With the Q Acoustics 5040, you can lay the foundation for a full-featured, great-sounding hi-fi system on a budget. With attention to detail and a restrained but well-controlled bass, they do a lot right. The 5040 is far more than a mere entry into the world of hi-fi. Although it copes well with simpler amplifiers, it also clearly shows what its players are capable of.

For a fair price of 1,298 EUR/pair, the Q Acoustics speakers are available in satin black, satin white, Santos rosewood and oak. We find the build quality of the cabinets to be very clean and accurate. The applied veneer is impeccably applied and the edge transitions are also for the price range...

With the Q Acoustics 5040, the customer has before him one of the rare products on the hi-fi scene in which the price-sound ratio has been maximised to the limit of the imaginable. The 5040 scores not only with its appearance, the truly living-room-friendly design and the very good workmanship, but above all with the crucial fact that the sound has been pushed to the extreme...