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Mackie HR824mk2 8.75 inch Powered Studio Monitor

Powered Monitor with 8¾" LF Driver, 1" Dome Tweeter, Acoustic Space Control, LF Roll-off, HF Shelf (each)
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The 824 Monitor Just Got Better!

The Mackie HR824mk2 active studio monitors manage to improve on the widely-used originals. New features, such as a solid aluminum Zero Edge baffle and optimized waveguide help to give the HR824mk2 even more accurate, natural sound reproduction. Designed with high-definition audio in mind, this monitor provides exeptional clarity for surround 5.1 and 7.1 applications, and an Acoustic Space Control function allows it to be adapted to any room and still provide maximum accuracy. Low-frequency roll-off and high-frequency shelf functions are also included on the HR824mk2.

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Mackie HR824mk2 Active Monitor at a Glance:
  • New baffle design
  • Acoustic Space Control
  • Ample wattage, time correction

New baffle design
The HR824mk2 features a Zero Edge baffle, which is constructed from a solid piece of aluminum. The new baffle design minimizes diffraction and helps provide a clear sonic image, as well as tight bass response. An optimized waveguide disperses sound evenly over a wide field, as well as providing robust mids. These improvements to frequency response and depth of field make the HR monitors sound better than ever.

Acoustic Space Control
An integrated Acoustic Space Control feature makes these monitors ideal for locations (such as video post suites and home/project studios) where available space is limited. This feature gives you full space, half-space, and quarter space settings, which adjusts the bass response when they're away from walls, against walls, or set up in corners. Low frequency roll-off and high frequency shelf functions are also switchable on the back panel.

Ample wattage, time correction
The HR824mk2's 8.75" low-frequency driver receives 150 watts from an onboard FR (Fast Recovery) amplifier. The waveguide-loaded aluminum dome tweeter is powered with 100 watts, and an active crossover helps to eliminate phase anomalies. These monitors also include time-correction circuitry, which allows the highs and lows to reach the listener at the same time.

Mackie HR824mk2 Features:
  • 8.75" high-precision, low-distortion LF driver
  • 1" titanium dome ferrofluid-cooled tweeter
  • Optimized waveguide for wide, even tone
  • Twin FR Series amps: 150W LF, 100W HF
  • Cast aluminum Zero Edge baffle minimizes diffraction
  • Internal damping eliminates midrange artifacts
  • Passive radiator provides tight, articulate bass extension down to 45Hz
  • Acoustic Space Control, LF roll-off, HF shelf controls
  • Balanced XLR, TRS, and unbalanced RCA inputs
  • OmniMount for easy wall or ceiling placement
  • THX pm3 certified for surround applications
The Mackie HR824mk2 is an incredibly accurate active monitor that sounds great in any room!

Additional Media

HR824mk2 User Manual
Studio Monitor Buying Guide

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Tech Specs

  • Powered: Yes
  • Power Configuration: Bi-amped
  • Quantity: Single
  • LF Driver Size: 8.75"
  • LF Driver Type: Cone
  • HF Driver Size: 1"
  • HF Driver Type: Dome
  • LF Driver Power Amp: 150W
  • HF Driver Power Amp: 100W
  • Total Power: 250W
  • Frequency Range: 37Hz-20kHz (±1.5 dB)
  • Crossover Frequency: 1900Hz, 24 dB/octave
  • Maximum Peak SPL: 111 dB
  • Input Types: 1 x XLR, 1 x TRS, 1 x RCA
  • Enclosure Type: Sealed
  • Height: 16.8"
  • Width: 10.8"
  • Depth: 13.8"
  • Weight: 34.6 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 2034159-00

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Absolutely Exceptional

The low end response on these monitors is fantastic! They faithfully reproduce low end information without hyping the sound or distorting. Some monitors have an overwhelming, muddy sound to their bass, but these Mackies avoid this pitfall without sounding weak or thin. Having this kind of low end is rather difficult in a passive radiator design, Mackie did something very impressive with these monitors.

They're also surprisingly loud, but they sound very neutral at any volume. They also avoid the "mid-forward" sound in other monitors that can obscure details in recordings and mixes. These monitors are very revealing, solid mixes will sound detailed and nuanced, and errors and problems will stick out. I highly recommend these for critical listening applications.

The one criticism I have is in the high end. Personally, I'm more used to monitors with a hyped, "sparkly" top end (KRK V8s, Adam A7Xs). Because these Mackies are so neutral, I sometimes miss the boosted high end. Additionally, I auditioned these monitors with another audio engineer, and we agreed that there might be some slight tweeter-related distortion happening between 8 kHz and 10 kHz. However, these Mackies still compared very favorably with a pair of Neumann KH310s and a pair of PMC Result 6s, the primary differences being that the Mackies are louder, but the Neumanns and PMCs have a more "open" or "natural" (for lack of a better word) high frequency response.
by Mike from Reno on
Music background: Audio Engineer

Best value by a country mile!

I bought a pair of the original Mackie 824s back in 2004, and they are still going strong today. They are 100 per cent stock. No failures. I run them just under the blinky light, to protect my hearing and the speakers. My background is studio engineering. When I got these, the facility I worked at was pretty much all top end new Genelec monitors. I would take my CDs to work and listen to them off a Calrec 24 bit digital console in a treated, million dollar, 5.1 mixing room. To my ears, the Mackies at home always sounded better, which I attributed to my superior treated room acoustics, not anything wrong with the Genelecs, which are world class monitors.
The Mackie manual states right up front, you have to have a well treated room to get professional results. This point cannot be overstated. Room acoustics dominate any speaker installation, by orders of magnitude. Before you spend serious money on monitors, get the room right, whatever it takes. One more important point. Do not buy unpowered monitors. The crossover circuit totally screws up the phase in an unpowered monitor. Phase is what makes stereo sound good. Powered monitors (should) use seperate amplifiers for each speaker. The crossover is done at line level and is phase coherent. This is huge.
So recently, I decided to get my room really right. Many trips to Lowes and Home Depot for fiberglass insulation, wood, screws and fabric. It will never, ever be finished, but what a return on the investment!
I signed up for Amazon Prime HD streaming about the same time. The difference between digitally mastered and analog masters is stunning. The digital masters kick, with sharp impact, phase coherence, and definition. Every instrument is isolated, positioned, and clarified. I always had a soft spot for analog, but not any more. I actually have found music that I formerly missed when I was a workaholic, to be quite good musically, after admiring the technical quality of the mix.
The Mackie 824 series is an amazing value for the price. If something happened to mine, I would replace them with the exact same make and model.
by Bob from North Carolina on
Music background: TV Network engineer. World class facilities. 10 year guitar player, getting into keyboards and DAW.

I love(d) these Monitors

I used to have these monitors when i had a full studio, they sound great they are big, but only because of the 8 inch speakers, so they are not bigger than other 8 inch woofer monitors, so when i had to go with a small in my bedroom sort of setup i almost cried when i realized i just didn't have room on my small desk in my room, if i had a bigger desk i could have kept these because even at low volume which i would have had to use them at, they sound so full yet so accurate at the same time. when i was able to use them as monitors are meant to be used at medium volume for mixing or high volume for tracking or showing off the final mix for clients, the room felt like a stadium concert, but way clearer. I now have rokit 5's only out of necessity if i could have chained these to my ceiling to keep them I would have, when i did purchase these originally it was from sweetwater and it was my first purchase to fill up my studio, i purchased these with about $7,000 of other equipment that i needed for a full start up, and even though it was 1400 for the pair i believe that out of all of the equipment that came that one faithful day in the mail through sweetwater, which was like christmas in july these were that special gift under the tree that was your favorite in the morning

get these, for me and when when you listen through them think about how i am jealous that you are doing so
by Mike Santana from New Jersey on
Music background: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Studio Engineer, Music Lover

All EDM producers need these

If you've got your own set up, whether it be a full size room or a closet in your apartment, you absolutely cannot go wrong with these.

Now I know most of you who produce trance, dance, etc; will almost always go to the KRK's, but seriously, if you want to do it right the first time in the studio, buy these and you won't regret it. Sure, these speakers aren't going to be nice to some beginners; you're going to find that everything you were producing in the past didn't REALLY blend as nicely and your channel settings weren't THAT perfect- but that's exactly what you're looking for- some HONEST active monitors that show the true color of your work so you can be more precise and get it right. These have helped me from making some big time fails in the studio on even the smallest errors. Not only that, they're awesome to just you know, listen to music like we all obviously want to do. I have people come over just to listen to new releases through my speakers. Kind of king.

If you've got yourself a typical living situation with a bunch of people who are always complaining about the BASS ("what is that, that pounding! I can hear it all the way out in the yard!" kind of people), these monitors are also great in terms of control. You can have them blasting, which is out of this universe, but when people are sleeping or crabbing or having headaches or whatever you can still get that full room sound complete with harmonics and detail at a low volume level. Great thing for us stubborn people who feel that "turning it down" ruins the experience.

Yeah, these are probably the love of my life. Enjoy.
by AzuriteMusic on

Second pair I've owned

Mackie does it again and does it better this time. This new design is fantastic and the sound they produce is almost identical to my original pair of HR824's. Mackie monitors, in my opinion are the absolute best out there for the price. And the amazing thing is that after allmost 20 years the cost was not that much different from back when I put my first studio together. Back then I had a bit of help in deciding which monitors to go with and I must have spent 3 hours in the Mars Music listening room trying different monitors with a reference mix I had put together. After all that time I still could not find any speakers that sounded any better for the price then the Mackies. I bought these sight un heard and am VERY pleased the quality control at Mackie is still top notch.

If near flat response and clear lows, mids, and highs are what you crave then look no further then the Mackie HR824 Mk2. Oh, and BTW, they look very cool!!
by Kevin Vaught from Mayslick KY on
Music background: Recording Engineer/Producer, Pro Musician

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The HR824mk2 is Mackie's newest update to their best selling HR824 speakers... and they've done an incredible job at bringing their industry-standard studio monitors to our modern times. These are yet another classic monitor speaker that should be considered for every studio setup.
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