I have been a huge fan of Mackie products since the mid 90's when I had the opportunity to use their 1604VLZ-Pro mixing board in extensive gigging applications. Their products are of extremely good quality and sound, yet are affordable to almost all players. This is why I contacted Mackie when we started GuitarGearHeads.com, and started building a relationship with them. We have reviewed many of their products on our site over the last five years, and will continue this year with some new product they have introduced.

The thing that has always amazed me with Mackie's products is the quality of sound and ease of use all packed in a rugged yet very affordable package. I have never found any products over such a diverse line that meet these requirements at this price point. Sure, there may be more expensive and better sounding products on the market, but the price point puts them far out of my reach, and the sound quality difference is minimal at best for my applications, and for the needs of most live sound and studio application of the home studio owner. In fact, some of the biggest names in the industry are touring with Mackie products in their every night rigs. That should be a strong testament that more expensive equipment is not always better.

My personal collection of Mackie products that I have acquired over the last few years includes a pair of HR824 Studio Monitors, a 1604 Onyx mixing board with firewire card, a Control Universal pro, a C4 Pro,  2 Control universal Extenders, a FR-1400 power amplifier, a Quad EQ, a Quad Comp, and many other items. I really enjoy the ease of use, and compatibility of all these products, and I am looking forward to continuing to work with Mackie for many years. Their products as good as they are, seem to improve with every new generation, and they are truly innovative in their product development.

Gary Allen