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Mackie CR8-XBT - 8'' Multimedia Monitors with Bluetooth (Pair)

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CR8-XBT - 8\'\' Multimedia Monitors with Bluetooth (Pair)

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CR8-XBT - 8\'\' Multimedia Monitors with Bluetooth (Pair)
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CR Series Creative Reference Multimedia Monitors offer studio-quality sound with cosmetics that compliment any desk whether you're making music, creating content, or just relaxing to your favourite tunes. CR8-XBT 8" monitors with Bluetooth® feature a sleek design with a brushed-metal panel and a distinct outline. Convenient front panel headphone out and volume control make daily use easy. Flexible rear panel inputs include balanced 1/4" TRS inputs as well as RCA. High-quality cables are included in the box to get you up and running quickly. Upgrade your listening experience with Mackie CR8-XBT monitors with Bluetooth.

Features

Signature CR Series Sound
• Professional studio-quality sound
• Great for home studios, content creators, gaming, and more

Fresh New Look
• Brushed metal front panel
• Distinct outlined design

Plug and Play
• Choose which side of your desk gets the volume knob with the convenient speaker placement switch
• Convenient front panel volume knob with on/off/volume control
• Plug your smartphone or other source into the 1/8" Aux input and listen instantly
• Front-facing headphone jack auto-defeats speaker output
• Flexible inputs - 1/4", RCA, 1/8", and Bluetooth

Bluetooth® Streaming
• Effortlessly pair any Bluetooth enabled device for easy music streaming directly to your monitors

Professional-grade components and design for optimized sonic performance
• 160 watts of clean, articulate stereo sound
• 8″ polypropylene-coated woofer
• .75″ ferrofluid-cooled silk-dome tweeter
• Specially designed waveguide delivers unmatched clarity and sound dispersion at all listening levels
• Custom-tuned rear ports for smooth, even bass
• All-wood cabinet provides a natural sonic character superior to low-grade plastic designs

Included accessories
• Acoustic isolation pads minimize boomy bass build-up and provide up/down tilt control for more focused listening
• 1/8″ to stereo RCA cable to connect computer output to speakers
• 1/8″ to 1/8″ cable to connect a smartphone or media player
• Speaker-to-speaker cable

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Really not worth it 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Uses antiquated bluetooth standard so streaming quality is super low. The treble on these is really muted. Mine stopped working reliably a few months after the 1 year warranty ended. If I ever turned them off I'd have to power cycle or connect/disconnect the headphone jack a bunch of times (20+) before they would work again. Known problem on CR3/CR4. you have to take the speaker apart and cut a leg on the amplifier IC. First and absolutely the last bit of Mackie gear I'll ever buy. Overpriced $250 klipsch R-40M speakers sound better.
Posted by Al on Oct 28, 2023
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Closest Store   Trois-Rivières, Quebec
I can't find anything good to say about these speakers. They sound thin and the bass is ''tubby'' sounding. They distort easily and need lots of EQ to sound even slightly decent. Save your money and get something better.
Posted by Steven Harnois on Nov 29, 2022
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