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Created by the same audio gurus who brought you the legendary HR Series, the MR8 Mackie Reference Monitor is the perfect solution for those ready to step up to a monitoring system with truly pro sound. The MR8 delivers everything you need for critical monitoring in your home studio, multimedia or home theater system. With its Active bi-amplified architecture (100W LF/50W HF), wide-dispersion, ultra-flat frequency response and outstanding bass performance, you get superior imaging with impeccable clarity. Thanks to its unbelievable sound-and price-the MR8 monitor stands alone in its class.

The MR8 monitor contains an 8" cast aluminum basket, high-efficiency carbon fiber woofer and a 110° x 90° constant directivity horn with Ferrofluid cooled, 1" titanium-dome tweeter. It features a built-in, LICC low-inductance passive crossover with high-frequency dynamic protection. It is lightweight, UV/weather resistant, and made with high-density polystyrene. It has a trapezoidal-shaped enclosure for multiple applications and minimum visual intrusion. It also has integrated mounting points for use with optional mounting hardware. Comes with Mackie's exclusive industrialone-time no fault repair policy and a five year, limited warranty.

Mackie MR8 Active Studio Monitor Features:

  • Studio monitor with true Active design
  • Precision Class A/B amplifiers with Active protection circuits: 100W for LF / 50W for HF
  • HF and LF acoustic controls for room correction
  • Balanced XLR, TRS, and unbalanced RCA inputs
  • Ultra-low distortion 8" steel frame LF transducer
  • Waveguide loaded 1" high-resolution HF transducer
  • Minimum-diffraction molded baffle for smooth, wide sweet zone
  • Magnetically shielded for safe placement near computer/video monitor
  • Precisely tuned for working interchangeably with other MR units

The MR8 delivers everything you need for critical monitoring in your home studio, multimedia or home theater system.

Mackie MR8 Active Studio Monitor

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Average of 3 User Ratings

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Overall: 9.00

Quality

Quality: 9.00

Features

Features: 9.00

Value

Value: 8.33

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Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

When you're serious about your mix.
Posted by R.C from Gastonia, N.C. on Oct 29, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Recording Engineer
Reviewer's Play Style: Pop / Rock /Hip Hop
When you're serious about making great recordings, but don't have a big-time budget; The Mackie MR8 Reference Monitors will give you professional quality tools to reference your mix with. Bottom line is for your mix to translate well. And yes they do sport the power, clarity, and sound quality that you would expect from a name like Mackie.

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Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 8

Features

Features: 8

Value

Value: 10

Great Monitor: If they work
Posted by Joel from Canyon, Texas on Sep 22, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Recording engineer, Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Christian Rock
I bought a pair recently and right out of the box the tweeter on one of them does absolutely nothing. No sound at all. I switched cables, moved from channel to channel and the amplifier does not seem to be working on the highs. The low frequencies were also very weak. I got a bum monitor. I will be returning it for a replacement that is the same because the one that does work sounds excellent. I just can't see how a company like Mackie could miss something like this. Usually, if you buy anything Mackie you expect the utmost in quality. Disappointing.

Overall

Overall: 8

Quality

Quality: 9

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 5

BUZZING SOUND
Posted by Anonymous Musician from canada on Mar 26, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: hobbyist,active,musician(drummer,bass,guitar,piano
Reviewer's Play Style: mostly contemporary and gospel
I got one of this (mackie mr8) and when I hook up everything, mixer(mackie), stage(roland rd300sx)piano, pro mic and roland td-6 sound awesome, perfect sound that I've been looking for, it blows me away and satisfied me. The only problem I encounter is, when I am playing I here buzz and thought its just the set up, but when I removed the xlr connection and just leave the power on, nothing is connected just the power to test it, it's freak me out I still hear the buzzing sound, I turn down all the volume at the back of the cabinet the buzz still there, I put my ear in the cabinet and the buzz is inside the cabinet, I'm confused that time, so what I did I hook up mixer alone and turn up the volume up the middle and the buzzing sound is going up to, so to check this I went the other store and buy another one same mackie mr8 to test and compare, and when I plug the new one it freaks me out again they make buzzing sound without anything connected to them. I a'm going to return this and and might get a new one but different brand I think..

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