difference between Mackie HR824 and m audio BX8's

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Hi All: I am looking at a used pair of mackie HR824's to replace my m audio bx8's. Can anyone tell me how these two monitors compare? Thanks. Walter
 
It's a step down IMHO. I couldn't mix on Mackies. But then again, monitors are a pretty subjective thing.
 
Walter Tore said:
Hi All: I am looking at a used pair of mackie HR824's to replace my m audio bx8's.
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Can anyone tell me how these two monitors compare? Thanks. Walter
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They're different. Only your ears can tell you which one is better for you. Head down to your local dealer and ask Joe Punchclock to set up an A/B comparison for you. Any other comparison is pretty useless.

G.
 
thanks for the replies! I can get the mackies for $500, which is the top of my budget. I figured since I can bring my bx8's along for a comparision, it would be worth giving it a shot. I find the bx8's, which I have had for a few years, and are my first monitor, to be pretty brittle on the mid/high end and mushy on the bass. I sort of have figured how to work with them via playing my mixes on 3 different sound systems- our home stereo, car stereo, and big jam box. I am a real 1 man band, playing guitar, harp, bass drum, high hat, harmonica, piano and sing, all at the same time. I do no overdubbing and play very quiet. I make it all up as I go along and do about a cd a day, and due to the sheer volume of songs I turn out, spend no more than a few minutes mixing each song. I am looking for some monitors that will give me a less hard on the ears sound. Thanks. Walter
 
Walter...if you want something that is easy to listen to, I recommend a 15 year old pair of YAMAHA 12" 3way's. They are sooooo smoooth sounding. If you really want to hear what your tracks sound like, stick with the bx8's

chazba


ps....MassiveJohn...That's the first negrep I've seen for the Mackies, wuzzup widat.
 
thanks for the replies everyone! These things sure seem to take a beating everywhere I read except the magazine reviews. I went out to this guys studio today and brought my bx8's with me. We put them the mackies and a pair of yamahas (I forget the model) they were very nice wood, finished with a shinny coat, and had 2 speakers and 2 holes in the front of the cabinet. He wanted 1k for them. they had very little bass, nice mids , smooth highs, and he said they retailed for about the same price as the mackies. We played one of my cds and my favorite lightning hopkins cd through all three. For my ears the Mackies were by far the best. My mixes sounded good on the mackies, much like they do on my home stereo and car stereo. The same songs songs sounded brittle on the bx8's, just like they do in my space. I have learned to kind of mix more dull on the top end with them. I don't use a bass in my set up, but the mackies definetly defined the low end on the guitar much better than the bx8 and yamahas. Also I didn't have to crank the mackies up like I do t he bx8's to hear subtlties. I guess what I read is it is all about what your ears hear. I am going to keep my bx8's for a bit and see how my mixes come out on the mackies.

When I got home, I hooked up both mackies and bx8's, and I heard the same things I heard in this guys studio. I am excited to see what comes out. I aim for my recordings to sound like they do live at a gig, with some warmth. I have no interest in tweaking mixes for days and weeks. If I had 2 lives , I would dabble in that more, but turning out almost a cd a day, leaves little time for that. I spend about an hour a day recording, then another hour or so, mixing the songs and burning a few cds, and posting some of the songs on soundclick. Having a day job, those 2 hours are a big chunk of my off time. When I was playing for a living, I had no $ to buy such things as I have now, but I had lots of time on my hands often.............. Thanks and I will post some mixes when I record-probably tonight. Walter
 
Here is my attempt with the new monitors. The mixes translated more detailed and clear to my home and car stereos. My goal with recording is to get the music sound just like if you were at a gig,or in my living room. A good beginning I think. Walter

0. she's not home
1. tough times falling on our land
2. traffic jams/road rage- california's middle name
3. I love ice cream
4. summertime is here
5. natural high
6. you make me happy

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=157137
 
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Walter Tore said:
Here is my attempt with the new monitors. The mixes translated more detailed and clear to my home and car stereos. My goal with recording is to get the music sound just like if you were at a gig,or in my living room. A good beginning I think. Walter

0. she's not home
1. tough times falling on our land
2. traffic jams/road rage- california's middle name
3. I love ice cream
4. summertime is here
5. natural high
6. you make me happy

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=157137
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How's it going Walter? Sounds very well balanced here on my KRK V6s. Rich and clear. Nice thing going on in I Love Ice Cream at 2:34.. with the guitar verb and the guitar a little behind the beat there.

Tim
 
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XLR said:
How's it going Walter? Sounds very well balanced here on my KRK V6s. Rich and clear. Nice thing going on in I Love Ice Cream at 2:34.. with the guitar verb and the guitar a little behind the beat there.

Tim Lawler
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Hi Tim: How are yuo? I still listen to your stuff-top shelf! Thanks for listening. Walter
 
Massive Master said:
?? I know dozens of people who want to throw them on a pile of burning NS10s.
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I'll take them! I may be lacking in gear technical stuff, but my ears like these monitors. I am going to sell my bx8's. I aim for my mixes to sound like you were sitting in my living room or a club. I want it to sound just like it is. No hocus pocus but for a bit of reverb. Walter
 
Walter,
I love ice-cream is grand. Such an up song & the harmonica playing is fabbo.
 
i say keep the m-audio's and buy the mackies...more speakers to reference your mixes the better.... IMHO YMMV
 
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