Tapco by Mackie S.5 Studio Monitors, Set of 2

by Tapco

Product Features

• Compact size
• Adjustable system for various room sizes and shapes
• Fine callibration controls
• Active crossovers
• Dual 60-watt power amplifiers

Product Details

• Item Weight: 41.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 41.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002LWVNQ
• Item model number: S.5 (pair)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,960 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

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It's no secret that Mackie makes some of the best sounding professional studio monitors in the world. Now that uncompromising design expertise is available at an entry-level price with the TAPCO S·5 Active Studio Monitor. The S·5 features rich, accurate sound, with excellent stereo imaging and a "sweet spot" you just won't believe possible in a monitor this affordable.

Exceptional sonic performance
The S•5 active studio monitors may be small, but they're designed to be transparent, producing uncolored sound for critical desktop monitoring in home recording studios, video editing suites, and home theater systems. The S•5's two-way bass reflex design provides an amazingly flat frequency response and benefits from complete system integration with active crossovers, dual 60-watt power amplifiers, precision drivers (5.25-inch LF, 1-inch HF) and a custom-tuned, ported cabinet.

Adjustable, to work any room
Every room is different. Variables like size and shape, furniture, doors and windows, carpeted or wood floors, and where you sit when you listen, all combine to determine what you hear. With the S•5, we included some fine calibration controls to let you adjust the low (+2, +4 dB below 100Hz) and high (+/- 2dB above 5kHz) frequency response to correct any bad influences caused by the room. More importantly, these controls help to ensure that the great sounds you get with the S•5 also sound great on your home stereo, in the car, and anywhere else your music is played.

Protecting your investment
Tapco knows people want to blast their monitors for long periods in less than laboratory conditions, so they added some extra circuitry just to keep your S•5s performing their best. The S•5s are tuned to maximize efficiency, but they can get hot when used in the real world. If the electronics get too hot, separate thermal switches activate and shut down the high and/or low frequency amplifiers until they cool down. An Over-excursion filter, just before the low frequency amplifier protects the woofer from shredding itself when the low-end is driven to the maximum. These extra protections ensure long life and monitors you can count on to have your back at all times. Finally, they've added magnetic shielding to protect your computer display or television from being permanently being tweaked from the powerful magnets found inside the S•5.

Product Description

These Mackie-designed active studio monitors bring truly professional sound quality to desktop musicians. With dual high-precision internal amplifiers, the S�5 delivers punchy bass, detailed mids and wide, sweet top end.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Accurate Reference Monitors, February 5, 2009

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Robin A. Thorngren (Boise, ID USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tapco by Mackie S.5 Studio Monitors, Set of 2 (Electronics)

I am very pleased with the Tapco S-5's so far. They give me a flat response and a very accurate representation of my recordings. I have not had a chance yet to do a lot of final mixdown work with them, but I believe they will do the job very well.
These were a gift from my family, and although I love them, they are a bit too accurate. Now I will need to work on my vocals....

Regards,
Bill Carpenter

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value for video editing, July 3, 2008

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Red Wolf "Red Wolf" (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tapco by Mackie S.5 Studio Monitors, Set of 2 (Electronics)

I've been using these speakers for the past couple of years for monitoring in a video edit suite. They strike a great balance for near-field monitoring, especially when you know your final mix will be heard in a variety of settings. Probably not for high-end final music mixes, but even then, a great pair of secondary reference monitors. And the price is incredible.

5.0 out of 5 stars tapco by mackie s.5 studio monitors, February 18, 2008

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W. Shaw "old fool" (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tapco by Mackie S.5 Studio Monitors, Set of 2 (Electronics)

Great studio monitor speakers. Good price/value ratio, I'm very impressed with the sound quality and construction and would recommend this product for the home studio recording artist or just the average joe (like me) who just likes to fool around at home with his recording equipment and make some noise.