Audiovector QR 5 SE

Audiovector QR 5 SE - A high-performance speaker with a simple design

The aim of the QR series is to offer the most advanced technology in a perfectly finished and proportioned high-end package. That goal has indeed been reached with the biggest and best exerciser in the QR series - QR 5 SE. Its perfectly detailed and silky-smooth treble delivers endless hours of musical pleasure that your ears will never tire of listening to. The new midrange/bass units guarantee a big, bold and dynamic sound that will make any recording sound right. In terms of both performance and price, Audiovector has once again created a speaker that is destined to become a new bestseller. We dare say that you won't find any speakers for the price that are a better all-round performer for the price than the QR series.

" The Audiovector QR 5 is a lot of well finished loudspeaker for the money with a relatively relaxed demanour, clean leading edges, and strong bass. Excellent! ." - Hi-Fi+ Editor's Choice 2020 - Alan Sircom.

Highlights

• Big, full and detailed sound
• Great all round speaker
• Versatile system matching
• Golden Leaf Air Motion treble
• Pure Piston Dual Magnet midrange/bass units
• New rigid, light and sound dead membrane material
• S-stop filter prevents hissing sounds

The SE series offers significant improvements

Compared to its predecessor, the new SE model offers an even more open, dynamic and detailed sound reproduction. It's a very clear and audible improvement that can easily be heard in an A/B demonstration.

The improvements in the SE series include, among other things, a new crossover that has better characteristics in the bass and midrange response frequency. All the internal wires are now cryogenically treated, where they have been frozen to -236 degrees. The new high-precision vibration optimized capacitors have even been double cryogenically treated to reduce resistance and improve signal transfer. The result is a high-precision component that improves the treble range.

Audiovector has also improved the damping inside the cabinets using NanoPore™, which until now has only been used in the most exclusive and much more expensive Audiovector models. The SE series has optimized the damping factor, which improves the dynamic and aperiodic performance. They also got new ones precision milled spikes with a knurled counter screw for easy adjustment.

Built on the experience of the high-end series

The new QR series builds on Audiovector's experience with stiff, light and sound dead membranes from their SR and R series loudspeakers, and this has resulted in a completely new sandwich membrane, which Audiovector itself has helped develop. The new diaphragm combines the strength of Aero Space Grade Aluminum with the excellent internal damping properties of softer materials. The result is a 3-layer sandwich membrane, which does not color the sound and has incredibly low distortion.

The combination of the new diaphragms and the new Pure pistol dual magnet bass units means that the sound is both warm, precise, detailed and at the same time dynamic and musical. The two thin layers of aluminum with the damping lightweight core mean that they run like a perfect piston in its entire working range, which not many units can do.

Because Audiovector itself is responsible for the development of diaphragms, they can use divider filters that are far gentler than their competitors. It has the advantage that their filters do not load the impedance, which will make the speaker difficult for the amplifier to drive. That's why you can put even the smallest Rega amplifier to drive a set of Audiovector speakers and get outstanding results.

To tie the whole sound together, the QR series uses Audiovector's Gold Leaf Air Motion Tweeter (AMT), which is completely unheard of in this price range. The tweeter is mounted with only three screws because Audiovector has found that it causes less interaction with the cabinet and therefore produces a cleaner sound. At the same time, the AMT tweeter's dispersion lens ensures better dispersion than with the dome tweeter. A filter is placed in front of the ribbon tweeter, which has similarities to those you see in front of the microphone in a professional recording studio. It eliminates all hiss, and together all these elements produce a sound that has never sounded more detailed, open, spacious, refined and musical than any other speaker in this class.

Does all this sound too good to be true? So just read the reviews further down or come by and listen. We have the entire QR series on display, and we'd be more than happy to demonstrate them for you.

Exquisite design and finish

QR 5 is a 3-way speaker with a so-called downward-facing Q-reflex port, which makes it easy to integrate into the room. And its smaller siblings make it ideal if you want the ultimate home cinema system. The cabinet itself is made to Audiovector's high standards, for a completely unrivaled quality.

The design is timeless and pays tribute to the classic Scandinavian traditions, which means that the speakers fit perfectly into any home. The speakers are both available in a satin white, which will almost make the speakers disappear completely if the room has white rear walls. If you want the speakers to stand out more in the room, the speakers are also available in a nice high-gloss piano black and dark walnut veneer, and here Audiovector has of course only used real veneer. Because that's what Audiovector is all about - uncompromising quality from end to end!