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The Definitive Yamaha HS5 Review<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Does the Yamaha HS5 live up to the industry standard status of its legendary predecessor?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Reviewed by:<\/strong> Paul Narang
Review date:<\/strong> July 2022<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Yamaha HS5 Review<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Pros<\/strong><\/td>Cons<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Solid build quality
Iconic styling
Revealing midrange
EQ settings<\/td>		None at the price and size<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Studio Monitors – Yamaha HS5 Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Yamaha HS5 Studio Monitor has a reputation as one of the most brutally honest 5 inch monitors on the market. The design concept is very different from the old NS10s, yet it echoes many of its strengths, including enhanced clarity and detail in the midrange. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are they?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the recording studio world, Yamaha are still well known for their small studio monitors, the NS10s, which were discontinued in 2001. These legendary speakers were introduced as hi fi speakers, but were quickly picked up by recording engineers and soon became a familiar site in virtually all of the top studios. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But why was this? Where these inexpensive small speakers that good? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, in a word, no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But they were indicative of how other domestic hifi speakers sounded, so enabling engineers to see what their mixes sounded like to the average person at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NS10s were bass-light, with an overly bright sound, which could really fatigue your ears during long listening sessions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But at the same time, the midrange frequency area seemed to reveal a clarity that some of the more established and expensive full range studio monitors struggled to expose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was this unique combination that resulted in the old adage, “if you can make your mix sound good on NS10s, they’ll sound good on anything”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Yamaha NS10 monitors were a ‘sealed cabinet’ design, meaning there was no reflex port. Sealed studio monitors are limited in bass response, but deliver the most natural sound, with the bass tapering off gradually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, the Yamaha HS5 monitors reviewed here, as well as the larger HS7 studio monitors are ported designs. They’re made specifically for the small recording studio, or situations where space is at a premium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Yamaha HS5s are bi amplified monitors, with a five inch woofer and a 1 inch tweeter. Let’s see how well they perform…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the box<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Yamaha HS5 studio monitors<\/a> are sold singly. Each one arrived in a smart black and white box. There’s no included audio cables, which is standard practice for professional studio monitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n