Mackie CR4-X Review DO NOT BUY!!

[@Thedude-182]

Static is common on studio monitors, you need to add a ground loop insulator between the monitors and audio source, it will get rid of about 90% of the static noise

[@DmitroMos]

As one expert said. Static noise is present in monitors because cutting off static noise cuts off other audio frequencies. These are not desktop speakers, they are needed for work. If you use them as desktop speakers, then experience pain or get used to it.

[@jebbishop3]

anecdote/data point, I bought a pair of these used, no hiss whatsoever

[@jessedabzatx]

Awesome, you were one of the lucky ones!

[@gardyfaustin8707]

@@jessedabzatxme too .clean as ever . Im a sound specialist

[@Synthematix]

They are NOT all wood cabinets, they are MDF, MDF is not wood its fiberboard

[@jessedabzatx]

Thanks for letting me know! I hate when company’s lie to you 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@loganmedia4401]

Still made from wood though.

[@paddingtonsnare987]

Yeah.. they're 100 quid. Doesn't surprise me it's MDF. It's like a chicken nugget mechanically reduced meat. Still called 'chicken' though 😂

[@Synthematix]

@@loganmedia4401 Err no, MDF is mixed fibers and glue, its also a well known source of throat cancer.

[@4inThePink1inTheStink]

@@Synthematix You're dumb... MDF is an engineered wood product made by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibre. Man made WOOD... Using WOOD!

[@VolfMark]

Old CR4 version had better noise filtering than the X version.

[@4dchessplayer516]

They are studio monitors not audiophile type speakers. They need a 1:1 sound reproduction so they are going to filter nothing.

[@jessedabzatx]

Heard that

[@QueenGenah-oj7ky]

I need help please .. I have a problem with my monitors .. I ordered it from Amazon .the sound doesn’t work . If I plug in the head phones they work fine .. I checked on other reviews and they talking about opening the speakers and cutting off some pin from a chip . Well mine doesn’t have that. I realize this new type is different from the CR3 and CR4 .. this is different .. mine is Mackie CR4-X Multimedia Monitors . And the cutting off pin doesn’t work for me . Any help ?

[@DrMurdercock]

keep power wires away from audio wires

[@jessedabzatx]

Rule of thumb

[@DrMurdercock]

My Cr4-X's jam man. Sucks you got bad ones@@jessedabzatx

[@caglar.cakmak]

Can i use it for my dijital piano ?

[@jessedabzatx]

Yes! As long as you have some type of audio out on your piano, rca, 3.5 mm or standard out jack will work!

[@lluthientinuviel]

are you running the speakers through an audio interface? might be reason why you have statics.

[@jessedabzatx]

No sir, I isolated this issue to only being the speakers them self. Either the psu or the circuit board.

[@GainingDespair]

Static in speakers can be tricky, the cause isn't always obvious, and isn't always the speakers. In situations where the static increases with volume the fault is typically the internal amp. In situations where the static is constant regardless of volume typically means a poor ground/ground loop. This could be internal to the speakers, could be a bad ground in the source connection, the source device, the homes power, or ground. Many causes for this, however ground loop can be very difficult to tract down. From a design standpoint the easiest solution to this would be a recessed filter from 20k-60k kHz. Many speakers do this, and odds are the only reason you are having this issue is do to the Makies not having the filter. From their point of view it's not their problem, and the filter will effect frequency response across the board. When going for "studio quality" the filter is counter intuitive. Depending on the source used you can some times run a copper wire between RCA cables shielding to solve it. However this can cause other grounding issues, especially depending on the type of amp uses, which oddly enough has killed people. Source ground is frequently used as a backup/fail safe ground, if the ground on the amp is faulty the RCA shielding can be used as a redundant backup. By shorting the ground (and if already faulty grounds in the amp) can cause the wire to become live. This has happened more than a few times for bands which caused metal mics to become live (electrically).

[@jessedabzatx]

Thank you for proper education on what was causing this issue! I had no idea what was causing this issue. At the end of the day I just went with some jbl monitors because they have no white noise what so ever!

[@GainingDespair]

@@jessedabzatx Its just something I've dealt with a few times, the easiest way to see if the speaker is causing the static would be to pull the source connection. Even without a source the speaker should still produce static if the speaker is solely at fault, if its a grounding issue the static should return when the source is connected.

[@jessedabzatx]

@@GainingDespair I thought I touched base on that in the video. But yes even with nothing connected to the speakers they produced a lot of white noise. I was thinking it may have something to do with the power supply. However I didn’t want to dive in and take these apart since I decided to rerun them.

[@mikefawkes5010]

crappy pound shop cables LOL

[@jessedabzatx]

@@mikefawkes5010 my issue had nothing to do with the cables brother lol

[@aaronwalker5493]

Hey. man, I'm returning my Presonus Eris e4.5 for the same reason. Shame, it sounds fantastic, but hiss is a deal breaker. Have you found a studio monitor in this price range that doesn't have this hiss?

[@jessedabzatx]

They only thing I’ve found are the jbl mk2. My buddy has a pair of these and they sound incredible with no feedback while on!

[@DJICESKULL]

Someone else said the same thing

[@mattdylan664]

i only came across this video because i was looking up reviews for this particular monitor pair, i realize this video is now a year old, but wondered did you ever find a solution and also it seems this issue is common even in more expensive brands like rockit, not sure it this will help but may be worth watching if you never found a solution - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5K3oqCYhbl7l6M

[@jessedabzatx]

I ended up returning these because I never found a solution, and went with some jbl monitors!

[@federicorodriguezvaldez1926]

Static bro..cme on!!! You try in other room??? 7 of 10??? Prff.

[@jessedabzatx]

Yeah man I tried them in a different room, Even brough them to my place of work noting would eliminate that static!

[@mikefawkes5010]

cables your useing are very important ;) buy decent quality the hissing will be gone @jesseDabz standard audio cables are crap LOL

[@jessedabzatx]

This issue had nothing to do with the wires man. Even with nothing plugged in to the monitors there was still static. Also with my monster cable rcas there was still static.