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Q Acoustics announced the 3040c on 30 July 2026 and it went on sale in the UK the same day at GBP 599 (https://newsroom.qacoustics.co.uk/2026/07/30/q-acoustics-introduces-the-compact-3040c-floorstanding-speaker-big-musicality-for-intimate-living-spaces/). US availability follows separately in October. The UK on-sale day is used as the pin date.
What Hi-Fi's own headline describes the 3040c as "a compact, affordable floorstander that promises ultra-low distortion"; its July 30, 2026 publish date predates the pin's stored September 8, 2026 date by about six weeks, consistent with an earlier announcement ahead of Gear Patrol's roundup.
Forbes' own headline, "Q Acoustics[1] Introduces 3040c Floorstanding Speakers For Smaller Spaces," carries a July 30, 2026 publish date, predating the pin's stored September 8, 2026 date by about six weeks, again consistent with an earlier product announcement, though the page itself could not be directly retrieved here.
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Horn-loaded floorstander compared head to head with the 3040c on speakerdecision; more dynamic, higher price.
SourcePassive floorstanding speaker (42 Hz-26 kHz) compared spec-for-spec with the 3040c (43 Hz-30 kHz) on Speaker Decision.
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