Bose Companion 2 Series III Multimedia vs Mackie CR5-XBT

They have a nice clean look, they're extremely easy to set up and use, and they produce such an enjoyable sound that you'll be impressed that somethin...

Orchestral tracks, like the opening scene from John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary, sound bright and clear through the CR3-X. There’s the slightest added bass depth in the lows and low-mids, but it’s very subtle. The higher-register brass, strings, and vocals claim far more of the spotlight, and the high-frequency detail is ideal for mixing.

I buy a TON of stuff on Amazon (every week in fact), and it is rare to see any product this securely a(and cleverly) packaged. But yeah, the bass is great and the treble is clear and crisp. This is not a $10,000 surround sound movie theater system, but for a pair of "relatively inexpensive" speakers, this set kicks ass. They really put out nice sound

Overall, the sound quality was good for my typical use case (Piotr Grabowski's Friesach sample set). There was even an okay bass response from the 16' pedal flue stops, which surprised me because these speakers are rear-ported and the low end is rated to start at 69 Hz. The bad: All the other reviews about the hiss were unfortunately right!! Anytime I played any note on the organ, no matter how loud or soft, there was a quiet but definitely audible treble hiss that I couldn't get rid of. To be sure it wasn't my equipment, I swapped in another set of budget monitors (Pioneer DJ DM-50D) and they made no hiss

5 millimeter input jack to connect to your computer. Now, the included cable is approximately four foot to connect your computer and I just think that...

Now to jump straight back into our video today, I'm going to be comparing the Mackie Crxbt range, which is a pair of speakers studio monitors designed...

Had really high hopes for these to replace my 4 speaker (plus sub) system and for what I paid, these are kind of awful and not Bose-like quality. I own several Bose products but these are way overpriced for what you get. The bass was non-existent so not sure why others are saying it has great bass. It's not overpowering but it's really not even there

Sound is excellent for desktop speakers. I'm playing FLAC files of classical music and jazz through the standard motherboard audio, no fancy DAC or anything. Deep clean bass, sharp clear transients, plenty of power. Crank up Buxtehude's Praeludium for Organ in C major played by Hans Davidsson and the bass will knock books off the shelves! Flaws in poor recordings become painfully evident, you'll need an equalizer to rescue some of them

I really looked at a lot of speakers for computers - it was between these and the Creative ones but the Creative ones had some auto-off feature causing missed notification sounds - so I got these. So I am generally happy with the way they LOOK - important because my home office is in the corner of my living room and they look nice on the ladder bookshelves on each side of my desk - due to the cabinet design. I like the prominence of the Bose logo, makes them acceptable looking for the setting of within a refined living room. They are great for video games, my main goal was to have computer sound that I could hear over the sound of my 12000btu air conditioner

I likely won’t buy from Mackie in the future and I am now unsure if I should trust Wirecutter reviews. They have never steered me wrong before. UPDATE: Mackie sent me a new pair and they have the same issue. This tells me that the hissing is likely a design flaw in the speaker itself