While many manufacturers seek to enhance the sound of their monitors to make them sound impressive, Yamaha studio monitors are designed to achieve the best possible mix by ensuring that the sound from your speakers is true to the original. Available in black and white, the rigid, rugged MDF speaker housing reduces resonance, and the large magnets ensure long life.

Thanks to its 8" woofer, the HS 8 is an excellent choice for musical genres that place heavy emphasis on the bass frequency range. The two audio connectors, XLR and TRS, are also located on the back of the box, as is the password level control.As Yamaha says: “ Unlike studio monitors with added bass or treble frequencies which may sound more flattering at first, HS Series speakers were designed to give you the most honest, precise reference possible, providing an ideal sonic platform to build on throughout the mixing process .

From sub bass right through to the top end of my mixes, I'm hearing things in my mixes that I never knew were even there before!A wide, balanced frequency response ensures these are suitable for a wide range of genres and musical styles, whilst offering a more bassy, low-end response perfect for larger studio rooms or electronic musicians. Utilising a thick wave guide designed to minimise vibration the new tweeter is able to deliver smooth, distortion-free high end up to 30 kHz. The treble is sharp, resonates nicely, the middle range is not suppressed by the other frequencies, the bass is definite and powerful. Through this in-depth analysis we have arrived at the ideal port design, resulting in a reduction of audible noise up to 6dB. But in the tradition of the famous NS-10, the HS can of course also be used as a secondary system in larger studios.