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@binneystone7568

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Edward. I have the HS50M's and although a little harsher sounding than the HS-5, I'm used to them and will stay with them. They do right by me.

@RowntreeRobin

4 ай бұрын

I need some help. Can you tell me why Erin of ErinsAudioCorner hates the Presonus Eris 3.5 2nd Gen so much? kzread.infogsjDPkhEMg0

Dude your channel is so helpful I’m just setting up a home studio for my own use and your videos on monitors has been really helpful. I can’t say enough

had the presonus and just upgraded to kali and i love them

Great video. I also would have loved an actual recording and comparison of the different wave forms these are outputting.

This helped me narrow down my list. Thanks!

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Great 💪🏻

Really great video keep up the good work 🙌

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Wow, this was really helpful thank you Edward !

Thanks for the video 😎 Please do a video on how we can connect 4 studio monitors

Ive had the presonus 3.5’s for about a year producing music , they are a great starting point for getting decent sound just to listen to your mixes… i would definitely recommend upgrading after about 6 months or after youve gotten the flow of your DAW

@mv2unique

Жыл бұрын

I have them since winter 2020 hahah

@Thats.Eyconic

9 ай бұрын

Or just do it once and do it right, not twice. Start with premium stuff guys so that you can grow with premium stuff! Yamaha HSx series is the way to go.

Am I the only one who believes regardless of your room size go for the best you can afford and just adjust your volume/level(on the monitors) to a suitable level for less reflection and always reference on head/earphones and other devices you think your ideal listeners uses?

Regarding your "things to sort out", I am a PC Gamer first but I have lived with desk top monitors for 25 years since i build my first PC Rig. My Man Cave is 15 x 25 which really should not make a difference but you see I spend many hours by the day and week working on my other Hobby building and racing Model Racing Yachts. When in this mode I want some music to fill the room for me and any of my guest builders. Your point of view seems to make good sense but many of us have an expanded requirement for our audio purchasing. Thanks for this video its well done.

if i have enough budget i would like to buy Yamaha HS8 . it suitabe for me and for my room . Thank you Edward for the review . I finnally have my absolute desicion

Your all videos are usefull Not to mention this helped me a lot decide my monitor size🙂

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Thank you so much for watching 🙏🏻

Nice review, what room size would I need for the HS8 ?

Really needed this video thanks ed 📼💯

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Great! Glad it was helpful 💪🏻

Good man, great advise bro. Keep it real homie 🤟

Hi Edward, thank you for your great videos. Could I ask for your opinion, my room is a standard rectangular 12ft x 9ft (carpeted room) would you personally use HS7 or HS8’s? Logic would point towards the HS7’s, however my concern is simply that the HS7’s won’t have enough bass response and I will have to later invest in a subwoofer. For reference, I am looking to produce a wide range of music genres i.e. dance, pop, light classic. Could the HS8’s possibly be tuned down for my room size so the bass isn’t overpowering? Many thanks 👍

Great video. Those monitors look sick. I would like to listen them live.

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

Nice advice 👍

If you already like the Yamaha HS home studio series, check out the flagship of the company - the professional Yamaha MSP series. These babies have an even greater audio resolution, a more accurate frequency response, front bass ports, a really stylish 100% black design and a heavy, kinda rock-solid building quality. The only studio monitors with a similar high audio resolution (never really heard such a well defined, sharp 'n' tight bass) have been the pretty expensive Neumann studio monitors (and I still think that the Yamaha MSP series contain the more accurate studio monitors) - definitely some of the best on the market because they'll show you every little mixing mistakes straight in your face. But if you get it to make your tracks sound only fairly good on these monitors, they'll blow you away on every sound system you listen to your soundtracks after mixing.

big room, small room.. how much is big, how much is small? vague explanation...

@MNmusic2024

2 жыл бұрын

You are right

@nooblifter390

Жыл бұрын

If you feel it is big...It is big...If you feel it small ....It is small.

@baranyildiz2895

Жыл бұрын

How much feel

@roadrunner-ys5wd

Жыл бұрын

Give the guy a break

@AAG007

Жыл бұрын

Thats not his duty to measure your room

I have focal alpha 50s for about 1 month and I’m very pleased with the results! I compared them in a music store with the hs 5s and they were a lot more balanced. I think that the Yamahas have very little bass and the focals are great in that category. The mids are very clear on both and the top end are a little harsh on the Yamahas. So I personally prefer the focals for my type of music. The yamahas are great too! (Here where I live they are the same price)

@IRIS-cu4es

Жыл бұрын

I've had the Alpha 50s for over 3 years and I love them! I was debating between the Yamaha HS5s as well but I went for the Focals. I recently added the Yamaha HS8S subwoofer paired with them and it's an unreal experience. Focal is a great speaker company, high priced, but so worth it. If I had more money I would've went with the Focal sub, but it's still a great combination. Either way, I'm happy to see you're enjoying these monitors as well!

The kalis are fantastic once i will be on the game i gonna look for them

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

DAMN the Kalis are absolutely dope !!!!! the HS dominates tho Nice video edward quite good info

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Thank you so much for watching!!

@shloks.6494

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdwardSmithMusic yes no prob man !!!! Waiting for the DM 40 giveaway in my mail Lmao 😂 😭😭

Great video well done

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit!

Hello there! Looking for some advice.. I have been looking for some speakers to go with my upgraded and new gaming setup that i am currently putting together. Would Yahama HS5 be good for general use? Gaming, Music ect? Looking at either HS5 or Presonus 4.5E or if you have any other recommendations im open to others. No budget.

Question / Hello, I play the acoustic guitar as an amateur, I sing and I sometimes also use a drum machine and this exclusively at home in my office (13FT X 9FT). Today I sound all this with my Marshall AS50D amp. It sounds good but I'm afraid of damaging my amp. This is why after several opinions and after watching your video, I plan to equip myself with two Yamaha HS5 monitoring speakers and a Yamaha MG06X table. Can you tell me if this equipment would fit for this?

Hey Edward, I want to get studio monitors primarily for playing electric guitar using amp sims. Which studio monitors would you recommend? I would rarely be doing any recording.

Love all ur vedios

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

I use Tannoy reveal 802's as deskstop speakers . Bought them in sale for 240€a pair 😂 Imho, everybody who likes music, monitors ( with forward port) are the best for desktop speakers.

Man I had exams and thus was the proper way to relax after exams thank you for these wonderful videos and I want to enter in the giveaways

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

I watched a video of yours a while back and one of the speakers you were comparing had a digital display on the back of it - do you know which speaker that was? Thanks

I have the PreSonus 4.5 sounds really good a good second option from the Yamaha they get the job done I was surprised they are not that far off from the Yamaha if you want to save $200 and use it for something else I'll get the PreSonus 4.5 and use the $200 for some extra wave plugins or something I'm really starting to become a fan of PreSonus products they put out some really good products for the price.

@BayAreaMusicVideos

2 жыл бұрын

JBL 306 ARE WAY BETTER!

@nolongerjuicyboiz4413

2 жыл бұрын

@@BayAreaMusicVideos yeah but they aint the same price.

@BayAreaMusicVideos

2 жыл бұрын

@@nolongerjuicyboiz4413 it’s $50 more fam

@nolongerjuicyboiz4413

2 жыл бұрын

@@BayAreaMusicVideos ? Which monitor are you talking about? Jbl 306p mk2?

If I use condesor mic and studio monitors in one room will that give feedback or do I have to turn my monitors off every time I record my vocals?

🔊🔊🔊🔊 Very Helpful

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🔥

Thanks for this video! So I think im going to go with the HS-5 pair and im wondering if it is essential to get the subwoofer with it or if they are good on their own? I am a bedroom music producer for context.

@slangdoll

Жыл бұрын

I am wondering the same thing and have recently decided NOT to get the sub. In the end I figured the sub would add more problems than solve… I don’t have ideal placement and it’s another thing to worry about with acoustic treatments and also, the extra money for one just didn’t seem worth it for the issues I might experience even though I really want to hear the lower end. I’m going HS5 without the sub and looking forward to the classic trials in the car and with home stereo equipment to check my masters.

@binneystone7568

Жыл бұрын

I have the predecessors, the HS50M's and the Yamaha 8" sub. The thing you have to be careful of is how loud you turn up the sub. At its detent 12 o'clock position, the sub greatly overpowers the same setting on the HS50M's. So I keep the sub at roughly 9 o'clock, and that seems to fill out the low end nicely without overpowering the satellites. And the eq settings on both the sub and the satellites is critical. I have yet to figure out a good setting (the sub has 2 eq switches, and the satellites have 4. I believe the HS-5 has 2 eq switches. I really like this system, especially because I got them in mint condition used at a good price. I'm a living room music producer.

just a quick FYI, you can get any studio monitors you just need to adapt your mixing techniques to the speakers

@JTguitarlessons

2 жыл бұрын

That's partially true. Mix translation from monitors to other systems is a pretty big deal, though. The more accurate the representation at the first source, the less you'll be questioning your own technique because your monitors are giving you the truest representation of what you're doing. Lower end studio monitors will not always translate well to all systems. Yamaha's have been an industry standard for a reason. There's also a reason that you don't do this professionally.

@adamphillips6747

2 жыл бұрын

Work smarter not harder.

@DoctorMandible

Жыл бұрын

"any"? Maybe if you don't literally mean "any".

@scyclone1138

Жыл бұрын

@@DoctorMandible yea i mean like just basic studio monitors. not speakers. im talking ab actual studio monitors because you can adjust your sound over time

It also depends how close ur sitting to the speakers. Not many talk about that

Great video! Is Yamaha HS5 good for guitar & VST & Amplitude, Guitar Rig...?

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think so!

Kali lp6 verry good

I have the Presonus Eris 4.5 just for a basic home studio setup.

@rebin4649

2 жыл бұрын

How is the bass response?

@ChrisBessy

Жыл бұрын

@@rebin4649 with bass -2dB for the room space, the bass is good for the price. No sub bass under 60Hz but the bass is good !

If one buys a subwoofer in order to extend low end frequency range, does it matter what size the monitors are?

@nofood1

2 жыл бұрын

no, but if you have 8inch monitors you might not need subs though, up to you...

The problem with using HS5s in a small room is that you can't place them near a wall because of the rear port and this is probably something you'll want to do if your room is small. Front ported speakers like KRK Rokit 5's would probably be better in this instance.

I am thinking about using the Presonus 3.5 for Atmos mixing on channels 6&7... do you think I will run into issues getting these to color like my Kali LP8s in the 1/2, Center and 3/4 position?

@ChrisBessy

Жыл бұрын

i have the Eris 4.5 and tried the 3.5 .... for the price the sound is just awesome. And lots of emotions in the sound with them.

Helpful video. It might be clearer to use 'powered' or 'unpowered' to describe the speakers instead of 'active' or 'passive' since the latter terms are also used for monitors with active or passive crossovers.

@JTguitarlessons

2 жыл бұрын

No. "Active" and "Passive" are what are used in the technical specifications. Any mixer or engineer is going to understand. You're the only one with the issue.

❤ from Burundi 🇧🇮

Other people in the gym: listen to hardcore workout music Me: listens to videos about home studio equipment

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Haha awesome!!

@wondir69

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdwardSmithMusic gotta get dem gains 💪😤😂

@kyleolin3566

2 жыл бұрын

@@wondir69 Don't worry, I listen to philosophy and history lectures. lol

@ctrlaltcreate3827

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I’m either blasting Future or listening to audiobooks

I have Boss Katana 50 with a 12" single driver. How good is that??

No one talking about Mackie. I think Mackie are a great undervalued monitors.

Picking up the accent 🇿🇦🇿🇦💯💯

Is it good for mixing if you’re in a well acoustic treated place?

Presonus 3.5😍

super video

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

3:50. Eris 3.5s are studio monitors, that's why you get free recording software when you buy them. They're flat and true, I've had great results in my home studio. Their small size means you don't disturb the neighbours when making music, too.

@brooklynboy1000

Жыл бұрын

Those are the worst

@yuberthtorres8018

Жыл бұрын

In conclusion, are they useful for music production?

I learnt by hard way. Bigger is better.

Hi Ed, I want to get a fuller sound out of my digtital piano. Should I use Monitors to do that? I have a Yamaha P515, which is a great keyboard but I would like to emulate the acoustic sound better. Are monitors the best way to do that?

@ajnazatahm

2 жыл бұрын

Monitors are focused on accurate representation with the goal of mixing music in mind. If all you need is a better sound than the speakers built into your piano, any quality speak of appropriate size for the room you’re trying to fill should do. A good speaker doesn’t need to be a monitor as you don’t need to monitor specific frequency responses :)

hmmm for studio production u want the most flat and I distorted sounding speakers. And then make sure it has at least a range of 20 to 20000 kHz range which most speakers nowadays do.

Welcome back Edward, it's been a week.

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!!

I'm currently using Yamaha HS5 studio monitors and JBL LSR310s. I'd like to add two more active speakers to create a 4.1 surround sound system. How can I connect the additional speakers?

what's the diiference from studio monitors and regular speakers? like edifiers vs presonus ?

sorry for my stupid question : can Keyboard Amplifiers be used instead of studio monitors ? what would be the issues ?

I'm lookig for some spekers i have 2 options sony-x30... Or makie cr8+sub... Wich one are better for music and movie? I think makie its a better choice for this scenario. What is your opinion?

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

I would go with the Mackie CR8 + Sub!

Yamaha may not have extended bass or treble but they win for overall accuracy in sound.

@tronam

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know. That huge midrange spike never sounds very “accurate” to me. I guess it helps make the midrange easier to hear, but it’s rather unnatural sounding.

@RoyFJ65

2 жыл бұрын

@@tronam midrange is what our ears perceive as overall character of sound but again, whats natural to one is un-natural to other. If you find the mids high on the Yamaha, wait till you hear their legendary NS-1000 speakers that were used in the studios in the 70s, its mid and treble with accuracy like no other.

Bad information on "Small room small speakers large room large speakers" Bass response is directly proportional to cone size. If you do music, small speakers is a waste of money. You can't mix what you can't hear.

what is best size monitor if im at a corner of my living room, the lviingn room is big but also have some angles, currently using 3.5 in ones but want to upgrade

Presonous eris 3.5 and jbl 104 which one you choose ?

Bro can u do a detailed review on M AUDIO CODE 25 Midi keyboard plsss bro

Is it a problem to have trs and rca cables plugged in at the same time? I will essentially not use them at the same time tho

what doesn't seem to often get mentioned is the freq response. My keyboard needs around 40 Hz to 40KHz. Have you tried finding speakers with that range? Amazon is poor as most descriptions don't mention the freq range

@christopherstorrier5560

6 ай бұрын

...humans cannot hear above 20khz max...most people only about 16khz....i like an extended high frequency tweeter to but no human being can hear up to 40khz...20khz - 25khz should be more than high enough...quality over quantity....the 1 1/4" tweeter's on my Eris E8 XT's only go up to 20khz but sound fantastic......my Q Acoustics Concept 30's go up to 30khz, my best music playing speakers used with an SVS SB1000 12" subwoofer....your tweeters should sound very clean if well designed taking most treble distortion well above the human hearing range...

Bro I am going to buy my first studio monitors I am confused kali lp6 Eris 5 xt or krk5

Where do i find those triangular pads?

2,5

Sir my Scarlett 2i2 always blink though computer turned off... Is it a problem or its nothing?? Plss reply

May I ask, I have a KZread channel where I review microphones, and have always used my studio headphones (Rode NTH-100) for their neutral personality. I am wanting to go ahead and get some studio monitors for my editing station to give another media device that people would listen to mics in THEIR home studios/gaming rooms, etc. would you consider the $99 Presonus a good option for evaluating tones of mics I review? My KZread studio is 9ft by 15ft. Thanks for your time!

5'' is prcft for home studio or semi professional studio

I have the HS8's - no regrets!

Just saying..... If my budget were to ever permit, I'd have a studio lined floor to ceiling with Yamaha SH8's, but for now I suppose a matched pair and an HS8-S sub will just have to suffice! 🤔😂

U need to try the kali audio in 8 v2

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

I'll have a look! 👌

I make beats in a 2.2m x 2.4m and 2m height booth. All walls are made of absorbing fabrics. What size and speaker should I use?

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

5” studio monitors should be just fine. You can add a sub to your setup in future if you want more low end 👌🏻

@user-np7tv4ek7x

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdwardSmithMusic Thank you for your answer but how can i add a sub in the future? sub woofer? or the setting on the back of the speaker? Is it good to add a sub woofer to my booth?

@kyleolin3566

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-np7tv4ek7x Add an active sub-woofer. Preferably the same brand as your monitors. Look into the speakers you want to buy and see if the sub automatically balances crossover with the monitors.

Good

I just gor the Yamaha HS5 and I absolutely hate how they lack bassand the treble is so not natural. It is the most synthetic I have ever heard. Back to my old Audio Pro T14.

What if I want a pair of studio monitors to run my Fractal Guitar Amp modeling unit through and get the most accurate sound out of my Fractal?

I hv a pair of the BMX5 bt wanna add a bigger pair, got a decent room... What cn I add that's durable nd affordable ?

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Get a second hand pair of Yamaha HS7 or even better... Yamaha HS8's. If those are too expensive, get a pair of Kali's.

I have hs8 in my bedroom studio but it’s too big! 5inch monitor is the best for bedroom studio I think

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. 8” studio monitors in a bedroom is tough 🙈

@jaredesker7348

2 жыл бұрын

If you dont mind me asking bro, what's your room geometry (placement of speakers and listing position relative to walls) and what kind of treatment do you have (Foam, mineral wool, thickness, etc)? I've had some trouble in the past with this stuff too and I thought it was just the bass from larger speakers when it really was the room itself

acoustic treatment aka matress

It surprises me to see the HS5 described as having a flat frequency response. It really doesn’t. They’ve been analyzed extensively and have a quite pronounced peak in the midrange around 1khz.

@shlominaamat4787

2 жыл бұрын

that is very good for checking your center they have also less distortion and 3d image - an forr untreated room they bang

@mpirgkel4363

Жыл бұрын

The hs5s are the most lousy studio monitor I've ever seen in my life.I have hs 8s but i don't have a big room i want to try kalli lp 6 i hope i get a better sound

@ChrisBessy

Жыл бұрын

@@mpirgkel4363 i tried them and its true. The HS5 is very not flat .... there is a bump in the mids. I hated them.

@opticalman6417

8 ай бұрын

i agree its all hype

Yamaha MSP3A 4" REVIEW PLEASE!

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

I'll see what I can do!

My bedroom is 5m x 3m and 5m of height. Should I get the Hs5 or hs7?

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

I would get HS7 👌🏻

Is the $149 quoted for the Kali's just for one speaker or for a pair?

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately just for one speaker.

@mblydenvlogs

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdwardSmithMusic awe mehn! They could’ve at least given a special for purchasing two!

Always curious about this: studio monitors are used to mix the music but not to listen to music. So no one hears the song the way it was intended?

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

When you mix a song, you are analyzing it. You will never listen to your own music or songs you work on the way you listen to other people’s song.

@kyleolin3566

2 жыл бұрын

The song is intended to translate well to all systems. A coloured system may hide blemishes in the sound that is devastating on another system. You want a flat and detailed response on monitors. Then the mix should be tested on other systems, after it is mixed.

@armanrozika

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdwardSmithMusic so studio monitors is perfect for listening music, because that's what a mix engineer want it to sound, right? confusing indeed

@armanrozika

2 жыл бұрын

yeah it's so confusing what these people said that studio monitor is for mixing and not listening to music. LIke whaaaat? isn't it the perfect choice to listen to music with monitors? because that's what the engineers want it to sound

@kyleolin3566

2 жыл бұрын

I believe studio monitors give the most natural representation of sound. Most casual listeners like different variations of augmented bass, mids, or treble, so most speaker setups are not designed for a flat range, rather an augmented range. Herein lies the crux. If you make a well balanced mix on flat monitors, it should adapt well to differing augmentations in sound. Feel free to correct me if I am incorrect on my hypothesis.

Hey bro did you announce the give away ???? I would love to get the midi keyboard

What is that music that starts playing at the 5:27 mark?

what about hs4 yamanha? is this good like hs5? i just play guitar and sing.

nice

@EdwardSmithMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Howzit boet - where in South Africa are you from?

what about pioneer dm40s ?

Why don't you want a large speaker monitor in a small room? Won't the large speaker communicate the low frequencies better no matter what size room you're in?

@rogerrinkavage

2 жыл бұрын

Probably too late for this, but big speakers in a small and untreated room will cause a buildup of bass frequencies and 'boom-ynes'

@simon_patterson

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerrinkavage thanks. Seems that the problem is more the "untreated" part, which would be a problem no matter the size of the room. So I'm still not seeing the relationship between room size and speaker size!

@pyro934

2 жыл бұрын

Lower frequencies have a longer wavelength, and therefore need to travel a longer distance to complete

Reverb: The sound of a natural room.

Even at low volume or in a small room the HS8 sounds better at low volume so why don’t say it’s a waste of budget?