Active technology for unflinching studio monitor accuracy.
Exotic acoustic technology makes them possible. Mackie's advanced manufacturing makes them affordable. Why compromise your creative product to anything less?
It's the only part of your studio that you actually hear.

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That's why the HR824 has been meticulously designed to be a completely neutral instrument for the analysis of your creative output. And why you shouldn't compromise your work with anything less.

The HR824 in action really is a revelation. The stereo sound field is wide, deep, and incredibly detailed. High frequencies and midrange are clean and articulated. Low frequencies are no more or less than what you recorded -- you can actually hear the distinct tonal qualities (and harmonic quantities) of a particular bass instrument -- instead of just a "generic" bass note. Most important, the sweet spot is a broad, three-dimensional area that gives you room to move up, down and across the console. In short, instead of having its own distinctive "sound," the HR824 sounds like the outputs of your mixer.


Every HR824 off the line meets the same specifications - as it is stated in a signed certificate with each speaker - so you can buy any number of them and be assured of an accurate, consistent performance. This goes beyond quality control--an engineer sits with an oscilloscope checking every HR824 to ensure that each one works and plays well with others. And yes, the frequency graph IS actually that flat--it's not a mistake, ±1.5dB from 39Hz on through 22.5kHz, and each unit is within 0.5dB of the rest. There is absolutely nothing you will hear through these speakers that wasn't there when you recorded it. If you need speakers that add coloration to the music you are recording, you might want to consider a career in karaoke.