​That sounds like a sensible thing to do. These are not for people living in flats.

Returning mine if interested:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/for-sale-trade/new-q-acoustics-2000i-5-1-surround-sound-speakers-349-2390674?

very tempted, would replace my yamaha nsp40 set so im sure i would notice a difference! was tempted to go with floorstands at the front though, hmmmmm

Received and set up mine seem to have a good range of sound, still playing around with it though in terms of the sub, centre speaker seems be most noticeable improvement for me.

Mine are with the courier. Hopefully be here Monday.

Anyone taken delivery of them yet?

They seem pretty good at replacements maybe they will step them up to the recent modrl if we have any problems

its the fail safe mode that spouse to reset its self but doesn't and your left with a dead sub...check av forums for this problem

Orange light of death? Do you mean they often come dead on arrival?

I got this setup great sound but beware the sub suffers from the orange light of death....

Spoke to Sevenoaks they are awaiting stock soon to fulfil back orders, may be dispatched tomorrow but no guarantee.

Richer Sounds have moved their price back to £399.

I have cancelled my order. All credit to SevenOaks for their flexibility whilst I tried to decide. I'm sure they won't have trouble shifting my set at that price. Unfortunately I have a speaker bracket on order too. If anyone wants to make me an offer for it, message me. I'm going to spend more time experimenting with speakers I already own. Thanks for the input fellow enthusiasts.

Before you commit to a bigger sub, make sure your room is big enough to accommodate it (>20m2) and you have a good spot to place it. An average subwoofer like the q acoustics in the right place will perform better than a great subwoofer in the wrong place.

The BK gemini does get good reviews (https://www.avforums.com/threads/bk-gemini-mk2.926892/page-2) they also reference a q accoustic sub not being so great, a good sub can totally change your system - it also seems to be a more normal cube size.

One guy states:
It is being used with 5 Anthony Gallo micros, out the box without it run in I am amazed at how much it has bought the speakers to life. I have always been tweaking my amp to get better surround sound and do not fully understand how a better sub can make the surround sound and stereo imaging better but it has. It is like having new speakers as well and if it gets better with time then great!

Even the dog is just staring at it in amazement. :smiley:

The sub in this set is certainly a weakness, not very good at all. Swap it out for a BK gemini and this is a half decent set.

I use the 2050i floorstanders personally.

If anyone needs wall brackets, try Peter Tyson online. I bought one for £18.90 inc delivery which is the cheapest I could find. Looks like they are now up a quid to £19.90 - Link here

I just hope Sevenoaks does not cancel my order now!

Yeah - sorry - they are out of the gloss white. They did say that they have a few black left.

Still seems to be stock around the stores (Seven Oaks) might be best to ring ahead.

Not glossy at richer sounds though right? and require collection :disappointed:

Devil, try richersounds

Typical - was just about to buy.

Just got an email to say they are out of stock at SevenOaks and they will cancel my order.

Gutted.

It all started with headphones :disappointed:

One of the better curses :wink:

So should I bin my electrostatics?

Holy crap I have bought them. Not sure if it has anything to do with the Stella. May regret this in the morning! Thanks OP I think!

Thanks very much

As rev6 says you'll need an amp to power the speakers, when amp hunting you'll preferably want with Bluetooth or airplay for streaming. I have the Yamaha RXV679 which includes airplay for iPhone. Your best bet would be to either go into Richer Sounds or Seven Oaks and speak to a sales person to get the full run down of what you need.

You'll need an amplifier (or an AV) for these, they aren't active speakers. And speaker cable.

Something like this http://www.richersounds.com/product/av-receivers/pioneer/vsx930/pion-vsx-930-blk

These look great. New to all this so does anyone know if you need to buy anything else to use surround sound speakers or does everything you need come in the box? Will be using for the TV/blu-rays and to play music from a phone or iPod. Also seen some reviews saying they had to fiddle around with settings to get the best sound. Is that complicated? And I presume you plug the device in but is there any kind of adapter you can buy for systems like these so that you can play music wirelessly from a phone? Thanks

I'll take a look, thanks for that.

I auditioned these a while back, they are very good, snip at this price.

Why pay so much for Acoustic Solutions? ?Cold

Or make yre own. Simples really.

I was really torn between these and the Wharfedale DX1, ended up going for the latter due to the smaller size, universal stand mounts and the Mrs. However after listening to them in-store they are amazing for the price.

Does anyone know how tall the centre speaker is? Thanks

Gutted. Slightly too big to fit in my cabinet.
Cheers for the reply.

good price. i got mine with yamaha rxv 677 just over a year ago for around ￡800.
just be aware that these are fairly large for a compact speaker system compared to say monitor audio mass 5.1 speakers. I got the official stand for the front speakers and wall mount for the rears but never got around to putting up the wall mount...

Can anyone kindly recommend me a couple amps for around £300ish, that would be future proof if wanted to upgrade.

wish i knew where to put the centre and the sub. they are very large compared to most other systems.

this is a fantastic deal. wish i could fit them in my house!

I can recommend this at £329 http://m.richersounds.com/#!/product/YAMA-RXV679-BLK
Or the slightly lower model at £299 http://m.richersounds.com/#!/product/YAMA-RXV579-BLK

Looks like a good buy but I couldn't accommodate them. I had a hard enough time finding a suitable place to site my current centre speaker which only 10cm high.

Excellent price for an excellent set of speakers. Already owned this for the last couple years and would fully recommend.

Nice!

To give along term perspective. I bought the 2000 cinema pack when it first launched in 2009, paired with a Onkyo 607. It was superb back then & still is now. As we moved around a bit I've used both the stands & wall mounts, both are great.

Sadly our new house has no room for the sub so I recently sold it for £110, as the system can still produce a decent effect without it. At this price you will have no regrets for years to come!

What stands are best to mount these speakers on?

Still got my Logitech Z5500 setup to the TV but soo tempted to grab an amp & these but do love my Z5500!

Ordered. Thanks OP.
Have a 7.2 amp so I also ordered a pair of the 3010s from Martin Dawes to go as the fronts.
Looking forward to wiring then up.

V.

Tempting, currently have two WHARFEDALE DIAMOND 9.0 book shelfs, two large hi fi technics for fronts and an onkyo centre and powered sub, wonder how much better this would be...

Nice find! I have heard nothing but good things about these speakers but never heard them in action, not upgraded my system in years! rather tempted :P

Do u need a separate amp to run these?

Oh man.. would have gotten these in white instead of the Dx1 hts I got for before Christmas.

Ordered, thanks for posting :sunglasses:

Do these come with fabric covers for the front? If so, black or white ones?

White high gloss also. I would be interested if the fronts were fully white. Hot price.

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/news/article/q-acoustics-2000i-cinema-package-review/15403

Really tempted by these. Does anyone know what they charge for delivery to N. Ireland? Tried calling but just got an answer machine.

Just bought these as been swaying on previous 399/379 price for weeks. Richer sounds do the wall mounts for 17.95 Anyone know of some decent stands for front pair ?

The Q acoustics are bookshelves - don't forget to add around £50 for a pair speaker stands or Q acoustics charge £15 for each wall mount kit (these speakers are difficult to mount on 3rd party wall mounts because of their "custom" design)

Do you just plug this in and boom you get mega sound? Or do you need to buy more stuffz for it?

I thought that until I saw the amp comment above. Made me think I would need to spend another ton thirty. :smiley:

Verdict
The 2000i’s epic performance and delectable design make a mockery of the sub-£700 price tag and cements Q Acoustics’ status as one of the best affordable speaker brands around.


Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/q-acoustics-2000i-series-5-1-review#4o37OLg4g35MJohB.99

Soooo tempted at this price having the recently posted Tannoys being not available.

Can anyone recommend a decent affordable amp for these speakers?

Great deal ..wife annoyed as fills the flat and neighbours whine about noise
So I am selling

​You haven't turned the volume up enough on the sub. Move it up a bit and recalibrate, you should be able to get 0db with some tweaking.

Thanks !!!

Great value for money if you have shelves for boxes

Fantastic system. Paid over £600 for this several months ago. Gloss black as well - charge a fortune for this compared with the standard black colour.

Fantastic deal! I got these just before Xmas. Teamed with my Yamaha rxv-677 they rock my lounge!!

Good deal. What's the sub like?

excellent price for these wish i had room for them temped to purchase for further cinema room

Bargain!!! Sub is great, just an awkward size