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RCF ART 525-A Active, 2-Way Speaker System, 750-W, 15" Woofer, 2" HF, High SPL

Art Series
ART 525-A Active, 2-Way Speaker System, 750-W, 15" Woofer, 2" HF, High SPL

ART 522-A and ART 525-A are a milestone in ART series evolution. The careful acoustic design, no compromise neodymium transducers and a powerful digital amplifier make the newest ART models the preferred tool of many professionals. Incredibly lightweight, are perfect in live sound reinforcement and reliable in installed situations.

RCF ART 522-A and ART 525-A are 2-way active systems offering substantial power for a variety of professional applications that include primary sound reinforcement and supplementary fill for larger systems. They integrates a digital high power 750 Watt amplifier, a complete electronic processor section and premium RCF low distortion, high power transducers. The result is compact, light weight, high power accurate systems, unique in there class for clarity and low distortion.

The total amplifier power is 750 watt: a 500 watt digital amplifier design is used to power the low frequencies, the compression driver is powered from 250 watt of digital clear power. The input section offers an jack/XLR input combo connector, a master volume control and a useful XLR loop-through link guarantee the best versatility. The processor section includes low noise active crossover, system equalisation, transducer phase alignment, limiter and protection functions.

The compression driver uses a 0.05 mm titanium dome featuring a vented suspension and is powered from a massive high flux neodymium magnet and an edge wound 64 mm aluminium voice coil. This top class driver offers a high output, transparent midrange sound and clarity in high frequencies reproduction.

The ART 522-A features a 12" inch woofer that, with a 3" inside-outside aluminium coil and a powerful magnetic structure, guarantees a fast and accurate mid-bass frequency range.

ART 525-A Features

  • 750 Watt digital amplifier, 500 watt low frequency and 250 watt high frequency power
  • 131 dB max SPL
  • Wide dispersion, 90 x 60 low distortion, constant directivity horn
  • 15" High efficiency woofer, 87 mm in-out voice coil
  • 1.5" Titanium dome, 64 mm voice coil, high frequency driver
  • Electronic equalisation, phase alignment, limiter and protection
  • Line Jack/XLR input, XLR signal output
  • Two side handles, one top handle for easy transportation and positioning
  • Four M10 fly points and pole mount adaptor

All components are housed in a rigid polypropylene composite enclosure. The woofer is protected by a powder coated, metal grille. The cabinet features four M10 threaded fly points, a 35 mm pole mount adaptor, two side handles and a top handle.

ART 525-A: Acoustical specifications

  • Frequency Response: 45-20Khz
  • Max SPL: 131dB
  • Sensitivity: -
  • Coverage Angle: 60°x60°
  • Compression Driver: neo 2"
  • Midrange: -
  • Woofer: 15"
  • Power Handling: -

ART 525-A: Input section

  • Input Signal- Impedance: bal./unbal.
  • Input Connector: Jack/XLR
  • Output Signal Connector: XLR
  • Input sensitivity: 0dBu
  • Mic. input Sensitivity: -40dB

ART 525-A: Processor section

  • Crossover Frequencies: 1200Hz
  • Selectable high pass output: -
  • Protections: DC/Short-Circuit
  • Limiter: fast/RMS Limiter
  • Master Volume
  • Phase Switch: -
  • Music/Voice EQ: -

ART 525-A: Amplifier

  • Nominal Power: 750-Watt
  • High Frequencies: Digital 250Watt
  • Mid Frequencies: -
  • Low Frequencies: Digital 500Watt
  • Cooling: Convection

ART 525-A: Physical specifications

  • Height (mm): 680
  • Width (mm): 405
  • Depth (mm): 345
  • Weight: 18.5kg
  • Cabinet: Composite PP
  • Hardware: Four M10 flying points
  • Handles: 2 Sides, 1 Top
  • Pole-Mount/Cap: yes
  • Colour: Anthracite Grey

Art Series Product Range

Accessories Available

Padded BagRoad CaseFull Face GrilleRemote Control

Technologies Inside

Pure Titanium Diaphragm

PURE TITANIUM DIAPHRAGM

RCF has developed an oxygen free process of moulding pure titanium ultra thin films in high quality, finely controlled shaped diaphragms.

The RCF process offers superior sonic quality, extended to the highest audible frequencies which guarantee consistent power handling and reliability.

Inside/Outside Voice Coils

INSIDE/OUTSIDE VOICE COILS

RCF has developed a unique voice coil, combining the advantages of inside/outside technology to the superior quality of polyimideimide materials (wire resins and former resins).

The inside/outside coil offers many advantages:
- the dissipation surface is doubled
- the adhesion area to the former is doubled
- during thermal expansion the former is squeezed between inside and outside layers offering the best mechanical resistance.

The former is made from polyimide – imide fibreglass and the area between the coil and the cone is a triple layer of nomex – fibreglass – nomex for maximum stiffness and accurate sound transfer.

Direct Drive Voice Coil Assembly

DIRECT DRIVE VOICE COIL ASSEMBLY

RCF voice coil assemblies are designed using high-strength high-temperature Nomex® voice coil Formers with rectangular profile copper clad aluminium wire which is assembled using advanced specially formulated adhesives.

Proprietary curing processes ensure optimal assembly strength and safe operation even under extreme thermal conditions. The top of the Former is bent and bonded directly to the edge of the titanium diaphragm resulting in a Direct Drive configuration. Direct Drive guarantees optimal transfer of energy between the voice coil and the dome assembly, providing smoother, extended frequency response beyond 10 KHz, reducing break up modes and lowering distortion.

This assembly delivers high power handling along with excellent mechanical and thermal properties that make RCF Precision Series compression drivers robust and reliable.

Neodymium Magnets

NEODYMIUM MAGNETS

RCF Precision Compression Drivers and Woofers come equipped with high thermal performance with high performance lightweight Neodymium magnets, offering advantages in system portability and high frequency clarity (due to the force of magnetic flux in the gap exceeding 2 kilogauss).

Specific attention has been paid to magnetic circuit polarisation for optimum thermal immunity.

   

Product Features

Input Panel

ART 525-A Input Panel