some. I really dig the design of the entire set up of these speakers and the stands. The Gelcore technology seems like a very intelligent idea to battle unwanted resonances. IThanks for the great review, Ron! 🎶👍🔊

Super stoked to see a new video drop from you today!

I hadn't watched any videos of your's in a while, however this being my first in a long time i must say the production values are way good and far and away better perhaps than any hifi reviewer on YT. I also like the concept of the video as well.

Those quick cut aways are very funny

Amazing Ron!! You keep getting better and better in production video. Its amazing. Great review!!! Greetings from argentina!

Hey Ron, your videos just keep getting better. Excellent work.

Good ol’ Karl. Every violin or acoustic guitar depends on resonance for its sound. But there is a big difference between a device that produces sound (the violin / guitar) and one that reproduces it (the loudspeaker). Constrained layer damping is not a foreign or new concept. Several DIYers and high end companies have used this. Karl Heinz Fink and Q Acoustics just employed it to bring it to a lower price point. I am waiting for them to produce a “Concept 700” using 2 180mm (7”) woofers, 100mm (4”) midrange and tweeter and “Concept 700C” using the same driver compliment for a center channel (W MT W). They already have a Concept 200:Active out. What left is a 400 (big bookshelf), 600 (small floor standing), 700/700C, and a 1000 (Flagship/Statement).

One of your better reviews... to the point.

All of this gear is so beautiful 🤤

Based on Andrew's recommendation of the 300s and yours of the 500s I picked up a pair of these when they were on sale in January. I live in a London apartment, the stand isolation is amazing when high speed trains go by - the building shakes but the speakers don't move. Nor do they transmit any vibration to the wooden floors. Of course I use them with a pair of small subs, and a miniDSP with REW & Dirac to sort out the room modes. Mine have to be much closer to the front wall as a living room in a London apartment is a very different space to a dedicated listening room in a Texas house. The bass is lovely, the mids superb, the highs are all there and are never fatiguing. And the soundstage? Sublime. Glad to see you like them too, and not surprised, but even if you didn't it wouldn't bother me, I love these speakers and I love them more as time goes by.

This explains why you haven’t posted in a while, great job Ron. 👍🏻👍🏻

Hey Ron, nice review. Not sure if you'll answer this question but.... Would you recommend using speaker/stand metal spikes if you're placing your speakers on concrete in a basement (with a rug of course)? Thanks Ron

Yeah man! Solid review their amigo.

You are something else...Thanks for your review of the Lounge...Great phono amp for the $$. Keep up the great reviews..

Well obviously your benchmark review is going to be THE most awaited one for me now!

Not sure who to ask. I have a pair of JBL LX44 speakers that I would like to have crossovers refurbished or replace with new quality ones. Any suggestions, guys?

Enjoyed that :-)

Where did you get black diffuser panel ? What are they made of? And what affect did they have.Thank You .

Another great video! With your discription of the sound of the speaker/system, I‘m able to get an answer if these fits my needs! 👍

Great video! But the bottle analogy were totally off. The bottle is EXACTLY what EVERY bass reflex ported speaker use even the concept 300.. It is Helmholtz resonance: * the bottle enclosure volume (speaker box volume) * The length of the bottle neck (length of the speaker port) * The cross section area of the bottle opening (the diameter of the speaker port) Buy adjusting those 3 parameters so that the meet a desired target frequency for a speaker manufacturer to fill in the lowest frequencies that the woofer can't produce. So as we see that resonance is highly desired and calculated/tuned to be there. So unfortunately it is misleading to state something else. I understand Ron what you were trying to achieve here but the bottle example is that we usually use precisely to demonstrate a Helmholtz resonator. (You can try more or less liquid to simulate different enclosure volumes in the bottle and it will give higher and lower frequencies. The same with longer and shorter bottle neck and so on) For hifi Helmholtz can be used as a room treatment. If you for example has a room mode with +10db @70 Hz. Then you can build and tune a box that is tuned at exactly 70 Hz that will bring down X dB @70hz depending on its volume and so on. The benefit is that that this treatment works very efficient at just one very narrow frequency band.. Keep up the great work!🙏👍🎵🎶💕

Denon pma2020 & Rotel ra1572 my 2 Stereo amplifikation good this Speakers?

Ron, could you comment on your take on the triangle br08 and elac uf52? You've reviewed both and they are on my short list, can you make any comments about comparing them? Which you would prefer? Thanks! Awesome content appreciate it

Excellent review. The new studio/home in Texas is looking good.

How do they compare against the gr research encore?

That is a beautiful speaker!!

Your statement about speaker designers not dealing with resonance and calling it “art” , really made an IMPACT on me

This man is a natural born salesman! -I want a gray Fender cap! Wait, I have a black Fender Custom Shop cap. I want another!

I wasn’t really interested in this speaker but your starting with those intriguing stands hooked me and your vid production and direction just keeps getting more sophisticated. Well done sir!

OK, obviously not a budget speaker, but Q Acoustics high-end line. But 4,500 bucks?! What does this speaker have that for example an ELAC UniFi Reference, or ELAC DBR62, or a CSS Audio Criton Speaker - etc. etc. - the list goes on - doesn't have? Is the Concept 300 really better? If so, how much better? Is it 2%, maybe 5% better, and if yes - and that's a big *if* - are those 2-5% worth paying an extra $ 3,500 or more? Tough sell, if they were $ 2,500 bucks I'd say they'd be more competitive, but at this price point I'm surprised they're not made out of Gold:) Great review, as always!

I spot a Hegel Amp

Nice Review Ron , Thank you , loved the insight on how the engeeners braced the cabneit a well grounded cabneit imho allows for better groundation which in return allows for overall better performace

Great review Ron! Been waiting for this one. What do you think of the stands around small kiddos as far as those wires go? Any concerns?

I'm a believer in mass, make your speakers heavy enough (or weights on top) should make them withstand most vibration resonance

Virtuoso review! One question though; who chose pink for the room treatments?!

Bro - amazing work. A Coke, Tommy Boy, and Arrested Development! Seriously a great review. You’ve more than arrived.

Love the review as ever Ron. I reckon these speakers with matching subs could provide a great home cinema experience. I don't think they do a Concept centre but the imaging is so good that it might not be needed. What do you think?

Ron, Tekton Lore. I see few reviews. If you have experience can you classify them with 4 characteristics? Warm or Bright etc. Would appreciate your insight. Emotiva Int amp would power them. Appreciate whatever you are willing to share.

Please review the Elipson 3210 speaker

Tube power amp?

I know youtube compresses the music but it does give a sense of how it sounds, at least in your room. Any plans to include any audio demos or have downloadable files available? Also, what stand is that for your components? Great review by the way!

I don't really like the look of the stands but it would match a modern industrial design interior.

Nice job on the review. So glad it was a 19 minute video so I could geek out on the details, amp pairing, and your assessment. Keep up the good work!

I guess that's why my speakers weigh 125lbs each. Very solid.....

Is it almost time for a new listening room tour? It looks massive and your symmetrical treatments are very pleasing.

👍👍👍

Amazing, finally a new Concept 300 Review ... I'm struggeling which Speakers to get right now - Concept 300's or Buchardt S400 MK II's with their Stands ... technically the Concept's are even more interesting. I'm afraid the S400's will suit my style of hearing more .. I want to get some Arendal 1961 Sub(s) in the near future, until then I need to be happy with the Bass delivered - and I guess the S400's will win over the Concept 300's for me .. that's such a hard decision - beautiful they are - both!

You do realize my parents stock those in the refrigerator in Texas. A real Coca-Cola with real sugar and a glass bottle I can't find that here in Florida welcome to Texas that is the best Coke for whiskey I'm just saying....😆. Now let's check out these speakers those stands are badass I've seen them when somebody's video we won't mention. We only shill NRD here, I'm flying out on the 29th I'm going to go home and see my parents

I think you need to start making some comparison videos after so many postive reviews :D

Thank you for this video. I appreciate Q Acoustics approaching problems with innovative solutions. What are your go to tracks for: 1. Bass 2. Treble 3. Mid range 4. Tonal balance 5. Timber 6. Sound Stage / Imaging 7. Female Vocals 8. Male Vocals 9. Other?

I might get a pair of these to use as the rear speakers in a surround sound system. What is the bass drop off point for these? Is it above or below 80 hertz?

Ron Play those speakers ---

Nice video. I did the cinematography! It’s a good look!

Bookies and subs for me all the way

What’s the deal with the hihat during “midrange impression” . It’s distracting

Hey Ron. Just curious. Have you also done in room measurements when placing the speakers 7 feet into the room? Seems like a lot and maybe why you are lacking low end. Of course every room is different. I’ve done both. The LOTS and taking measurements. Of course my room is pretty small. 12x17. But I can’t put my speakers more than 2’ from the wall or I lose mid bass punch. Verified from measurements as well. Just curious. Great channel!

I want to know why it took so long to find the coke in the fridge. What else could have been in there

les pieds ressemblent au concept de Theodore waddel (la table )

Very nice! Would fit in my room with one sub please! Crazy nice speaker's!

No matter how well they may work, I couldn't live with those stands based on looks alone.

That’s a really nice designed speaker. Although the „Q“ looks kind of cheap imho. Not the best solution. And although I get the idea of speaker and stand being a concept, the price of the stand is ridiculous. Actually even laughable, if you think of the production costs(50$-100$?) take care and thanks

My Genelec speaker stands cost about the same with stand plates, and are much, much more sturdy. They can hide multiple XLR, power, and ethernet cables too.

Pretending to look for coke LOL, good acting dude.Perhaps not Oscar material, but still ...

Open baffles and ROUND boxes. Flat panels of every design are problematic and require enormous compensations to eradicate, to redact the needless vibrations. As shown here.

Hi

The best "speaker mounts" I ever heard having a positive effect, was not a stand at all. My speakers were being suspended from small chains from above. Had heard the effect in two different systems. In a phone conversation I had with Dick Sequerra (it was concerning his Met 7 mk ll speakers I was listening with at that time) he concurred with me. He said that its a most excellent way, for he had his personal speakers hung also. The problem is when hooks need to damage the cabinet's perfect finish on top. Small 'hook and eye turnbuckles' were implemented to hold the chains to the speaker cabinet, so that fine adjustments in length could be made in leveling out each speaker. The speakers breathed and it opened up the bass and over all sound in a pleasing way... If someone could find a way to mount speakers this way without damaging the finish it could prove very interesting.

TrickDaddy.

Coke in a glass? A man of taste, I see..

A gel in speakers sounds like they wont Last very Long

if u need interesting subs.........hmmm Teufel,.....abd hmm where is the PRO angle, like the studio monitors stand

Iz te brade ce nesto da se izleze

Real Coke comes out of a bottle not a can!

Show me a $1000 speaker stand and I'll show you someone who shoulda bought a floorstander over a bookie.

This just feels too much of a sales attempt than a review. I feel too much production went into this. Kinda got away from the review feel and more salesman feel. You kinda lost the "I can relate" style of reviews.

man those red panels are ugly. otherwise- great review!

lol.... normally, something isn't sold as a finished product while it's still a "concept". Sounds like a bit of marketing BS.

I'll never drink Coke again after thier virtue signaling "wokeness". Other than that, great video!

I hate coke👎

More like a pair of 400$ speaker to me...stealing money for no reason