After watching a few of these, I actually sold my AudioEngine A5+ and got the Mackies... could ... never ... have ... been ... Happier! What a difference. I produce some lowfi stuff, but listen alot as well, and everything is sounding so so much better. A5+ have this disgusting bump around 200 - 250hz , everything sounds like it has cold and a congested on them - too nasal and abrasive. I am free at last. Thanks friend.
Hey I know this video is probably the furthest thing from your mind right, but I wanted to ask if you still had the Mackies and if so how are they holding up?. MY main monitors have finally clunked out on me after nearly 20 years of use. Luckily I still have my secondary 5 inch monitors but I can't really mix my low end on them. I've been looking at these Mackies (my broken ones are the HR24s) but I hear that they don't last. I've seen a lot of good reviews on their sound quality but I can't find any that speak to their longevity. Thanks.
@@maysonstorm4956 Haha, no worries. Saw your question. Yes, I still do have them, sitting right here by my sides. And I still LOVE them, and cant recommend more. I dont do any crazy high levels listening on them, so as long as I keep cones safe, they should last forever.
@@D3ft0ne Thanks a lot for the response. I actually swore by my previous Mackies (maybe because I'm what they call "old school) but when I was coming up Mackie was a serious player that doesn't seem to have the same esteem that it used to. I was really leaning towards getting these anyway but you've really made my mind up for me lol. Thanks a lot for the response, again.
MR524 has way better and tighter bass than Rokit 5, not even the same league. But it comes at the price of a nasty notch in lower mids, to the point of almost complete absence of them. Happens often with 5" woofers. Though Rokit 5 has a notch in higher-mids (in the deep track, the pluck sound is totally muffled). Both sounded best with the "deep" track, though the bass response makes MR524 champion for EDM. For instrumental music it depends, but often times KRK seems to give a more honest picture. But I wouldn't say that either can be used for reference listening. They both have critical notches in the sound. Pros and cons: MR524: + much better bass - notch in "warm" mid frequencies - more compressed and agressive highs Rokit 5 G3 + in instrumental tracks sounds "closer to life" than MR524, has smoother highs - notch in "high mid" freqs - muffled bass
@Mario thank you and no, soundstage is completely different aspect - it's the "volume" of the mix, how wide it is and how well you can localize single sounds in the whole mix. What I'm talking about is frequency response, and that it's far from flat.
Sorry to be bothering you after 3 years but I have come down to choosing between those two systems and I'd like to know if your opinion is based on real-life experience (have you heard them in real life) or you judged by the video here.
@@MotoGreciaMarios Hi. Ive heard both. But mackie I heard much more, because I bought them. I can say that both type of monitors are good devision to buy. For someone there are big differences between them. Especially for me they are very close. But they sounded really different (character), u can hear it in the video. But in all ways I decide you to buy mackie. I bought them and happy for 2 years a lot! I have a presonus eries e5 too. And all monitors in that price are close to each other. But for me mackie sounded a little bit better in every genre of music.
Watching this video thru my KRK Rokit 5 inches and I am able to find some difference having Mackies showing little edge on overall sound. I found this difference by listening thru my KRK Rokit 5 inches.. what a paradox!
To me Mackie definitely had the better overall more crispy defined quality sound until the source track plays then my old ass Events seem to shine. TF does that supposed to mean? Someone Explain..
Thank you for your work! Very good comparissons. I wish you'd also make comparissons like 5" against 6" woofers and 6" against 8" woofers. Would be very helpful, especially in case for Mackies!
seems to be hardly any reviews for the mr524s!! I'm guessing they're similar to the last mackie MR series, maybe better? I want them but not sure if I want to risk it
I've got Mackie CR4's and for budgets, they are great. But I am going upgrade to either the MR524 or 624. Any suggestions on which? I just play techno/house music on a controller.
First of all hello sir and thanks for your honest review of these monitors.can u please make a review video of vault Studio monitors and tell us truty whether they are any good I am very curious for that because these monitors are way cheaper then other please sir please it's my request.
It's actually hard to compare. Mids are a wide spectrum, there's lower mids, high mids, "mid" mids. I'd say KRKs are lacking in the mid-high spectrum (pluck in the deep track is muffled), but Mackies definetely lack in the lower-mid mids. This is kind of inevitable - 5" woofer can't give you both mids and lows, so it'll either have good bass, or good lower mids. Mids are very important for instrumental music, bass is critical for EDM. In terms of bass, MR524 is way better than KRKs, it's not even the same league. But that gap in lower mids... You can't use either for reference, really. They're both more like glorified speakers.
it would be incredibly great if you could compare the mackies MR524 to edifier R2600. i am planning to upgrade my R2600s , with the mackies 524...thanks very very much
Yo no soy un experto, lo único que se, es que, cuando escucho los Mackie MR524, su sonido no me trasmite nada, ni siento ninguna emoción, sin embargo, cuando escucho los KRK Rokit 5, su sonido mas natural, consigue hacerme sentir y emocionarme, me gustan. Para Mi, de todos los monitores de estudio que he escuchado, me quedo con KRK, Presonus Eris E4.5 y JBL LRS305, en esta gama de precios, donde se cuelan los preonus E4,5, a pesar de su tamaño y precio, muy valiosos. A todo esto, hay que tener en cuenta, que escuchándolos, a través de una grabación, no podemos emitir un buen criterio, solo es una referencia. Llevo 20 días escuchando monitores, y a pesar de unas pocas críticas en contra de KRK, algunas de ellas dichas por profesionales, voy a seguir mi propio criterio y voy a comprar Rokit 6.
Me pasa algo parecido... si bien la idea de los monitores es que sean planos... al escuchar los Mackie... no siento nada sin importar que genero se trate... al escuchar los KRK... algo me dice epaaaa me gusta... sin importar nuevamente que genero se trate... algo me transmite... y eso que vine por los Mackie..
@@fbastudios @gixxerboy555 hello, I just had the mr524 for a week and I have the same feeling as you. The sound is about flat but no emotion comes out of these speakers, even on beautiful songs. I also have at home the RP5 G3 and the Eris 4.5 ... when I work with the RP5 I easier to work the bass, treble and the stereo ... when I work with the Eris 4.5 I know how to work all the mediums and give a lot of emotions to the song, but I have dirty jokes with the bass or the treble or the stereo (track sound too close on other systems). Do you have the same problem ? (i think i will return the mr524)
You really have to have the krks at a high volume to get any use out of the response, makies sound good even at Los volumes so you can make your tracks at/1am or 4pm and get the same response, I've owned both monitors
That's just my two cents. MR524 > ROKIT5 G3, but I like both of them. Mackie MR524 : open high range, clear, crisp and high-speed response, but slightly impassive sound in a bad way? Overall, they sound like sharpness of outline. KRK ROKIT5 G3 : good connections between woofer's sound and tweeter's one, smooth, soft touch tone and sweet, but they slightly have incidental sounds? Overall, they have shiny colors, so I like this sort of tone. However, MR524 might outstrip them in the comprehensive strength.
Bit of advice please.....liking both the sound of both the krk and the mackie but was thinking about the 624 and rokit 6's. Going to be using on my pioneer decks (not producing), mixing trance, prog and tech. A smallish room......Any thoughts??
In my opinion You can not go wrong with either of these two, but if You care more about sound quality than build quality than go with Mackie. KRK will be better build and should last longer though...
I'm waiting for that comparison too between MR524 and LSR305. Which: -has better soundstage, in width and in depth too? -is more transparent? -has better vocals and how they are presented in space (laid back, upfront, in-your-face)? -is more clear / detailed? -is easier to listen to?
i have focuscrite 6i6 2 gen plus this mackies are very acurate sound with jack balanced but xlr i want to try , i have one question xlr male to jack balanced more clarity sound?
Will this be a problem with my mackie mr524 having the bass port on the back, because I have limited space and can only set up monitors pretty much right up against the wall on my desk.
Right against the wall is not a good idea. If You can give them at least 10cm of space between back of monitors and the wall than go for Mackie, if not than try Presonus E5 instead
Я себе купил неделю назад MACKIE MR524 . Пока слушаю , привыкаю . До этого были presonus Eris 5 и presonus Eris 4.5 . Кстати , presonus Eris 4,5 понравились больше чем Eris E 5 . . Если говорить о звучании сравнивая MACKIE MR524 и presonus . то Mr524 мягче играет , на них работать можно целый день и уши не устанут- пресонус более резкие и быстро устают уши , к тому же у presonus E5 бубнящий низ , что сильно раздражало, да и низом это не назовешь , а у MACKIE MR524 низов хоть отбавляй- и саб не нужен . единственное так это как мне кажется , немного середины нижней не хватает , она как бы утоплена, но к любым мониторам нужно привыкнуть . как тут уже писали. MACKIE MR524 можно с удобством использовать и в мультимедия - кино посмотреть и просто музло погонять , они без раздражающего звука . и повторюсь - очень классный низ , чёткий - приятный ,без бубнящих и звенящих . MACKIE MR524 хорошо использовать в работе над электронной музыкой , где нижний диапазон очень важен .
For noobs : KRK. overboosted bass. If you don't know anything, go with KRK. have fun with super boosted bass. Then realize how much shit your low end mix carries on other device. well mackie isn't a monitor for prosumer level too but if i have to choose one of them caz of budget, i'll go with mackie
Basically you can not compare some speakers with others without having tested the material in an acoustically treated room, and under the same conditions, something like the law of ideal gases. The issue between the krk and the hs5 in this case is more than enough, we should stretch to a few hs7 to have more watts and something like some bass. When I bought my krk rokit 5 I counted on several factors, I just needed the test of some (somewhat older hs50m) and the knowledge of my room, as a room not too big, for, of course, discarding these yamaha. You will tell me, why? The mixes or "the productions" will sound more perfect, right? Well, this is a mistake, yamaha are completely lacking in serious, the detail in those medium / high, we will discard it. For starters, if you want good media you need bigger speakers. As for the "high" yes, they are good insurance, but we are comparing articles of entry range and at the same price. I do not know the history of krk if it was sold or if anything, the krk print a characteristic sound, while the yamaha, at least those that I tried (hs50m) sound tin, with considerable acoustic fatigue. I have been looking for many forums after considering going for a second-hand krk vxt4 for € 250, the couple. Obviously I have found all kinds of comments. Comparisons with these jbl. I disagree fully with what I have found in some forums, and here I am with focus. Its input range basically undid this video. Like the characteristic sound of krk, it is their sound, while with the yamaha they try to sell us that they are "highly flat". I already said also because I disagree, because we are in the entry range. What they call home studio. Nothing will sound 100% flat, being in the XXI century the professional speakers will cost much more than € 100 of second hand the couple. Apart, the rokit g2 and they hit a review of the series hs in some prize, there were no jbl to speak of mud. Returning to the topic vxt vs jbl lsr, I disagree with those who say that the vxt are far above the jbl, without having done a test like this. Why? Because apart from the price difference there are no real recommendations and everything is based on a kind of lynching between "noobs" who believe they are professionals to achieve the best. I would like to see a realistic comparison, about why these krk vxt or the new series of 2016 differ from the jbl in something more than in price. What do you think would happen? HAHA My study of thousands of euros is simply a mixture between digital and analog, nowadays it is more for one version than another. Kidding believe that this is how things are done, trying to standardize something, especially when there are billions of people in the world, and every day more brands that strive to do things right. You can not come recommending some jbl of the range of entrance because basically HODOR, does not pay attention to you nor god, only the hater of great marks that swarm by the forums and with a mcdonalds underneath. Apart I have several hifi speakers to have a second reference. There you've also beaten my monitors of first reference with those jbl? I disagree: Krk rokit = range of entry, and my neighbors cried more than once and I have never exposed them to more than half of the gain wheel, with equalizers for bass and highs, simply that dismantles the systemic trend that takes from some time ago, about what krk colors, also in his series expose? Or you just can not with the trend and invent things to guarantee sales of other brands? The truth is that no matter how bad they talk about these rokit, I still see people in forums trying to convince potential buyers about the purchase of others over krk, always talking about the same prices, and saying that it is the most professional. The cone of the krk called too much attention for some and they started doing tests without any kind of image, without any kind of acoustic treatment? Seriously? Maybe you cheat some with this edited video, but the reality is that we are here because you set out to compare 3 input ranges, of course then focal wine and there you did not want to go anymore, because even though these focal (input range) are somewhat more expensive, krk still has its characteristic sound in its range of entry and many people are still deciding on them in front of the headache of these Yamaha HOMESTUDIO. And that is something to be grateful for. And I did try a few hours 50m, not only went to the store, a friend had them, and in a short time ended with significant hearing fatigue. The nullity of the bass can be fatal in a high volume for the ear. And I did not need to try more, I went for the counterpart at that time. And I'm happy. Basically a cone, right?
As for recommendation of Mackie MR524 you gave me before : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XniyZE2D3YI.html After that, I have compared the MR524 with some other speakers including JBL LSR305, the KRK ROKIT5 G3, ADAM T5V, Genelec 8010A and more on your channel. JBL LSR305 have extended vibrant mid range among them, but its sound isn't the delicate touch and sounds rough a little bit compared with KRK's and Mackie's. ADAM T5V are pretty good. it sounds like they have wide range tone, wide sweet spot and individual. This high-range tone is fascinating to me, just like limpid stream... Generally speaking, they have some excellent characteristics individually and I think these prices must be reasonable for these sound-qualities. At any rate, it's rather difficult to choose the best among them. In order of my preference, MR524 = T5V > ROKIT5 G3 >= LSR305 > Klipsch R-15PM. Something like this... As such I'm looking for suitable nearfield monitor speakers for my room. Required conditions. First I'd love to take vocal performance having clear, fresh and lively/vibrant seriously and addtionally a delicate touch, if possible. Especially huge beat is important. My room is only 12 square meters wide. Listening position will be about 80cm-1m away from both speakers. Music types : upbeat music, fast tempo music, rock, hip hop, blues and piano, plus I'd like to enjoy watching lots of movies and dramas. Speakers sizes and weight : up to 10''(W) × 14"(H) × 12"(D), up to 20lb. For now I'm considering Mackie MR524,624,ADAM T7V and so on. Have you got any MR624 and ADAM T7V reviews? If you have something, could you tell me what the sonic difference between both of them is? Please let me know if you know something else to satisfy the above conditions because I want to make a far better choice. All in all, would I be better off choosing MR624 or T7V? Their woofers sizes might be large a little to my room though...
I can not give You any final recommendation between MR624 and T7V as I have not tested them yet. If I was judge by the smaller MR524 and T7V than I would give a slight edge to Mackie due to less upper midrange boost and fuller lower mids. Does it apply to bigger models? I do not know, but I do want to check this out soon. I plan to test MR624, T7V, 306P, and HS7 sometime in November, so if You are willing to wait than later in November You will get Your answers.
Applying to bigger models can be possible if it's worthwhile, so I'll be waiting for the test in November ecpectantly and will check your updated channel out then. I'd like to compare the sounds at the same song and the same lyrics as KRK ROKIT4 VS KRK ROKIT5 at the next test, if possible. Thank you anyway.
пробовал все мэки которые у них есть, работаю на focal качество мэков за последние 10 лет ужасное как у хайфай аккустики звук звук не читается микс звучит как на хайфай аккустики качество мониторов ужасное берите в этом ценовом диа-оне все только не мэки мэки это хайфай аккустика ни похоже на разработку инженерами для звукоинженеров для любителей хайфай звука для домашнего кинотеатра для прослушивания музыки - да для создания миксов, сведения, работы со звуком - однозначно нет
I have this Mackie's, and they are brilliant! I have to mention that in one of the speakers tweeter sometimes stopped working and i had to press around it so it works again, after a few times i guess i finally made it connected right and no issues now, but yea for the money I don't think there is a better speakers. Translates on any other speakers very well, and yea there is almost no bass but you can easily control it in your headphones (i have 770 pro). You can check my tracks in my soundcloud page to hear the tracks i made on these monitors. soundcloud.com/flexileproducer
hi, i come from Belgium and i work today with RP5 G3 or my Eris 4.5 but i'm searching for better monitors because the results are not very flat. Do you work always with the mr524 today ? are you happy with them ? I just listen to your songs on soundcloud and its very cool .....
