QSC PL380 vs QSC PL9 vs Powersoft K20

QSC make good amplifiers however, you need to understand what the general public wants. That has always been the concept of QSC. They were the first manufacture to revolutionise our industry offering lightweight (Powerlight & PLX) amplifiers. Their amplifiers were also very tolerant when faced with low voltage which, is essential in parts of the world where voltage is very dodgy.

This is the most important thing that many of us tend to forget about amplifier manufactures. Their main objective is to attain the specified wattage with the lowest distortion possible. So, as technology moves forward, the distortion will be reduced from the previous models based on new innovative parts. For Mid to High frequencies this may be all in favour however, for bass it may not be wanted by some.

I recall a Crown Representative stated a decade ago after numerous complaints about the I tech 8000 not sounding as “Warm” (I know poor choice of words) as the MA 5000vz on a forum to just load the Itech down until it sounds like the Crown 5000vz. Although, a lot of users were not happy with the answer, there was some truth in his reply. The Itech had no parts of the Macro-Tech other than a logo stating “Crown.” The same thing applies to the QSC Powerlight 3 compared to the Powerlight.

The market today is powered speakers. Don't be surprise within a 10 year period many of these brands we tend to debate about merge with a loudspeaker manufacture and do away with their stand alone amplifiers altogether. Remember we are hitting a new decade and, a lot of things are going change in our market whether we like it or not.

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