I've heard these at a hi-fi show and it is true - in terms of holographic soundstage they put almost any other speaker to shame. It is a 'life changing' experience...

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

@@AlexanderG-mi7ip yes they do, 100%. That’s their claim to fame, and what they excel in.

@user-vr3sq1kq6i

13 күн бұрын

come in - there are speakers like MBL and German physiks that are omnidirectional - they dont put these to shame 😄

People used to laugh when I would suggest a sub, wideband, and a super tweeter. How the times have changed 😂

Written review with LOTS more info, thoughts and listening notes... www.stevehuffphoto.com/2024/07/05/qualio-iq-ultra-audiophile-speaker-review-best-of-2024/

Another great audio gear from Poland 🇵🇱

I’m waiting for you to review the Diptyque speaker. I think you will be blown away.

Did you just say the Klipsch LaScala was the best speaker you ever heard?

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Three years ago I reviewed the LaScala and loved them. I still do love them. At that time they were up there with the best I’ve heard and still are. I’ve updated on those in a few reviews since. They were wayyyy too big for my room - couldn’t keep them as they were too hard to disassemble and move every time I had a review speaker come in. Love the LaScala but they are not the best ever. The best doesn’t exist in audio. There is a best for me, for you, but not for all. I describe what they sound like and what the experience is like. That’s what I do. Doesn’t mean there aren’t other speakers that are just as awesome. All speakers sound different and these sound nothing like the LaScala. They have bass, the LaScalas weak point as I said was and is the bass. Also the size for some rooms. I have about a dozen faves when it comes to speakers and to be a fave of mine they must have delivered a special memory to me. I’ll never forget the LaScalas but that review was a long while ago. I do reviews and things move forward: These are just as big and open sounding as the LaScala with less color in the mids. The bass on the IQ is in another league but the LaScala has its own charms. Depends on the sound you are looking for. LaScala will always be in my top ten, as will these. As will the OGY and BOB, which has been a year since they became my reference (and still are).

@santinonn

3 күн бұрын

@@HiFiHuffwhat about the diablos utopia you never mentioned them again ? But at that time you throw a series of videos and you really looked amazed at those “little “ ones

Had a hunch about these speakers based on just listening to KZread demos of them. Even via KZread they sounded much better than most other demos via the same platform.

The ts A 20 is a great amp. And thats only 5 hrs of break in.

I’m not a big open baffle speaker fan but these look fascinating. I love the tweakability. Beautiful aesthetic for an open baffle.

I knew Qualio would impress you. The Ultra is quite bit spendy than Standard, the difference being mainly crossover parts quality, so one could start with the Standard and gradually upgrade the parts. Or... capable builders could DIY these without passive crossover and go fully active. If done well, that approach could even exceed the passives!

I’ve been watching Qualio IQ and Quantum for sometime. They do look amazing.

A modern day Dahlquist DQ10?

I listened on last High End in Munich, Impressed.

What about compared to open baffle speakers such as the Macaria by Maco? Have you ever listened to those?

very nice review, is it difficult to find the right position for the speakers? Do they need a bigger distance to the wall?

I do enjoy your taste in the bespoke brands you choose to review and these are no exception. Very pretty and non imposing to home interior designs. People listen to open baffle every day they get into their vehicles and dont even realize it. My SUV has BOSE (ugh) free air subs in the doors, I decided to amp them with about 120watts each and I was quite impressed honestly.

Wonderful review! Thanks for sharing.

@HiFiHuff

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Mundorf AMT, Satori papyrus paper midrange and a SB woofer. Nice drivers.

you should do a review of the bacch-sp. Use that as the reference for speaker sound staging from then on

I see that many Polish speakers win your heart

@yellow_noise3

16 күн бұрын

Looks like our mother country become high end capital. So many great companies there....

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

@@krzysztofgilowski1736 no just two. I wouldn’t call that “many”

@krzysztofgilowski1736

13 күн бұрын

@@HiFiHuff yes, but Poland does not make a lot of speakers. How many Polish brands have you tried?

The Linkwitz speakers follow similar principles, but they have acoustically smarter open baffles than these.

@niccster1061

5 күн бұрын

Well yeah, Its kind of hard to top a linkwitz design

This is Probably the first North American review I have seen of these Speakers. Not well known here in the USA. They sound great at the Munich Shows (Listening on KZread). Would be nice to hear them on a Vinyl Set up. 👍🏽😅

@HiFiHuff

14 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Great review!

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Thank you.

I will collect the same thing - but only on more sensitive drivers.

Hi, because of open baffle I ask myself if they could lack of up-bass punch (kick bass). But this is also a very important part of musical fun and in most open-baffle concepts it is not discussed. What they give is low bass performance but very low bass is not what is most interessting when listening music (from my experience) Is it like that?

Those look stunning and I will take you at your word on performance

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Don’t just take my word. There are many reviews of the standard versions as well as user reports on them. All Easily found online :) have a good day.

Luckily you can tune the hot treble with the resistors.

why are the drivers not flush with the mounting board - thought that's a huge no-no - wont that mess up the wave propagation ???

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

No, they sound incredible. Nothing is “messed up” with these at all. Read reviews online as well as owners opinions. Better yet, listen to them and see.

Weird, gold cables, oily caps, classy feet... but basic physical errors like non-flush drivers and other things I won't mention in detail. This is called hype, because hypes don't last long. At least it's a start.

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Doesn’t hurt these at all. The design is wonderful and the sound is superb. Someone designed these right.

Thanks

Nice review! Any tips on getting drivers and crossover parts burned in? Thanks, Ron 👌

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Listen to music :)

@ronw4588

13 күн бұрын

@@HiFiHuff Thanks 😊

These IQ are a bit on the big side for rooms with limited space. Those Triangle 40th speakers look beautiful.

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

@@deanbrandon3615 the triangles are indeed beautiful and wonderful but the IQs are not even close to being to large for my 13x18 room. I had issues with the bass of the Borresen x2 but these are so pure sounding, very live sounding and very composed and delicate at times. These would work well in smaller rooms than mine. So do the triangles. Not so with the X2 imo. I fixed the x2 issues in my room with the footers and love them as well. Anyway, thanks for watching. Appreciate it.

If you have to ask how much does it cost then it costs too much as with pretty much all this ultra hifi audiophile speakers and amps.

Why is that AMT tweeter cover the same on both sides? .. that's strange. Shouldn't they be mirrored?

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Whatever they have done, works. I wouldn’t change a thing here.

@analogkid4557

9 күн бұрын

That is the way Mundorf made them.

Would it work well with Pass labs?

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Sure, of course. These can be powered with just about any type of amp.

Make a review for 500-600$ speakers, just for the rest of us 😂

@perlman7376

16 күн бұрын

Agreed. How to set up and get the most for your hard earned dollar for an affordable price is what 99% of us out here in KZread land are looking for.

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

I have and done so many times. Way less interest it seems. Views drop dramatically.

Purchasing new construction and these sound like candidates for the great room.

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Listen to them if you can. They are masters in soundstage, imaging and really painting a musical image. The one thing they lack is that mid bass hump, so they are of the open and clear variety vs the punch and slam type.

I owned a pair of Bastanis Prometheus OB speakers years ago, same design, so this is nothing new and they used inhouse designed drivers, great speaker but very bulky.

Same company makes cube Nenuphar and Nenuphar mini. Wait til you try those.

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

I’ve heard them :)

So im assuming a fully sound treated room wouldnt be ideal for the holographic effect to be present?

@neilbrown-on4rm

16 күн бұрын

I have these speakers in a fully treated room and they are very holographic

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

My room is far from being fully treated. I actually had it treated and then removed the garbage that was put up as the room sounded dead. I prefer natural treatment like furniture, rugs, pillows, etc. those panels you see on my wall were $50 on Amazon. They don’t do much of anything nor did they change the sound. All you need is some natural treatments. Window shades, rugs, etc. enough to deaden any liveliness but not too much that it deadens the acoustics.

Yeah, until the next speaker comes along

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Many come along that are awful. I do not review them. They get sent back. Funny how some feel there can be only one good speaker. There are hundreds of them. They all do what they do in different ways. These excel, as stated, in the imaging. Borresen X2 in punch and force. Etc etc.

@hanksta34

13 күн бұрын

@@HiFiHuff Thank you for the reply. Is there some non-copyrighted music we can listen to for your demos?

Cool

they look great in your room.

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Thank you.

Resistors to change the top end a la Magnepan

Does these make you go up and dance with the appropiate music?

@HiFiHuff

14 күн бұрын

Sure we do it often :) I wouldn’t review speakers that didn’t. I pass on many reviews.

They look similar to Alon's of yore...

That wide baffle for the mid and tweeters seems to be a design flaw.

@ReverendDr.Thomas

15 күн бұрын

Because?

@D1N02

15 күн бұрын

@@ReverendDr.Thomas because it is going to cause diffraction

@HiFiHuff

14 күн бұрын

No flaw at all in the sound. So, no flaw in the baffle at all.

@ReverendDr.Thomas

14 күн бұрын

@@D1N02, just like any cabinet speaker. 🔊

@D1N02

11 күн бұрын

@@HiFiHuff physics disagrees

I do not find these to be attractive in the least. Plexiglas? No matter how great they sound, they don't get my approval even without having a spouse! Now the new Sonetto line by Sonus Faber does look great. Might be nice to see a review of one of those. The new five and eight have this very interesting looking, floral like mid-range driver

@marcusfordal4973

16 күн бұрын

@@lsaideOK Except these will eat Sonetto for breakfast where the real competition is the reference line from SF - while still being very different, much more interesting with a price- performance ratio that's way higher.

@lsaideOK

16 күн бұрын

@@marcusfordal4973 I'm interested in seeing Erin review them. Don't know who's eating whose breakfast as I have not heard the new Sonettos yet. Or the Mofis. Have you? Lots of improvements over Gen 1. The reference line is past my budget

@MrBonger88

15 күн бұрын

Totally agree about the look. I get diy vibes from the Plexiglass

@marcusfordal4973

14 күн бұрын

@@lsaideOKThese are two very different levels in terms of ambition, construction, parts quality etc. The concept is also very different where Qualio is much more open and resolving due to the use of the (semi) open baffle design and AMT tweeter. Listen and find out 👍🏻😊🎵

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

Some will hate the looks and others will love the looks. One more reason “the best” doesn’t exist.

Look like Wolf Von Langa Son’s

@marcusfordal4973

16 күн бұрын

Yes, but it's a rather different concept where the only real similarity is the use of the AMT tweeter.

Wanna bet that the search will go on?

@HiFiHuff

14 күн бұрын

Wanna bet I’ll own more? Sure I may. But just as with the OGY and BOB these will stay for a long while. I get to hear what you don’t :) so when something special Arrives and I can acquire it, I do. I own seven sets of speakers, three amps, two preamps, four DACs, etc. I use them for the reviews and comparisons when relevant. So yes the search is always ongoing for truly special pieces.

@ericelmore887

14 күн бұрын

@@HiFiHuffI really want you to get the Diptyque in for review. I think you will be impressed!

@nuno2092

7 күн бұрын

Love is eternal... while it lasts !

Would it not be cheaper to USE them as one's coffin?

@HiFiHuff

15 күн бұрын

@@ReverendDr.Thomas sure if you weee 2 ft tall. Then it could work. :)

@1984nadrules

15 күн бұрын

Or If Dexter Morgan were using them 😅

👍👍👍🎵🎵🎵💪💪💪

best hifi reviewer on KZreads

Certainly "very unique"

They're only great if they SOUND great to you... There are NO best speakers, they simply don't exist.

@HiFiHuff

14 күн бұрын

As I’ve said for years. There is only a “best” for your own ears.

@sounddoctor5decades

14 күн бұрын

@@HiFiHuff thanks for the clarification!

一音も聴かせてくれないのなら話にならない。

How can you describe these speakers as 'totally unique' when they're basically Wolf von Langa knockoffs?

High quality sound comes with high quality materials and parts. Looks promising. But your review not helpful. More comparison would be helpful.

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

I can only compare to what I have or own. Compared them to four other speakers.

"The IQ Ultras also rock out but are more about that surreal holographic vibe." Maybe I missed it in your article and if I did I apologize, but I didn't see one example of music that you listened to that would even come remotely close to "rocking out." It doesn't have to be Metallica, but something that hits harder. Something more along the blues rock genre would work to give a better idea what they can do. To each their own, but Depeche Mode never has, doesn't now and never will "rock out."

@bentleygt3716

16 күн бұрын

the Designer of these speakers has a couple of Channels: QUALIO AUDIO and VirtualHIFI . you'll get plenty of sound demo. they sure are impressive.

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

I listen to all types of music every day. Rock, metal, jazz, vocal, bluegrass, and just about every genre. In my written reviews I showcase one or two tracks but listen to all genres on all gear I review and even gear I send back without a review. So yes. I’ve listened to every genre on these.

Sound clips please.........

@TriAmpHiFi

17 күн бұрын

Over U-toob?

@HiFiHuff

13 күн бұрын

There’s a short one in this video and a full one in the members area. There are copyright laws so if I put a full song here I’d lose the $80 this video will earn me, and that’s all I earn from my reviews as I refuse to sell ads, take money for reviews and/or sell products. I feel that $80 is worth my 100 hours of time involved to do both reviews. Thanks.