3030i vs 3050i | Bookshelf Speaker vs. Floorstanding Speaker
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- The 3030i bookshelf speaker has a 6.5" woofer similar to the 3050i Floorstanding Speaker. In this video I discuss how they sound and which one you should buy?
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I love your videos. I like how you take two products and compare them, then give a definitive final recommendation (based on your own impressions). Comparison comparison comparison. I think comparison reviews are the most useful reviews. Thank you. Keep it up! 👍
I'm into 2 channel stereo, and that was just plain a good job of reviewing those speakers. Well done.
Thank you!
Thanks for making this video, it was really helpful.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
I almost started getting tingles listening to this... I didnt know we were getting Audiophile ASMR. Great stuff bro!
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Your reviews are so contagious. Great reviews always.
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@@HomeTheaterHobbyist I currently use the Bose 301 series v, I love the sound, but since watching your Q Acoustic 3030i reviews, I am tempted to trying them. I love the design more than anything else.
I stopped a Will Smith movie to watch this and it was worth it
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Thank you 🙏🏾
Honestly I've been looking for new speakers for a while now and had already decided on the Q Acoustics brand but your presentation is excellent so I've had no problem watching all your videos on them anyway. Great job.
Watched last night but your voice is too soothing that I fell asleep so consider this a double view as I watched again in the morning.
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Dude - you ROCK! Thanks for a great review.
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I have a pair of 3050i speakers coming tommorow and I am going to run them with an Arcam 8 Alpha Amp to listen to my Arcam Alpha 7 CD player and sony widescreen tv. Thanks for the vid i know i made the right choice x
Great Video Mr Cody! I Learnt Heaps! The 3050i Is My Dream Speaker! Looks & Sounds Awesome! Cheers From New Zealand
Thank you 🙏🏾 😁😁
My man, you just sold me on the 3030i the other day and now I'm also considering the 3050i for my next purchase. Shipping is the pain, though, during these trying times, so I will have to sit out this itch to purchase until it's safe to be outside.
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Keep up the great reviews my friend
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Do you think the 3030i would be equivalent to the 3050i in a 5.1 setup? The 3050i cinema pack gets stellar reviews, where the floorstanders seems to really shine by providing a very wide soundstage and enough bass extension to complement the sub. Apart from the lower sensitivity, which probably means the amp would need to show a bit more muscles, do you think the 3030i will do the same job in terms of soundstage and bass extension? The 3020i would probably be too short on both.
Cheers for your great reviews!
Those floor standers sounded much better to me.. Good comparison. Thanks!
Understood! I prefer floor standers myself, it's a great to have choice!
Hi! Thank you for these comparisons. High quality sound recordings are particularly useful. The best I've heard in RUclips. May you share what speaker cables do you use?
I'm glad you like them! I use Monoprice CL2 here's a link to the 16AWG but I use 12 AWG version: bit.ly/35sM9vu
Cheers for the comparison!!!i I ended up purchasing the 3030i rather than the 3050i after watching the video!!
Good choice!
I really like the 3000 range. There's no shortage of choice. A good case where it's better to plan your own setup than just buying a bundle. Personally I'm leaning towards the 3050i's for my fronts.
Good choice!
Hey, first off, love these videos! You almost have an ASMR quality, so I get to feel very relaxed AND learn about speaker systems at the same time! I'm moving to an apartment with neighbours below and I have the Q Acoustics 2050is. I love them to bits but I'm thinking floor standers will be quite a disturbance to my neighbours when the bass rumbles through their ceiling! Would a pair of 3030is be a good solution, perhaps with the stands and without a subwoofer? Thanks!
Thank you for the compliments! 😁 Yes, I think the 3030i’s could work quite well in your new place. Once you get them respond to this thread and let me know what you think of them.
I don’t care which type of speaker I have so I wish more people would review floor standers against stand mount
Very good review & presentation but I'll request you yo increase your vocal volume during editing
Great comparison, well done. Im considering the 3030i as an upgrade to my KEF Q350 but not sure how much of an upgrade they will offer, perhaps the 3050i is the better option for me as looking for tighter controlled bass. My Q350's seem a bit boomy but they are on Ikea bookshelf only 9" from rear wall!!
Hmmmmm not sure, I haven't heard the Q350 from KEF yet but I hope to at some point.
Thanks for the comparison and confirming my suspicions; with a decent sub, the 3030i is the way to go. IMHO, of course.
Keep it up and stay safe and healthy dude!
Thank you! You do the same!
But with a decent sub you would almost be at the cost of the 3050i.
I had the 3020i and thought the bass was too much for my taste . I still have the original 3020 though and love them
@@itsmorphed6416 I'm a basshead so I'll probably like the extra bass lol
@@NWGR yeah man . I like tight bass but the 3020i became overwhelming in my average size room . I now have the b&w 606s2 which i think are abit similar too the original 3020. There's good bass when there needs to be . Maybe i just didn't like the tuning of them.
Excellent video again!
Generally, if a speaker has a max recommended input of X watts, is it safe to go with an amp putting out 2X, or more....?
Generally it should be fine because remember the amp isn't always outputting those "max watts". There's more to why it's ok beyond max watts but that's to long to list here 😀
Nice review. I think with two woofer, mids 3050i sound more fuller and wide soundstage ?
great vid and i really enjoy your content.
You seem to have alot of knowledge of the Qacoustics speakers... and im close to pulling the trigger on the 3050i cinema package. The only thing putting me off is lack of atmos support. The similar jamo speakers have separate atmos module speakers which sit ontop of their floorstanders which i think is a great idea... and cant help but feel Qacoustics 3050 are missing this extra feature... any ideas if they have something in the pipine line for this ?
@@cgm246 good to know. they do get good reviews
excellent comparation
Thank you!
I auditioned two previous sets of speakers before I finally settled on my acoustics, I'd also like to point out, one of the previous sets were three times the amount of the acoustics and yet the acoustics sounded better! Maybe it's to do with my 12×13 small room environment!
If you click on the cat you can hear them for 2-minutes in HI-RES with matching video
There great speakers, especially for the money!
Great review and presentation, the 3050 sounded better in the highs and lows, that dual driver!
Thanks 🙏🏾
Hey man
Are you keen to have a look inside the cabinets, I always wondered how different the concept versions are, and to have a look at their crossovers
On review units, I don't consider it at all because I don't own them. Full disclaimer if you open your speakers it can void the warranty so beware! On my own speakers it depends on how easy it is to access the internals. The 3000i do not have outward facing screws so I'm more wary of just pulling the binding post because it could damage something. So after that looooong explanation 😀, no I won't be doing that.
Nice video comparison, i hope they make 3050i (3050PR) Passive Radiator version at bottom L&R side since i want it sealed all the time from dust.
Excellent content 👌 👏 👍 ✨
Thank you 👍
Thanx for this nice video! What do you think about integration between Q Acoustics and your Denon AVR X4400H? Thanx again
They work very well together, no issues 😀
Can these be compared to the concept 20/40s? They're currently around the same price £250/£500. Are there any better speakers you'd recommend at this price range?
Excellent review.I'm not into forward (in your face)sounding speakers. So i bought a year ago Q 3030i with Yamaha a-s 501.I was very worry maybe the sound turn out to be too bright for me.Ηappily the sound is laid back.The highs are crystal but not offencive,the mids are warm and revealingly and the bass deep and strong (in my room).In some movies bass gets very low frequencies like a subwoofer!The whole room is shaking!!So i don't have to spend more money for a subwoofer. Like i said i was worry about the synergy between them but Yamaha A-S 501 proved to be a true gem.Far better speakers than wrfs 12.2.
Do you think the bass would compete with 12" sealed subs? Trying to find a good match for 2 rythmik 12 subs
@@GoodVibesOnly1914 No can't compete.But is better than small floorstander speakers.I'm satisfied with this.
The best option regarding sound and price is the 3030i with the qb12 subwwoofer
In this price category should I pick these or Fyne Audio F500 for listening to music only ? Thanks.
I have a high end stereo, but my room is so small at the moment. So I ended up with 3030i and they play good :)
Awesome!
So in your opinion, do you think these would work well for left and right channels for home theater? Trying to avoid towers. Thanks good sir
The 3030i? Yes, absolutely!
Any opinion on 2050i? Have you tried it/tested it and how they compares to these 3050i? Thanks both for the video and reply!
I haven't tried the 2050i but I'll add it to my list of hardware review candidates, thanks for watching!
@@HomeTheaterHobbyist Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply and to put into consideration to review/compare these two. Yes I guess 3050 would perform better but I haven't see anywhere proper review of 2050i and comparison with some other from the same brand. Thanks a lot again and keep up the great work!
Thank you for your review sir, pls suggest me shall I use this speaker with my marantz sr6014
The issues are these speakers are 6ohm rating and my AVR output is 8 ohm rating
Should Run fine, My TechnicalPro stereo/Surround receiver is rated for 8 ohms and I run 6 ohm speakers, that Marantz is certainly more than capable of handling it being a much higher up in the level Receiver.
It should work fine
Hi! Could be enough amplification just with the denon for the 3050i?
I have an x4500h and i'm planning to pair them directly with the speaker without extra amplification.
Yes, both will work well with the amps in an Avr.
Thank you very much for this explanatory video, much appreciated. As a matter of fact I did not hear a lot of difference between the two. No offense, but could you do another video with some music that is not that crap and a little bit more complex, so we can hear better the difference? Love&Peace.
I can find the older 3050's (no i) for slightly cheaper than the 3030i's + stands. What would be the better option in this case? A pair of floorstanding speakers definitely look a lot better in my living room setup, so if the difference is negligible, I'd go with the older 3000 gen.
I haven’t tried the 3050 so I can’t say for sure.
@@HomeTheaterHobbyist ok, thanks anyways :)
Since you've tested each of them, I'm wondering which of the 30x0i speakers is the sweet spot (balancing cost/performance) if...
- you need 4 of them (for side and rear surround in a 7.1 setup)
- crossover is 80Hz
(already have LCR covered plus 4 subwoofers configured through a miniDSP 2x4HD)
Great question! I think the sweet spot, if you already have a sub (which you do 😄), is the 3020i. Great highs and mids. Crossover at 80Hz is perfect for them!
@@HomeTheaterHobbyist thanks for taking the time, I appreciate the insight!
Great job ! Please take some time and do a review on the full Q acoustic Atmos package?
I wasn't aware of their Atmos package, can you send me a link?
Home Theater Hobbyist First of all appreciate your looking at my comment, I am in Melbourne Australia, the link is from one of the reputable retailer in Melbourne which I purchase a set of Onkyo LS5200 from. They currently have this at stock and Please see this link - www.rio.com.au/product/3050i-atmos-surround-sound-pack-q-acoustics/
@@HomeTheaterHobbyist Hello, you can combine our 6.5inch performance ceiling speakers with 3000i 5.1 home theater package to create the Dolby Atmos sound. They are really easy to install. Here is the link - www.qacoustics.com/architectural-speakers.html
Thanks for the nice review ! At that price, sure, 3030i is the best choice. But in my country, the 3050i are nicely discounted (it costs 400 euros, where 3030i costs 250 euros). So I guess it worth the difference because, even if 3030i and 3050i would sound exactly the same, the acoustic stands costs more than 100 euro. So, 3050i is my choice :) Regarding the amp, do you thing an old Yamaha A-S500 would be enough ? Thank you !
The 3050i is a great choice! I checked the specs online and yes, I think the A-S500 would work just fine. Enjoy! 😁
May I ask you where you found the 3030i at 250€?
@@alexandredurand20 In Romania, online, at avstore.ro :)
I listened to 3050i just recently. Although the sound clarity and instrument separation was really good for a speaker at this price the bass kind of lacked control meaning it was a bit boomy to me. May be 3030i could be a better choice
Good job sir. I have 12x14ft dedicated home theater room. What would you suggest for this dimension room? 3030i or 3050i? Did you see any huge sound difference?
The 3030i should be fine, I didn’t notice a huge difference just the things I said in the video.
@@HomeTheaterHobbyist Thank you so much.
Thanks for the review. Question about these, I'm rocking q acoustics q3010i with 3060s sub 5.1 setup. If I want to upgrade would you recommend replacing 3010 with 2 pairs of 3030i? or swap the pair of 3010i and get 3050?. Would there be much difference in any of these configurations ?
I haven’t heard the 3050 so I have to say 3030i 🤷🏾♂️
@@HomeTheaterHobbyist sorry I meant 3050i actually. I still take it that with the sub that i already have better upgrade is going for 2 pairs of 3030i.
Yea I think so since the 3030i are cheaper.
How is the 3060s sub?
@@josaphcj7199 its actually pretty good using it for the past 2 years now and for small to medium room it packs a punch for its size. I had logitech subwoofer z5500 which was dbl the size of 3060 and 3060 just beats it hands down in every department.
How bad would it be to put 3050i next to each corner?
I'm planning to get another SVS PB2k sub and the only possible placement is the front stage and the only way I can really fit the 3050is with PB2k is by placing PB2Ks near the center channel while putting the 3050is to the outside (current fronts are 3020i which are on a shelf about 1 feet off the side wall) which would put them very near side walls.
I do plan to put heavy curtains on both front side walls to absorb some of the reflections as this room sounds near bathroom levels... But in any case how bad would be to put 3050is near side walls?
Ideally I'd want to put them at least a foot or two off the wall but if I do that they'd be too close to eachother and wouldn't get stereo separation -.-
I can’t picture the stereo separation issue but as for close to a wall 1 foot or greater is probably fine especially if you can do some acoustic treatment and tie them in a bit. It should work.
@@HomeTheaterHobbyist I mean that's the thing I may not be able to put them 1 foot of the side wall but more like will be 5-10cm of the side wall so that's why I'm wondering how bad would it sound.
I don’t need new speakers.. i don’t need new speakers... i don’t need new speakers...
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Hi ! Do you think my stereo amp Marantz PM6006 rating at 45w at 8ohms can drive the 3050i decently or for you he is not powerfull enough ? Do you think the 3030i is better choice maybe ?
I haven't tried that amp but it should be powerful enough.
@@HomeTheaterHobbyist thank you very much for your time 🙂I wish you a very good day and thanks for your many reviews they are awesome !
Whats the difference with the "i" and regular 5040?
I dont' remember, sorry.
Hi, what is better 3050 or bookshelf speaker 3030i ?
I have heard the 3050 so I can’t say.
Hello,
In your samples, we can heard that the 3050i has important more bass,
Thanks for the test
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Home Theater Hobbyist You’re welcome !
I finally took the 3030i (to replace Denon MD39 origin’s baffles). It’s a very modest ampli but i hope it will improve the sound to add the 3030i (precision, voices, bass etc) :). And maybe i’ll change my ampli in the future and improve my installation step by step.
(Sorry for my english, i’m french 😅)
Thanks again for your test !
Awesome! No worries about your English it is 1000% better than my French😁😁!
Home Theater Hobbyist Haha thanks for your indulgence !
298€ (334$) both, it’s a good deal ?!
Hey man please i need help i want to buy avc x7000h receiver you believe feets with those speakers or another maybe will be better? Please unswer me because i want to order the best thank you!🙂
Is 'avc x7000h' the correct name? I don't see it online. I get results for a Sony X7500h TV 🙂
@@HomeTheaterHobbyist ohh im sorry man its avc x3700h🙂 what do you say?
Good receiver, I haven’t tried one but my x4400h has worked well for the past few years.
Nice.
Thanks!
What you say the difference is between the 3030i and the 3050 .
I haven’t tried the 3050 so I can’t say
Can you test some Dali products
If I'm able to establish contact with them or their PR agency, I will!
Home Theater Hobbyist great I’d love to hear you’re thoughts as what hifi seem to love their stuff and I’m currently looking for some floor standers around 1k budget
Happy camper with the 3050i
Nice 👍🏾
i need dat bass
Thanks for the comparison as usual you done great review 👍 .I listened to the audio samples comparing these 2 speakers and I must admit they sound almost indetical ... very disappointing the 3050 as floorstanders should produce wider soundstage and better bass and dynamics than the 3030 Which isn't the case here.
The 3030 is probably excellent value for money but 3050 is not.
Thanks for sharing
Just go to 3050i and subwoofer, 3050i mids much more full-body sound than 3030i.
Thanks for the testimonial!