HM Series Headphone Amplifiers
Expand
Your Versatility
Perfect for studios, practice spaces, quiet stages, and more, the HM Series offers everything you need whether it is just splitting a single signal to your band, or more complex headphone distribution.
Flexible
Headphone amplification
Whether you need to expand your home studio headphone monitoring capability or add robust cue mix distribution, the affordable HM Series offers the sound quality, reliability, and flexibility you need to expand your setup.
The ultra-compact HM-4 offers a simple yet effective way to split a single stereo signal out into four pairs of headphones. Perfect for quickly splitting a phones mix in the studio or even crowding around a tablet to watch a movie at home.
The two 19″ rackmount models, the HM-400 and HM-800, deliver flexible, robust headphone distribution for studios, practice spaces and more.
Features
Great-sounding, reliable headphone amplification
Excellent Sound Quality
Premium analog circuitry and design delivers an ultra-low noise floor and high headroom.
Choice
Ultra-Flexible
From a simple yet effective way to split a single stereo signal out to four pairs of headphones to robust headphone distribution, the HM Series offers a wide range of options to suit your needs.
rugged
Built-Like-A-Tank™
With a heavy-gauge steel chassis, long wear potentiometers and switches, the HM Series is built to last.
Mackie HM-800 Overview
The Mackie HM-800 is a rack-mountable, 8-channel headphone amplifier designed to provide versatile headphone amplification for artists, musicians, and engineers monitoring through headphones in live stage applications and home, project, commercial, and mobile-recording studios. It features two stereo main outputs via four 1/4″ jacks and sixteen 1/4″ TRS stereo headphone outputs—two per channel—fed by a customizable blend of inputs.
Two stereo main inputs via four 1/4″ jacks can be combined with a per-channel 1/4″ stereo aux input. Each channel offers stereo/mono mode switching, input selection, and output level adjustments. 7-segment LED meters display main input and per-channel output levels.
The HM-800 ships with an IEC power cable and occupies 1 RU in a standard 19″ rack.
Mackie HM-800 Specs
Number of Channels | 8 |
Input Connections | 4 x 1/4″ TRS balanced (two stereo pairs, also accepts 1/4″ TS unbalanced) 8 x 1/4″ TRS stereo unbalanced for aux inputs |
Output Connectors | 4 x 1/4″ TRS balanced (two stereo pairs, also accepts 1/4″ TS unbalanced) 16 x 1/4″ TRS stereo unbalanced headphone outputs |
Maximum Input Level | Main Input: +19 dBu Aux Input: +20 dBu |
Maximum Output Level | Headphone Outputs: 550 mW per channel at 47 Ohms (+21 dBu) |
Input Impedance | Main Input: 40 kOhms balanced, 20 kOhms unbalanced Aux Input: 13 kOhms unbalanced |
Output Impedance | Headphone Outputs: 3 Ohms unbalanced |
Gain Range | Main Input: -67 to +19 dBu |
Function Controls | Power on/off Main level knobs In 1/2 switches per channel Stereo/Mono switches per channel Output knob per channel |
Frequency Response | 20 Hz to 20 kHz (±1 dB) |
THD | |
Noise | -70 dB |
CMRR | Main Input: >52 dB at 1 kHz |
Display | 1 x input level meter 8 x output level meters |
Power Requirement | 100 to 120 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 24 W 220 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 24 W |
Power Connector | 1 x 3-pin IEC male, 250 VAC, 10 A |
Construction Material | Heavy-gauge steel chassis |
Dimensions (H x W x D) | 1.8 x 19.0 x 8.8″ / 46 x 483 x 224 mm |
Weight | 8 lb / 3.6 kg |
Package Weight | 10.7 lb |
Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 20.8 x 10.7 x 4.1″ |