Yamaha HS8 Powered Studio Monitor

That much is clear: every price point has inherent limitations associated with it. I won't comment on all the things you've probably already read about the HS8 - they are most likely all true. I will, however, say this: once you've learned to make peace with the slight bass 'hump' around the 50-80Hz spot, and once you know exactly how your (and other) tracks sound, this is a very good option. That said, as with most sub-$1,000 models, the bass will slightly overpower the lower mids in untreated rooms, but that's a small price to pay, and, arguably, something you'll face with almost every pair below the $1,000 mark. The upper mids is where the HS8 really shines - and that's an important place to shine, at least to me. This goes for vocals, just as it does for all instruments in the vocal range. Very lifelike 800Hz-10KHZ representation!

Sound-wise, no complaints. mid frequencies seem a bit scooped, but every speaker will have its own characteristics. sturdy construction, lots of features too.

be aware that this is a large form factor. for the home studio, make sure you have enough space to distance it from your walls and that you have an acoustically adequate room to put these in. do this and you will have a lot of joy form them

These sound really good. Bass, Mid, High, everything is really good for the money I definitely recommend these!

These are clean AF. Clean highs and lows.

Flat, everything sounds so smooth and round, the bass/ low end is a step up / superior than my previous KRK Rokit 5 G3.

These babies are by far the best active reference monitors for under £500 they offer flat monitoring and portray your music exactly as intended no gimicks here a proffessional bit off kit with a frequency response of 38 hz to 30khz it want um ha!

Just an obligation for mixing & mastering with quality

I bought these monitors recently, upgrading from my older JBL LSR2325 pair. These are clean, more on the accurate side, and don't break the bank for the aspiring bedroom producer like myself!

Monitors to production, a great frequency response. Don't need a subwoofer with this ones

I make a lot of techno and tech house and these monitors are just perfect.

I bought these a little over 4 months ago and they have really worked out well, very flat throughout the frequency range and they WILL produce accurate bass, but it isn't as flat as the mid to higher frequencies. Overall 10/10

Powerfull enough to wake up the entire building. Great budget price. And most important they produce a nice flat sound; great for mixing about anything.

I bought this last year in April 2015... absolutely satisfied with them.. these are the best monitors I've ever heard and probably will ever hear.

Really helps me identify whats going on in my mix. I can hear the really subtle processing effects taking place.

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For when I finally get monitors

Less harsh sounding than Hs80. Great for the price, sometimes vocals dont sound right but you can live with.

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only had for a few months, I need something for them to sit on because they vibrate my desk, but they really open up the mix.

Whilst they are blatantly far too large for my room, they certainly make my d*ck feel bigger.

Were a big upgrade from my Alesis Monitor Ones that I had forever prior. I still want the powered sub to go with, but the 8" woofers satisfy me enough without bothering the neighbors and function as solid nearfields that I haven't felt the urge as strongly as I thought I might. I blew tweeters once every couple of years with my Monitor Ones, but after like a decade I haven't had a single issue with these, and I do tend to spend some serious time in the cranked up zone. I prefer to monitor loud, and these handle it fine without ear fatigue. My only issues are being in a room that could still use a lot more tuning that I have acoustic treatments to cover. In addition to recording studio use, they double as multimedia speakers for everything online, and for impromptu DJ sets in the studio and sound great on all tasks. They are fairly flat in response which is what you want in a nearfield reference monitor. They are very cost effective for the rather stunning level of performance at this price point. There are aftermarket mods for the few flaws that hardcore audiophiles might notice.

Firstly, I would like to start of buy saying speakers are only, may be 30% of your monitoring; your room and calibration is what takes you there. Whatever, speaker brand you like you can't expect them to sound good in an uncalibrated room. Coming to the HS8, I know the speaker in and out meaning I have not only spent my fair time in mixing but also hearing other commercial music from perhaps all genres, both good and bad! There is no right or wrong speaker, there is just a speaker which is right or wrong for YOU! I would recommend that you go hear out a bunch of speakers and decide but once you decide STICK WITH THEM, it takes a lot of listening to get used to a speaker. If you don't have the luxury to demo studio monitors and these babies are within your budget, go for it and don't look back - iamplicit

He has these Speaker's and the are REALLY GOOD!

Pure sound, no emphasis. They give me clear and flat sound, The best one for mastering.

Active 2-Way Nearfield Monitor 8" Woofer (75 W) + 1" Tweeter (45 W) Power: 120 W biamp Bass reflex system Frequency range: 38 Hz - 30,000 Hz Inputs: balanced XLR and 6.3 mm balanced jack Adjustable input level Room control and high trim response control Dimensions (WxDxH): 250 x 390 x 334 mm Weight: 10.2 kg

Very crisp and bright sound produced from these speakers, it has quality bass as well

These are amazing monitors! I love them!

clear response and almost full range and pretty flat too. I've had my pair for about a month now and I'm liking them so far.

Really opens up the mix

Had the KRK Rokit 5 GR3, for anyone who's considering a step up, i clearly recommend the HS8.