mackie MC-250 Closed-Back, Over-Ear Reference Headphones

The big American audio equipment company, Mackie, is currently opening up the market segment of near-ear sound reinforcement and is going with two in-ear [ CR-Buds and CR-Buds+ ] and two over-ear headphones [ Mackie MC-150 ]. Here we have the top model, the closed MC-250.

of the MC-250 is done with the idea of emphasis of the beat and treble attack which clearly shows in the tuning of the MC-250. The areas of lift has been done with good taste in that I don’t find the MC-250 fatiguing or has any type of grain/ unevenness in any of the important detailed regions of...

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  Comfy, Midrange quality, price = value., Studio reference tuned. Well balanced with a solid plastic build. Affordable with a versatile tuning for monitoring and even better to enjoy music with. Easy to drive. Light and very comfortable for hours of use. Decent isolation.

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  Bass lite, plastic, generic cosmetic aesthetics., 10 ft straight cord only,Leaks a bit of sound, all plastic build means you can't throw these around.

Very good monitor headphones with a fairly smooth frequency response.When testing with a 1khz to 30khz sweep there is a noticeable peak in the 8-10khz region. That translates to a somewhat harsh sound for say a strong female vocalist.

I've been producing music for just under 15 years. I've been a loyal user of AKG240's, and have owned some higher end headphones, such as Sennheiser HD600's, and several BeyerDynamic headphones as well. I've also been an avid user of Mackie Studio monitors.