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Award-winning design

The Red Dot. The prestigious mark of quality and innovation. This is an award that stands for brilliance in design. And the RCF Art 7 series has earned it.

It's not easy winning that award. It's one of the most renowned and difficult-to-achieve awards in the world. But in the Product Design category, the Art 7 series managed to receive the Red Dot quality seal for design, awarded by a jury of top-class experts.

A unique shape and style has been developed thanks to careful research carried out by RCF's very own R&D team, and completed in collaboration with the ID-EE industrial design studio. Every single aspect of the series, down to the smallest of details, has been meticulously crafted to deliver next-level technical and functional characteristics. Aesthetics, acoustic performance, and digital technology have been fused together to create a system that is truly worthy of your sound. No matter what your sound may be.

Proprietary FiRPHASE filtering technology

Experience true transparency. With RCF's proprietary advanced FiRPHASE filters, the Art 7 series delivers every single sonic detail and dynamic nuance with phenomenal clarity. The filters work to distribute your sound coherently across the entire area of coverage with zero phase distortions. This keeps system latency to a minimum, and ensures that the stereo imaging of your system remains perfect.

Built for performance

RCF are renowned for their transducer designs. The Art 7 series is equipped with precision-crafted woofers and compression drivers, delivering the entire audio spectrum with astounding impact and definition. Each transducer has been carefully engineered to combat distortion, withstand consistent high power levels, and reproduce sound with absolute purity.

High-tech materials and over 60 years of dedication to sound have allowed RCF to achieve this with every single driver they produce. As pioneers of transducer innovation, RCF bring you state-of-the-art magnetic circuits combined with new voice coil ventilation systems and assemblies. The result? The unadulterated sonic bliss that your sound deserves.

Superior clarity

And it's all thanks to the ART 745-A's intelligently-designed state-of-the-art compression driver. A reference in performance and reliability. With a pure titanium dome, this driver is ideal for the speaker's 650Hz crossover point. It allows for a significantly improved impulse response, rapid decay, and superior efficiency.

The driver also boasts a 4'' voice coil with a high-temperature kapton former, and takes advantage of RCF's proprietary Direct Drive technology throughout the assembly process. Combined with a unique diaphragm suspension design, the compression driver can perform with minimal distortion and an extended low frequency range.

Features

• 1400W 2-way active speaker with phenomenal clarity and projection
• 1.4'' compression driver with a titanium dome, neodymium magnet, and 4'' voice coil
• 15'' neodymium woofer delivers and extremely linear response with deep, controlled, and precise low-end
• Transducers produced using the most advanced assembly technologies
• Built to deliver sound with exceptional purity and definition
• Capable of delivering a huge maximum SPL of up to 133dB
• Innovative DSP takes care of the crossover, EQ, phase control, soft limiting, and protection
• 650Hz crossover point ensures that vocals are reproduced perfectly
• Equipped with a 90° x 60° wide dispersion constant directivity horn
• Proprietary advanced FiRPHASE filtering technology ensures consistent sound distribution
• Transparent sonic character with absolute clarity for perfect stereo images
• No phase distortions, ensuring system latency is kept to an absolute minimum
• High-performance Class-D amplification with an ultra-efficient and lightweight design
• Art 7 amps deliver an ultra-fast attack, a realistic transient response, and impressive audio performance
• The amp boasts a solid mechanical aluminium structure for stabilisation and exceptional heat dissipation
• SMPS power supply section helps to produce maximum output whilst keeping weight to a minimum
• Winner of the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in the Product Design category

Specifications

• Frequency Response: 45Hz - 20kHz
• Maximum SPL: 133dB at 1m
• Coverage: 90° x 60° (H x V)
• Compression Driver: 1.4'' diameter, 4'' voice coil, neodymium magnet, titanium dome
• Woofer: 15'' diameter, 3.5'' voice coil, neodymium magnet
• Input Connector: XLR, 1/4'' jack
• Input Signal: Balanced/unbalanced
• Input Sensitivity: -2dBu / +4dBu
• Mic Input Sensitivity: -32dBu
• Output Connectors: XLR
• Crossover: 650Hz
• Limiter: Soft limiter
• Protection: Thermal, RMS
• Controls: Volume, Boost, Mic/Line
• Total Rated Power: 700W (RMS) / 1400W (peak)
  • LF Power: 500W (RMS) / 1000W (peak)
  • HF Power: 200W (RMS) / 400W (peak)
• Cooling: Convection
• Connections: VDE
• Cabinet:
  • Material: PP composite
  • Grille: Steel
  • Colour: Black
  • Mounting Hardware: 2 x M10
  • Pole Mount Receptacle: Yes
  • Handles: 1 x top, 2 x side
• Dimensions: 708mm x 437mm x 389mm / 27.87'' x 17.2'' x 15.31'' (H x W x D)
• Weight: 18.8kg / 41.45lbs
• SKU: 13000530