Q Acoustics Concept 50 & Dynaudio Emit 50

[@Colin623]

On the first test the main difference I could detect was the vocals sounded more forward on the Emit 50s, but on the second test the Concept 50s stood out quite a lot with a much fuller sound, and that's listening to this video on my laptop ! I have a pair of Q Acoustics 3050i, and I'm blown away by these speakers for the £475 price tag, an absolute steal, so I would be intrigued to hear the difference between the 3050i and the Concept 50s !

[@cosmicdebris7812]

I preferred the Q Acoustics. On my nearfield computer audio system, they sounded cleaner, had more air, better delineated mids and highs, and just grabbed me from the beginning of the track. The Emits didn't do that. When the weekend gets here I listen again with headphones and see if anything changes. Thanks for this very good demonstration.

[@ec6843]

If you're not using headphones to listen to the clips, then you're talking out your ass.

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

Surprised and absolutely delighted to hear Submotion Orchestra come out for the demo! Top choice, mate

[@Nick-sk1qp]

Excellent evaluation of two different sound signatures, I like them both but probably would go with the Concept 50 due to my room limitations. I hope you have further opportunities to evaluate other popular speakers in future videos. Cheers.

[@bambampiewpiew540]

Great comparison 👍 . I'm big fan of Q acoustics but the female vocal of Dyne's just shocked me. Both of this speakers are great 💯

[@richardsmith6708]

I’ve heard the q acoustics concept 500’s! Pricey, but a audiophile speaker! Lovely with a Hegel amplifier!

[@afsinismailmerdan4245]

Concept 50 is really a great speaker.

[@D1N02]

The Dynaudio's sounded much better to me. I think it's the mid range.

[@mengtianzhou1221]

Just got a pair of Emit 50 today, absolutely excited and can’t wait to have them in my living room. In my opinion they have a more spacious feel while keeping all the details in the sound, maintaining an authentic texture of the music. I even think the emit 50 sounded better than a pair of Evoke 30….

[@dittonworks]

My very excited for you.. thanks for watching 👍

[@mw12387]

What amp you have for emit50 Ty

[@MichaelYates]

Thanks for another good review. I know its hard over KZbin but I liked the overall sound of the Dynaudio. But am a big fan of a large sound stage so might have well walked out of that shop with the Q Acoustics.

[@dittonworks]

Thanks Michael. You would have loved either to be honest 👍

[@haycrossaudio5474]

Excellent review. Enjoyed this one. I'm a fan of the MTM design. Lots of benefits. Spot on mate.

[@dittonworks]

Thanks mate.

[@soumyajitdeb3943]

I have rhe older versions of both in bookshelf form - the Concept 20 and rhe Emit m10 at home. I greatly prefer the emit m10 over the concept.

[@stuharrison1]

Nice review and live demo. I am very seriously considering the concept 50. Prefer the smaller speaker and the cabinet density...

[@SlowCarToChina]

Did anyone else also hear the boxiness of each speaker? Pretty surprised. Maybe it’s the auditioning room. Thanks you Ditton Works. I wish more reviewers let us hear what equipment sounds like. 👍

[@rotorfix]

Most likely the microphone and processing

[@andywrollo2915]

Dynaudio blows q acoustics away. Listening on fyne 501's. Always think q acoustics sound muffled. Going to change the 501s. Harsh treble hurts my ears. The dynaudio are £1400 roughly at the moment. Q's 2k. No brainier isn't it. Not sure what to get. Room is only 14sq m. Glad I found your demo. 👍

[@gokhanersan8561]

Concept 50 was airier with tighter and faster bass, but also sounded hollower and less realistic. Dynaudio sounded fuller and more realistic. I wished it also had a Burchard-like tight and hefty bass.

[@michaelmasztal7871]

Thanks for the excellent review. I'm in the market for some floor standers now that I'm in a larger room (14' x 21') to replace my Dynaudio Focus 110 (circa 2008). Both sounded very good, but I think I prefer the Emit 50. The Naim front end was also impressive.

[@thebattinson1278]

Have u eventually found a focus 110 replacement ?

[@michaelmasztal7871]

@@thebattinson1278 No. I think I'm going to hang n to them. Since I'm not a bass freak, they fit my room and taste.

[@thebattinson1278]

@@michaelmasztal7871 am also trying to upgrade my Focus 110 but it is very difficult, even 3000 euros speakers don't really offer a lot much from the Focus 110.

[@michaelmasztal7871]

@@thebattinson1278 Yes, you're right. The 110 are a marvelous speaker. I figure I'd have to spend at least $4-5K to get an actual improvement.

[@markelliott9303]

The Dynaudio's sounded more accomplished to me, more of a true performance where the Concept 50 sounded as if the track was thrown together with less care at the mixing stage, less well knitted together. Initially the Concept 50's sounded intriguing but would wear thin on me i think.

[@martinaston1715]

Amazing what can be heard from a youtube clip...

[@Boatzerama]

I preferred the Dynaudio’s as they seemed to have more detail.

[@sypeng1222]

Another Great Review by Kevin! Personally,I believe giving a slightly bigger room for emit50, it will sound way better than concept50.

[@dittonworks]

That’s a pretty big room but possibly a bigger room would change how they sounded.

[@cremersalex]

Name of song? Oh, never mind, found it! Emit 50 clearly sounded better on my Denton 85. Voice more prominent because of fuller, broader mid-range.

[@AL-57]

Submotion orchestra 👌

[@flash4973]

nice review mate

[@simonirvine1628]

That was funny when you gave it a knock, I thought it was going to fall over.

[@dittonworks]

Lol 😂 Thanks for watching

[@andredevries4987]

Hi Kevin. They sound both very good. Nice video. But i will not buy these speakers because I love my kef q500. Gr André de vries.

[@andrewlucan9017]

The Dynaudio sounded more transparent and dynamic to me. The Concept 50 just didn't sound as resolving

[@shaunyweavey2470]

Smother bass on concept which fills the room leaving the tweeter to shine . On that dynaudio not sure I like it on this demo ..

[@valerivasilev1278]

In my country Q Acoustics are 250 euros cheaper than Emit 50 and it's just a sin not to buy them! ;)

[@sabergoli3518]

holy shit thats a lot of reverb

[@trevorbartram5473]

I can tell from your voice recording that 50-100% of the time you are exciting bass room modes. You need a better demo room. I've been thru this myself recently, it took MANY repositionings to minimize room modes. A good test is many different acoustic bass recordings! Good luck!!

[@dittonworks]

Thanks for watching.. the phone was resting on a self which usually holds CD’s, being empty the room nodes you’re hearing aren’t the room

[@trevorbartram5473]

So your voice & speaker recordings use different microphones or the same microphone in different locations? I can definitely hear room modes!

[@dittonworks]

@@trevorbartram5473 different locations. Nothing wrong with that demo room. We’ve used Dynaudio confidence 30’s, Kudos Titan 808’s, ATC SCM50’s in that room with no issues

[@jamestartaglia7686]

Q acoustics or neats ? Which one should I order 🤔

[@dittonworks]

Ooh tough choice

[@jamestartaglia7686]

@@dittonworks I have audiovectors stand mounts a 6 grand also falcon gold.badges jbl l82 and others I'm thinking about going neats...there more expensive then the q acoustics but I'm not sure yet I'm thinking about medium size living room.,.🤔

[@hclandscapes]

how do the emit 30's sound compared to the Evoke 30's?

[@dittonworks]

I wish I knew buddy. Perhaps I’ll be able to compare in the future

[@hclandscapes]

@@dittonworks i have recently bought the emit 30's, its a nice speaker with non fatiguing highs. I find the base lacking in definition and the cabinet isn't very well braced, im interested in the Evoke 30's but they cost almost 2k more which seems a lot of money to me. Another speaker on my radar is the KEF R5's, have you heard these?

[@dittonworks]

@@hclandscapes your speakers are very nice. Try switching a few cables around to tune the sounds

[@connorduke4619]

@@hclandscapes Have you tried sticking the Emits on Isoacoustic Gaia's as the presenter suggested? These tighten up the bass of almost any floorstander. I doubt whether the cabinet construction of the Evoke 30s are significantly better.

[@MrGfunk215]

Dyn sounded a THOUSAND times better, game over

[@martinaston1715]

U forgot to add the word "period" after your exaggeration

[@JK-rt2jj]

Do they pay well?

[@dittonworks]

Oh yes.

[@brentcollins9727]

Awesome review and a cool song. Radiohead copycats. Lol 😂

[@guystewart9554]

dynaudio by a mile

[@tuncayyasar635]

Dynaudios noch besser fur mich

[@bzdtemp]

Until 2 minutes in I was interested, but then came the listening and that is just a silly concept in this setting! Sure it may be the recording of two different set of speakers sound different, but the sound just has so far to go from the speakers covered till it hit my ears it is never going to a useful representation. And pretending otherwise is just misleading people.

[@richardsmith6708]

I got kef q 750s that sound better!

[@Chris-nd5se]

Dynaudios sounded better to me

[@givemethejob3293]

So difficult to evaluate on youtube vid. Could be the Emits are brighter and the microphone picks that up better than the Concepts? Bought a pair of Concept 20's and delighted with them, wondering if the 50's would be worth the extra for what may only be a small increase in sound quality? Each persons ears are different, amps and setups different and rooms, especially if spending on equipment doesnt include some room treatment which makes a huge difference.

[@C-man553]

Recording speakers does not work. I hear lots of room acoustics, lots. An increasingly common YT trend. Forget Q Acoustics. I have the C500s. Dreadful mistake. Try PMC.

[@premajwani1290]

compare between these two is like comparing BMW with Honda 😊

[@richm4402]

So the Q acoustics are more reliable?

[@arnoudwalrecht8479]

@@richm4402 and world champion engineers

[@jimdavis5230]

Without extensive room acoustic treatment you are wasting your time and effort reviewing any speaker. I see your listening room has no acoustic treatment at all.

[@dittonworks]

Thanks for watching

[@Carl-yx1ww]

Both nice...dynaudio for me though all day