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.
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 !
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….
Thanks for another good review. I know its hard over RUclips 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.
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.
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. 👍
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. 👍
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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!!
@@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
I have been waiting a year for these concept 50s to go on sale. No such luck. I guess I will have to wait for them to be discontinued before that happens.
As a Concept 50 owner, I wholeheartedly advise you to not bite your tongue. Maybe it's my listening space, but I'm disappointed. Just skip them. Get the Emit 50, Polk R700, Monitor Silver 500 7g or 1723s instead
@@danfisher6154 I truly understand how a room can ruin or change how a speaker sounds..but in your case what is it you don't like so much with the 50's? I have some R700's but need something smaller now.. I'd been checking these 50's out..this is 1st video where I actually kinda heard them though. Thank you
@@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.,.🤔
@@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?
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If you're not using headphones to listen to the clips, then you're talking out your ass.
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 !
Concept 50 is really a great speaker.
The Dynaudio's sounded much better to me. I think it's the mid range.
Surprised and absolutely delighted to hear Submotion Orchestra come out for the demo! Top choice, mate
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….
My very excited for you.. thanks for watching 👍
What amp you have for emit50
Ty
Thanks for another good review. I know its hard over RUclips 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.
Thanks Michael. You would have loved either to be honest 👍
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.
I’ve heard the q acoustics concept 500’s! Pricey, but a audiophile speaker! Lovely with a Hegel amplifier!
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. 👍
Most likely the microphone and processing
Excellent review. Enjoyed this one. I'm a fan of the MTM design. Lots of benefits. Spot on mate.
Thanks mate.
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. 👍
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.
Nice review and live demo. I am very seriously considering the concept 50. Prefer the smaller speaker and the cabinet density...
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.
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.
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 💯
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.
Have u eventually found a focus 110 replacement ?
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
Another Great Review by Kevin!
Personally,I believe giving a slightly bigger room for emit50, it will sound way better than concept50.
That’s a pretty big room but possibly a bigger room would change how they sounded.
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.
I preferred the Dynaudio’s as they seemed to have more detail.
Submotion orchestra 👌
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.
That was funny when you gave it a knock, I thought it was going to fall over.
Lol 😂
Thanks for watching
In my country Q Acoustics are 250 euros cheaper than Emit 50 and it's just a sin not to buy them! ;)
nice review mate
The Dynaudio sounded more transparent and dynamic to me. The Concept 50 just didn't sound as resolving
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!!
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
So your voice & speaker recordings use different microphones or the same microphone in different locations? I can definitely hear room modes!
@@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
Dyn sounded a THOUSAND times better, game over
I have been waiting a year for these concept 50s to go on sale. No such luck. I guess I will have to wait for them to be discontinued before that happens.
As a Concept 50 owner, I wholeheartedly advise you to not bite your tongue. Maybe it's my listening space, but I'm disappointed. Just skip them. Get the Emit 50, Polk R700, Monitor Silver 500 7g or 1723s instead
@@danfisher6154 Thanks for the heads up. Good info.
@@danfisher6154 I truly understand how a room can ruin or change how a speaker sounds..but in your case what is it you don't like so much with the 50's? I have some R700's but need something smaller now.. I'd been checking these 50's out..this is 1st video where I actually kinda heard them though. Thank you
Smother bass on concept which fills the room leaving the tweeter to shine . On that dynaudio not sure I like it on this demo ..
holy shit thats a lot of reverb
Q acoustics or neats ? Which one should I order 🤔
Ooh tough choice
@@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.,.🤔
Awesome review and a cool song. Radiohead copycats. Lol 😂
Do they pay well?
Oh yes.
dynaudio by a mile
how do the emit 30's sound compared to the Evoke 30's?
I wish I knew buddy.
Perhaps I’ll be able to compare in the future
@@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?
@@hclandscapes your speakers are very nice.
Try switching a few cables around to tune the sounds
@@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.
Dynaudios sounded better to me
Dynaudios noch besser fur mich
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.
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.
I got kef q 750s that sound better!
compare between these two is like comparing BMW with Honda 😊
So the Q acoustics are more reliable?
@@richm4402 and world champion engineers
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.
Thanks for watching
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.
Both nice...dynaudio for me though all day