Mackie Speaker Rankings and Reviews

The updated Mackie CR4 with a 4” polypropylene woofer, 0.75” silk dome tweeter and 50W total, all-wood cabinets, a front headphone jack and RCA, 1/4” and 1/8” inputs.

The third generation of the Mackie CR4 monitors, replacing the Mackie CR4-X.

Erin’s Klippel data predicts 2.50 standalone and 5.42 with an ideal subwoofer.

The third generation of Mackie’s best-selling CR3 desktop monitors, replacing the Mackie CR3-X.

The available third-party data suggests a useful combination of bass reach and midrange balance: -3dB around 46Hz, a 2.0dB midrange span, and preference estimates of 5.11 standalone and 7.06 with an ideal subwoofer.

The updated Mackie HR824 with an 8.75” woofer, a 1” titanium dome tweeter in a waveguide, a solid aluminium Zero Edge baffle and a rear 6” x 12” passive radiator, driven by 150W and 100W amplifiers.

A larger sibling of the Mackie MR524 using the same logarithmic waveguide, which spreads the treble wide for a broad sweet spot.

A larger sibling of the Mackie MR524 using the same logarithmic waveguide, which spreads the treble wide for a broad sweet spot.

8-inch custom high-output woofer + 1-inch compression driver delivers powerful audio with incredible dynamic range.

Six channel mixer with effects, looper, tuner and snapshots on a breakaway controller that clips to a mic stand.

A preference score of 83 for a closed-back headphone is strong, and bass from 60 to 200 Hz is about 1 dB above target for a slightly warm, full low end.

Three balanced armatures with 15 ohm impedance and 117 dB/mW sensitivity make it effortless to drive from a phone or a stage belt pack.

Low cost powered multimedia monitors with a 4” woofer, 0.75” silk dome tweeter and 14W per channel, plus a front volume knob and headphone jack.

A classic active studio monitor with an 8.75” woofer, a 1” aluminium dome tweeter and a rear passive radiator, driven by 150W and 100W amplifiers.