It’s NAMM 2020, and renowned manufacturer Mackie is up to some new tricks, this time giving us a whole studio’s worth of gear, dropping at one convention. Revamping its CR series of monitors—and adding more microphones and headphones into the mix—2020 looks to be a bright year for the company. Let us enumerate exactly how.
First on the block are the new entrants in the CR series. As you can see from the picture, which will surely be reproduced below (or above), these CR monitors—given the futurist suffix of “X”—sport a refreshing redesign, with a brushed-metal front panel and distinct, outlined detailing. Wood has been used throughout the construction of the cabinet, rather than plastic, to ensure a naturalistic sonic character.
Jacks are on hand for your headphones, your common TRS connections, and your unbalanced consumer gear (RCA). You can choose which side of the desk wins the volume control, and you can connect the monitors, thanks to the included speaker-to-speaker cable. These monitors come with woofers in 3, 4, 5, and 8" configurations, with escalating power outputs to match. Most of the models have a Bluetooth-enabled cousin!
Whichever one you choose, round out the low end with the CR8S-XBT, an 8" 200W subwoofer with Bluetooth. With that matching Mackie sub, you’ll have a full-range monitoring system that will make you sit down and say, “That’s something!”
Next up, new EleMent series professional microphones. Mackie is offering several exciting models in this series, including the EM-89D dynamic mic for all your onstage needs, as well as the EM-91C cardioid condenser capsule for studio applications. Try it on your voice—unless you’re podcasting and want a quicker solution. In that case, check out the EM-USB, a condenser microphone that is, as you may have guessed, USB enabled; it makes podcasting and live streaming a convenient plug-and-play affair.
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