Q Active 400 £2299 Bookshelf Satellite Stereo Pair
Versatile. Sound. Design.
Versatile
Q Acoustics has designed the Q Active range from the ground up, with the express intent of delivering an uncompromised, versatile high-resolution system that can play music from any source – TV, network music streamer, smartphone, laptop, and even a turntable.
A compact central Control Hub configured either for Google “Chromecast built-in” or Amazon “Works with Alexa” (coming 2021) is supplied with each pair of speakers, which allows users to connect to a variety of wired and wireless sources. The Hub can be connected to your home network using ethernet or wi-fi.
Sound
The Q Active range is a true active design, with class D amplification eliminating the need for a bulky external amp or receiver. Q Active 400 speakers feature twin Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR) drive units in an offset configuration that deliver a widescreen sound dispersal and a huge sweet spot: so no matter where you’re sitting in the room, you’ll hear the same rich, detailed and expressive sound from the Q Active speakers.
Design
Meticulous attention to detail has produced a compact, high-performance system that makes a distinctive visual statement – but every element of Q Active has been engineered to deliver the best performance possible.
As well as the panoramic, widescreen sound delivered by the BMR arrangement and the deep, controlled bass served up by the carefully specified and positioned subwoofers, Q Acoustics has paid painstaking attention to the way the Q Active 400 cabinet contributes to the system’s outstanding sonic performance.
‘Dart’ bracing is in the Q Active 400 cabinet to provide essential stiffness to the cabinet and equally helpful mechanical stability to the rear-firing subwoofer units.
Meticulous attention to detail has produced a compact, high-performance system that makes a distinctive visual statement – but every element of Q Active has been engineered to deliver the best performance possible.
As well as the panoramic, widescreen sound delivered by the BMR arrangement and the deep, controlled bass served up by the carefully specified and positioned subwoofers, Q Acoustics has paid painstaking attention to the way the Q Active 400 cabinet contributes to the system’s outstanding sonic performance.
‘Dart’ bracing is in the Q Active 400 cabinet to provide essential stiffness to the cabinet and equally helpful mechanical stability to the rear-firing subwoofer units.
Technical Specifications:
Speaker: Q Active 400 White (x2)
Acoustics
- Enclosure type Reflex: (ported)
- Full range driver: 2 x BMR 58mm (2.25in)
- Subwoofer: (high excursion) 2 x 114mm (4.5in)
- Crossover frequency: 150Hz
- System frequency response: (free boundary) 35Hz to 20kHz (-6dB)
Power (per speaker)
- Continuous power 140W
- Peak power 440W
Power requirement
- Voltage range 100 – 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Weight and dimensions
- Un-boxed weight (per speaker) 17.5kg
- Dimensions (per speaker) H x W x D 825 x 320 x 290mm (32.5 x 12.6 x 11.4in) incl. spikes & stabiliser
Wireless connectivity
- Hi-Res Wireless Link frequency 5.8GHz
Audio playback
- Sample frequency 96kHz
- Bit depth 24bits
- Max Source Resolution 32bit/192kHz
Hub Specifications
Power requirement
Voltage range 100 – 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Weight and dimensions
Un-boxed weight (per speaker) 0.5kg
Dimensions (per speaker) H x W x D 40 x 180 x 112mm (1.6 x 7.1 x 4.4in)
Wireless connectivity
Bluetooth v4.2 Low Energy
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n and 802.11ac compliant
Hi-Res Wireless Link frequency 5.8GHz
Remote control 2.4GHz
Audio playback
Codec formats AAC , WAV, FLAC, MP3, Vorbis, WMA & ALAC
Sample frequency 8 – 192kHz (depending on codec)
Bit depth 8 – 24bits (depending on codec)
Wired connectivity
Digital optical 96kHz/24bit Toslink
Digital HDMI 96kHz/16bit ARC (2 channel)
Analogue (set to line level) 300mV/18kΩ
Analogue (set to phono MM) 2.6mV/47kΩ (RIAA Equalised)
Subwoofer output 1.20V (0-300Hz)
