Need advise: BR5 or 1050?

[Slayermoonlight]

Greeting guys. I'm new in this forum and in home entertainment systems as well. I am planning to purchase an entertainment system next month, so perhaps I could obtain additional information from the experts and the experienced.

Considering budget constraints, Im choosing between these two floorstanding speakers: Monitor Audio BR5 and Q-Acoustics 1050. Both of them sound good but unfortunately I cannot audition them head-on because they're in different (rival) stores. The receiver that I'll gonna use is an Onkyo TX-SR605 and my subwoofer will be a Velodyne CHT-12R.

Which of the two speakers will be a better choice and will be of better chemistry with those component?

All your advise is highly appreciated.

 

[leo1058]

welcome to the forum

Monitor audio make great speakers and they are a solid company all around.
They are in the low end of the high end range if that makes any sense to you?
Don't know to much of the other brand.

 

[rnatalli]

Buy them both to A/B them in your home and return the one you don't like. Problem solved.

 

[mike c]

never heard of Q-acoustics ... but I like the BR series ...

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28964&highlight=bronze+br2

 

[Slayermoonlight]

"Buy them both to A/B them in your home and return the one you don't like. Problem solved."

Unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of buying both speaker. At any rate, It's up to me to decide and beside, I've been doing my own research by comparing their specifications. However, I need to be "inspired" by those who has "bat ears" keen enough to hear whose much more better.

Thanks for your advise rnatalli. Do you know someone who, by chance, A/B'd those two speaker?

 

[Slayermoonlight]

It seems the Q-Acoustics hasn't shown evidence of its quality unlike Monitor Audio.