HS5

Yamaha

HS5

143 positive 5 neutral 26 negative

Based on 174 Reddit mentions

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Headphones that sound like a HiFi?

Absolutely agree with this. My studio combo is Yamaha HS5 Monitors and Sony MDR-7506 monitor headphones. This combo is really unbiased and when I switch between them, the difference is small. If you mix using a particular HiFi then it will only sound great in that HiFi. every HiFi manufacturer build

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RearWheeler in r/synthesizers

October 18, 2025 2:21 PM

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Why do people say Yamaha HS5 (or the entire HS series) is uncomfortable to listen to?

Not much upper mids but rather highs and, well, middle mids (~1 kHz) https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?attachments/yamaha-hs5-studio-monitor-powered-speaker-cea-2034-spinorama-audio-measurements-png.46443/ And their FR is indeed quite flat but unlike both most monitors and consumer

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alibloomdido in r/synthesizers

November 1, 2025 3:24 PM

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Monitor recs?

folks are going to say yamaha HS5 or JBL LSR305. for just a bit more, you can get adam t5v.

dust4ngel in r/musicproduction

April 20, 2026 7:02 PM

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O que usar para tocar com pedaleira?

IR’s reproduzem o timbre de gabinetes (caixas específicas, alto falantes específicos, cujos sons são capturados por microfones específicos). Imagina você plugar a guitarra em um cabeçote Orange (pre amp e power amp), ligar esse cabeçote em um gabinete com dois alto falantes de 12” Orange, depois mic

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Marcus-RZD in r/guitarras

April 24, 2026 7:00 AM

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Monitör hoparlör önerisi

yine yarrak kurek cevaplar atmislar, dostum gel anlatayim. butceye gore mevzu cok degisir malum referans da kullaniyosun zaten. hatta tek mi yapacan cift mi yapacan o bile cok seyi degistiriyo ayni marka olsa dahi, ama biraz gundelik+referans kullaniyosun gibi anliyorum yazdigindan. ondan bi kac one

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Human_Pudding6262 in r/enstrumanlar

April 27, 2026 9:36 AM

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Fresh batch of pmc prophecy 7 that I built today

Oh yea with a discount like that you would be silly to say no lol I’m not overly knowledgeable about speakers headphones is more my jam tbh so I do t have much experience to compare them to but compared to my Yamaha hs5 actives the prophecy 1/5 blow them out the water, the 7 and 9s the bass is amazi

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Nu-Focus in r/audiophile

April 17, 2026 1:14 PM

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Why do people say Yamaha HS5 (or the entire HS series) is uncomfortable to listen to?

Yes. But the HS5 does have a boost around 1khz. Which compared to a speaker (or headphone) which has a more neutral mid-range response could make them seem a bit shouty. And they're a little bit too flat. People tend to perceive speakers (even studio monitors) that have a little bit of tilt in the f

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raistlin65 in r/synthesizers

November 1, 2025 3:38 PM

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focusrite speakers

Yamaha HS5’s are within budget and a nice sounding set of monitors. If he wants to later on, he could also add the matching Yamaha sub to them for more bass. I use their bigger brothers l, the HS8. Whilst neither the HS8 or HS5 is truly a ‘reference’ speaker (a speaker with a very flat response curv

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PeakDevon in r/Focusrite

November 15, 2025 6:29 PM

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New guitar, who dis Amp?

You want a FRFR speaker (for example, HeadRush, Valeton) or a powered studio monitor (for example, Yamaha HS5). Your GP-200 already acts as a preamp/amp.

_7NationArmy_ in r/YamahaPacifica

May 10, 2026 12:26 PM

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Struggling to achieve a professional vocal sound - Need advice

Monitoring is EVERYTHING when trying to get a pro sound. The first time I sat in front of my Neumann KH 120 II, moving from Yamaha HS5, I was blown away by how easy it was to find what I was looking for in my mixes. If you can’t get a polished sound, it’s usually because of masking. If you can’t fin

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dhillshafer in r/homestudios

May 10, 2026 10:01 PM

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