Q Acoustics 5040 is a passive floorstanders that cost around 1250 USD for a pair.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is ErinsAudioCorner.
  • Format of the data is generated by a Klippel NFS .
  • Sensitivity:
    • Company: 91.5 dB
    • Measured: 91.6 dB (avg. 300Hz-3kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 196.3Hz (resp. 74.7Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to -0.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 2.5dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 2.57 and would be 5.18 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.598, LW 0.495, SP 0.389, PIR 0.407; SM: SP0.62, PIR0.092; LFQ 0.713, LFX 58Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.02 with an EQ and would be 7.9 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.424, LW 0.349, SP 0.246, PIR 0.237; SM: SP0.927, PIR0.856; LFQ 0.741, LFX 39Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. Links to other reviews: yt review .
Q Acoustics 5040

Vendor specifications

  • Impedance 6 Ohm
  • SPL
    • peak: 122 dB
  • Size
    • Width 293mm
    • Height 967mm
    • Depth 361mm
  • Weight 18kg

Directivity (-6dB)

AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.0dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 60.0 0.25 3.0
PK 739.0 2.98 -2.99
PK 1586.0 1.39 -2.76
PK 1760.0 0.26 1.61
PK 4818.0 2.96 -3.32
PK 6818.0 2.99 -2.94
PK 9001.0 2.72 -2.56
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This EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.
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