Compare Prices : Q Acoustics 1030

Review summary: Take a look up into the night sky and see if you can spot a black hole. Should be simple, there are enough of the buggers

Verdict: Black holes are just part of the dark matter that accounts, apparently, for 75% of all the mass in the universe. Yet searching for dark matter vexes cosmologists considerably. Partly because the matter is, as its name suggests, dark and therefore hard ...

Review summary: A relatively new brand, Q Acoustics was invented by Armour Home Electronics, itself a recent operation that brings together and distributes a number of well-known British names like Alphason, Myryad and QED.

Pros: Great value for money, Expressive midband

Cons: Bass lacks some authority, Top end a little restrained

Verdict: No questions about the value for money, but there are performance trade-offs to be aware of

Review summary: Inevitably, the finish is mostly vinyl, in a choice of cherry or beech woodprint, or graphite black

Pros: Great value for money, Expressive midband

Cons: Bass lacks some authority, Top end a little restrained