YAMAHA HS8 Studio Monitor, Black, 8 Inch

If you've done your research... you know these are the bees knees at this price point. I've gone through multiple studio monitors over the years and these easily take the cake. Highs, mids, lows all come through excellent.

Awesome speakers

I owned these in college, loved them, but sold them during a lay off. I'm happy to have purchased them again. They arrived safe and functional. My studio is almost complete.

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These speakers are pretty amazing. They offer excellent controls to help adjust them to a room's acoustic environment. They are easy to set up. They are a bit heavy for their small size, but I hope that means they have good speakers inside. I'm on the fence about their value for the money. They are a bit on the expensive side. I think my only issue with them is that their low end doesn't deliver as much bass as my Polk shelf speakers that were half that price. Other than the bass, they sound pretty amazing and would be an excellent addition to a professional or home studio environment.

My kid said they are great.

Wasssap mothalovas! I'm coming from the previous model HS80, as one of mine recently blew. It's been interesting comparing the two. I thought they'd be more similar from most of the reviews I've read, but I feel like they definitely have uniquely different sounds. The HS80 (previous model) seemed to be a bit more tamed, with less pronounced highs. I think the new HS8's may need some burn in time, but at first listen, they seem almost shrill to my ears. They definitely seem clean, but I feel like the HS80's had a more pleasing overall sound. The HS8's may be better for mixes, but time will tell. I always thought the 80's had a good combo of delivering an accurate mix, while also still sounding good to listen to. I'll have to see if the break in (and time) makes me favor these more, but right now, I'm sort of wishing I bought a used HS80 instead of the new set of HS8s. With all that being said, I still do feel like these monitors are the best bang for your buck that you can buy, and the differences may decrease after breaking the new speakers in, but these are my initial thoughts, and will update if things change. I would still recommend these as a great set of mixing speakers. They pack a lot of punch, and do sound crisper than the HS80's...I'm just not sure if that extra crispness is as pleasing to my ears personally. I'm listening to everything from "Betty Davis Eyes" to Droid Bishop to give these a good listen. Currently cautiously optimistic.

I've had my eyes on a pair of studio monitors for a few years. I'm not an audio engineer or an audiophile, but I do appreciate good sounds. I've had a pair of Sennheiser 6XX headphones for a few years, and I love them. Going from my nice headphones to a cheap pair of computer speakers was such a bad experience that I wanted quality monitors for non-headphone listening. These speakers are great. I immediately noticed the neutral EQ. I don't care for headphones or speakers that tinker with the sound without my input. I'm able to adjust the EQ on my computer based on what I'm listening to, and the speakers respond to all the changes beautifully. And the sounds quality doesn't distort when you turn them up. I doubt that I've reached even one quarter of the total volume these are capable of. I'm using these in a fairly small room, so I don't ever plan to turn them up. These are amazing, and I sure I'll have them for years.