RCF Evox 8

[DJWilson]

Hi,

Has anyone got some and if so are they worth the ££?

They look great, decent levels and compact and light to handle.

Their active which I'm not usually a fan of but am currently tempted. Do RCF deal with all amp repairs or are there companies out there for that sort of thing?

Active set-ups are all new to me.

Thanks,
Nathan.

[Excalibur]

Hi,

Has anyone got some

Yes ( but not personally).

Hi,

and if so are they worth the ££?

No.

OK, before the death threats appear, I'll be serious. ( But not for long, I think I'm developing a resistance to the tablets ).
Nathan, use the search facility. Coalville will come up if you search Evox, that's where a lot of us heard just about every " stick rig " on the market. My humble opinion was that the difference between the least and the greatest wasn't a vast gaping chasm by any means, and that basically they'll all do the same thing.

In my very humble opinion, the Evox ( 8 and 12 ) is the class of the field, along with the FBT equivalent. They'll definitely play to more punters than my beloved Maui 5s. Are they therefore better value than the Mauis?

No way. It's more than double the price of the Mauis, and doesn't offer me £1,000 worth of additional performance. Since I bought them, they have done all bar three of my gigs, and the only one they couldn't have done was for 250 people in a huge ballroom.

I know of a few people who have bought stick rigs merely for small gigs, and gone on to use them as first choice PA wherever possible. They aren't the answer to everything though. If you play every week to 200 18yr olds and need to pin them to the back wall with the sound pressure, but only work at a small wine bar for thirty folk at conversational levels once every three months, it's not the rig for you.

As a wide sweeping generalisation, under a hundred folk- stick rig. Over this, Speakers on tripods. It's in no way exact, but it is a guide.

Have a listen to

[yourdj]

I know a dozen people that have them and love them to bits.

It's what I would buy if I went fully active and I would not even listen to them first.
RCF are brilliant, but maybe worth comparing them side to side with the Versus?

BPM is soon worth waiting maybe and checking them out there.

[Excalibur]

I know a dozen people that have them and love them to bits.

It's what I would buy if I went fully active and I would not even listen to them first.
RCF are brilliant, but maybe worth comparing them side to side with the Versus?

BPM is soon worth waiting maybe and checking them out there.

Versus what, Toby? A pair of QTX cabs, maybe? Toby, it's a Vertus.

BPM, although good, isn't as useful as Coalville. The time frame may easily preclude this, sadly.

[DJColsie]

I have had mine about 6 months and have mixed views that are mainly very positive.

Positives

Good reviews from clients and more frequently venues.
Very convenient especially if you have the rock and roller cart.
Look good in website photos.
Reasonably loud and good bass (for the type of product).
Have used successfully for 150 people indoors with low ceiling with some headroom.
Due to array nature of drivers, sound carries louder further, so you don't need it as loud on the dancefloor to reach the back of the room.
Very clever DSP to "shape" the Sound.
Very resistant to feedback.

Negatives

Lack a smidgen of detail in the mids and highs (compared to my HD12a's).
If it is very loud on the dancefloor, it is still loud at the back of the room.

I still have a two box system, HDA12 over 900 series subs which is more detailed and far more dynamic but it is 3.2kw v 1.4kw so you would expect that.

Another thing that has surprised me is that I now consider taking the 4 box system out a faff and a lot of hassle as it increases the set up & break down time and takes up a lot of room. Also, although the 4 box system is technically better, Sound "truer" and more powerful and more expensive, it received less compliments!

[DJWilson]

I have had mine about 6 months and have mixed views that are mainly very positive.

Positives

Good reviews from clients and more frequently venues.
Very convenient especially if you have the rock and roller cart.
Look good in website photos.
Reasonably loud and good bass (for the type of product).
Have used successfully for 150 people indoors with low ceiling with some headroom.
Due to array nature of drivers, sound carries louder further, so you don't need it as loud on the dancefloor to reach the back of the room.
Very clever DSP to "shape" the Sound.
Very resistant to feedback.

Negatives

Lack a smidgen of detail in the mids and highs (compared to my HD12a's).
If it is very loud on the dancefloor, it is still loud at the back of the room.

I still have a two box system, HDA12 over 900 series subs which is more detailed and far more dynamic but it is 3.2kw v 1.4kw so you would expect that.

Another thing that has surprised me is that I now consider taking the 4 box system out a faff and a lot of hassle as it increases the set up & break down time and takes up a lot of room. Also, although the 4 box system is technically better, Sound "truer" and more powerful and more expensive, it received less compliments!

Thanks for that, it's very helpful!

There's a dealer nearby that said they'll set it up for us to have a listen one Saturday but it's good to hear the feedback in a real environment.