Mackie Increases Mixer Performance With New Op-Amp Design

The Press Desk at Gearslutz.com · 25th January 2012

Mackie Increases Mixer Performance
With New Op-Amp Design
Partners with New Japan Radio on Design

Mackie announces a partnership with New Japan Radio Corporation to develop a new op-amp exclusively for Mackie mixers. The new M-80 op-amp performs exceptionally well, offering low noise, high drive and class-leading channel separation. Implementation into the existing Onyx, VLZ3 and ProFX series mixers is currently in progress.

The M-80 op-amp is an improved version of the NJM4580, utilizing additional technology derived from NJR’s flagship “MUSES” series sound op-amps. Aside from increased performance specs, the M-80 op-amp also features the Mackie “Running Man” logo.

The new M-80 op-amp will be on display during NAMM in Mackie’s upstairs showroom in Demo Room 209A/B from January 19-22, 2012 in Anaheim, CA.

GnS · 25th January 2012

"performs exceptionally well". Yeah this is what Behringer tries to tell us every time as well....

SPECS, SPECS, SPECS please!!

superwack · 26th January 2012

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Originally Posted by The Press Desk at Gearslutz.com

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The new M-80 op-amp will be on display during NAMM in Mackie’s upstairs showroom in Demo Room 209A/B from January 19-22, 2012 in Anaheim, CA.

Probably would have been helpful to learn of this prior to January 25th... like when NAMM was actually going on

rumleymusic · 26th January 2012

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Probably would have been helpful to learn of this prior to January 25th... like when NAMM was actually going on

I saw it there. It changed my whole outlook on life. Well...not really. But it has the Mackie logo, for those who want to destroy their mixers and look inside.

depulse · 27th January 2012

"The new M-80 op-amp performs exceptionally well, offering low noise, high drive and class-leading channel separation."

Well, in the ads for their existing Onyx mixers Mackie already claims

"The Mackie Onyx 24.4 leaves the competition in the dust when it comes to sound quality."

and

"the Onyx 24.4 gives you big, full-range sound and even lower noise than esoteric mixing consoles costing much more."

So now they will be even better than the best (i.e. Mackie themselves) or have they been cheating us until now?

projektk · 27th January 2012

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Originally Posted by GnS

"performs exceptionally well". Yeah this is what Behringer tries to tell us every time as well....

SPECS, SPECS, SPECS please!!

Hey at least with behringer you get what you pay for LOL, I'd say mackies are a little over priced.

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frans · 27th January 2012

Yes, I always wonder when something's "new and improved" if the version before that was.. less improved? Anyway, I got a Mackie Onyx 800R and the preamps in there aren't bad. Not something to get excited about, but really: not bad at all.
So if the new designs are as usable, I'm all for it.

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depulse Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Europe Posts: 717	"The new M-80 op-amp performs exceptionally well, offering low noise, high drive and class-leading channel separation." Well, in the ads for their existing Onyx mixers Mackie already claims "The Mackie Onyx 24.4 leaves the competition in the dust when it comes to sound quality." and "the Onyx 24.4 gives you big, full-range sound and even lower noise than esoteric mixing consoles costing much more." So now they will be even better than the best (i.e. Mackie themselves) or have they been cheating us until now? __________________ Gear: FocusritePro40+Octopre2, MackieOnyx32, Korg TritonExtr+MOSS+EX800+TRRack, Roland XV5080+D550+MKS7+MKS50+MKS70+MKS80+S550+JP8080+Juno60+JD990+DR660, NordRack2, ATC1, ESQM, Yamaha A5k+An1x+TX802+TG77+TX7+MotifRackES, Akai S5k+MPC1k, Blofeld, Pulse, Mopho, Indigo2, ESynth, Emax, Rogue, MachineDrum, KawaiR100, ProOne, Drumulator, M1AM1, Linndrum, CZ101, CR78 Effects: API 512C+525, Boss SE50+SE70+CE300, UAD2Duo, Powercore, SRV330, MPX550, Rev2496, 1204, DP2, Filterbank, 9010, 1178clone

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frans Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 1,648 1 Review written	Yes, I always wonder when something's "new and improved" if the version before that was.. less improved? Anyway, I got a Mackie Onyx 800R and the preamps in there aren't bad. Not something to get excited about, but really: not bad at all. So if the new designs are as usable, I'm all for it. __________________ Property is not ability. Buying a drumset won't make you a drummer and buying gear won't make you an engineer.

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25th January 2012	#2
GnS Gear nut Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Cologne / MG Posts: 91 1 Review written	"performs exceptionally well". Yeah this is what Behringer tries to tell us every time as well.... SPECS, SPECS, SPECS please!!