Designed to deliver stellar audio performance and versatility for intensive audio applications, the 12" RCF ART 912-A is a highly flexible, easy to use, 2100W powered PA speaker for today's working musicians, singer/songwriters, mobile DJs, and other sound providers. The speaker works in a variety of orientations and configurations for use as a main PA or stage monitor. When used as a main speaker, a pair of ART 912-A's is well equipped to cover an audience of up to 300.

A push button on the back of the speaker allows you to physically switch between three preset modes: Linear, for standard applications; Boost, which provides loudness equalization for background music played at low volumes; and Stage, for using the speaker as a stage monitor. The ART 912-A employs True Resistive Waveguide technology, which incorporates several refinements of the transducers and the vented port design to create a resonance-free signal that reduces high-frequency distortion. The speaker also utilizes Bass Motion Control (BMC), which bypasses the need for a high-pass filter and instead uses an advanced woofer excursion management feature that can handle the lowest audible frequencies without affecting the woofer stability, with extended linearity and better sound integrity.

A single combo XLR-1/4" connector can accept both unbalanced and balanced signals. There is also an XLR Thru-Output for daisy-chaining to additional speakers or other audio equipment. The highly efficient 2100W Class-D bi-amplifier delivers 1400W to the 12" woofer and 700W to the 1.75" compression driver, which provide full-range audio (50 Hz to 20 kHz) with a sound pressure level powerful enough to ensure the entire audience can hear your performance. The ART 912-A includes a power cord.

Advanced DSP with 3 Presets    FiRPHASE Filters for Coherent Sound    Bass Motion Control Low-Freq Management    100x60° Coverage Angle    Combination XLR-1/4" Inputs + XLR Output    50 Hz to 20 kHz Frequency Response    130 dB Max SPL Output    True Resistive Waveguide Technology    12" Woofer + 1.75" Compression Driver    Configurations for Floor, Stage, Flown

• Up to 130 dB sound pressure level
• 2100W Class-D Bi-Amplification
• 50 Hz to 20 kHz linear frequency response
• 1.75" compression driver
• 12" woofer
• FiRPHASE zero-degree phase technology
• Bass Motion Control (BMC) woofer excursion management

• LINEAR: This preset is recommended for all regular applications of the speaker
• BOOST: This preset creates a loudness equalization recommended for background music applications when the system plays at a low level
• STAGE: This preset is recommended when the speaker is used as a stage monitor

• With 2100W of power, the 2-channel ART 9 Class-D amplifier is 50% more powerful than previous models, able to manage extremely high sound pressure levels with an ultrafast attack, realistic transient response, and very low heat loss
• ART 9 is very energy efficient, so there is no need for a cooling fan—the amplifier is attached to a solid aluminum heat exchanger in the back of the unit—with no moving parts. Being physically connected with the internal frame, the amplifier is firm and solid within the cabinet. The input circuit features a new low-distortion design with an advanced safety limiter, maintaining the true character of the input signal at all levels
• All ART 9 amplifiers are designed according to EN62368-1 for maximum safety and present a Switch Mode Power Supply section joining high-efficiency with minimum weight

• The sleek cabinet uses a special polypropylene composite material with a radically new construction concept
• The grille cover is heavy-duty steel, protecting both transducers and vented ports
• The purpose-designed M-brace connects the four internal sides of the cabinet and amplifier, preventing any deformation for a completely inert body, with augmented acoustical damping even at maximum volume settings
• It also performs as a reinforcement structure, for greater resistance to mechanical stress

• When searching for an extended bass with enhanced performance, RCF engineers found a way to remove the high-pass filter, replacing it with a forward-thinking approach. Introducing BMC (Bass Motion Control), the newly advanced woofer excursion management feature.
• ART 9 with BMC can handle the lowest audible frequencies without affecting the woofer stability, with extended linearity and better sound integrity.
• The BMC method works by creating a complete map of the dynamic behavior of the woofer, to generate a custom algorithm that only limits over-excursions. This gives total freedom of signal reproduction to the transducer.
• When high-pass filters normally protect the woofer motion from becoming destructive, but change the phase behavior, the BMC algorithm breaks conventional rule. In combination with FiRPHASE technology, ART 9 has a level of DSP audio performance never achieved in this range of speakers.

• The design of the FIR filter for this specific purpose starts from an accurate measurement of the loudspeaker phase.
• FiRPHASE algorithm uses this measurement and adapts the loudspeaker’s phase without touching the amplitude equalization. The heart of the advanced technique used by FiRPHASE is a recursive method (least-squares method) combined with a proprietary algorithm that calculates the best FIR filter coefficients set in according to amplitude and phase constraints
• The algorithm corrects phase and amplitude (if necessary) by considering the weak points of the transducers and the resonances or cancellations due to the cabinet of the loudspeaker.
• This technique allows a deep control of phase at the mid-low frequency with relatively small filters, reaching a higher resolution than that one as theory suggests.

• The True Resistive Waveguide is the result of several refinements in both the transducers' and the vented ports' design with Finite Element Analysis, and constant measurement in RCF anechoic chambers
• Thanks to FiRPHASE technology, the new shape, and the placement of the ports, the speaker now acts as a single ideal source for a perfect sound image
• Acoustically, the TRW waveguide mimics a resonance-free pure resistive load reducing the high-frequency distortion of a classic horn. With its asymmetrical sound shaping, the coverage angle of the waveguide provides constant directivity to the entire listening area and improved stereo panorama.

• High Frequencies: The 1.75" compression driver voice-coil design with Polyimide-Kapton dome features a new bonding technology and reinforced ribs making it 10 times more durable than previous designs. The redesigned phase plug increases sound clarity, enhancing transient response and improving coupling with the low-frequency transducer
• Low Frequencies: Low-frequency transducer design gains more stability over higher currents, with less distortion, and is highly efficient in terms of heat dissipation. RCF quality control is very strict. The woofers are tested with a 200 hours continuous signal to stress the transducer at extreme levels.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is this compatable with a wireless mic?

A: Yes, you can use a wireless microphone system with the Mackie Thrash212 GO 12" 300W Powered PA Loudspeaker System.

Q: 2. What would be a good way to wall mount these? Is there a hole in the bottom?

A: The JBL 305P MkII Studio Monitors do not have a pole-mount socket on the bottom, but they can be wall-mounted with brackets such as the Mount-It! MI-SB37 Universal Speaker Wall Mounts - Pair (B&H # MOMISB37).

Q: 3. Can you buy a single spearker as a center channel?

A: You could use it as a center channel in a compatible surround mixing set up, but you would not be able to connect it to a home AV receiver for the purpose of watching movies.

Q: 4. Can you stream music via Bluetooth?

A: Yes

Q: 5. Is this pair (Left & right)?

A: No it is not a pair, it is a single unit.

Q: 6. wma files?

A: This product cannot read and playback .wma files. Converting the .wma files to MP3 files is recommended. Follow this link to learn how to perform this conversion:http://bit.ly/1IRqwAI

Q: 7. How long is the included power cable?

A: The included power cable for the JBL 306P MkII Powered 6.5" Two-Way Studio Monitor is approximately 6-feet long.

Q: 8. Does this speaker have a built in equalizer?

A: No, the Antakipro AP-15AB 700W Powered 15" PA Speaker does not have a built-in equalizer.

Q: 9. Hello, do these come packaged as a pair of speakers?

A: no, each speaker is individually packaged in a separate box. the price is for one unit, not a pair of monitors.

Q: 10. How many can you daisy chain?

A: Technically there is no limit to the number of JBL EON ONE MK2 All-in-One, Battery-Powered Column PAs you can daisy chain using the analog line output ("Pass Thru") jack.