OWI Incorporated was founded in 1978 as a loudspeaker manufacturer. The company's pioneering lines of outdoor/indoor, weatherized and weatherproof speakers are considered the industry standard. As a company, OWI is dedicated to research and development. This emphasis has led to an expanded product line of award-winning sophisticated audio equipment for the AV integrators, commercial, industrial and residential markets.

The company is known worldwide for its rock and landscape garden speaker collections, rock subwoofers, surface mounted, in-ceiling and in-wall speakers, trumpet speakers for paging and music and BSK waterproof shower speakers. Through internal research and development efforts, OWI has created many breakthrough products including Self-Amplified In-ceiling and Trumpet Speakers, 70 Volt In-wall Amps, and compact, in-wall mounted Control Center and Media Center control modules. One of the newest offering is a wall-mounted Infrared Wireless Microphone System for classrooms, boardrooms, training rooms and meeting rooms. Another latest product is the Amplified "Green" Speaker.