Yamaha HS5 Powered Studio Monitor

Good quality monitors. Work as expected, very flat non colored sound. Very accurate, for the price the accuracy is amazing actually. The range is pretty flat and fair. Very happy for the price.

I’m not enough of an audiophile to give you hot takes about soundstage and frequencies and all those other words that I sometimes understand but have a hell of a time finding the minor differences between similar products. But they sound great! I’m running these through a UA Volt 2 into my M4 MacBook Air and they drive some excellent noises into my ear holes. I chose these because they had a lot of traction online with people looking for affordable studio monitors for newbs like me getting into music production. I haven’t compared these to other models (HS5/HS8) or comparable monitors in this price range for my use, but I really do like them.

THESE. ARE. SO. RAD. ( I got the HS7's FYI ). I reference any other speakers off of the pair of Bowers and WIlkins 684 floorstanders that I have. Keep in mind that these cost half the price of those and I am just as impressed, all things considered. While these don't produce as "big" of a sound and can't pump out as much volume due their much smaller size, they sound just as pristine to my ears. Now, don't get me wrong, these can fill a bedroom sized room with plenty of sound to satisfy a reasonable listener. Especially if they are placed within a few feet of your ears as I believe they are intended to be placed. That is where they sound best. I have mine about 3 feet from each ear and it is good. When I first fired these up they sounded a little bright or maybe even harsh on higher treble end. Either I got used to that or they broke in nicely, because they sound just right now after about a hundred hours of use at low to medium volume. At lower volume they tend to lack a little bottom end, and at very high volume the clarity suffers and things start getting a little distorted and muddy. At medium to medium-high volume is where these really shine. If you're using these as studio monitors as they are intended to be used, this volume range is where you'd want to be listening anyways, for various reasons. For one, you don't want to listen at loud volumes for long periods because it will fatigue your ears to the point that listening is longer pleasurable and probably not as objective as is necessary. Also you can damage your ears. You only get one set of ears. Once they're messed up, that's it. I already have some ringing in my ears from my younger days and wish I could go back and do those rock concerts over with ear plugs. Another reason is that if you mix with your speakers at high volume, it won't translate well to anyone who ever listens to what you're mixing at lower volumes. So if your sounds are ever going to be played anywhere besides a dance club, this is a legit reason. So that's that. Right there in the middle of the volume range these puppies are capable of very nice sounding audio. I've heard other people wonder about these as an option general music listening speakers, like you would with a good set of hifi speakers. On top of using them as studio monitors, I use them for this purpose too. I like listening to all of the music I listen to on them. If you aren't the kind of person that feels like Beats by Dre are the greatest sounding audio experience ever on the face of all of the universe, I'd bet you'll enjoy these. These will not blast your eardrums will ungodly amounts of bass and treble very loudly like Beats do. They will, however, show you a crystal clear image of what your music really sounds like. And if it' good music, it'll probably sound very good on these. Also, on top of of all this, they look great, and the finish on the exterior is pretty durable too. I dropped a hammer or something rather on top of one of them and it didn't even leave a mark. TLDR; I love them and highly recommend them is what this all boils down to If you can fit these in you budget, do it. Really one of the more satisfying purchases I've made. There may be better out there, but not at this price. //end rant.

If you are interested in the best quality for music, I guarantee this will fit your needs, this is the best studio monitor you can get. I am a big fan of a good sound and this for me are perfect. I am thinking in buying the HS7 now

Very nice bass and sound for this size, definitely needs a sub to help with low ends, but it holds itself together mostly. Have very good clarity even when blasting them at full volume, The white color is very nice and looks great. The build is sturdy and feels real.

I thought I must have had faulty connections to my past speakers (maudio junk) because the upgrade to these make every song sound new and alive, no joke. There's rumors that your ears must adjust, yeah it's true, but adjusting to AMAZING isn't tough. You'll notice yourself listening to things quieter at lower volume levels because multimedia speakers drown out the important details for the sake of coloring crappy sound, like in video games. Amazing clarity and stereo width, they are well worth another $50-100 to avoid cheaper junk. These are industry standards. P.S. the 4" are PLENTY loud, if you're in a large to small room composing at a desk workstation, these are ACE. I'd do the 5" if you're in a small studio where the speakers are a bar further from you. No reason to blast your ears off!

Setup was easy. I needed to buy two guitar type cables to connect them to my audio to computer device. That's the professional connection. The speakers looked small when I opened the box, but they handle bass well. They are plenty loud enough for close use. They are very good. I am very happy.

Freakin awesome. Have had many top end brands to use as computer speakers. From 5.1 etc. these are the best sounding two speaker setup for a computer ever! Awesome and underpriced in my opinion!

ميزات: - صوت نقي - جودة تصنيع مرضية - مرفق كابل 3.5مم لأر-سي-ايه طوله حوالي متر ونصف - مرفق كابل طوله حوالي 2 متر لتوصيل السماعتين ببعضهم - ناحية واحدة فقط تحتاج توصل باور العيوب: - الناحية الرئيسية اللي فيها معظم الوصلات جهة اليسار ومفيش طريقة بسيطة لعكس الإتجاهات - وزن تقيل 3.5 كيلو لكل سماعة - وصلة الباور ثابتة مش ينفع تبدلها أو تطولها

The speakers arrived promptly and in good order. I am now using them as small studio monitors to produce and mix my own music. They perform extremely well. Thanks.

Your initial impression will be "why do these sound normal? There's nothing special about these speakers... They are so expensive".. But just hold on and keep listening​...as you go through your music you start noticing details that hadn't noticed before... The tracks will show every defect they have. The vocals will be crystal clear. I have monitoring headphones (ATH M50x) and these speakers are on par with the headphones when it comes to mid range and treble. However the bass is subdued (which is a good thing). If you want thump in your music you need sub woofer. These are not for you. If you want to do casual listening, these are not for you. However if you mix tracks and know exactly what you are listening to and want to modify your tracks...these are the speakers for you. Connectivity: Each speaker unit has its own power so you'll need 2 extra wall outlets. You'll need external soundcard or audio interface (for example Focusrite Scarlett 2i2). You'll need 2 TRS to TRS cables (one for each channel) or 2 TRS to XLR cables for connecting speakers to the audio interface. You'll laptop/desktop internal sound card and the 3.5mm jack won't power these speakers. In addition you'd probably need isolation pads and might want to sound proof your studio for best results. If all this sounds like too much work, you probably don't need these​ speakers. Sound quality: In terms of sound quality, these are a tad better in showing the mid range and treble frequencies than ATH M50x. However M50x has brilliant tight bass. And such bass can only be achieved by sub woofers (Yamaha HS8S) Update after one month: After the break-in period the cones become more sensitive and the boomy sound has gone. With a little sound proofing these sounds amazing. With these speakers, placement and room acoustics are very important. Just buying the speakers and expecting wonders is incorrect. After experimenting with DB gain and trim found out the perfect setting for my room. The stereo separation and perfect. The instrument separation of brilliant and flat... If something if recorded, after the recording is done while mixing and mastering you'll get perfect output on how much compression and equing is required with each frequency band. This is critical so that the mix sounds good everywhere. Even the slightest equing must show through so the the perfect amount can be dialed in.. And these monitors do a perfect job at that.. Highly recommended for mixing tracks.. (for casual listening-do not buy these monitors you'll be disappointed in bass frequencies) Note: if bass frequencies are to be monitored accurately.,then investing in HS8S is a good idea. Or a pair of headphones (ATH M50X) would do just fine for the bass frequencies. Update After 2 months: Comparing them with my new Sennheiser HD 598 SE, I find these much more true to the original source. These speakers do not color the sound with any amplification which is an engineering feat considering that I'm comparing speakers with headphones where controlling the acoustics of speakers is far more difficult. I could have got a pair of HD650 or AKG K702 (as they are touted to be flat), but monitoring on speakers is much more natural and feels much better. One important point to consider, Room acoustics play a very important role in how your speakers sound. Also these speakers are very very directional, Unless you're not sitting right in the middle of the sweet spot (forming an equilateral triangle with the 2 speakers at the two vertices and your head at the third), you'll not get the best sound. The treble frequencies get muffled out if you're not sitting in the sweet spot. You also need to switch off your fans, coolers and ACs to completely immerse yourself in clean, pristine audio.

He tenido otros bafles y monitores, entre SONY serie Z, ONKYO, AIWA, YAMAHA S55, COMMUNITY, y mas. Estos YAMAHA aparte de lucir muy bien en blanco, son EXCEPCIONALES. El sonido se disfruta con mucha fidelidad, tanto los CDs como vinilos, que es lo que mas acostumbro. Sobre la potencia, debo decir que superaron la prueba de un evento familar con 100 personas, aunque no son para eso. La música llenó portentosa el lugar con agudos cristalinos y bajos poderosos, hasta recibí halagos del respetable.

Sounds perfect 👌! Delivered as expected. Nice customer service and quick response. Many thanks