This and That:
Comes with foam tips, silicone tips, a carrying case, a magnetic cable tie, an airplane adapter and a 6.3 to 3.5 mm adapter.
Tiny. Really tiny and short shells. Made of metal.
Good build quality.
Side markers quite small. Coloured side indicators would have been more convenient.
Proprietary ear tips design.
Not a fan of the cable (woven fabric-coated below the y-splitter). Supple, though, and doesn't lack a chin-slider either.
Strain relief near the shells could be more robust (one needs to pull on the cable to remove the in-ears due to their tiny size, so especially good strain relief near the shells should have been implemented instead).
Not a fan of the carrying case that is designed somewhat similarly to that of my Sennheiser IE 800 - but while it does make sense on the IE 800 (prevents the ceramic shells from banging against each other), a regular carrying case would have been so much more convenient for the Q.
Sound:
Largest included silicone tips, low impedance source.
Tonality:
V-shaped wit midbass and upper treble elevation.
Bass lift starts to rise between 700 and 800 Hz and reaches its climax around 70 Hz. It's about 13 to 14 dB more present than a diffuse-field flat bass implementation. The real sub-bass is slightly less present (two or three dB) than the midbass.
Strong upper bass punches, warm fundamental range.
Lower mids on the warmer, fuller side but not too artificial. Not too much of a bleed; the mids don't drown and aren't overshadowed.
Neutral central and upper mids.
Middle highs around 5 kHz (between 4 kHz and 7 kHz, to be exact) relaxed; brightness-adding peak around 10 kHz (between 8 kHz and 11 kHz, to be precise). Super treble above that rolled off.
Resolution:
Okay. However, at the MSRP, "okay" resolution is definitely not good enough. The in-ear is unique as it is very small and short, however that alone doesn't justify the "okay" resolution at the MSRP - the Brainwavz Omega or my Sony MH1C are about comparably resolving overall but priced noticeably lower (they come with less accessories, no storage case and aren't built as well, but that doesn't really justify the much higher price).
The bass lacks some control and the dynamic driver feels strained with the strong elevation. The lows don't feel very slow, but they're undeniably soft. Bass resolution and definition aren't good for the price, either. Totally okay for the Brainwavz or my Sony, two in-ears that are on the more inexpensive side of in-ears, however not at the price the Q retails for.
The mids and treble are also not very resolving or defined for the price; the bass is just too much for the driver to remain clean sounding.
Soundstage:
Average width and only slightly less depth than that. Therefore overall three-dimensional and believable.
Imaging okay; becomes somewhat blurry on fast and demanding tracks.
Conclusion:
What makes the Q unique are its tiny and short shells. Other than that, the v-shaped sounding dynamic driver in-ear doesn't resolve well for its MSRP at all.