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QSC KW153 Reviews

5 5.0/5.0 based on 6 customer reviews

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Bart Good
I have heard several shootouts with these speakers against competitors and the QSC KW153s have always come out on top in my opinion. If you are looking for a 3-way active speaker that delivers a clear open sound field then I highly suggest these. I consider these speakers to be among the best sounding active speakers that we sell. If you want high-end sound in a live situation, look no further than here, these speakers deliver!
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Customer Reviews

Joseph Hand
from Tinton Falls, NJ
April 17, 2012 Music Background:
I am the lead singer of a classic rock cover band and both a recording and live sound engineer.

Love These Speakers!

I have a set of JBL EON 515s and a set of JBL PRX-618s subs and wanted to upgrade my mains. I bought a set of JBL PRX-635s and returned them after one failed on the first day out. Did a bit more research and talked to Ryan at Sweetwater. He turned me on to the QSCs. I am amazed and blown away. The overall sound quality is amazing and through the entire range, they deliver pure, crystal clear sound at any volume. Having upgraded my mains, the overall sound of the band is amazing, loud, and clear. I would recommend these to any serious buyer. They are solid, heavy, and amazing.
SAM MAKARIM
from Grand forks -ND USA
October 19, 2011 Music Background:
Recording engr,musician

QSC K 15-3 WAY

I LOVE THOSE POWERED SPKRS
Jess Freeman
from Cambridge OH USA
July 29, 2011 Music Background:
live Sound Engineer

QSC great speakers

just did my first gid on 7/16/11 & it was with a new up coming christian group . rush of fools they couldnt beleave how great the sound was . thanks QSC for a great sounding speaker
Don Tischa
from Austin TX
July 6, 2011 Music Background:
I do some recording , some live sound, just an audio guy that's been at it for a while.

QSC KW153 Real World Test

Well, I don't ever write reviews but I felt inclined to do so for this bit of kit because quite honestly I was impressed. Not loud impressed which they certainly are, but clean impressed at volume which is a whole different animal. I put two of these beauties to the test in a medium size club for the Detroit based Electronic pioneers Ultradyne at the Victory Grill here in Austin a couple of weeks back paired with a 2-18" Properly loaded JBL Sub and was just floored by the amount of headroom and brute strength of these 3 ways. Everybody involved was happy,happy,happy with my efforts on their behalf and the reality was that albeit I'm competent at a minimum, these speakers made me look like a genius. They are that good. Spring for the 3 way 153's. They are an entirely different beast and in a whole different class than the 2 way 15's on a stick that you see everywhere. Get the assisted Ultimate stands because these are not light but the added midrange 6.5" really makes for a nice addition to a balanced full and effortless mix. Paired with the 181's these would be just flat out monsters.QSC did an outstanding job on this offering. Get some. You will be happy.
Dan W
from Rockport, TX
June 29, 2011 Music Background:
pro musician, home studio dude

Worth every penney!

My review is based on some experience. I was in a dance hall band back in the early 90's using 6 - EAW tops & bottoms w/ Crown power amps ($50k). I believe those EAW tops were about 4 to 5 times the price of these KW153's and were amazingly efficient. I would honestly say that these QSC's are very close to those EAW's.
One weekend before the KW153's arrived, I went to see a local band that was using the new powered JBL's with separate subs and was disappointed in their sound. The next weekend, our band was performing using the QSC KW153's. Just for grins, I left the subs in the trailer and would get them out if needed after sound check but that wasn't necessary. They worked flawlessly. The highs were sizzling and the total sound was crystal clear. The bottom end had attitude. I first tried the extra lows switch and had to turn it back to flat because of being too obnoxious. These speakers are perfect for the price. I think QSC has hit a home run with these and I believe the competition is not even close.
Stan Wakefield
from Birmingham, Al
June 24, 2011 Music Background:
Keyboard/Steel Player for the Blake Scott Band

QSC KW153 Super Crisp

We have a pair of these for our mains and absolutely love them! We have been using them for about 6 months and they have not missed a beat.

We run them with a pair of Peavey SP218's for the subs and In outside venues the setup is great. Solid clean sound and no issues. These speakers have a ton of options to handle any situation. We have used them in medium sized clubs without the subs and they still sound great.

Having the option for the front light to show peak is something that I would miss using another brand. We used Behringers for mains before these and the difference is night and day, we now use the behringers for floor monitors. I would put these up against any other speaker up to almost twice the price. Mackie, JBL etc..

QSC KW153

1,000-watt, 3-way PA Speaker with 15" Low-frequency Driver, 6.5" Mid-frequency Driver, and 1.75" High-frequency Driver

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