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Friday, February 10th 2012, 1:53pm

RCF NX 12-SMA with the KPA?

So, I'm not a very patient guy and I don't care how good the Atomic CLR will be, I think I'm just going to get myself an RCF NX 12-SMA for both regular home playing and live use. I think if I remember correctly, mDan is using the KPA with this system, but there may be others, too. What are your experiences with the RCF + KPA? Do they interact well? Can the KPA get a nice guitar-like sustain and feedback through the NX 12?
Thanks!

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Friday, February 10th 2012, 2:11pm

I've give it a run in my local shop and it sounds fantastic, definitely better then the QSC k-10. I'm also looking at 1 of them, though at home volume level I prefer my studio monitors, the RCF is REALLY loud.
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Friday, February 10th 2012, 2:13pm

I've give it a run in my local shop and it sounds fantastic, definitely better then the QSC k-10. I'm also looking at 1 of them, though at home volume level I prefer my studio monitors, the RCF is REALLY loud.

Sounds great! I live in a nice big house, so volume is not an issue! Still going to get some studio monitors for studio work, tho. What do you recommend?

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Friday, February 10th 2012, 2:25pm

It all depends on budget, I've chosen the iKey Audio over the KRK 8" and the Yamaha 8" based on quality, not price. The Adams AX7 were objectively better, but out of my price comfort zone.
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Friday, February 10th 2012, 7:12pm

The RCF NX 12-SMA is a entry price point professional level solution; it's been in service here both live gigging and rehearsal for me the past few months and I could not be happier with it. Very clear, very loud, excellent headroom and build quality is notable. There are good 'wedges', good 'speakers' and then there are professional level products. This is a good one. Highly recommended you check it out.

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Friday, February 10th 2012, 8:51pm

Lots of guys over on the axefx forum seem to be liking the RCFs, so I reckon they should go well with the KPA.

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Friday, February 10th 2012, 9:27pm

The RCF NX 12-SMA is a entry price point professional level solution; it's been in service here both live gigging and rehearsal for me the past few months and I could not be happier with it. Very clear, very loud, excellent headroom and build quality is notable. There are good 'wedges', good 'speakers' and then there are professional level products. This is a good one. Highly recommended you check it out.

Thank you very much! How does it pronunce the mids? Is it good for low and high mids, the most important frequency range for the guitar?

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Friday, February 10th 2012, 10:28pm

The RCF NX 12-SMA is a entry price point professional level solution; it's been in service here both live gigging and rehearsal for me the past few months and I could not be happier with it. Very clear, very loud, excellent headroom and build quality is notable. There are good 'wedges', good 'speakers' and then there are professional level products. This is a good one. Highly recommended you check it out.

Thank you very much! How does it pronunce the mids? Is it good for low and high mids, the most important frequency range for the guitar?
It does not 'pronouce' the mids at all; it's exceptional in exactly how flat it is. It is flat across the entire spectrum; not razor flat aka "reference" flat; but it's remarkable in how well it communicates whatever you put into it.

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Friday, February 10th 2012, 11:30pm

very interested in the rcf nx too, hopefully I'm going to try it out in a couple of weeks..

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Friday, February 10th 2012, 11:43pm

The RCF NX 12-SMA is a entry price point professional level solution; it's been in service here both live gigging and rehearsal for me the past few months and I could not be happier with it. Very clear, very loud, excellent headroom and build quality is notable. There are good 'wedges', good 'speakers' and then there are professional level products. This is a good one. Highly recommended you check it out.




Thank you very much! How does it pronunce the mids? Is it good for low and high mids, the most important frequency range for the guitar?
It does not 'pronouce' the mids at all; it's exceptional in exactly how flat it is. It is flat across the entire spectrum; not razor flat aka "reference" flat; but it's remarkable in how well it communicates whatever you put into it.


Ah, I understand, thanks! So, with knowing that a guitar speaker is very mid pronounced, how different is the RCF from, say, a PA + guitar cab in terms of tone and feel?