These sound good overall I'm almost satisfied ("almost" is good for me) I'm sure other more expensive monitors sound and translate better so I won't be throwing out a 10 on the rating but the sound is expressive and the bottom end is decent...I can feel my music which is all that really counts to me aside from getting a good mix, speaking of translate... they definitely do the job but don't expect your 1st mix to be perfect...as with any monitor you have to learn & get to know your monitors... almost like building a relationship and understanding where the hi, mid's & lows really sit... takes a few projects to peg it.

Basic features... stand-by would of been nice

Any dummy can do it!

I ordered these and had to send em back... the 1st set I got had a vibration in one of the woofers that was really annoying but my replacement set came really fast (big ups to zZounds) and I haven't had any problems so far. The build of these things is very solid which is the main reason I bought them over the MR8's... I love the steel back & heat sink and seamless cabinet verses a cardboard back and seams you see on even more expensive monitors.

I never understood why "studio monitors" cost so much when there really just flat frequency speakers... in the consumer world people pay more for a hyped up sounding speaker and here we are as artist paying way more for flat response speaker... I guess I get it a little bit though... it is "professional" grade... I mean to me though it's still just a woofer and a tweeter hooked to amps in a cabinet tuned flat end of story. Bottom line all studio monitors are over priced so to buy with that reality in mind the Tapco S-8's are a OK deal.

Haven't had to go there yet.

Never understood why my gear had to look "sexy" NO I DON'T WANT TO BONE IT! but it dose look nice,lol

Producer

Hip Hop

Sound quality is excellent with very detailed highs, clean mids and tight bass.

These bad boys are h-e-a-v-y which translates into the tight, powerful low end! There is a high frequency switch and low frequency switch for adjusting the high/low frequency response to match the room. My room is not the greatest but I didn't feel the need to make any adjustments.

I hate to admit it seeing how these are manufactured in China for Mackie but the quality is quite good. They look as good as they sound and they sound great!

I have not required any support so I can't comment on that at this time.

Hobbyist

Rock, Pop

I've never heard something like that... Flat response with a really great bass response, you will not need a sub after trying this monitors, simply AMAZING, Believe me, when they say THE MOST ACCURATE MONITOR IN THEIR CLASS they are telling the true, I can listen everything with the most minimal detail, even the most deep basses!

A revolutionary system to prolongue the life or your monitors protecting them of the heat, cool design, excelent quality

Just plug and play!

Best monitors in their class and price, even better than more expensive models!

You CAN'T Get more

I've not needed TAPCO Support

I fall in love when I saw them

Musical Producer

Everything about house except Minimal because Minimal SUX!