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Falcon Q7 Complete@Home

Loudspeakers

Relative price

below typical

Among the 26 loudspeakerss in the catalogue, this one is below typical.

A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.

What it is

Q7 Complete@Home is the value-tier sibling to Gold Badge — same B110/T27 drivers with simpler FL6 BBC-design crossover (not the upgraded FL6/23). Made in same Oxford workshop.

Competition record

Assessed against 8 rivals across the sixty systems: 2 head-to-heads won, 42 lost.

Where it gives ground

The dimension the engine names as the weakest link, counted across every head-to-head it lost.

  • timing and drive ×18
  • low-level clarity ×10
  • bass control ×2

Who it comes up against

Emmae Reginae (custom)

23 lost · Artisan, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path, Twin Arms, Vocals-First

Against the Intimate brief, the Emmae Reginae (custom) keeps the slot clearly.

With the EAR Yoshino 890, the pairing gives up most on bass control.

On its own merits the Falcon Q7 Complete@Home is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.

It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.

lowest-distortion midwoofer he had testedZaph|Audio 6.5" shootout + ZRT measurements (driver-level)

ProAc Tablette 10 Signature

6 lost · Artisan, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Twin Arms

Against the Intimate brief, the ProAc Tablette 10 Signature keeps the slot decisively.

With the NVA S300 Stereo (Artisan), the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.

On its own merits the Falcon Q7 Complete@Home is the stronger loudspeaker — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the NVA S300 Stereo (Artisan) gives up low-level clarity under the Intimate weighting.

It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.

Neat Iota 2

5 lost· 1 won · Artisan, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path, Vocals-First

Against the Intimate brief, the Neat Iota 2 keeps the slot decisively.

With the NVA S80 Stereo, the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.

On its own merits the Falcon Q7 Complete@Home is the stronger loudspeaker — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the NVA S80 Stereo gives up low-level clarity under the Intimate weighting.

Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge

3 lost · BBC Sound, Vocals-First

Against the BBC Sound brief, the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge keeps the slot by a whisker.

On its own merits the Falcon Q7 Complete@Home is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.

It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.

Epos ES-7N

2 lost · Silent Path

Against the Silent Path brief, the Epos ES-7N keeps the slot clearly.

With the Audiolab 9000P, the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.

On its own merits the Falcon Q7 Complete@Home is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.

NVA Cube 3

2 lost · Cavity-Native, Twin Arms

Against the Twin Arms brief, the NVA Cube 3 keeps the slot decisively.

On its own merits the Falcon Q7 Complete@Home is the stronger loudspeaker — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.

Harbeth P3ESR XD2

1 lost · BBC Sound

Against the BBC Sound brief, the Harbeth P3ESR XD2 keeps the slot by a whisker.

On its own merits the Falcon Q7 Complete@Home is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.

It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.

Rogers LS3/5a Classic SE

0 lost· 1 won · BBC Sound

Against the BBC Sound brief, the Falcon Q7 Complete@Home takes the slot by a whisker.

On its own merits the Falcon Q7 Complete@Home is the stronger loudspeaker for that brief.

It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.

Systems it is part of

What the reviewers said

precise imaging... a panoramic soundstage The Ear (Barclay) 2021· Spatial resolution
how transparent the Falcon's midband is The Ear (Barclay) 2021· Presence & articulation
near perfect balance of body and brightness The Ear (Barclay) 2021· Tonal body
tight, tuneful and punchy The Ear (Barclay) 2021· Transient attack
its micro-dynamics The Ear (Barclay) 2021· Micro-dynamic resolution
no... slam you can feel The Ear (Barclay) 2021· Physical impact

How it scores

Clarity

  • Spatial resolution 82 from listening evidence

Voice

  • Tonal body 76 from listening evidence
  • Presence & articulation 82 from listening evidence

Rhythm

  • Transient attack 76 from listening evidence

Bass

  • Physical impact 64 from listening evidence

LowerVolume

  • Micro-dynamic resolution 76 from listening evidence

Specifications

speaker typestandmount
enclosure typesealed
way count2
drivers138mm Falcon B110 Bextrene + 19mm Falcon T27 Mylar dome
sensitivity db83.0
nominal impedance ohm15.0
minimum impedance ohm11.0
frequency response hz70/20000
dimensions mm190/305/230
notes