Mackie HR824mk2 8.75 inch Powered Studio Monitor
HRmk2 Series Professional Studio Monitors
SERIOUS
MIX TRANSLATION
Back in the ’90s, our HR Series studio reference monitors revolutionized studio monitoring. With their incredible sound quality and affordability, they earned a wide and loyal following, fast becoming the industry standard. Today’s studio demands a monitor that can reproduce sound as precisely as it is recorded. The same innovation that launched our pioneering HR Series has led to the birth of just such a monitor as well as a new studio standard. Meet the HRmk2.
Features
The evolution of revolutionary thinking
CURVES
Zero-Edge Baffle™
The one-piece cast aluminum Zero Edge Baffle™ features precisely engineered curvature that minimizes diffraction for a crystal clear image of your mix, and effectively controls sound waves so you get detailed lows, full, articulate mids, and shimmering highs.
LOWS
Passive Radiator
The passive radiator replaces the port found on most speaker systems. One primary advantage of a passive radiator is that it can reproduce low frequencies with lower distortion and at a higher sound pressure level (SPL) than a simple port or duct.
POWER
Precision Amplification
The HRmk2 Series monitors contain separate onboard amplifiers for each driver, plus onboard active crossovers and time-correction circuitry, which helps ensure highs and lows reach your ears at the same time. The HRmk2s also have protection circuitry built in to protect from damaging input levels.
WOOD
Cabinet Design
The HRmk2 monitors feature a wood cabinet, with custom internal bracing to increase its strength and rigidity in desired locations. To absorb internal reflections and dampen standing waves inside the cabinet, an open-cell adiabatic foam material is placed strategically inside the box.
CRAFTSMANSHIP
Unparalleled Quality
We go to elaborate lengths to ensure each HRmk2 sounds as good as our experts intended. Each one we manufacture is subject to rigorous testing and pre-screening during the production process, then calibrated and tuned with an environmentally controlled test chamber before final packaging.
INDICATE
Power and Overload LED
Our LED power indicator is a tasty shade of white and red for when things get pushed a little too hard. We took care to make sure the brightness is just right, too. The light shines bright enough so you can see it just fine in a well-lit room, and in a dark environment, it won’t distract or blind you.
CHOICE
Rotatable Logo
Due to their ultra-wide sweet zone, our HRmk2 monitors can be oriented vertically or horizontally, so we made our Mackie logo rotate-able. No matter which way you orient your HRmk2s, they’re always right-side up!
Mackie HR824mk2 Overview
The Mackie HR824mk2 is an active two-way studio monitor, perfect for stereo or surround mixing applications. The monitor is THX pm3 certified, great for creating high-definition audio for video, film, and video game projects. The monitor has an 8.75″ low-distortion woofer, a 1″ titanium dome tweeter, and an elliptical passive radiator to provide clear, lifelike sound across a full frequency spectrum. Internal amplifiers provide 250W RMS of total power for strong performance.
The cast-aluminum Zero Edge Baffle keeps diffraction to a minimum for excellent imaging; the optimized waveguide provides a wide sweet spot; and the integral cabinet damping eliminates midrange artifacts. The internally braced wood cabinet is OmniMount ready, allowing it to be mounted easily on a wall or ceiling.
The rear panel of the cabinet has XLR, TRS, and RCA input connectors for compatibility with virtually any audio gear you can throw at it. Controls for LF and HF filters, along with acoustic space matching allow you to customize the monitor to your specific workspace for optimum performance.
The HR824mk2 features a download of ProTools | First software and The Musician Collection plug-in package including 23 high-quality plugins with BBD Delay, Level Lite, 304E EQ, and 304C Compressor
Professional Production Content
- Included Software from Avid, including Pro Tools | First and plug-ins
- An industry standard for decades, Pro Tools | First is easy enough for beginners yet sophisticated enough for experienced musicians. Get many of the same tools used by your favorite artists and recording studios. And now you can collaborate online with anyone, anywhere, and create at the speed of your imagination. Available for macOS and Windows operating systems
- In addition to the powerful plug-ins within Pro Tools | First, this mixer comes with the exclusive Mackie Musician Collection featuring 23 fantastic plug-ins, including:
- Avid 304E EQ: Add musical warmth with a treble and bass equalizer with sweepable mid control
- Avid 304C Compressor: Tweak the clarity, balance, and rhythmic feel of music with this optical-modeled compressor
- BBD Delay: Create delay, chorus, and vibrato effects based on a classic guitar pedal
- Black Op Distortion: Add rich distortion based on a classic distortion pedal
- Black Shiny Wah: Achieve the famous classic tones of a respected wah wah pedal
- Black Spring Reverb: Get the twang and space of a vintage amplifier
- C1 Chorus: Emulates a classic chorus pedal
- DC Distortion: Dial up a range of overdriven tones with this Avid custom distortion effect
- Eleven Lite: Get the sound of popular guitar amps and speaker cabinets
- Flanger: Create esoteric sounds with this homage to vintage and modern flangers
- Graphic EQ: Sculpt frequencies with ease
- Gray Compressor: Add warmth to tracks based on a vintage Ross compressor
- Green JRC Overdrive: Get the coveted sounds of a classic IC overdrive pedal
- In-Tune: Keep your instruments in tune with this digital tuner
- Orange Phaser: Create interesting effects with this phase shifter based on a classic design
- Roto Speaker: Recreate the sounds of a Leslie rotary speaker cabinet
- Sci-Fi: Add analog synth-type ring and frequency modulation
- Studio Reverb: Create natural-sounding reverb and ambient effects
- Tape Echo: Add vintage analog delay and chorus effects
- Tri Knob Fuzz: Get the Hendrix tone with this fuzz box based on one of the first fuzz pedals
- Vari-Fi: Create the effect of audio changing tape speed
- Vibe Phaser: Add phase-shift and rotary speaker effects
- White Boost: Boost gain without coloring tone
Mackie HR824mk2 Specs
Monitor Type | Active 2-Way |
Enclosure | Passive Radiator, Shielded |
Power Rating | 250 W RMS |
Drivers | LF Driver: 1 x 8.75″ / 22.23 cm Woofer with 1.6″ / 4.06 cm Voice Coil HF Driver: 1 x 1″ / 2.54 cm Dome Tweeter |
Amplification | 1 x LF Amplifier: Class-AB Rated at 150 W RMS / 350 W Peak 1 x HF Amplifier: Class-AB Rated at 100 W RMS / 210 W Peak |
Frequency Range | 35 Hz to 22 kHz (at -3 dB) |
Frequency Response | 37 Hz to 20 kHz ± 1.5 dB |
Maximum Sound Pressure Level (SPL) | 120 dB |
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) | 0.1% |
Maximum Input Level | +20 dBu |
Phase Adjustment | None |
Protections and Limiting | Driver Protection, Thermal Limiting |
EQ | 1 x HF Shelf: -2 to +2 dB at 10 kHz 1 x LF Shelf: -2 to -4 dB at 50 Hz (2 dB Increments) |
Filters | 1 x High-Pass at 37 Hz, 12 dB/Octave Slope 1 x High-Pass at 47 Hz, 24 dB/Octave Slope 1 x High-Pass at 80 Hz, 24 dB/Octave Slope |
Parametric EQ | None |
Crossover Frequency | 1.9 kHz, 24 dB/Octave Slope |
Crossover Type | Linkwitz-Riley |
I/O | 1 x XLR Balanced Female Analog Input (20 Kilohms) 1 x 1/4″ TRS Balanced/Unbalanced Female Analog Input (20 Kilohms) 1 x RCA Unbalanced Female Analog Input (10 Kilohms) |
AC Input Power | 120 VAC, 60 Hz |
Power Consumption | 8 W (Standby) 18 W (Idle) 135 W (Typical) |
Enclosure Material | MDF |
Dimensions (W x H x D) | 10.8 x 16.8 x 13.8″ / 27.4 x 42.7 x 35.1 cm |
Weight | 34.6 lb / 15.7 kg |
Package Weight | 38.7 lb |
Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 22 x 15 x 14″ |