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concept-10
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These do sound very good at high volume, I have not heard the quality drop off. |
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mojofilters
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Opposite end of the country for me, unfortunately. I hope folks are going to report back, for the benefit of those unable to attend. |
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mk2_ginger_biscuit69
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much as i love the ES system, it does sound nice, its not 'that' loud, and sound quality goes rapidly down hill when you give it some beans. Not heard the RC1, but im not sure thats a fair comparison. They sound like completely different animals to me. |
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concept-10
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They will be powering Bristech at Lacota this weekend.
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mojofilters
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Whilst I'm not especially familiar with this name, I've enjoyed reading about interesting innovative British PA solutions in this thread.
Obviously I haven't heard these specific boxes, but it seems the SPL quoted combined with the high sound quality - would perhaps put this box in competition with the similarly compact KV2 ES system. Looking at the price from that perspective, £3,000 per box appears to be rather good value. Good luck with the new product, I hope I get a chance to hear it one day! Edited by mojofilters - 15 January 2018 at 11:11am |
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bob4
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It says fluid cooling.... I remember a crazy german guy with a fully flh system, he used active fluid cooling, with pumps, pipes n all.....
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midas
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I take it active cooling refers to water cooling like in computers rather than a whopping strong fan that will interrupt with a drivers performance.
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BASSHORSE
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the grills look like thev been tacked on with drawing pins,..as mentioned,,i bet they sound sweet,,propa a/b analog amps,,high power drivers all crossed at ther optimum,,but even black grills & screws would look better to hide any screws bend in grills etc,,but these are the proto types & like you say you could possibly change the colour on order,..but defo need to get to change them grills,.bet they sound sweet tho
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Old king coles
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Personally I feel they are good value! Speakers I've heard of a similar sound quality cost at least the same if not more...I'd be more than happy to buy the prototype just b3cause of the quality and volume of sound. I appreciate they are not the prettiest boxes but I'd still be more than happy to play out with them anytime
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bob4
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Sorry to rock the boat again, can't resist…...
yet you were inquiring about the steak…… No offense rish, I don't know you personally, and my following comment is not aimed at you in particular. There are real pros on this forum that WILL put their money where their mouth is at. But there are just as much if not more time wasters, a lot of hot air and tire kicking as well.
THAT would be the time and place to ask Jon what drivers are inside……. I personally thought there were some much more interesting points mentioned about these boxes:
but……. (disclaimer: these are just my personal opinions, no more, no less, take it with a grain of salt )
+1 Are those prototype boxes? Are the actual production units going to have the exact same finish? Jon, I can see the point that you have created the whole box, down to the logo, and you're proud of that. But in my opinion that logo is just horribly hideous, sorry. You should get a professional designer to do a proper one, and redo the spec sheet. Good, professional looking promo material and logo are priceless !! Venue owners and other businessmen will not "get" your aesthetic message. They look at the state of the art commercial stuff. Then they look at your top, and see a trap box that looks like it was made in 1985…. I understand the reasoning behind your choices, but even as a non-business person I have to say the looks are not appealing at all. And regardless of your big following, a lot of people care about the looks very much!The Industrial/oldschool/DIY/freeparty aesthetics will inevitably cause great prejudice against your (supposedly) very high quality and performance product. Why shoot yourself (or your business) in the leg?
Have to agree…… Why not let your product shine, and project the high performance, premium quality in it's outward appearance as well? By the way, why is it just "RC Audio", not "RC1 Audio"? What's the story behind that? Anyway, good luck with your business Jon! Except for my aesthetic gripes, I'm very intrigued with your products. Sadly I will probably not have an opportunity to experience them in a long time, if ever…..
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mancmatt
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I've been reading this thread with great interest.... so thought I'd share some thoughts. Firstly, I am no sound engineer so can't comment on the specs, I am a mechanical engineer by profession so appreciate the skills and knowledge that goes in to this field. My interest is in quality sound, sound that allows you to feel the bass, sound that swallows you up, so you are in it rather than just listening to it. For me, the sound makes or breaks a gig, regardless of the artist, I have seen some top bands / DJ’s and it sound awful - my take away from the night was that it was poor, an average band or DJ where it sounds great makes for a good night, the sound is as much part of the experience as the artist.
Anyway… a few questions / comments relating to the new RC1 system [which I for one can’t wait to hear]: Can these speakers be flown? or are they intended for ground stacking only. If so, then that in itself dictates the market they'll be operating in, i.e. if can't be flown then they are not designed to compete with the large manufacturers of line arrays which are used on tours of large arenas and the like. This I don’t see as a problem, as Jon points out, I would expect if rental companies take this system then they will use it for specific types of events rather than large arena tours. Club installs feel like a great market to get in to, as you say - the RC1 name attracts punters, I myself went to a night to hear the RC1 rather than check out the DJ's [and yes, it was more than worth it... I am also planning on doing the same in Leeds in a few months, am hoping it'll be a huge system up there Jon? please ;) ]. I totally agree that it’s not about components and more what you do with them, this is echoed in many many industries from food through to cars and everything else… in general I don’t think people are disagreeing with this, I think the challenge that has been responded to on here is that people will judge based on knowing a certain component before they have heard, that will then prejudice a thought when they do get to hear something. For those few people, you really can’t win in this situation…. that’s not a criticism, that’s just reality. For me, and like many other gig / club goers - we don’t know enough about the components to be able to form an opinion… so will let the sound quality and experience speak for itself, and that is certainly something I am looking forward to hearing. I totally respect what you are doing Jon and long may it continue.
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rish
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Jon don't get me wrong. I love your enthusiasm and interests that you have in what you do. Cheers to you for that and wish all the best on your new venture.
Rish
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