Cyber Acoustics CA-2014 vs Mackie CR5-XBT

there is a headphone jack to plug into the speakers if you don't have a headphone jack on your pc so that was a nice plus.. 5. The sound is okay so far ( I have my monitor sound settings high and then can adjust the speaker sound/volume knob to low)-But if you are looking for stereo quality these are only cheapie desktop speakers so you definitely won't get that

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.

Updated: Initially, the speakers were too bassy. These speakers were for my computer. I looked for an equalizer software app for the computer, so I could adjust the treble up. Realtek Audio is supposed to be on Windows 10 but I didn't have it, so I downloaded it

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

need two hands to turn it on and off. I really hate lazy designers that create crap like this.

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

Purchased to attach to my ancient laptop, so that I can hear my zoom yoga instructor, now I can have music too!

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...