Yamaha HS50M Active Studio Monitor (70 Watts, 1x5 in.)

5 in. white polypropylene cone, 3/4 in. dome tweeter.

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Feature:
Dig the combo input jack, labeled pot on the rear is cool, +4 is labeled, but I wish the pot was stepped for calibration purposes. Very cool that they included room compensation, HF, MF, etc switches, but I found the monitor sounded most "neutral" w/ no switches engaged. If these were my mains, I would probably take the MF -2dB so they were a little more pleasant to listen to.

Quality:
Seem to notice a very slight diff in level between the 2 when set to same level (like 1-2dB)...maybe just a QC thing at the factory. Build quality appears impeccable.

Value:
To be honest, probably the most valuable money I've dropped this year.

Sound:
This is really what its all about... I actually did a side by side w/ the original NS10 and these...and I have 2 things to say 1) these are more similar to the NS10 in overall character and concept than any other monitor I have heard (will go into detail later) 2) I would much rather listen to these than NS10s These are mid-range focused monitors, same as the NS10, like the NS10 they don't exactly sound "good", but they sound "balanced" for the most part. You can get an idea whether what you're doing on your other monitors is right or not. They have a honk in the 500-800 range that is pretty obvious. These actually have a surprising amount of bottom end for their size. Like the NS10, they are midrange focused which is great for revealing flaws VERY quickly, but is a bit fatiguing to listen to for more than 5 mins or so. However, the midrange, and especially the high freqs are significantly sweeter to listen to than the NS10, possibly a side effect of being bi-amped, active. I use them as my "B" speakers, and they dramatically have improved my speed in making the right decisions regarding levels. Yamaha has done a great job in creating a monitor that is both affordable, and frankly, improved over its predecessor. If a mix is right on these, it sounds like a hit (particularly vox). Imaging is rock solid, actually better than my mains (Mackie 824), Vocals sound dead up the middle. I wouldn't call them "flat" but I would call them a valuable tool, and they really do sound sort of "fair" or "true" despite the midrange honk. HF sounds just a bit choked, or not very extended, but still sounds sweet, unlike the original NS10s whose HF driver sounds like early digital (yuk!)

Ease of Use:
Plug it in and go, rear panel well labeled, manual actually pretty well done.

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Submitted: 6/24/2007


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"Worth way more than the price indicated!!!"

Feature:
The gain knobs and input/output versatility is great. Thank you Yamaha for providing a long power cord!

Quality:
We'll find out, but I highly doubt any problems will arise. If so, yamaha is known for its quality assurance.

Value:
Such a great deal for the price. The best 2.1 monitoring system for the price in my opinion!

Desirability:
I love the classic white woofers. They really are classy and nicely designed. I love the white LED. It isn't annoying and bright. The cabs are very well constructed and designed with style and functionality in mind.

Sound:
The 50m's combined with the HS10 sub are an excellent match. I didn't touch the low/high cuts of anything. My mixer/interface/and speakers are all at nominal. I actually have the sub at about 10 o'clock because it was SO incredibly bassy. However it is not distorted bass, just intense. The quality is fantastic as well. I've heard things from these speakers that I've never heard from my school's Genelec monitors. A great deal!

Ease of Use:
I wanted to test the flatness by just plugging everything in out of the box and havent had to touch anything. It sounds fantastic.

Overall:
I hope I never have to find another product. This will be my monitoring system for a long long time. I'll probably add to it if I ever mix in 5.1. Once again, it helps you hear things you never would have before.

Submitted: 11/14/2006

Style of Music: Alternative, Oldies


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For the past twenty years or so, you'd be hard-pressed to find a professional recording or audio post-production studio that didn't have a pair of Yamaha NS10Ms. The iconic, white-woofer NS10s have long been the most trusted reference monitors in the industry, particularly for their ability to reveal mid-range detail in even the densest mixes. Unfortunately for those of us who don't already have a pair, yamaha stopped making the NS10s a long time ago. Luckily, they now make the HS50M.

Sporting the same, instantly recognizable look and ultra-flat response, the Yamaha HS50M is destined to become the new standard-bearer that no studio will be able to go without. Even if you've already got a pair of NS10s, you'll want to take a look and listen to these new Yamaha reference monitors, as they offer a few significant improvements over their predecessors.

Easier Setup
While the NS10s were considered "necessary," whomever was tasked with installing them probably considered the monitors to be "necessary evils." For starters, the NS10s were passive, meaning a suitable, matching power source has to acquired to drive them. Yamaha has eliminated this hassle by designing the HS50M as an active, bi-amped system. An internal 70 watt power amp drives the 5" woofer cone and 3/4" dome tweeter, with an internal crossover perfectly tuned to maintain that classic Yamaha neutral frequency curve. Not only does this make setup easier, but having the right power source eliminated potential distortion issues, and the bi-amping softens some of the mid- and high-range harshness, making the HS50M a less-fatiguing listen than the NS10.

A More Flexible Monitor
Because of their unique, "brutally honest" sound, the NS10M was often relegated to the role of secondary monitor; it's typically used as a tool for putting parts of a mix under the microscope, but not for getting the whole picture. While the incredibly detailed HS50M can certainly fill that role, the addition of high-, mid-, and low-frequency switches make them suitable as main monitors as well. These switches also help to combat issues that can arise from sub-optimal placement in crowded control rooms, like bass coupling or frequency-hyping reflections.

Affordable Quality!
Yamaha wants their new HS50M to be as ubiquitous as the NS10M, and that's why these monitors sport a price that belies their high-quality construction. The MDF bass-reflex cabinet delivers a tight bass response and smooth high-end. The polypropylene woofer cones will outlast musical fad after musical fad, as will the high-grade XLR-1/4" combo input jack. Extra touches like complete magnetic shielding and low-damping rubber-surrounds make the HS50M an affordable, yet high-quality component for controls rooms, computer audio workstations, hi-fi entertainment systems, or for building 5.1 surround mixing systems.

It's become a part of common engineering knowledge that a mix that sounds good on a pair of NS10s will sound like a hit on any system. One listen to the Yamaha HS50Ms, and you'll know that the white-woofer legacy is still firmly intact. Let the Yamaha HS50M become your new indispensable studio tool.
The new HS Series powered monitors were designed to be true studio reference monitors in the tradition of the famous NS10Ms. When choosing your next pair of near field reference monitors, remember it's not just important that they sound good; they have to be an honest reference for your mix. The new HS Series of reference monitors were designed to give you exceptionally flat response so you can really trust what you hear. That means that mixes that sound good on Yamaha HS speakers will sound good on anything. In fact, that's the ultimate test of a reference monitor. Even better than that, HS series speakers not only sound good, they look great, too.

The HS Series is a two-way, internally powered speaker system designed to provide affordable, high quality reference monitoring for all types of recording and multimedia applications -- home studios, computer-based music production, gaming systems, keyboards rigs and personal computer systems. All products are sold and packaged individually, making it easy to build flexible monitor setups and 5.1 systems.

The 70-watt HS50M (5-in. cone and 3/4-in. dome tweeter) is housed in a bass reflex-type cabinet, and reproduces surprisingly tight low end and smooth, high frequency response to beyond 20 kHz. Inputs include a balanced XLR and 1/4-in. phone jack. In addition to master level controls, each speaker has trim switches that allow you to custom-tailor low, mid and high frequency response for different applications.

HS Series cabinets look as great as they sound. Enclosures are constructed of high-quality MDF material and a multiple layer finish that minimizes resonance. Design elements include a black finish and lighted Yamaha tuning fork logo. White polypropylene woofer cones recall the look of the classic Yamaha NS10M, and include low-damping rubber surrounds and full magnetic shielding.

Features
5 in. white polypropylene cone

3/4 in. dome tweeter

70-watt biamplified power

XLR and 1/4 in. connectors

Room control and frequency response switches
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