Award Winning Mackie Studio Speakers Make Consumer Electronics Show Debut In Las Vegas

13-Jan-05

Mackie, makers of high-end professional recording and sound reinforcement equipment, announced that their award winning family of studio-grade reference speakers will be on display in the Studio@Home Showcase at the CES Show in Las Vegas, January 6-9, 2005.Ideally suited for use in home theater applications as well as personal and professional-level recording studios, Mackie's acclaimed HR Series of powered reference speakers have been used by countless professional sound engineers around the world. As such, countless gold and platinum records, as well as the soundtracks to some of the most recognizable Hollywood blockbusters have been mixed on Mackie speakers. Some recent, high-profile projects include The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Gothika, and the Russell Crowe sea epic Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.In addition to film and recording studios, the Mackie HR Series speakers have recently been gaining momentum as an exceptional home theater speaker.Users immediately appreciate that they are listening to the soundtrack through the same caliber, and in many cases, exactly the same speakers that were used in the studio to create the soundtrack.About the Mackie HR Series SpeakersThe complete Mackie HR Series family consist of the 8-inch, two way HR824, the 6-inch, two-way HR624, and the dual 6-inch, two-way HR626. All three models employ a 6th-order Butterworth crossover, a rear firing mass-loaded passive radiator as well as built-in control and amplifier electronics.Two high-output subwoofers round out the HR Series line. The 12-inch HRS120 features a downward-firing 12-inch woofer with a forward-firing 12-inch passive radiator and an on-board amplifier capable of up to 500 watts. The 15-inch HRS150 features a 15-inch downward firing woofer, two side-firing 12-inch passive radiators, and on-board amplification capable of delivering over 1000 watts. Inputs on both subwoofers are provided through XLR or RCA style connectors while a high-pass output allows for connection to active full-range speakers or amplifiers powering passive full range speakers. The on-board two-way crossover is viable from 55 to 110Hz on both the HRS120 and HRS150.Also on display this week at CES are the TAPCO studio-grade reference speakers. A sister to the Mackie brand, TAPCO speakers benefit from the same speaker design expertise behind the Mackie HR Series speakers and bring near Mackie-level performance to market in a more budget-oriented package. The TAPCO studio monitors consist of three models. The 5-inch two way S*5, the 8-inch two way S*8, and the SW*10, 10-inch subwoofer. Like the Mackie HR Series, the TAPCO monitors feature on-board amplification, crossovers and processing. For more information on Mackie, visit http://www.mackie.comFor more information on TAPCO, visit http://www.tapcogear.com

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