Mackie Passive Speakers - S408

Mackie S408 Passive speakers

Perfect working condition. Sounds great.  Recently replaced one of the horn tweeters.

Local pickup only – Longmont Colorado.

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The Mackie S408 Precision Passive 2-Way Loudspeaker is the ideal choice for any establishment where high quality live sound is crucial. Great for houses of worship, DJs, club sound reinforcement, and keyboard/drum monitoring. And if that weren't enough, the Mackie S408's trapezoidal shape makes it perfect for vocal monitor wedge applications.

HOW TETRAD WORKS

In a typical 15", 2-way loudspeaker system, the 15" audio speaker offers relatively slow transient response, and the small high-frequency horn tends to beam a narrow, blaring sound at the listener”end result, muddy sound. By replacing the 15" speaker with four 8" drivers (that's what tetra means, four), Mackie increased the driver surface area to 201 sq. inches from 177 sq. inches, creating more punch and a tight, more focused low-end. It's hard to believe, but four 8" transducers offer better transient response and move a bigger column of air than a single fifteen.

VOCAL CLARITY AND PATTERN CONTROL

By using four 8" low-frequency drivers, Mackie was able to drop an extremely large horn into the S408 speaker and still keep the cabinet size small. Besides presenting a more friendly load impedance, a bigger horn yields lower distortion, better pattern control and allows the horn to operate more efficiently at lower frequencies¹all the way down to the heart of the critical vocal and midrange zones. Since this larger horn is more stable through the crossover point, the transition to the LF drivers is virtually seamless, in terms of frequency response and directivity. All this adds up to greater consistency throughout the entire coverage pattern, resulting in vastly improved intelligibility across your entire audience.

SOLID CONSTRUCTION

The Mackie S408 is constructed of solid 18mm Baltic Birch plywood and coated with wear-resistant, textured black PVC vinyl paint. These speaker cabinets are built to stand up to rugged use while maintaining their stunning appearance. Top and side-mounted, balanced-optimized carrying handles make them easy to transport.

POWER HANDLING

Due to its extremely efficient design, the S408 can be driven by even the smallest of power amplifiers. But to showcase its full potential, strap-on your beefiest amp (maybe one of our M-Series High-Efficiency Power Amps) and climb to a new level of sound quality and professional capability. The S408 is, quite possibly, the closest thing to "concert-quality" sound on the market in its class.

VERSATILITY

Designed for maximum versatility, the S408 speaker can be stacked, or pole-mounted, on the S410s Subwoofer. It can also be flown via 12 integrated rigging points, either vertically or horizontally. They function extremely well when arrayed in pairs, providing outstanding coverage to an incredible 150 degrees. And the S408's trapezoidal shape makes it perfect for use as a floor monitor.

Features

4 x 8" LF drivers in unique Tetrad alignment offer wide low-frequency dispersion and enhanced transient response

1" exit HF driver on an oversized 75 x 40 horn provides superb coverage and high-frequency definition; 2 vertically arrayed enclosures provide 150 coverage

Pole mountable on commercially available speaker stands

Symmetrical Trapezoidal design allows for monitor wedge applications

Stackable atop S410s Precision Passive Subwoofer

Flyable both horizontally and vertically via 12 integrated 3/8" threaded inserts

Portable with 4 balance-optimized top and side-mounted handles

Dual parallel, locking NL4 connections for Input and Thru on rear panel

Thermal Overload HF driver protection

Sensitivity: 99dB SPL (1W/1m)

600W RMS power handling at 8 Ohms

Frequency Response: 60Hz-22kHz

Specs

Frequency Range (”10 dB): 60 Hz ” 22 kHz

Frequency Response (”3 dB): 80 Hz ” 18 kHz

Sound Dispersion: 75x40

Maximum SPL Long-term @ 1m: 127 dB

Sensitivity (1W/1m): 99 dB SPL

Crossover Frequency: 2700Hz

Input Protection: Dynamic protection for compression driver

Basic Design: Trapezoidal

Material: 18 mm multi-layered plywood, resin end caps

Finish: Wear-resistant textured black PVC vinyl

Handles: One on each side, one top, one bottom

Grille: Perforated metal with weather-resistant coating

Dimensions (H x W x D): 31" x 20.1" x 17.9"

Weight: 72 lbs.