plyall
Power User
Folks -
I just took delivery of a pair of the fabulous RCF (12) monitors, courtesy of Mike Pyle! They sound great, and really make the presets blossom nicely. I have them connected to my Output 2 jacks with XLR-> TS cables (I believe they are wired the same as the 'humbuster' cables in the manual - two pins to ground [sleeve], one pin hot [tip]). One thing I did notice though was that many of the presets (I'm using firmware 7.0) sound somewhat heavy in the low frequencies. I have temporarily remedied this by applying a roll-off curve in the Global Output 2 graphic EQ. Obviously this causes Output 2 to sound a bit different than Output 1. I know I could adjust the global Output 1 EQ as well and have them match, but I thought that the proper use of these EQ's was to adjust for any anomalies at a gig/performance space, and for making sweeping fixes in a hurry. This isn't a big problem for me, as I will likely be in the basement studio 95% of the time.
I have been really turning down the bass in the stock presets as well (like to 8 or 9 o'clock). For additional background, I am running the Output 2 knob at about 11-12 o'clock, and on the RCF's the level is about 1/2 way up. I have the cabinets oriented vertically on the floor (cement ingressing onto a rug), and have the 'freefield' switches pushed in to reflect this. This whole situation seems odd to me - I seem to be doing a lot of compensating to reign in the low end of these patches. So I guess the question(s) are: 1) Are the RCF's somewhat bassy? If they are true, flat FRFR speakers, that is probably not the case. 2) Is it the presets themselves that have additional oomph in the lower frequency ranges? 3) Is it me perceiving the sound incorrectly? My reference is a pair of 20/20 BAS's with a BAS 15 subwoofer, and a pair of Tech 21 PE 60's that I'm about to retire.
I'm looking for feedback from other folks that have gone with the RCF's to see what their initial and current impressions are.
Thanks!
Pete
I just took delivery of a pair of the fabulous RCF (12) monitors, courtesy of Mike Pyle! They sound great, and really make the presets blossom nicely. I have them connected to my Output 2 jacks with XLR-> TS cables (I believe they are wired the same as the 'humbuster' cables in the manual - two pins to ground [sleeve], one pin hot [tip]). One thing I did notice though was that many of the presets (I'm using firmware 7.0) sound somewhat heavy in the low frequencies. I have temporarily remedied this by applying a roll-off curve in the Global Output 2 graphic EQ. Obviously this causes Output 2 to sound a bit different than Output 1. I know I could adjust the global Output 1 EQ as well and have them match, but I thought that the proper use of these EQ's was to adjust for any anomalies at a gig/performance space, and for making sweeping fixes in a hurry. This isn't a big problem for me, as I will likely be in the basement studio 95% of the time.
I have been really turning down the bass in the stock presets as well (like to 8 or 9 o'clock). For additional background, I am running the Output 2 knob at about 11-12 o'clock, and on the RCF's the level is about 1/2 way up. I have the cabinets oriented vertically on the floor (cement ingressing onto a rug), and have the 'freefield' switches pushed in to reflect this. This whole situation seems odd to me - I seem to be doing a lot of compensating to reign in the low end of these patches. So I guess the question(s) are: 1) Are the RCF's somewhat bassy? If they are true, flat FRFR speakers, that is probably not the case. 2) Is it the presets themselves that have additional oomph in the lower frequency ranges? 3) Is it me perceiving the sound incorrectly? My reference is a pair of 20/20 BAS's with a BAS 15 subwoofer, and a pair of Tech 21 PE 60's that I'm about to retire.
I'm looking for feedback from other folks that have gone with the RCF's to see what their initial and current impressions are.
Thanks!
Pete