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Monitors Deliver Precise and Accurate Playback

The Yamaha HS8 active studio monitors will help you make better-sounding recordings. Yamaha's nearfield monitors with their iconic white-coned woofers have been ubiquitous in top studios worldwide ever since the original NS-10s hit the scene in the late '70s. Yamaha (never content to rest on its laurels) has continuously developed and perfected the design, resulting in HS series monitors with newly designed bi-amplified drivers and scientifically ported enclosures that deliver amazing accuracy and vanishingly low coloration. Don't mix in the dark. Nail what you're after, without the guesswork, with Yamaha's HS8.

Yamaha HS8 Active Studio Monitor at a Glance:
  • High-performance drivers and mounting system
  • Beefy magnets - Advanced Magnetic Circuit design
  • Optimum response in any room
High-performance drivers and mounting system

The drivers used in the HS series monitors deliver superb audio performance that is considerably enhanced by a sophisticated mounting system. A scientific arrangement of screws and a specially designed mounting ring eliminate unwanted vibration and resonance, letting the speaker realize its full sonic potential, without distortion or coloration. Yamaha selects their magnets to optimize solid low-end response. Tweeter frames use an advanced smooth-contour design that minimizes losses, letting you hear high-frequency details with stunning accuracy. The extra thick tweeter frame also diminishes resonance that can interfere with treble clarity. The bottom line? Smooth, accurate response throughout the audio spectrum. And that translates to better-sounding recordings for you.

Beefy magnets - Advanced Magnetic Circuit design

HS series monitors rock extra large magnets. Why is this important? In concert with the HS8's Advanced Magnetic Circuit design, these beefy magnets deliver a robust, uniform, and tightly controlled flux field that yields exceedingly smooth response and dynamic efficiency over a wider frequency range.

Optimum response in any room

HS series monitors deliver outstanding monitoring performance, enabling you to get your mixes just right. Even better, you can take your accurate monitoring on the road. The HS8 boasts room control and high-trim response controls that let you tailor your monitors to your room for optimal response. So whether you're in a control room or in a cramped remote truck, you'll always be able to trust your monitoring.

Yamaha HS8 Active Studio Monitors Feature:
  • High-performance drivers and mounting system
  • 8" cone woofer, 1" dome tweeter
  • Impressive 38Hz to 30kHz frequency response
  • Large magnets in an Advanced Magnetic Circuit design
  • Built-in bi-amplification: 75-watt LF, 45-watt HF
  • Dedicated power amps are perfectly matched to the woofer and tweeter
  • Enclosure is designed to kill unwanted resonances that can influence sound
  • Room control and high-trim response controls give you optimum response in any room
Nail what you're after, without the guesswork, with Yamaha's HS8!

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The Yamaha HS8 active studio monitor will help you make better-sounding recordings. Yamaha's nearfield monitors with their iconic white-coned woofers have been ubiquitous in top studios worldwide ever since the original NS-10s hit the scene in the late '70s. Yamaha (never content to rest on its laurels) has continuously developed and perfected the design, resulting in HS series monitors with newly designed bi-amplified drivers and scientifically ported enclosures that deliver amazing accuracy and vanishingly low coloration. Don't mix in the dark. Nail what you're after, without the guesswork, with Yamaha's HS8.

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Rated 5/5

Yamaha HS8 Nearfield Monitors

I just love these monitors, the audio response is great, dynamic and makes mixing editing more accurate. You can also Master as long as you know what your doing and know the room your finishing. I was a longtime NS10 user and they are wonderful monitors and like most speakers a lot depends on the room and the Power Amp used with NS10's. If a room isn't treated or reflections bounce, no matter what monitors will sound so-so? This is where the HS8 monitor come in, after listening to a number of cabinets and spkrs I felt the HS8 were a good fit, if your in more need of crucial listening situations a more expensive monitors are necessary, though again Room Treatment is very important.

I run these HS8 Nearfields along with studio main monitors various sizes, going back and forth and knowing industry standards for audio, so from Streaming to CD Albums etc. the best outcome can be Achieved. Sweetwater has some of the best deals and Sale Engineers in the industry, always helpful and can asist to help choose professional gear for your studio.....
Music background: Musician/Engineer/Producer
Rated 5/5

Perfect studio monitors

The 8 inch speakers have good bass response, some people say they're "too bright" but I gotta disagree these monitors are perfect.
Music background: Producer, Engineer, Multi Instumentalist.
Rated 5/5

know your ns-10's

the review i think 3rd , if you have to write a whole page about these not being ns-10's those people dont need to be buying monitors ... they are in every studio picture you see , and they are great ... but come on if you think a white cone is always ns-10's i think you are on the wrong page .... i've had ns-10's since the 70's and i am gonna buy a set of these for my new studio , and its not because they are white cone ......ha
Music background: bass player , acoustic entertainer , analog studio up to today
Rated 5/5

There Are Other Things To Spend Money On - These Just Work

Look at the online reviews with the HS8's being compared in the same room as monitors costing 5 times as much, or more. The frequency measurements are negligible. I have these as my nearfield's. While I pine for something more exotic than these black and white workhorses, I realize that my mixes are translating to various playback devices better than ever. I want to buy a Genelec or Neumann set but I just can't justify the expense. The measurements aren't pointing out a glaring defect. It comes down to me.

My mix environment is professionally treated and I believe very strongly that the room is where the biggest difference lies. My advice to you: These are fantastic monitors. When you get familiar with them, they will do the job very well. Use the money you save buying these and invest the difference in good room treatments - real bass traps, 4" wall panels, diffusers, etc., At the bare minimum, the 2" Auralex wedges, heavy curtains on windows, etc., It is impossible to mix in a room that doesn't knock down the sound. If your room is tamed, these are fantastic monitors. For the money - unbelievable. Believe the hype.
Music background: Pro musician, recording and mix enthusiast working in pro studio
Rated 5/5

worthy additions to 90% of studios

No monitor alone solves all listening challenges, of course. It is best to have a selection of listening options from which to choose. These have been worthy additions to my process. I have the subwoofer. Would recommend.
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