GEAR REVIEW
QSC CP12 POWERED LOUDSPEAKER | Kent Morris
KEY FEATURES
• 1000 Watt peak power Class-D
amplifier module
• Easily selected contours for
commonly-used applications
• Advanced DSP with Intrinsic
Correction™ for superior sound quality
and speaker protection
• Light weight and highly portable
• Use for main PA, stage monitor, or
instrument amplifier
The K Series powered loudspeakers has been components. With factory presets for use with as the junior model in the CP line. It boasts
an outstanding success for QSC. With tens and without an accompanying subwoofer as the same power amplifier section and tonal
of thousands in the field, K speakers cover well as an application setting when positioned character as the CP12, just in an 8” woofer
everything from outdoor summer festivals as a floor monitor, the CP12 is as versatile as version for $100 less outlay. QSC has another
to corporate meetings in hotel conference its big brother, the K12.2, but runs $300 less. winner on their hands with the CP8 and CP12.
centers. While the K Series continues to sell There is a slight loss of low-end response and The three-channel mixer delivers all the input
well with the new .2 line, QSC saw a market for it doesn’t get quite as loud (126 versus 132 dB control anyone would need short of a live band
a scaled-down version and, thus the CP Series SPL @1m), but the CP12 represents a serious and the extensive DSP section is engineered
was born. bargain in the powered portable speaker arena. to cover the full audience while maximizing the
The CP12 runs $499 and sports a 12” woofer The build quality is excellent, and the box only sitting below a small-format compression driver weighs about 36 pounds, so it is easy to carry mounted to a molded horn. Power is more and will handle the rigors of the road. For those than adequate and well-matched to the driver needing a smaller cabinet, the CP8 fits the bill 184 August 2019
speaker’s output safely. Well done!
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