First, if you have the Q Acoustic 3050, where are they placed? Primarily how close to the walls to the side and behind the speaker are they.
While generally smooth the speakers so have a bit of exaggerated bass, and they means they need a bit of space around them. I had the 3050 in my home for a trial, and had a bit of trouble placing them. One way you can test whether placement is the real problem is to pull the speakers at least 2 or 3 more feet out into the room. If the sound clears up, as it most certainly did for me, then you have to work on better placement, though it need not be as extreme as 2 feet forward.
This isn't intended to be use permanently, this is a test to simply determine if placement can improve the speakers. In my case, I pulled them forward and determined that indeed placement was the issue, I started working to find a workable compromise. In the end, the speakers were only a few inches from where they had been originally placed.
Now, the problem with close placement is overblown bass, but that's not what I heard, what I heard was very recessed Midrange. But ultimately that recessed Midrange was caused by the over-emphasized bass. As you can hear, once properly placed, the speakers sounded pretty good.
You can twiddle with
Speaker Wire, but even if it did make a difference, the difference is going to be very small and minimal compared to things like speaker placement and room acoustics.
Van Damme Blue is always a good first choice in quality, yet affordable, cable -
Van Damme Studio Blue Speaker Cable - 2.5mm² - £2.43/meter -
Van Damme Blue Series Passive Speaker Cable
Fisual S-FLEX Studio Cable is also good -
Fisual S-FLEX Studio Speaker Cable - 2.5mm² - £2.35/meter -
Fisual S-Flex Studio Grade White Speaker Cable 2 x 2.5mm - By Brand - AudioVisual Online - Home Cinema and Hifi Specialists
Fisual S-Flex Studio Grade Black Speaker Cable 2 x 2.5mm - By Brand - AudioVisual Online - Home Cinema and Hifi Specialists
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Fisual Super Pearl Speaker Wire in on sale right now. This is a bit heavier speaker wire, but good quality solid wire.
Fisual Super Pearl 2.5mm² Speaker Wire - £1.50/meter (regular £2.20/m) -
Fisual Super Pearl 2.5mm Speaker Cable Black - By Brand - AudioVisual Online - Home Cinema and Hifi Specialists
Both the
Fisual S-Flex and the
Fisual Super Pearl are
99.99% Pure Oxygen Free Copper. It doesn't get better than that. Most of what you are paying for in more expensive wire is cosmetics.
Of course you can spend what you want, but you won't get better than
99.99% OFC Copper. Everything beyond that is gimmick or cosmetic.
I would also give some consideration to your
Room Size and the
Room Acoustics, it this is a very empty hollow room then it is probably a nightmare for reflections.
If you want a better Amp -
Fine. If you want a Stereo Amp -
Fine. And they may sound a bit clearer and they many have more power, but if the problem is placement or room acoustics, a better amps is not really going to sound any better.
These speakers should sound good, decent bass yet very well balanced, and very clear. If you are not getting that, then likely it is you
(your circumstances) that are the problem.
Steve/bluewizard