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Posted by nutsan on Jun-03-2007 21:00:

Mackie's new monitors

i just seen the new mackie monitors and they look pretty nice. any one know the release date for these?

eye candy for you lot, sorry if this is old news

Posted by SPAWNmaster on Jun-04-2007 04:56:

nice! havent heard anything about these guys yet.

Posted by Liquid Fusion on Jun-04-2007 15:12:

what are they called. I can't find them. And are they expensive?

Posted by Storyteller on Jun-04-2007 16:04:

They're called the Mackie HRmk2 if I'm correct.

Expected prices:
600Euro for the 8Inch
450Euro for the 6Inch

http://www.macmusic.org/news/view.php/lang/en/id/5321/

Posted by Liquid Fusion on Jun-04-2007 16:09:

what exactly does Mk2 stand for?

Posted by flutlicht junky on Jun-04-2007 16:36:

Mark 2, it means 2nd version. You not heard that expression b4?

Posted by Beyer on Jun-04-2007 19:35:

I personally prefer the look of the old ones. I find them ALOT better looking.

Posted by Liquid Fusion on Jun-04-2007 21:24:

i've heard it ALOT, i just never really cared up until now

Posted by antronx on Jun-05-2007 05:50:

awesome, now the old ones are going to be on sale!

it said on mackie's web site that the new ones got passive radiators to extend low end response. interesting..

Posted by echosystm on Jun-05-2007 06:22:

quote:
Originally posted by antronx
awesome, now the old ones are going to be on sale!

it said on mackie's web site that the new ones got passive radiators to extend low end response. interesting..

The HR824/624 were radiator designs too :P

Posted by Fledz on Jun-05-2007 07:14:

About bloody time they updated their hardware. It was starting to get a bit worse for wear with lots of newer brands using much newer technology.

Can't really say anything until we hear it but it's Mackie so it should at least be good. Pretty cheap aswell.

Posted by DJ RANN on Jun-05-2007 11:03:

OMFG! How did I miss this?

Now where to demo......?

To be honest, from a glance it looks like the same driver as the HR824 but then again if it aint broke, don't fix it......

Posted by nutsan on Jun-05-2007 12:11:

seems i wasn't the only one to of missed these then

i guessed it was coming due to the price drop on some websites. lets just see how long it takes to be released. if its anyhing like the d.4 dj mixer which was released in jan but stock still hasn't reached suppliers, then it ill be a long time. saying that the new mackie control stuff came out reasonably quick.

Posted by antronx on Jun-05-2007 17:53:

quote:
Originally posted by echosystm
The HR824/624 were radiator designs too :P

Holy shit echosystm, i looked in the back of mines and there they are hidden behind the amplifiers. Is that why they sound boomier if placed closer to the corners of the room? I am not too excited about new look though, the old ones look fine to me.

Posted by wayfinder on Jun-06-2007 12:58:

quote:
Originally posted by nutsan
seems i wasn't the only one to of missed these then

i guessed it was coming due to the price drop on some websites. lets just see how long it takes to be released. if its anyhing like the d.4 dj mixer which was released in jan but stock still hasn't reached suppliers, then it ill be a long time. saying that the new mackie control stuff came out reasonably quick.
I may not be completely up to speed on this, but I seem to of the recollection that when I was shopping for monitors, the HRxxx were much more expensive than 600/400 apiece. Of the prices changed that much? I ofn't been checking a lot, so I might of missed it. Do you of any idea where to get them most cheaply?

Posted by nutsan on Jun-06-2007 14:06:

here in the uk you can get hr624 for �499 a pair including mopads and cables, and ive seen hr824 for �670 a pair.

Posted by emc^2 on Jun-06-2007 15:48:

They look quite genelec-ish... Alas, I'm selling my HR824's in favor of ADAM P11a. Loved hese Mackies but I hear I will love my ADAMs even more.

Posted by Freqnasty on Jun-08-2007 04:55:

wuts the frequency response ?