Mackie MR624

W pracy kazdego pasjonata realizacji dzwieku, przychodzi nieublaganie moment w którym staje on przed koniecznoscia wymiany wysluzonych monitorów odsluchowych bliskiego pola, zwlaszcza gdy naprawa starych zwyczajnie przestaje byc oplacalna. Z racji skromnego budzetu jak i ograniczonej powierzchni w domowym studiu projektowym, mój wybór byl z góry ukierunkowany na konstrukcje w cenie 700-800 zl za sztuke, wyposazonych w woofer o srednicy w granicach 6". Przez lata przyzwyczailem sie do pelniejszego brzmienia i choc na biurku jest niewiele miejsca, to nie chcialem decydowac sie na membrane 5", mimo ze zaoszczedziloby to kilku centymetrów powierzchni. Monitory z woofer'em 6" sa dla mnie najrozsadniejszym kompromisem miedzy oferowanym brzmieniem a ich rozmiarem.
Po dluzszym okresie poszukiwan mój wybór padl w koncu na Mackie MR624 i musze przyznac, ze zakochalem sie w ich brzmieniu od pierwszego uruchomienia i odsluchu. Ich wykonanie jest niemal doskonale, wszystkie elementy sa dobrze spasowane z obudowa MDF. Mala i zwarta konstrukcja wyposazona w jedwabny tweeter 1" oraz polipropylenowy woofer 6,5" zostala zamknieta w rozsadnej wadze 7.5 kg. Nowoczesny wyglad frontu i klasyczne, czarne, matowe wykonczenie powoduje ze prezentuje sie doskonale. Od strony funkcjonalnej otrzymujemy komplet wejsc: symetrycznych TRS i XLR oraz niesymetryczne TR i RCA. Calosc dopelnia zestaw filtrów pozwalajacych na dostrojenie brzmienia do warunków panujacych w pomieszczeniu oraz regulacja poziomu sygnalu. Ich dzwiek zaskakuje bardzo pozytywnie, daje wrazenie pracy na monitorach wyzszej klasy niz sugeruje to ich cena. Choc posiadaja dosc konturowe brzmienie (podobno charakterystyczne dla Mackie) i mozna odczuc lekkie braki dla pasm 90Hz, 380Hz, 650Hz i 1.5kHz, to trzeba przyznac ze graja dosc wyrównanym brzmieniem a praca z nimi jest przyjemnoscia m.in. dzieki doskonalej selektywnosci i odwzorowaniu stereofonii. Deklarowany przez producenta zakres dolnego pasma obejmujacy 45Hz nie jest pusta obietnica ale stanem faktycznym, co bardzo pozytywnie zaskakuje, podobnie jak szybkosc samego basu który dzieki zastosowaniu w woofer'ze sztywnego zawieszenia, nie jest zamulony mimo odczuwalnego niedosytu. W mojej ocenie, Mackie MR624 to zdecydowany faworyt i produkt godny polecenia w tym przedziale cenowym, co tez czynie. Polecam!

Plusy:
+ swietne wykonanie
+ nowoczesny wyglad
+ matowe wykonczenie
+ wbudowane filtry
+ zestaw zlaczy symetrycznych i niesymetrycznych
+ woofer 6.5"
+ wyrównane brzmienie
+ realne pasmo przenoszenia 38 Hz ? 20 kHz (-10dB)
+ cena

Minusy:
- odczuwalne braki pasma 90Hz, 380Hz, 650Hz i 1.5kHz
- konturowe brzmienie ( nie musi podobac sie kazdemu )

I have been wanting to upgrade my pc sound ,the Logitech z2300 i used for a decade. I had tested several speakers for 2 weeks each. Speakers like edifiers, swans m200mkiii+, jbl`s and a couple more i cant remember. You should know this: deciding which speaker is the best is subjective. There is no best speaker. Personal taste is a big factor. A speaker might perform a tiny better than the other of course but you might hate the sound. For me the mr624 are the best.
I`m using them in a 6 by 4 meter room.
First thing i noticed when i unpacked them was how solid they looked and felt. The design is elegant and will look good on most desks/speaker stands. They are not that heavy. You would expect them to weigh more considering the size of these. The sound the mr 624 bring is excellent. Its amazing how much more detail i can hear in music. In some tracks i could hear a 3 layered string which i couldn`t hear before. Imaging is really well done. While the sound stage is good i wish it had just a little bit more of that magic(jbl magic). The highs are clear, cymbals hi hats etc don`t lose audibility nor clarity and the lows are awesome. You would need a subwoofer for bass heavy music like hardstyle, trap or dubstep. You won`t need a subwoofer for other edm like house, trance techno etc since the lows are deliciously low and its exceptional responsive for tight short kicks. The mids are great. The sound signature is similar to swans m200mkiii+ but has better lows and a tad better highs. The swans had marginally better mids. I use them on my computer via the digital optical output on a soundcard, feeding into a topping e30 connecting to the mackies with RCA cables. Using USB and balanced cables would be better of course.
Making music is even more fun now. I can express music better with more detail in the sound design.
Don`t look at the mackie mr624 solely as studio monitors. They work terrific for use in home cinema setups for gaming and regular activities. I`m using them for enjoying music, movies and games, less for producing because i am rediscovering audio. No time for producing. That`s how awesome they are.

pros:
+6.5 inch woofers
+great sound with plenty of lows
+less hiss than other powered studio monitors i tried
+not heavy
+not fatiguing. Can listen to for hours on end.
+extremely powerful. I won`t use more than 50% of it power in most cases.
+class a/b amp that doesn`t get overly hot

cons:
-even if it has less hiss than most powered studio monitors, no hiss -would be better
-no tactile feedback on volume knob besides the middle point.
-flat design makes people put things on the speakers. DON`T PUT YOUR STUFF ON THE GOD D*MN SPEAKERS

I have been looking for a pair of monitors predominantly for listening purposes and occasional mastering at home studio. After extensive research and comparison I have ruled out the Yamaha HS series (seemed a bit too "flat" for my taste and use cases) and considered the "enhanced" sound of the JBL or KRK to be not quite what I was looking for when it comes to sound analysis. Mackies on the other hand sound very balanced, in my opinion. Tight and confident lows especially for certain styles like trip-hop or jazz (maybe consider the 8' version or a sub if you need a bit more of that low-end), and the highs are wonderfully bright and crisp. Sometimes maybe even too crisp and that is when the high frequency cutoff could be useful. Nice design and solid build quality. The depth of the "stage" is fascinating even on low volume levels. And though I would not say that the response is strictly flat yet within their class these monitors hit very sweet and comfortable spot for mastering. Would definitely recommend, if you are looking for a more "balanced" and versatile sound.

its been over 3 months since i had these pair.one of the monitors had kind of hardware issue.there was well noticeable disturbing noise which appears with only low frequency sounds such as kicks, bass line, low tom, low end percussion etc.it was like woofer cone has been slightly worn away.i thought that could be the signal.so i swapped the cables but noise was still there.but thanks to Thomanns rapid response, faulty one has gone back and new one has been delivered rapidly.sound is very accurate,well deep and widen stereo clarity with crispy clear frequency response of 50hz to 20khz.you cant miss any sound between these frequencies.i use them with minimum volume of 50% as u increase it to 75-80% frequency response wont drop or fade away at all.great low ends, low mid, crystal clear mid, mid high and high. very happy with sound efficiency of these monitors.no need sub woofer at all.if you have bigger space go for 824 if not these guys all you need.