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New Computer Speakers: Mackie CR3

Haywood

Haywood

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My desk is tight and I have no room for anything with a subwoofer. The speakers in my monitor sound better than you would think, but do not play anywhere near loud enough to overcome background noise. I've needed speakers for a long time, but space and budget constraints really limited my options. After a lot of poking around, I decided to go with a pair of Mackie CR3 monitors.

They sound great, especially for what they cost. The only real complaint I have is that the bass gets flabby really fast at higher volumes, which is not exactly a shocker in a speaker with 3" drivers. At moderate volumes, they sound wonderful and I plan to play around with the room correction feature in Windows 10 to see if it can improve on things (my placement is a bit less than ideal, as you can see below). For the moment, I couldn't be happier with my $89 purchase.
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That's great! I am a huge fan of the plethora of choices in the small powered studio monitor market.

I haved been starting to think a portable Bluetooth speaker, such as my JBL Charge 3, would make an excellent small office/ pc speaker. Two birds with one stone sort of thing.
 
Flint said:
That's great! I am a huge fan of the plethora of choices in the small powered studio monitor market.

I haved been starting to think a portable Bluetooth speaker, such as my JBL Charge 3, would make an excellent small office/ pc speaker. Two birds with one stone sort of thing.
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I have a portable BT speaker on my desk as a computer speaker and it's a compromise. Even if I leave it connected to a power supply it will turn itself off if t doesn't detect a sound input for two minutes.
 
Towen7 said:
I have a portable BT speaker on my desk as a computer speaker and it's a compromise. Even if I leave it connected to a power supply it will turn itself off if t doesn't detect a sound input for two minutes.
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I was thinki ng that for PC use one would use the 3.5mm analog connector. When walking out, just unplug it and take it with you.

Today's BT speakers sound sirprisinngly good. I like the idea of getting my moneys worth out of a better model.
 
Flint said:
I was thinki ng that for PC use one would use the 3.5mm analog connector. When walking out, just unplug it and take it with you.

Today's BT speakers sound sirprisinngly good. I like the idea of getting my moneys worth out of a better model.
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I do use a 3.5mm but the speaker still turns off if no audio is detected. Maybe it's just mine.
 
You mentioned "your desk is tight", my system has a subwoofer on the floor, completely out of the way; is that an option for you?
 
Botch said:
You mentioned "your desk is tight", my system has a subwoofer on the floor, completely out of the way; is that an option for you?
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Unfortunately, no. There just isn't any place to put it on the floor either. The issue is that it is a single desktop divided by a set of drawers with a computer and chair on either side. One end is up against the server cabinet and the other is six inches from a wall. The end near the wall is the only place in the room for a trash can. The desk is shallow too, so I cannot put the sub under the desk and still have room for my legs.
 
When I have some time later this week, I'm going to use the calibration mic from my Marantz receiver with the auto room correction feature in Windows 10 to see what I can do. If that doesn't fix some of the bass issues I'm having (partly caused by placement), I may download some EQ software and use the RTA Pro software on my phone to get the bass dialed in a bit closer before running the room correction again. There can be no perfect, but I'll settle for good.
 
I can't afford to buy it right now, but I found a 5" deep subwoofer designed to be mounted on the back wall between a pair of surround speakers. That is a dubious idea, but this 8" sub would be perfect to wall-mount behind the monitor on my desk. It is not in my budget right now, but I see an upgrade coming later.
 
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