Mackie CR4.5BT – 4.5" Powered Studio Monitors with Bluetooth & Tone Control

The Mackie CR4.5BT offers a versatile listening solution that moves effortlessly between studio reference monitoring, everyday listening, gaming, and party-ready playback. With 4.5" woofers, silk-dome tweeters, Bluetooth streaming, and flexible tuning options, these powered monitors deliver clear, powerful sound in a compact footprint—perfect for home studios, content creation, gaming setups, and social environments.

Key Features

• Bluetooth streaming: Wirelessly connect phones, laptops, and tablets for convenient, high-quality playback.
• 25W per speaker amplification: Plenty of clean power to fill small and medium rooms with full-frequency sound.
• Tone Control knob: Choose transparent studio accuracy or boost bass and highs for gaming, movies, and parties.
• Desktop / Bookshelf switch: Optimizes the speakers’ voicing for nearfield or room-filling listening.
• Multiple inputs: TRS, RCA, and 3.5 mm connections for audio interfaces, turntables, mixers, and more.
• Front-panel headphone out: Instantly mute the speakers and monitor privately.

Customer Benefits

The CR4.5BT gives creators and listeners a single pair of monitors that adapts to any scenario—mixing, gaming, movie nights, or blasting a playlist. With Bluetooth, on-the-fly tone sculpting, and space-optimized tuning, they deliver impressive clarity and flexibility without requiring extra gear.

Quick Specs

• Driver size: 4.5" woofer + 0.75" silk-dome tweeter
• Power: 25W per speaker
• Inputs: TRS, RCA, 3.5 mm, Bluetooth
• Controls: Tone Control, Desktop/Bookshelf switch
• Output: 3.5 mm headphone out
• Included: Active speaker + passive speaker (pair)

What’s in the Box

• Mackie CR4.5BT monitors (active + passive)
• Speaker cable
• 3.5 mm to RCA cable
• 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm cable
• Power cable
• Setup documentation

Use Cases / Ideal For

Home studios, podcast editing, content creation, gaming, multimedia playback, casual listening, DJ practice, and small-room entertainment.

Compatibility

Works with all Bluetooth devices, audio interfaces, mixers, computers, turntables (with preamp), and gaming consoles with analog outputs.

Pros & Cons

✅ Pros:

• Bluetooth streaming built-in
• Tone Control for multiple listening styles
• Desktop/Bookshelf voicing switch
• Great sound quality for the size and price

⚠️ Cons:

• Not designed for high-volume professional mixing
• Passive crossover limits precision vs. higher-end studio monitors

The Mackie CR4.5BT delivers adaptable, great-sounding monitoring with Bluetooth convenience.