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<blockquote data-quote="Helge A. Bentsen" data-source="post: 116401" data-attributes="member: 263">Re: JBL Versus RCFRider friendliness is a funny thing. Very location dependent, shouldn&#039;t be an issue today. Most pro level systems are at a level where the people deploying it is a bigger factor than the system itself as long as the system has enough ompf for the task at hand.That said, none of those systems would be considered rider friendly over here. VTX is a good box, but JBL&#039; reputation is pretty low here. I don&#039;t think JBL deserves it, they make some pretty decent speakers nowadays. Haven&#039;t heard the RCF, but IME RCF systems is ok. I&#039;ve had a couple of run-ins with RCF over the years and it worked out well.For electronic music, out of these two systems I would choose the VTX based on it&#039;s low-mid output. You&#039;ll need it to keep up with the subs. And use enough subs. The VTX subs are decent, cross them over at 60 if you&#039;re bringing anything less than 16 subs for 24 tops. You&#039;ll need that couple of extra db&#039;s in the subs that you get by crossing them over at 60hz. And expect to cut out about -9db between 2 and 5k if you&#039;re using the LT preset for short throws and play loud EDM. The LT preset sounds better than the ST preset, but it&#039;s a bit hot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Helge A. Bentsen, post: 116401, member: 263"] Re: JBL Versus RCF Rider friendliness is a funny thing. Very location dependent, shouldn't be an issue today. Most pro level systems are at a level where the people deploying it is a bigger factor than the system itself as long as the system has enough ompf for the task at hand. That said, none of those systems would be considered rider friendly over here. VTX is a good box, but JBL' reputation is pretty low here. I don't think JBL deserves it, they make some pretty decent speakers nowadays. Haven't heard the RCF, but IME RCF systems is ok. I've had a couple of run-ins with RCF over the years and it worked out well. For electronic music, out of these two systems I would choose the VTX based on it's low-mid output. You'll need it to keep up with the subs. And use enough subs. The VTX subs are decent, cross them over at 60 if you're bringing anything less than 16 subs for 24 tops. You'll need that couple of extra db's in the subs that you get by crossing them over at 60hz. And expect to cut out about -9db between 2 and 5k if you're using the LT preset for short throws and play loud EDM. The LT preset sounds better than the ST preset, but it's a bit hot. [/QUOTE]

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