Mackie Review: 808S PPM Powered Mixer

History:

Purchase: Got it on a closeout sale from an online music store. I paid $700 and it was money well spent.

What I Like About This Mackie 808S PPM Powered Mixer: I bought the 808S for the quality of the built in effects and the large amount of power it pushes. We use the gated reverb on the snare of our drum kit and run a balanced line into one of the other channels for the rest of the kit. It is mixed on a non powered Mackie 8 channel mixer. Basically, with this Mixer we can run our 4 Mains and Sub at peak, with a beautifully balanced mix. The sound in our bandroom is better than any other venue we've played because of the Mackie. Believe me, Mackie is a great company that makes great gear.

What I Do NOT Like About The Mackie 808S PPM Powered Mixer: The only problem I had with the Mackie was my own fault, being stoked about getting it I proceeded to NOT read the manual and blew up our monitors when I failed to tell the Mixer to cut power to them. Totally my fault. Everything else has been GREAT!

Mackie 808S PPM Powered Mixer Quality Rating: This Mixer is incredibly sturdy, quiet and well built. It is extremely scratch and dent resistant and causes no power draws, no hums, or feedback. You could definitely run a club with this Mixer.

Review Summary: The reason I am leaving this review is to offset the previous review I read here where the Aussie gent seems to have received a defective product. Why he doesn't just return it for a new one or refund is beyond me, but I don't want people to get the wrong impression of this EXTREMELY versatile and professional quality mixer. A definite best buy in my humble opinion!

Rating of this Mackie product: 5

This Mackie 808S PPM Powered Mixer Mixers Review Submitted By: D from Kulbaen

Review Date: 2002-08-25