RCF– what began in 1949 as a small company for ribbon microphones and transducers in northern Italy is today one of the world's leading manufacturers in the field of PA equipment and sound reinforcement systems. RCF's principles have always included the consistent pursuit of innovation, the most advanced technologies and uncompromising quality.
Read more...RCF's beginnings date back to the first half of the 20th century: in 1949, a company was founded in Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, specialising in the manufacture of ribbon microphones and loudspeakers. A short time later, the business was expanded to include other PA solutions.
The know-how and high manufacturing quality of RCF products did not go unnoticed by large international companies in the audio industry: When the demand for high-performance transducers increased worldwide in the 1960s, RCF was able to deliver. As one of the first companies in Europe, the Italian sound specialists secured corresponding OEM orders for renowned brands, including from the USA.
In the following decades, RCF successively expanded its portfolio to include further segments: from speakers and amplifiers in the hi-fi sector in the 1970s, to car speakers in the following decade, to pro-audio and PA speakers, which were also marketed under the RCF brand from the 1990s. Today, the term RCF loudspeaker is virtually synonymous with excellent sound, first-class workmanship and an attractive price/performance ratio.
Today, the range of products from RCF includes everything the world of speakers has to offer, for example:
Subwoofer
Speakers
Line Arrays
Monitors
Studio Monitors
Mobile Speaker systems
Individual components such bass and mid-range spaekers as well as tweeters.
In addition, RCF manufactures various other solutions for the PA and pro audio market, including mixing consoles, headphones and even software in the form of the RDNet software for network control of sound reinforcement systems.
Thanks to the extremely high quality that RCF has always been known for and its broad portfolio, the manufacturer's products can now be found in a wide variety of applications and (event) venues all over the world, including:
Concert and event halls
Recording studios
Public buildings such as airports and railway stations
Football stadiums
Clubs and discos
RCF has always been committed to managing research, development and manufacturing under one roof. RCF manufactures all central components in its own factory in Italy - from the voice coils for the transducers to software solutions. It goes without saying that only the latest production methods are used. This comprehensive in-house principle results in a high degree of control, not only over the individual production steps, but ultimately also over the quality: all RCF products are the result of constant further development and optimisation.
In 2010, the company finally launched the RCF Audio Academy: an educational project in which RCF professionals share their knowledge and expertise in audio with learners from all over the world. In 2017, the project was expanded once again, including the addition of a new demo system.
Throughout its history, RCF has developed numerous products that have left a lasting mark on the PA and pro audio landscape, including loudspeakers, subwoofers, line arrays and more. Among the best-known product lines are:
RCF ART: The ART series is one of the company's central product lines. Flexibly usable active loudspeakers that convince not only with outstanding sound but also with extremely robust enclosures. As transportable PA components, they are perfectly suited for a wide variety of scenarios in the live area.
Popular products of the ART Series:
RCF ART 310-A
RCF ART 712-A
RCF ART 715-A
HDL Series: The extremely popular HDL series offers active line arrays with the most advanced technology. The products from this series score with outstanding sound and particularly easy set-up. In fact, the RCF HDL 20-A, released in 2012, quickly became a best-seller and the most successful product in the company's history to date.
Popular products of the HDL Series:
RCF HDL 6-A
RCF HDL 10-A
RCF HDL 12-AS
SUB Series: Under the name SUB, RCF offers subwoofers that perfectly complement (not only) the in-house top speakers. The interplay of particularly stable enclosures, high-quality components, RCF's legendary Precision Transducers and advanced acoustic design enables rich bass foundations and an extremely clean sound.
Popular products of the SUB Series:
RCF SUB 705-AS II
RCF SUB 8003-AS II
RCF SUB 905-AS II
RCF EVOX: Today, column systems are more popular than ever, so it's no surprise that a leading manufacturer like RCF also offers corresponding solutions. The RCF EVOX series offers various column speakers in different sizes and thus always the right system for numerous occasions. What they all have in common is the powerful combination of speakers and subwoofers that regularly outshine the competition in their performance class.
Popular products from the EVOX Series:
RCF EVOX 5
RCF EVOX J8
RCF EVOX 12