expiredMr.P707 posted Feb 07, 2023 07:11 PM
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expiredMr.P707 posted Feb 07, 2023 07:11 PM
Mackie CR-X Series CR StealthBar Desktop PC Soundbar with Bluetooth $59.99, shipped and sold by Amazon
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EDIT: to add a bit more feedback... I bought this to tidy up my desk, my studio monitor speakers were taking up too much space and one of them finally bit the dust so I figured it would a good time to downsize. I'm really happy with the footprint and the space savings, it's the perfect size for me. Sound quality is OK, it's definitely a downgrade coming from actual studio monitors (mine were budget grade to boot), but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. Other than that, there are two downsides to this unit... when you power it on, the speaker emits a fairly loud "POWER ON" announcement, it's really annoying. For some that may be a deal breaker in and of itself. The second downside is that the power cable is a bulky DC adapter and in my case I had to move a bunch of my power cables around to accommodate it.
I was in the same boat where my studio monitors were just taking up too much space.
Before this I was using an SMSL AD18, two Polk S15 speakers, and a monoprice sub. I was able to re-use the sub with the soundbar and the sound it produces is surprisingly good.
I had to go back and forth between the two, playing the same music, the same game etc because I couldn't believe it.
For MY use, it's great. I'm using it for my computer, and it's sitting ~14 inches away in front of me.
Only gripes are:
1) The volume control is wonky. Example: I turn the volume to 20 and start playing a game. During the game, the audio goes to 22 and a pop up comes on screen. I ignore it, go back to playing and later it goes to 20 and a pop up comes on screen. It doesn't happen constantly, but it's annoying when it does. The volume knob is squishy, and not clicky and I expect it's just too sensitive.
2) Its only USB or AUX. No hdmi, no optical. At 60 bucks though, I guess I shouldn't expect everything.
It has bluetooth but I wouldn't use BT to connect to the computer unless it was just for music.
I have never used the front headphone port though. I'll have to try that out.
https://mackie.com/en/products/st...thbar.html
Also if you click on the download button at the top of the page their is a firmware update available. I downloaded it. It doesn't have release notes in it, but it states it is from June 2022. Wondering if they released a firmware update to fix issue and newer produced ones just ship with the newer firmware pre-installed? Couldn't find anything about the firmware except a single YouTube video but it wasn't in English so I am not sure what info the creator talked about.
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