YAMAHA Hs5 Powered Studio Monitor, Pair

These speakers are more neutral than a lot of other studio monitors but they do not have very much bass. Not to say it has no bass or anything, but it is very tame(good enough for hip hop, don't get me wrong). I use it for mixing and mastering, as well as basic casual use like listening to music or watching movies.Amazing build quality, very aesthetically pleasing, sometimes more so than some of the super expensive monitors. One consideration is that it is rear ported, so putting them close to walls is a bad idea, but since it's only the 5" woofer version, it should be fine if you give it at least 6 inches.

Perfectly balanced frequency spectrum for small studio production. Not super bass heavy if you are looking for more general speakers, but these are more ideal for production and higher fidelity listening. If you have a much, much larger space to fill, consider upgrading to one of the larger models.

Best pair of monitors. Using them as desktop speakers for playing music and music creation. Using a Yamaha MG10XU mixer also. I've had these for a while but forgot to write a review. If you're on the fence, get them. Keep in mind that these speakers use TRS/XLR connectors instead of USB so keep that in mind.

What can I say? These are incredible. Sound is clear, pure and 100% neutral. Every nuance of a mix you hear. Amazing to go back and listen to things you heard for years... you hear them in a whole new way. You can appreciate all the nuance of every mix...Blows away any other 5" studio monitor I've heard. Bass is pure and clear. If you want a pair of monitors these are it. Forget the others. Hands down. Such a great price for the quality. Buy isolation pads while you're at it and allow burn in for a few days...

The media could not be loaded. Great weight and sound, is perfect for what I’m using it for. Yamaha speakers to go with my Yamaha MOXF8 . Gotta keep it in the family 👌🏿

Small footprint, big punch for sound… I am very pleased

I ordered the 1st “pair” on Prime and they sent me a single speaker. I raised a case immediately to get an actual “pair” (two speakers) sent to me and Amazon told me it would be rush shipped since I have prime and also run a studio and needed these right away because I took down my old small near field speakers.I didn’t receive the correct pair until almost TWO whole weeks later! I called after a week to check on the order when I got a notification that there was an “delivery exception” and Amazon said the pair was damaged in shipping and they needed to send me yet another new pair. Ugh.As far as the speakers are concerned, these are excellent monitors though. I had them several years back and “upgraded” to a much larger and more expensive pair of KRK’s but after a couple of years I realized my mixes weren’t coming together as fast or as easy as when I had the HS5’s. I still have the KRK’s bc I like the bass response but the HS5’s reveal so much detail and clarity in the mids and uppers frequencies and are perfect for getting vocal balances. I highly recommend these speakers to anyone especially at this price point but my purchasing experience this time around was absolutely awful so I took off one star.

Yamha didn't disappoint as usual!