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Yamaha
HS5
141 positive 5 neutral 31 negative
Based on 177 Reddit mentions
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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
...alibloomdido in r/synthesizers
November 1, 2025 3:24 PM
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What monitors should i buy? with a 500$ budget producing, mixing and mastering purpose
Since I’m getting downvoted I’ll write a better answer. The data is there, take a look at the port resonances and time domain performance of all of the speakers. At your budget , nothing is gonna be perfect of course, but the comparison is pretty drastic HS5: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum
...dskot in r/AdvancedProduction
May 13, 2026 9:50 PM
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Soon adding monitor stands, more acoustic treatment and Yamaha HS5
FWIW, you can do better than HS5's. All of the Yamaha's are rear ported, which means they want at least 1' of free space behind them, more if possible. Front ported monitors tend to work a lot better in small spaces.
tujuggernaut in r/MusicBattlestations
September 12, 2025 8:30 PM
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r/AudioEngineering Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk
Hey everyone, I’ve been doing music production for a while now and I’m at the point where I want to invest in some better gear so I'm planning to upgrade both my headphones and studio monitors. For headphones, I’m pretty set on the Sennheiser HD 600 based on a lot of reviews I’ve seen on reddit and
...sintjemojaljubav in r/audioengineering
December 25, 2025 4:10 PM
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