On the contrary, the further you move up the frequency range, the weaker the reproduction performance becomes. Unfortunately, unlike its MC-series siblings, this little Mackie does not really make up for this in the mid and high frequencies. What clearly stood out in our listening test and analysis was their powerful bass performance – it was very dominant and determined the overall characteristics of the headphones: the MC-100 produces a lot of bass – period.
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It is amazing what you can get for just 30 Euros: Basically, a fairly appealing sound image that doesn’t have to hide behind headphones that are twice or three times as expensive, but know how to please.
In contrast to the next highest priced MC-150, which cost about 80 Euros, the price/performance factor is a little more important here. These new, most reasonably priced headphones prove to be worthy of this legacy – albeit with limitations. In any case, my ears were completely covered without any problems by the oval-shaped ear cup (width 4 cm, height 5.5 cm), and I also found the contact pressure to be excellent: Just the right combination – a firm fit that did not become obtrusive during longer listening sessions – very good.Īs I said at the beginning, all headphones in the MC-series have so far totally convinced me in terms of sound. Another important issue when thinking about wearing comfort in a circumaural model like the one tested here, is whether your ear fits completely under the padding, so that the headphones rest on the skull and not on the ear lobes.
The second factor is the subjective contact pressure resulting from the ear padding and the stiffness of the headband. The decisive factors here are essentially the weight and how it is distributed on top of your skull (with lightweights such as these MC-100s, the issue is, of course, easier to resolve than with heavy headphones). With many headphones you are pretty certain within minutes after putting them on whether or not you will like wearing them for hours. The design of the headphones is agreeably earnest, just the “Mackie Man” placed prominently on the back of the earphones, which is reminiscent of the work of artist Keith Haring and adds a little bit of 1990s flair, which can be seen – positively- as a nice retro touch. They’re pure plastic, but sometimes the manufacturers manage to make it look pleasantly “imperfect” – and that’s the case with these Mackie’s. In other words: I’ve had headphones with a three-figure price in my hands that didn’t look much more expensive than the MC-100. At 233 grams, these headphones are relatively light, yet surprisingly the MC-100 don’t feel overly “cheap”. At the end of the cable, there is a stereo mini-jack plug with a screw-on jack adapter waiting to be connected to the auxiliary device. The connection cable has a well-meaning length of 3 metres, which is practical in the studio, but it’s a little oversized for home use.
That’s okay because their low price must be reflected somewhere. Unlike the more expensive models, the MC-100 have to make do with a connecting cable that is soldered onto the left ear cup.
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