They're loud, yes. But they have the kind of balance and clarity you expect to find in only the best studio monitors. And their wide dispersion means everyone in the audience can hear clearly. Your portable PA rig doesn't have to sound small when you're equipped with QSC K12 active loudspeakers.

"The sound is quality is nothing short of superlative for the money, the look and feel is great; and they're unfussy about where you put them...the Q Acoustics 3020i make sure that the spotlight shines on the music alone.

Sonos is an audio equipment company that specializes in wireless, multi-room systems. It started in 2002 with software and hardware that let people play their personal digital music collections wirelessly on existing audio gear, and then rapidly expanded into designing and selling all-in-one wireless speakers.

The company adopted the name Quilter Sound Company, which was eventually shortened to the initials "QSC" and was known as QSC Audio Products, Inc. for many years.