they're alright. check into the krk VXT series though.

Yes, i've been using Hr 824mk 2's for about a year in my bedroom studio. They are really clear, the bottom end on them is questionable, but i got used to it. I built some slat resonators, and mineral wool panels, and my mixes travel resonably well. They are fun to mix on and i think pretty tough to beat at this price point. i compared them to krk rokit 8's, Behringer Truth, and yamaha hsm8's and i liked the Mackies the best.

Mackie 824 for sure, Love mine

Been using my 824s for 5 years or more, absolutely love them.

As with any monitors, you need to "learn" them within the context of your room and mix accordingly. I my case, the monitors + room combo is a little bit bass heavy, so I know to boost the low end of things a little further than I would otherwise think. Otherwise my mixes would end up to thin on the low end.

I believe that my bass-heaviness is more a result of my room than the monitors, but as I said, learn your monitors in context and you'll do fine!

Jeff

Love mine, they translate well if the room is good and work really nice with the Mackie sub which is great for dialing in stuff below 80hz or so. I can listen to music for a really long time on them without feeling fatigued.

I would advise finding a few music stores that have a decent room and try out as many monitors as you can though. Bring CDs too, not mp3s.

As was said, Monitors are a learning experience.

Just as a point of reference as far as Mackie 824's, I dont believe I've ever heard anyone whos uses them not make a statement about the bass being a little on the heavy side. I'm sure there are great rooms in that bunch. Its the reason I never bought them. They have a nice even upper register, but the passive woofer makes them a bit suspect on tightening the lows.

Yes, Of Course, after a time you learn them and the mixes travel.......I think if you're doing heavier music these would be something you might get into.

I'm a flat response kinda person. I love the Genelec line of speakers. ALL of em.

I come from OLD JBL's. I had a set of 4311's for a number of years. I wish I still had em. I mixed a lot of stuff on Urie's and I'm really a fan of the dual-cone and time aligned speaker systems.

Its simply easier to get it right from the beginning.

But, as has been said, and I agree with it 100%, you teach your ear to compensate for anything, and if you have some skills at mixing, whatever you listen to can do what you want.

BTW. I personally like the 624's a lot better. (no passive radiator)

thatjeffguy, post: 298591 wrote: Been using my 824s for 5 years or more, absolutely love them.

As with any monitors, you need to "learn" them within the context of your room and mix accordingly. I my case, the monitors + room combo is a little bit bass heavy, so I know to boost the low end of things a little further than I would otherwise think. Otherwise my mixes would end up to thin on the low end.

I believe that my bass-heaviness is more a result of my room than the monitors, but as I said, learn your monitors in context and you'll do fine!

Jeff

Yep. My experience exactly, Jeff. I love my 824s. I've had them for about five years as well, and they sound fantastic in my studio. But it took a little experimentation to get the bottom end right when mixing. I have to bump the lower end of my mixes a little bit for the right balance to translate to other audio systems, despite having an acoustically treated, conically-shaped room.

Davedog, post: 298708 wrote: Just as a point of reference as far as Mackie 824's, I dont believe I've ever heard anyone whos uses them not make a statement about the bass being a little on the heavy side. I'm sure there are great rooms in that bunch. Its the reason I never bought them. They have a nice even upper register, but the passive woofer makes them a bit suspect on tightening the lows.

Yes, Of Course, after a time you learn them and the mixes travel.......I think if you're doing heavier music these would be something you might get into.

I'm a flat response kinda person. I love the Genelec line of speakers. ALL of em.

I come from OLD JBL's. I had a set of 4311's for a number of years. I wish I still had em. I mixed a lot of stuff on Urie's and I'm really a fan of the dual-cone and time aligned speaker systems.

Its simply easier to get it right from the beginning.

But, as has been said, and I agree with it 100%, you teach your ear to compensate for anything, and if you have some skills at mixing, whatever you listen to can do what you want.

BTW. I personally like the 624's a lot better. (no passive radiator)

He-he... I actually have heard a couple engineers not complain about the bass on HR824's... but I have NEVER before heard anyone use the words "I'm a flat response kinda person" in the context of praising JBL 4311s or UREI 8xx monitors! :)
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