Jiggling the left right switch on the back of the powered speaker will temporarily bring back the stereo sound but not for long.-Another reviewer took his speaker apart and found signs of smoke damage and shorting which would be a fire hazard

these sounded great until this happened, do not recommend these since these are a fire hazard.

they are a fire hazard....took mine apart and saw a burnt capacitor and black residue on the circuit board!!!

Now that I read other reviews of this unit being a potential fire hazard, I'm worried about using them at all.

Mackie should recall all speakers, it's a fire hazard!

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

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.

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

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

I'm sure basic users would be impressed 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

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.

and then it should work as you hook it up

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

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

I'm sure basic users would be impressed 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

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.

and then it should work as you hook it up

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.