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QSC K10.2 Powered Portable Speakers

First released in 2009, the original QSC K10 set the standard for portable powered speakers. It was already a crowded market but the K10 caught everybody’s ear by providing more coherent sound for the buck. The design was great; plenty of power, easy to use, the best carry bags, indestructible, well-priced, good looking, handles in the right places and multiple, flexible, mixable inputs… still, it was mainly the sound quality that got them in. I saw the enthusiasm spread through solo performers, folkies and duos, the acts that plug in acoustic instruments and sing for their supper. They loved the accurate reproduction, the compact design and the surprisingly high volume, if required. The word spread fast and the reputation for hi-fidelity combined with ready power saw them move swiftly to the

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