Q Acoustics3030i Bookshelf Speakers Pair Carbon Black - 2-Way Reflex Enclosure Type, 6.5" Bass Driver, 0.9" Tweeter - Stereo Speakers/Passive Speakers for Home Theater Sound System

I held off writing a review until I had plenty of time to let these burn in. After 30 hours, I can confidently say that these are the best 'bookshelf' speakers out there for the money.My main setup is a McIntosh 225 with a PS Audio preamp, Thorens TD215 and AT cartridge. I have a Philips CD80 for discs and also have the ability to stream via bluetooth. My regular speakers are Dahlquist DQ10s with a Jamo powered sub.I was looking for a small alternative for another room, so I disconnected the sub, and listened to these by themselves. Wow. Great imaging and sound staging. Transparent highs and mids and surprisingly good bass response for such a small speaker.I threw a wide variety of source material at them. Tori Amos, Yo Yo Ma, Andrea Bocelli, all sounded amazing. Moved on to Florence +the Machine, William Elliott Whitmore, Dire Straits even some One Republic. Over the course of all the testing, I only found them to be lacking in super deep bottom end. A sub would help out in the <60hz but so little of my music requires it.In summary, I couldn't be happier with my purchase. Great speakers, great value, and very attractive cabinets.

I bought these after reading a bunch of reviews. My expectations weren't too high and I was not looking at top of the line kind of stuff. I was pleasantly surprised. First off these do need some break-in. Out of the box and paired with a Sonos amp they seemed a little bright, though bass was excellent. Midrange was okay. I did play with the base and treble a bit. However, as I kept using it for the next 7 days the sound mellowed/warmed and I actually increased treble as brightness toned down. Eventually, I am super pleased with the purchase. I am using these with the Amp in combo with a Sonos Arc surround system in a single group and tonally they are in perfect balance with the rest of the Sonos speakers. Both movies and music sound awesome and detailed with this combo setup. Movie vocals are clear, especially with the Dolby Atmos movies where conversation can be too low. The speakers render a wide and detailed Soundstage missing with just a soundbar. The soundbar adds body to the sound. If I am nitpicking, I'd say that the upper midrange has a slight gap(which the Sonos Arc actually fills in for me). Finally the speakers look good in my living room without the grilles and my wife appreciates them as well!

They are astatically beautiful speakers, sound wonderful after about 50 hours burn in, they do need a little help in the bass for rock music but for all other music they are very pleasing to listen too. I did pair these with their match amp and that was perfect for everything except rock music. A good experience.

Very nice speakers! Easy to listen to without being too bright or fatiguing. Nice mid-range and good bass for its size. Well designed and Impeccable finish. And I should mention that Q Acoustics has first-rate customer service. Highly recommended!

Well made, good sounding, quality speakers

This speaker is an absolute match made in heaven for my Marantz PM7000n. It's full of body and the sound stage is so wide. The first song these heard was Eddy Money Shakin.....oh my goodness. You could hear every note, so very musical. They are perfect right out of the box, I can't imagine how they can improve with breaking in. The 3030i is an absolute winner - buy a pair now. You'll love them!

I own a lot speakers from triangle bro 3e lac dbr 6.2 jamo 93II and many many more these speakers are fantastic the sound is warm with great bass extension that is authoritative .Its not a in your face speaker but picks out little sounds that you didn't you didn't know existed. This a fantastic speaker at tis price of even double. Have 1500 dollar canton speakers that 3030i rival. Break in at around 50 hours speaker comes together not a lot of change in the sound from different amps ii used. great great speaker

The speakers are exciting and punchy. I have them hooked up to a Aiyima T10 preamp and A08 amp in my bedroom alcove. The base was overwhelming in the 15'x15' room so it needed to turn it down. The highs are nice and mids are okay compared to the 3020.Overall, very happy with the speakers. I should have purchased them when they were $500.