I had a pair of NX12SMA.
The sound was fantastic but as I also use them in my quite small studio, for rehearsal I fond they had way to much hiss. I mean not caused by bad gain setup. I mean hiss independent of gain setting.
I tried Yamaha DSR112 las weekend and there was almost no hiss at all.
But the sound of the RCF is amazing.
Mike
Interesting, I've never found the RCF to have any more/less hiss than a DRS112 (I use those for FOH small rooms sometimes).
May have been something wrong with your RCF...
Sully, glad you are enjoying your RCF's. Was fun lining all those speakers up in my basement (CLR's, RCF, XiTone, EAW LA212).
Yes, I own too many speakers, but I love them all.
For the record, I gig with a XiTone in front of me (love the small form factor and tone is awesome), and either a CLR or RCF behind me.
CLR and RCF are like coke and pepsi to me. In a studio, I will hear more clarity out of the CLR, no doubt. But on a stage with a band, the RCF and CLR both sound stellar. The benefit sometimes is that the RCF takes us less room in the truck.
Oh, and the EAW's I use for small FOH gigs too. Those speakers get CRUSHINGLY loud and stay clear as a bell. Sound amazing with the Axe...but no coax.