I wanted my own PA system for performances, so as not to depend on house PA systems.  So I purchased a pair of these RCF powered PA speakers.  The RCF is seen below a Mackie HR824 nearfield monitor.  I am able to use either set of speakers – or both at once – in the studio.  The RCF pole-mounts, too.

The ART 310-A speaker is bi-amplified:  300 watt low and 50 watt high into a 10-inch woofer and 1-inch tweeter.  Uses balanced XLR input with a through XLR output (handy for hooking up the Mackies).

How do these sound?  Really good!  The Mackies seem to have more definition, but not as much open quality as the RCF.  The speakers sound different from each other, but it’s hard to describe.  The RCF exhibits a little hiss from the tweeter when quiescent.  But I have no complaints.  They will do the job in a club or gallery.  And they are light:  under 30 pounds each.