Audiovector QR 3 SE

Audiovector QR 3 SE - Infinitely great speaker for the price

The new QR 3 SE is a slim and compact 2.5-way speaker that defies the laws of physics with its big, full-bodied, and detailed sound. These speakers are capable of playing incredibly loud without the sound becoming compressed or lacking air in the treble. Instead, you will be impressed by how speakers with such a small physical footprint can fill even large rooms with bass that you normally do not see in this price range. The bass is deep and exceptionally dynamic, unlike many competitors that sound thinner in the low end. The sound profile of the QR 3 SE makes it a true reproducer of music and a versatile speaker that can play all kinds of music with incredible conviction.

“The QR3’s lets you discover the unique qualities of the high-end brand Audiovector at an accessible price. Their size and design make these slim columns a great choice if you are looking for something discreet yet very stylish. But the purist will also discover a loudspeaker with a lot of talent! Among other things, the flowing midrange and a direct presentation that gives vocals a clear placement on a wide stage, are things that make these Danes a good entry to the middle segment.” - Jamie Biesemans, FWD.nl

"I started the session with Youn Sun Nah playing the track La Chanson D'Helene and instantly the goosebumps appeared. Her voice is beautiful, the bass is suprisingly rich and detailed. Her vocal creates a clear and sharp conture against the black silent background. The QR 3's grab you and guide you into the music wether you want it or not. You really feel relaxed with these loudspeakers." - STEREOPLUS (NO) - Håvard Holmedal.

Highlights

• Large, room-filling, and fantastic tonal balance
• Deep, dynamic, and precise bass
• Best all-round speaker in its price class
• Golden Leaf Air Motion Tweeter (AMT2 tweeter)
• Pure Piston Dual Magnet bass driver
• New stiff, lightweight, and acoustically dead diaphragm material
• S-stop filter that prevents sibilance

The SE series offers significant improvements

Compared to its predecessor, the new SE model offers even more open, dynamic, and detailed sound reproduction. It is a very clear and audible improvement that is easy to hear in an A/B demonstration. 

The improvements in the SE series include, among other things, a new crossover with better performance in the bass and midrange response frequencies. All internal wiring has now been cryogenically treated, having been frozen all the way down 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 had only been used in the most exclusive and far more expensive Audiovector models. The SE series has had its damping factor optimized, improving dynamic and aperiodic performance. They have also received new precision-milled spikes with a knurled lock nut for easy adjustment.

Much more than a larger QR 1 SE

If you think the QR 3 SE is simply a larger speaker with more drivers than the QR 1 SE, you are mistaken. The QR 3 SE is a speaker in its own right, because the only thing it shares with its smaller sibling is the drivers. In the construction of the QR 3 SE, bracing has been used that resembles what you see inside the much larger and more expensive SR series. Here they have created a brace between the midrange and the bass driver, closed with two foam blocks, creating a kind of acoustic vent that makes it possible to control the bass inside the cabinet. At the same time, there are braces directly behind the drivers that fix them completely to the cabinet, which is crucial for the drivers to work optimally. And as if that were not enough, there is additional bracing at the bottom of the bass cabinet, and it is truly unheard of to find such thorough cabinet work in this price range. This underlines how meticulous and uncompromising Audiovector is with its quality and sound. They do not compromise!

The drivers complete the work

There is a reason why the Kliforth family has put so much effort and thought into the cabinet - it creates the optimal working conditions for the drivers, which they themselves helped develop. Everything Audiovector does is conceived as a whole, and that is what creates the perfect synergy and harmony that characterize their speakers.

These medium-sized speakers are fitted with a Golden Leaf Air Motion Tweeter, made according to Audiovector’s specifications, which lifts the speakers to a level that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. The ribbon tweeter ensures that the top end sounds incredibly energetic, engaging, and with plenty of air around it. Everything appears crystal clear, thanks in part to the S-stop filter in front of the tweeter, which removes all sibilance and makes instruments sound as they should. This gives the QR 3 SE many of the characteristics of the more expensive SR 1 Avantgarde and SR 3 Arreté - only at a fraction of the price.

The midrange and bass drivers have also been developed according to Audiovector’s wishes, and they consist of two layers of aluminum separated by a foam adhesive with internal damping properties. This 3-layer sandwich diaphragm ensures that the sound is neither colored nor distorted, resulting in a sound that is warm, precise, detailed, and incredibly dynamic. Audiovector calls this driver design its Pure piston dual magnet bass driver, because it makes the drivers operate like a perfect piston throughout their frequency range. As a result of this design, the midrange is also able to move much higher up in the frequency range than traditional aluminum drivers, which stop at 800 Hz, and that is a major advantage. This means that the crossover does not need to engage at 800 Hz, which is one of the most critical frequency ranges for our hearing, but only needs to engage when the drivers cross at 3kHz.

Another advantage of Audiovector making the specifications for their own drivers is that they can create incredibly simple crossovers, making the speakers much easier for the amplifier to drive. Even the smallest amplifiers will be able to drive the QR 3 SE with impressive results, but as with anything of quality, they will only sound even better when matched with other quality components. Match the QR 3 SE with a Naim Uniti Atom, and you will have a seriously great-sounding system for many, many years to come.

Reviews

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What Hi-Fi? (India) - click here.

FWD (NL) - click here.

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