Loved the design so much, that I ordered it here to see if I would be satisfied with the sound quality

Bright, clear sounds, and thoughtful design of the hardware

I really appreciate the thoughtful design - a large volume knob accented by a lit green ring (which is admittedly a bit garish), along with an auxiliary input jack and headphone jack right on the front

Worth the money, sleek design, A+ for the forward facing volume knob and aux/headphone input

The passive design makes it easy to set up, and I really like that there is a front aux input for quick access in case a visitor wants to play something from their device

They are loud enough, clear enough, perfect sized, convenient with the inputs and front knob, etc

They are loud, amazingly clear, and the perfect size for any desk

I would say their only downfall is size and the pads

Perfect size for a small desk and louder than you'd think

These are exactly the right speakers perfect size for my desk sound quality is seriously impressive

This is annoying, especially if your best headphones are open-back- Half the time I use the speakers, theydo not work due to a really cheap L/R selector switch.

Love the Mackie CR4, can beat the price, really can't afford $1000 dollar reference monitors

These are possibly the best cheap priced speakers you can buy anywhere

The price was great for powered speakers and produces good high quality sound

Cheap price but nice sound, however is not recommended for bigger studios, these are nice to start up monitoring from headphones to speakers.

These are a great value and after looking around at cheaper speakers for my computer or using a Bluetooth system i really enjoy the purchase of these.

money- Cabinet made with MDF Wood instead of plastic- Great for gaming/ TV speaker upgrade- Flat frequencyCons- Not as loud as

However, these speakers don't handle loud volumes well, and whenever a louder than normal track was played or one with heavy bass, things fell apart again

that had sound good, great value, and weren't horrible to look at

These speakers have a clear and good high end, but lacks the lows (as to be expected from a smaller speaker)

Amazing product, for any price; but the value is outstanding

I feel like I got a wonderful product, for a great price

I do not recommend this product unless you want an expensive paper weight.

For the price I don't think you can get a better product.

I will not be buying another Mackie product again, especially with their poor warranty, and refusal to fix a defective product.

I use these for mixing music replacing my long-dead M-Audio monitors destroyed when my toddler punched the cones in

My budget was $200 and luckily you can get some really great studio monitors for this price, such as these Mackie CR4's

I'm not saying these are the best studio monitors, but they are great on the go

My budget was $200 and luckily you can get some really great studio monitors for this price, such as these Mackie CR4's

but I'd expect the more expensive studio monitors to be more robust.

They sound good on bass too, but on the super low bass they aren't as strong as more expensive sets, but for a tiny set, these speakers rock!They look nice, too.

But if you are looking for a cheaper set of speakers to compliment your Monitors I would recommend these

These speakers are fantastic if you're looking for an unbeatable set up for a home office

My six-year old set of Cambridge speakers were finally circling the drain

This is by far the best set of speakers you can by in this price range

On their own, the sound is very balanced and they do play the low frequencies somewhat when playing loud music or watching movies.

Avoid this product if you're looking for something to enjoy music.

I love music and not just one genre, I listen to everything

Would definitely recommend this to anyone who love music.

but the sound was so annoying that I realized I would no longer be able to enjoy my music in high quality through these speakers anymore

Not bad for desktop, accurate mid tone, bass is a little lacking.

They sound great even with just the CR3 verison, enough bass for me and the mids and highs are very clear

Only with the very deepest bass do these speakers struggle.

The sound is crisp, clear, good bass that's not over powering

The bass is a little lacking, but I can live without adding a subwoofer for now

Very annoying and cheap, almost unusable nowedit: switch has gotten even worse

Solidly built, excellent sound, all the I/O options you need, they come complete with cables, sound insulating pads, and have a nice option to "flip" the powered side to left or right

If you are on the fence on which size model to get I think I would recommend the 4" as they go down to 70Hz which I feel is an important low frequency not to ignore.

These speakers have a clear and good high end, but lacks the lows (as to be expected from a smaller speaker)

money- Cabinet made with MDF Wood instead of plastic- Great for gaming/ TV speaker upgrade- Flat frequencyCons- Not as loud as

Solidly built, excellent sound, all the I/O options you need, they come complete with cables, sound insulating pads, and have a nice option to "flip" the powered side to left or right

These speakers have a clear and good high end, but lacks the lows (as to be expected from a smaller speaker)

Like most studio monitors the CR3s benefit from a break in period as well as from proper positioning.

However, these speakers don't handle loud volumes well, and whenever a louder than normal track was played or one with heavy bass, things fell apart again

money- Cabinet made with MDF Wood instead of plastic- Great for gaming/ TV speaker upgrade- Flat frequencyCons- Not as loud as

I can't even listen to them, it hurts my head after a few minutes

If you are on the fence on which size model to get I think I would recommend the 4" as they go down to 70Hz which I feel is an important low frequency not to ignore.

But that cheap switch and the probability that it will only get worse is why I'm knocking off 2 stars

If they hadn't failed on me so quickly, I would have rated five stars.

Like most studio monitors the CR3s benefit from a break in period as well as from proper positioning.

These speakers have a clear and good high end, but lacks the lows (as to be expected from a smaller speaker)

The sound quality was still just as good as when I bought them and they never gave me any issues whatsoever

These sound pretty good for the most part, but the left one has this absolutely god awful resonance buzz that occurs somewhere in the mid range if you turn them up very loud at all

No complaints on build quality, and no buzzes or rattles

They were great, excellent sound, smalls, powerful, but after a year and one month something fail and now if I turn them on, the only sound you can hear is a horrible buzz

I had many computer speakers before, including bose, boston, yamaha and they all base their sound on the small stereo tweeters coupled with bottom heavy sub, creating this U shaped heavy colored "modern" theater sound

, etc.)For studio monitors they aren't completely transparent and don't have a razor flat frequency response, but if you already have good ears and experience with recording then these are great "B" monitors or primary monitors if it's for home recording and demos, etc

Seriously, if you are in an apartment, small room or small home studio, you will not need a subwoofer for these unless you hate your neighbors and roommates

I upgraded from a cheap Logitech 2.1 which were way to bassy, always bothering neighbors even at low volume

This is annoying, especially if your best headphones are open-back- Half the time I use the speakers, theydo not work due to a really cheap L/R selector switch.

The only complaints I read when I was searching for speakers was (a) They didn't have enough bass and (b

Definitely recommend these to anyone on a budget or in an apartment who wants good sound, but doesn't want to overwhelm the neighbors or housemates.

The green trim betrays a little bit that they are designed primarily for play back from a

I wanted something smaller and a bit more intimate to put into my living room for listening upstairs

my only issue is that the passive speaker was defective in some way, it was a bit quieter and sounded vary muffled compared to the amazing sounding powered speaker

they hit well within and a little bit out of their league.

Most small speakers at this size have a tendency to sound a bit harsh, and these are enjoyable to listen to for an extended period of time

After contacting Mackie, they said they could not help me at all because mine set was the Limited Edition CR4

Solidly built, excellent sound, all the I/O options you need, they come complete with cables, sound insulating pads, and have a nice option to "flip" the powered side to left or right

Distortion from bass of the Limited Edition CR4 after only a little more than a month of use

Had I purchased the regular NON Limited Edition CR4's they would have had a full 1 year warranty covered by Mackie

Solidly built, excellent sound, all the I/O options you need, they come complete with cables, sound insulating pads, and have a nice option to "flip" the powered side to left or right

Hugely louder than similarly-sized computer speakers, and quite loud compared to even similarly-sized and priced bookshelf speakers

I replaced some old M-Audio speakers that just died on me.

The sound quality was still just as good as when I bought them and they never gave me any issues whatsoever

Like most studio monitors the CR3s benefit from a break in period as well as from proper positioning.

These units replaced a pair of 4" M-Audio speakers, which my 4 year old broke by experimenting with connections.

I replaced some old M-Audio speakers that just died on me.

They give great audio when they actually work right, but I've had a sever problem of my main speaker (the one power feeds into) overheating and both speakers beginning to buzz

After doing some research on Mackie CR3 speakers and reading other reviews, it seems like this is a common problem

One problem is that the Low End just needs a little more range, but it doesnt really bother me

This is annoying, especially if your best headphones are open-back- Half the time I use the speakers, theydo not work due to a really cheap L/R selector switch.

Only complaint is the white noise has gotten slightly louder with age.. not too bad at all though

Solidly built, excellent sound, all the I/O options you need, they come complete with cables, sound insulating pads, and have a nice option to "flip" the powered side to left or right

My first pair were totally defective (constant loud white noise).

Good clear full sound, no noise

All the noise that comes out is a very loud buzzing noise.

now after a year of use, the position selector switch has failed (gone intermittent) and the speakers are useless.

Solidly built, excellent sound, all the I/O options you need, they come complete with cables, sound insulating pads, and have a nice option to "flip" the powered side to left or right

Lasts exactly three years - then the L/R selector switch goes bad and audio will cut in and out

This is annoying, especially if your best headphones are open-back- Half the time I use the speakers, theydo not work due to a really cheap L/R selector switch.

This is annoying, especially if your best headphones are open-back- Half the time I use the speakers, theydo not work due to a really cheap L/R selector switch.

I use these for mixing music replacing my long-dead M-Audio monitors destroyed when my toddler punched the cones in

I replaced some old M-Audio speakers that just died on me.

These units replaced a pair of 4" M-Audio speakers, which my 4 year old broke by experimenting with connections.

These units replaced a pair of 4" M-Audio speakers, which my 4 year old broke by experimenting with connections.

I replaced some old M-Audio speakers that just died on me.