Mackie CR5BT CR Series Channel Studio Monitors with Bluetooth, Black

I've been a hobby musician for over a decade, but I recently set up a small recording space in my home. Before owning these I was using various Logitech computer speakers or Studio Beats by Dre to monitor all of my audio and recordings. These Mackies are a game changer. At a price considerably lower than most professional studio headphones, these monitors deliver. The audio is clear and accurate, and after reading some reviews complaining about a lack of low ends, I was pleasantly surprised at the punch these have. As far as using these as media/bluetooth speakers, they are equally impressive. You hear everything the artist wanted you to hear. I personally had a few minor stutters in the audio streaming from my phone at about 15 feet, but that could be from any number of causes. I've also used them with my Playstation 4, they are especially great with any music centric games.

Mackie - Always Trustable, Cyrstal clear sound, you can hear all sort of instruments and tone very clearly even for the normal songs.

All is fine, the build quality the audio are all really good, the 4ange on this thing is also amazing but to those of you out there planning to buy it, I have something to tell. The bluetooth button on this thing gets loose almost immediately after a few days of use and hence leads to a constant vibrating noise through anything above average volume and bass levels. This becomes specially bugging when listening to and creating house and pop rock music. You might wanna go for non Bluetooth on this one to avoid this issue.

I got a great deal during the Amazon sale. It's q great set of speakers not only as a studio monitor but also for someone who enjoys casual music and movies. The sound quality is good and so is the built quality.

Like:- Quite neutral.- Sound good. Quite transparent. Your source should be good.- Sound good at mid to mind-high volumesBad:- Sound separation and stage could have been better.- Poor quality components. the switch that selects left/right speaker does not work properly after a few months.- Run's very warm/hot even when not in use while switched on or OFF- the TDA amp chip blew after one year of light to moderate use. Did not get good support and had to remove, procure and solder the chip myself. Therefore not very reliable.Update: Died again. Very poor amp circuit design.I would not buy it again or recommend to people due to poor reliability and poor support.Edifiers are a better option.I have R1700Bt. They are a bit less neutral but are more musical and run cooler and more reliable. They also have a remote. I would recommend this for people on a budget.For people with higher budget, I recommend the the Edifier s3000 pro. I have this and these are leagues ahead in sound quality.

shocking ...thats what it is! it beats all the conventions on "good" audio we audiophiles seem to have.What a kick in the face? When you hear every bit of sound, it takes you to a different realm and the conventional music listening has to be now reoriented. After listening to an Denon AV amp on wharfdales and Bose, these are miles ahead in terms of clarity you begin to think there is something wrong with the music or your ears!! Simply said its the BEST ...I have now learnt to listen to music as it should be..enjoy the experience...

Best among others in this price range

Writing this review after i am having to return the product.I had ordered the CR5BT. The first piece i received had a peculiar isuse that, the passive side woofer was not working. The tweeter was working fine, but not the woofer. Hence, had to request for replacement.Replacement arrived, however now, the bluetooth was not working as expected.While playing songs via BT, we noticed that there is a lot of stuttering. Playback was not smooth. At first i thought, it might be due to the youtube app in the mobile. Later, i tested using multiple mobiles. ( Both androids and iPhones, as well as from vaired apps like Youtube, music players, power amp players etc. ) The stuttering was sort of intermittent but very annoying and hampered the music experience very much.Due to the same, i had to return the second piece as well.This problem was only when playing via Bluetooth. When source was RCA, it was working fine.Coming to music quality, i was very very happy with the sound output. The highs, the mids and the lows were very good.Such a shame that i had to return.