Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Mackie's first open back studio headphone certainly does resemble a small set of monitor speakers, even sharing the tweeter grill metal, but how do they stack up for mix work?

Tom tries them out and even gives you a compensation EQ curve to balance them out for the best accuracy, load this into an EQ of your choice as the last plugin on your monitor or master bus (but don't forget to disable before you bounce), We recommend Fabfilter PRO-Q 3 for best results.

70Hz +3dB Q1.8 Peak
90Hz +5dB Q1.0 Low Shelf
1.2K +1.5dB Q3.0 Peak
3.4K +1.5dB Q2.0 Peak - 48dB/oct
5.6K -2.5dB Q4.0 Peak - 24dB/oct
8.9K +2dB Q5.5 Peak - 24dB/oct

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