It’s no secret that Mackie makes some of the most popular and award-winning professional studio monitors in the world. Now that uncompromising monitor design expertise is available at a musician-friendly price with the TAPCO S•5: an active desktop studio monitor with rich, accurate sound. What does the “S” in “S•5” stand for? Try “smooth,” “satisfying,” and “superior” to everything in their class. We encourage you to compare them and hear for yourself.

Extended information

Mackie-designed active desktop monitors with dual high-precision internal amplifiers

5.25-inch woofer delivers punchy bass output and extremely detailed midrange

1-inch waveguide-loaded silk dome tweeter for smooth, non-fatiguing mix sessions

Low-Freqency Boost and High-Frequency Boost/Cut controls allow for acoustic tailoring

Balanced TRS/XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs

Technical specifications

Acoustic Performance

Free Field Frequency Response: +64 Hz Ð 20 kHz (±3 dB)
Lower Cutoff Frequency: +3 dB @ 64 Hz
Upper Cutoff Frequency: +3 dB @ 22 kHz
Sound Pressure Level @ 1 meter, 7.5 dBu into Balanced Input: 100 dB SPL @ 1m
Maximum SPL Per Pair: 113 dB SPL @ 1m

Transducers

Low Frequency: 5.25 in/133 mm with steel frame, polypropylene cone woofer
High Frequency: Wave guide loaded 1 in/25 mm silk dome tweeter


Amplifiers

Low Frequency Power:
60 watts, 4 ohm load, 100 watts peak
High Frequency Power:
60 watts, 4 ohm load, 100 watts peak
Slew Rate: > 15 V/µs
Distortion (THD, SMPTE IMD, DIM 100): < 0.035%
Signal-to-Noise Ratio:
Low Frequency: > 101 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, unweighted, referenced to 60 watts into 4 ohms
High Frequency: > 93 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, unweighted, referenced to 60 watts into 4 ohms
Type: Monolithic IC, Class AB

Electronic Crossover

Crossover Type: 24 dB/octave
Crossover Frequency: 4 kHz
Sensitivity: +4 dBu at 300 Hz for full output
Input Impedance: 20 kO, balanced bridging;
10 kO unbalanced

Equalization

Low Frequency EQ: +2 dB/+4 dB @ 65 Hz, peaking
High Frequency EQ: ±2 dB @ 5 kHz, shelving


AC Power Requirements

US: 120 VAC, 60 Hz
Europe: 240 VAC, 50 Hz
Korea (AC Power Select at 240 V):
220 VAC, 60 Hz
Japan (AC Power Select at 120 V):
100 VAC, 50/60 Hz
AC Connector: 2-pin IEC 250 VAC, 16 A male
Fuse: 115 VAC: T 1.6 A H/250 V
230 VAC: T 800 mA H/250 V
Power Consumption: 80 watts with music, loud mix
20 watts quiescent (idle)


Physical Dimensions and Weight

Enclosure: 0.625 in/16 mm thick MDF with 0.750 in/19 mm MDF front panel
Damping: Adiabatic foam

Dimensions:
Height: 11.3 in/286 mm
Width: 7.6 in/194 mm
Depth: 9.1 in/232 mm
Weight: 15.5 lb/7.0 kg