Mackie CR3.5 3.5" Creative Reference Powered Studio Monitors with Tone Knob and Location Switch — Active Speakers for Music Production, Desktop Computer, Gaming, HiFi Listening

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 SwitchesUnlike 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 SwitchI 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.

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.

Dude! As studio reference monitors, these are absolutely amazing! Don't expect any heavy low-end tonality (unless you add a sub), but these are well balanced and cleanly reproduce the original production sound. I use Mackie line array speakers and subs for live shows, and absolu love them. Their studio line is just as good. Quality built, killer drivers, perfectly balances, and performance driven. Great product!

This Mackie CR8SBT 8" Powered Subwoofer With Bluetooth just works and the additional volume controller is a nice touch. The controller allows you to control the overall volume of your speaker combo as well as the level of sub bass being added to the mix. You can't beat the quality at this price point.

Speakers are good, nicely priced, but they tend to clip (max out in sound and stop producing sound), very easily. The quality of the product is very well built. The look and feel are great.

You can’t go wrong with these I had the older version but lemme tell you these make that bass hit definitely recommend getting a tlr cable but they still shake the walls you can’t go wrong for the price super easy to hook up too I love the work and play mode always keep them in play mode your neighs might call the cops cause how loud these Johns are mane Best bang for your buck for the home studio and you can control the volume from left to the right speaker to bookshelf or desktop. You’re in control

I purchased these for my desktop and after setting up I was impressed with the sound they were capable of producing.they are a hefty little speaker and I think with a subwoofer I could impress the neighbors.i think money well spent.

These small desk speakers are wonderful! The first time I turned them on, I thought they weren't working because the sound was centered so well on my desk, I thought I was using a different source. The sound quality is exceptional, and the settings make it easy to dial in. Great value for what they cost. They sound like a more expensive speaker.