Mackie Thump Loudspeaker Series Overview | Power & Clarity

The Mackie Thump series has become synonymous with everything you’re looking for in great sounding loudspeakers. The latest generation of Thump includes the Thump212 and Thump215 models, the Thump212XT and 215XT models and two subwoofers, Thump 115S and Thump 118S. We invited Mackie's senior product specialist Brad Gagné to give us a deep dive of all the new features and DJ/producer Jansport J to give us his real-world first impressions.

Redesigned from the ground up, Mackie’s Thump series has a number of performance-oriented upgrades and user experience enhancements. Boasting an impressive 1,400 watts of Class D power, these are the loudest Thumps yet. But they’re not just louder—Mackie worked overtime to ensure that the latest Thumps have an inherent clarity and musicality to their performance, no matter how hard you push them. Mackie’s latest evolution of Thump has also added automated feedback elimination and music ducking, offering the peace of mind you need to focus on what matters: your set.

If you’re looking for even more control over your sound, check out the innovative ThumpXT models. Choose between four different voicing modes (Music, Live, Club and Monitor) to tailor ThumpXT’s performance to your unique needs. Taking your set outside? Press the “Outdoor” button and ThumpXT will re-voice itself to provide the same type of performance you’d expect indoors. Bluetooth connectivity offers users the ability to stream their music wirelessly, switch voice modes and more via the Thump Connect 2 App.

Bringing your sound anywhere has never been easier with the new Thump series. Built with new polypropylene bodies, the latest evolution of Thump is lightweight and ultraportable, while the ergonomic handles on the 15” and 18” subwoofers make transport easier than ever.

Music by Jansport J

00:00 - Introduction
00:09 - First impressions with DJ and producer Jansport J
00:53 - What's new in re-designed Thump Series
1:42 - Mackie Thump Series sound qualities
2:29 - Portability, weight and ergonomics
3:12 - Sound checking with Mackie Thump
3:32 - Advanced features of ThumpXT Models
6:08 - A re-designed power amp
6:36 - Connectivity, music ducking and feedback elimination
7:29 - Final thoughts

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[jannelepola]

Just got a pair of 215XT . Seriously impressive low-range and power even without a sub. I didn't want to push it at child-intensive-neighborhood, but I reached "not-too-loud backyard party" (the kind of in which you'd have discussions at tables with ~30-50 people attending, while music playing at back) with speaker main output being at 50% and phone at around 30-40%. There was A LOT of room to push. Mids and highs are super-impressive. My ear says that bass sounds mostly at 70-100hz outdoors (8m away), which isn't bad at all. It doesn't "woof" without direction, but it has a nice punch towards the direction they are used. Stereo-image is great! These could easily be used for a live-artists outdoors or for DJs playing at restaurant decks, and that's without a sub. If you want that extra-warmth then additional sub would be a no-brainer, but that being said I could use these indoors even for a metal-band on midsize-club without sub at all! Bass drum would sound great, even if it wouldn't wiggle stomach.

I really like the outdoors-button. It restores high-end-presence and sound good to me, even though it's most-likely just EQ-correction.

Something to complain: Manual was a bit subpar. It didn't really help on pairing the bluetooth. Bluetooth activation had to be done in a very specific way and blinking blue light didn't automatically mean that it was in pairing mode. This would really need rethinking, as I'd think that quite a few of users will give up and throw 1-start to "Connect 2" software. Linking was also bit harder than it should be, as you could easily set both to "waiting for pairing" -state instead of one waiting and one sending link-request.

Tip for bluetooth-pairing: Seems like you need to manually pair a single speaker from bluetooth devices -- don't rely purely on "Connect 2" searching at start-up. If you see one 215XT device which gives "incorrect pairing code" or such an error message then you are trying to pair it to wrong device / receiver! When speaker bluetooth-pairing is set up correctly it seems that there is a second 215XT device, which on my OnePlus 8 Pro has a headset-icon (as playback-bluetooth devices usually do). That's the device which you want to pair with.


Never-the-less, my grin is so damn wide 😃

I would love to have sub with this pair and hopefully will have someday. Three thumbs up!

Additional observations: Portability is superb! Good handles and light weight really makes these amazing for people who either supply PA & mixing-services or do a lot of gigging alone. No hard edges which would tear your hands, and having a top handle for throwing speaker to stand while holding from side-handle is user-friendliness at it's best! Speakers are so light that one can easily carry both at the same time.

[keelogrand]

These thangs are legit! Impressive bass and very loud!

[mackietv]

Thank you GC., Jansport J, and B-Rad for checking out the new THUMP Series!

[stevenmata]

okay but can you guys have these on display please and have it available to do some demo?

[ericc]

Are the mackie thump 15 super loud and crisp? Just wondering how well they would sound with my current 4 sound town 18 inch active subs. I am using 2 proreck 15 inch loudspekers now and they just do not have that crisp sound once the volume is really jacked up

[ClayvisDagi]

Pretty cool. Do they have 10 inch too?

[iengineer_]

May check out a pair in a few weeks for Live Sound.

[yan]

wanted that mackie thump 215 badly but came accross the yamaha DXR 212/215 MKII and wonderding if i should go for the thump of the DXR given that am looking for loud, clear and bassy speaker. to note that both have the same price tag.

[smoothsoundsstudioproduction]

I’m not sure how the new 18inch sub performs and sounds; anyone have one that they can describe the features?

[yan]

just went at a store to hear about the sound quality of the mackie thump series. they dont have the 215Xt. given that i dont used sub, was looking for 15 inch woofer. the music loudness is quite shit. dont know if its because it's pulling its music directly from a laptop but it clips each time the bass or the sound goes louder when its on 3/4 of the volume. ive heard a chinese copy speaker of 400 watt rms and its way better than that mackie 700 watt rms speaker.

[Ohio_Hobbies_Guy]

Definitely getting some 12s and a sub!

[walasfilms]

What’s the difference between this one from the bst?

[KerlTabot]

Wow! Thanks for such a nice and detailed video! Looks like it's one of the best budget acoustics for any purpose! How does it sounds compared to RCF715mk4?

[synapticflow]

I thought it was the Thump 118S, not S118?

[yan]

came across the thump215 and thrash215 and heard that thump is better. but the thing is that theres only 60 USD price difference between the 2. so, is there a big difference in terms of sound?

[fabrois]

Works great for vinyls DJ's like me, The first time I had Hummm jus't turn on Feedback eliminator and hummm disappear <3

[djbig]

If they only added power con it would make an amazing product

[doctormatos]

Better alto ts215 or MACKIE THUMP 215?

[MegaStamandster]

lol, "sounds great" says the guy with headphones on