RCF

Anyone with a RCF 725A powered speakers from 2009-2012 should get their amp units checked. I now have two failed units out of warranty and £900.00 paid on new amps by the UK main dealer. The problem is over time long solder tails have pierced the 1mm membrane protection to the outer casing and the units blow... Newer models (my new ones!) have shortened tails and a thicker lattice membrane.... Clearly a manufacturing issue as also had them both independently verified by another repair center... Unhappy customer.....

Thank god it came with a cable. Wiring is just like TS to XLR cable wiring: XLR pins 1+3 and joined together; which are the shield and pin 1 on the mic side. The shield doesn't have a pin on the mic side, it's soldered to the metal tab. Don't lose the little screw, as it makes a solid connection between the shielding cable and the body of the mic. XLR pin 2 is either pin 2 or 3 on the mic side (low-z or high-z connections). I tried both low-z and high-z. Low-z setting is 200 ohms and, at least for me, requires a cloud lifter gain booster for my mixers (which I don't have). So mine is set for high-z. I love the sound. Focuses on mids and highs; in my opinion great for live shows as most stage mics are SM-58s which have always been more bass friendly. Very punchy for live shows. I think this mic was built for broadcasting. It's hard to tell as there is zero info on this mic. This is quickly turning into my favorite mic for MCing on stage, singing, and podcasting.

(Originally written by studio23/translated from Audiofanzine FR) I just got my PCF 905AS. First surprise: they are not heavy (my back will be grateful). Second surprise: although not broken in yet, they have a huge dynamic range so I guess the sound ought to get very good after some hours of operation... To be continued... I'm back with a new post... After a few hours one speaker produces AC noise at 50 Hz. So I'll go back to the dealer to contact RCF's after sale service... To be continued... I'm back again: I just got the third speaker and it's a BIG DISAPPOINTMENT because the problem is worse than on the second speaker! The 50Hz noise is actually louder and an additional hum can be heard. It's very strange for a subwoofer, isn't it? I'll go back to the dealer. I'm starting to lose my faith in RCF's quality control. To be continued... It's me again: I called the RCF representative and I was positively impressed by his commitment. Congratulations. He proposed me a solution right away. I have an appointment on Friday, HATS OFF! I'm confident they will find the defect on this HMX series... The HLX series works great... See ya! william

(Originally written by ainhoa/translated from Audiofanzine FR) Bought secondhand to a guy who didn't know what it was worth! (Although I must admit that I didn't know either!) I can't list the features but I give it a 10 (see last statement). For such a small woofer, the low-end is incredible and I give it a 10 (again, see last statement)! I've been using it for 7 years. There is nothing I don't like. The monitor 8? Terrific! This loudspeaker is as compact as it is powerful. It produces what I cal a very "pure" sound. Before I was able to buy something more expensive I used them as: - P.A. system in a screening room for 80 people. - P.A. for dance clubs with up to 200 people in a bi-amplified system with two 18" subwoofers. However I must say that I did break a woofer diaphragm at it, but honestly...!!! It was fed with 300 watts RMS coming from a Yamaha XS 350 (which has an integrated crossover). They are still in the screening room as of today. I give them a 10/10 considering the EXTREME abuse I submitted them to, their reliability and their sound quality.

The RCF Mytho 8 studio monitor is no doubt one of the best studio monitors one can find. All aspects of the product over exceed my expectations for a speaker in this price range. Though the Mytho isn’t cheap it out performs anything in its category. This is not surprising as do most of Rcf’s products. The mytho 8 is a very resolving speaker. It’s described as a sound periscope in Rcf’s words. The Mytho has a flat frequency response, high dynamic range, and low distortion. This is due to many different factors such as its solid aluminum cabinet, high quality class A/B amplifiers with linear power supply, presison ICC Rcf transducer and SEAS high frequency driver and the list goes on. Plus it’s got a high quality DSP on board to help set the speaker to your environment with the least effect from your room surroundings. After a lot of time with the Mytho 8 I have really fallen in love with their sound signature. Even though they are not supposed to be hi-Fi speakers, They have a warm and musical sound similar to what you expect from a well built class A/B amp but they are also very detailed and fast when it comes to low transients and dynamics. They represent perfect stereo images when set up properly and disappear like any good Hi-fi speaker would. They also show the smallest of details hidden in music as one would expect from a studio monitor. The Mytho is a wonderful balance between amazing Hi-fi speaker, and resolving studio monitor. I enjoy it as both. I would recommend it to an advanced recording engineer as well someone who just wants a good speaker and that’s a first for this product category.

The tt5 is a high fidelity high end speaker with outstanding performance over a wide range of applications. From near field to far field the tt5 maintains perfect fidelity, dynamics and flat frequency response. The tt is incredibly durable and built with the highest quality materials. Tt5 is a great speaker if Audio quality is your priority. It uses low distortion Ice amplifiers from bang&oulfsen which are very powerful and have audiophile specifications. They feature a unique high current class D typology which allows the tt5 to offer amazing dynamics and transient response. The tt5 also has an on board 32 bit-floating digital processor which handles crossover, phase correction, time alignment, eq and Fir phase filtering. The cabinet is made from durable marine grade Baltic birch plywood which is coated in a polyurea paint finish, it’s water resistant and less prone to dings and scratches than a traditional painted finish. Tt5 is also flyable and pole mountable. Definitely versatile and can be use for basically anything you can think of.:clin:

Product without praise and without infamy, good value for money, ZERO quality, discrete power and reliability, if you want low cost screaming speakers these are for you, Light, comfortable to carry. Like all RCF products, they are well made chinoiseries. Do not expect quality, they are good for Dj-Sets for LIVE they are horrible they cannot be set properly, to make an evening I had to mount a parametric equalizer, a graphic equalizer, a compressor and a DSP with electronic crossover to make playing the acoustic guitars and the SAX in a decent way. Good for the DJ on a budget. The real power measured with scientific instruments is 350W RMS into 4 Ohms

The RCF ART 310 A’s are top of the line. I have used these with a wireless PA mic for an event that was sponsored by the news station and they sounded great outside at the park during the yearly cookout. They are light but sturdy and strong. The value is excellent. These speakers do not cost very expensive and the quality is there. They are used to add sound to the singer, the chorus, keyboard ... with a power mixer Behringer and it goes quiet. But overall it is a versatile speaker that can not ask around, stage front, repeat etc.. She has the character you need to know to manage. A very good value for money, heavy, solid and reliable. I have a boomer who once dropped a while it was under warranty, replaced by Yamaha with no discussion, nothing to say, they recognized the defect-free manufacturing problem. We use this speaker at the cook out each year, and its been going on about 4 years now with the exact same speaker and PA system and never once had a single problem with it. In my opinion its not really for music, that’s why we use it for just announcements and activities. When music was played in it, it seemed to lack some low frequencies and really didn’t have the boom that I have grown to love over the last 10 years or so. But if you use it for PA system you will love it and never need to use another speaker again for as long as you live. You can put this in the van and take it anywhere you need to be with it. Its so easy to move around and has handles to pick up. Plus its light like I mentioned before so you wont need more than 1 person to get this great out of the van and set up. Not to mention it looks great!