Mackie CR8SBT 8” Powered Subwoofer with Desktop Remote, Bluetooth, TRS, RCA, Crossover and Polarity Controls, Compatible with CR Series Powered Studio Monitors

Literally just started listening after setup. Up and running (iMac M4) was a breeze. I'm running it on Bluetooth for now, a few days. Then I'll connect via the supplied RCA connectors to hear any difference. Those, combined with the short speaker wire, means a setup just like in the brochures: nothing very far from each other. Luckily, the prime speaker is close and handy. But I used a lot of 14-gauge copper speaker wire to move the passive speaker to the other side of the very small room. And don't forget some proximity to a power strip. Yes, these speakers deliver on sound, superbly. But you wouldn't believe how difficult it is to find full-range speakers that don't sledgehammer you with bass. Along with my conclusion speakers like these must be powered. USB doesn't cut it. It started when Sony "improved" bass on WalkMan and DiscMan. Then ear buds improved drastically. The false standard for quality sound and auto sound was BASS. So what happens? Give 'em BASS. Beats? BASS. These speakers deliver in all ranges and any input can be tuned with a simple equalizer program. There's a lot of junk out there! These are quality. The solid enclosures do one thing: Deliver all the sound OUT! No bouncing around in there. Rock On! UPDATE: Add a star. Have spent most of the time finding Equalizer software. I won't review those, they're all quirky. Cliffhanger: The speakers sound better if you can run 3.5mm out, RCA in my case. Provided. No sweat, Bluetooth is just fine. But the direct connect just seems to have more meat on it, in all channels. Techie to me: DUH! I have a very small and close setup, even having to adjust Balance because I'm closer to one speaker. The advantage of that is the physical immersion in the sound. And these things are pure to the lowest volume, "1". Or I can just use the iMac speakers with the morning news. High performance with usability and versatility. I lusted after Klipsch (kinda personal), even created an account, but they wouldn't answer my three emails with questions. Whatever the name, these are perfect for what I wanted. And I did a TON of research for my unique setup.

These monitors are amazing! They are super simple to set up and they sound GREAT!! They are truly worth the price.

These monitor speakers are a great addition to my setup. The sound is clear and well-balanced, with impressive volume for their size. Dialogue, music, and game audio all come through crisp without distortion. They were easy to set up, fit neatly under my monitor, and don’t take up much desk space. For everyday use, gaming, or watching videos, they perform better than expected. Excellent sound quality for the price, highly recommended! I use them with the Mackie CR8SBT Subwoofer, and it works perfectly.

I had M-Audio speakers for years, because that's what we had at work. I watched a Top 10 Amazon speakers review on Youtube, and of the speakers that were in that video, these sounded the best to me. I am happy to say: they're way better than my M-Audio were. They sound better, and they're a lot more user-friendly and have nice little aesthetic touches that give it that extra edge. Connectivity and Switches Unlike M-Audio, which have a dedicated Left and Right Speaker, the Mackie has a dedicated connectivity and power speaker. With the flick of switch, you can put this main speaker on either the Left or Right side of the desk, and...only send Left or Right Stereo signals to it as you assign it. This is incredibly convenient for the creator or avid listener with a more customized setup or need for more customization. It comes with an Aux 3.5mm-to-Red/White Stereo Out cable. The Work/Play Tone Switch I am not a professional audio person, but I can tell the difference. For my listening purposes, I have always preferred studio flat because I consider it to be, "The way the producer/artist intended for it to be heard." It is the most noticeable on songs with heavy bass and electronic effects, like KPop or Hip-Hop. It brings the bass sounds all the way forward so it's loud and in your face without depreciating sound quality or peaking. Size is great. I got the 4.5" speakers for an extra punch. They fit fine on my desk, which is not an oversized desk. Build quality is excellent. They're sexy, sleek, and well-made.

So - These are great entry level monitors. You can listen to music on them and value compared to how much they cost is great. If you are just trying to get into some basic music editing them I think these or the KRK are good starting point. I grabbed them because I was looking for multi-functionality - which i thought they had with the "work/play" tone adjustment knob. I thought I would be able to use them for both video calls and then for some light music production. They just have too much to them to functionally use as video call monitors. Its loud and peoples voices are too big and it causes my camera mic to have a feedback loop. I had to buy a little 20 speaker you can see in the picture to use for the video calls, which isn't bad.

These speakers are awesome. Simple as that. Perfect sound for my home studio setup. I have no complaints. They get loud and never lose their clarity. As soon as I plugged them in and turned them on I was impressed. You did good Mackie, you did good.

Som perfeito e cristalino, funciona muito bem o bluetooth

Excelente producto

Produto em otimo estado chegou antes do previsto satisfeito

Got this from the seller "Sonotone". The product came is amazing packaging (both the package and speakers are super heavy) and the speakers are out of this world. The impact they give can't be understated, the first time I booted them up, my heart literally was beating from those bass notes. The clarity was great, sound quality was amazing, it had amazing quality, functionality was pretty simple and easy to understand! It was value for money when compared to it's competitior yamaha hs8 which was literally x2 the price. For me, the major issue with these is their size, they are too big and take up sooooo much of your desk, highly recommend to get a bigger desk or just place them on their own stands not on your desk.

Muy buenos monitores, me compré la versión más pequeña y a decir verdad, para el espacio que tengo suenan muy bien, nunca he tenido la necesidad de subir a más de la mitad la perilla del volumen y se escucha con una claridad perfecta. El único detalle que daría es que si buscas un rango de 20-20kHz estos monitores no te lo pueden ofrecer, pero más allá de eso, muy buena opción.