tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10228523619340384.post3953194817900826468..comments2024-03-28T00:22:43.204-07:00Comments on Rex and the Bass: Mackie Thump TH-12A Powered Speaker Reviewrexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648858770612741967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10228523619340384.post-14728194486039836502015-05-28T20:12:17.889-07:002015-05-28T20:12:17.889-07:00Hi there, Anonymous!
Both of mine crapped out w...Hi there, Anonymous! <br /><br />Both of mine crapped out within a year, and the cost of replacing the amplifiers was more than they were worth. I would say scrap them and buy better speakers -- Yamaha, JBL or QSC. I learned my lesson with Mackie and they will not be getting any more of my business. <br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Rex<br />rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648858770612741967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10228523619340384.post-56197946407488553572015-05-28T09:40:14.828-07:002015-05-28T09:40:14.828-07:00do you know of a place I could buy a replacement a...do you know of a place I could buy a replacement amp for these TH 12A powered speakersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10228523619340384.post-86559586244503551192013-04-15T13:10:42.126-07:002013-04-15T13:10:42.126-07:00Good, fair review. Thanks. After researching moni...Good, fair review. Thanks. After researching monitors for my purposes on the net for the past few week, I ordered one from GC. My purpose is as a rehearsal recording playback monitor for woodwind ensembles. It needed to be portable, less than $300 and capable of reasonable balanced sound. I think the spec on this is -3db from 65 to 18k hz. In the store today I compared it to Behringer, Alto, and Harbinger units as well as several studio monitors such as the Tannoy, which got great reviews ans thought I would love. But I didn't because it had weak line level inputs. The devices that I will use to drive any powered speaker did not drive the studio monitors I tested well at all - the volume level couldn't reach 1/3 of most $100+ PA-style boxes.<br /><br />What sold me on the Mackie was the equalizer. In my price range the only one that had any equalizer was the Harbinger. Its lowest level of 5 fixed frequencies was centered at 250hz which, when increased, only increased a standing-wave like booominess. I love the parametric mid frequency adjustment on the Mackie where the center can adjust from 80 to 8,000 hz. And the flat (equalizer off) sound was superior to the other three units I tested within the inputs I had on hand.<br /><br />So, for my purposes, which requires an accurate frequency response more than really strong bass, this should work well.Gerardo Moochiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541992059443099894noreply@blogger.com