Mix with confidence – hear exactly what is in your track. The Yamaha HS8 is a 2-way, bi-amplified nearfield studio monitor with an 8-inch woofer and 1-inch dome tweeter. This listing is a single speaker – buy two for a stereo pair.
Why customers choose it
Who it is for
Music producers, mixing and mastering engineers, film and YouTube editors, and serious home-studio owners who work in a medium to large room. If your room is small or your desk is close to the wall, the HS5 may suit you better.
What’s in the box
- 1 x Yamaha HS8 powered studio monitor
- 1 x Power cord
- 1 x Owner’s Manual
Specifications
| Type | 2-way bi-amp powered studio monitor, bass-reflex |
|---|---|
| Woofer | 8-inch cone |
| Tweeter | 1-inch dome |
| Frequency range | 38 Hz – 30 kHz (-10 dB) |
| Crossover | 2 kHz |
| Output power | 120 W (LF 75 W + HF 45 W) |
| Inputs | XLR and TRS phone jack (balanced) |
| Controls | LEVEL, ROOM CONTROL (0/-2/-4 dB under 500 Hz), HIGH TRIM (±2 dB) |
| Power consumption | 60 W |
| Cabinet | MDF |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) | 250 × 390 × 334 mm |
| Weight | 10.2 kg |
| Quantity | Single speaker |
| Amplifier | Bi-amp, built in |
| Colour | Black |
Good to know
- Each speaker has its own built-in amplifier and mains power – no separate amplifier needed.
- You need an audio interface or mixer with balanced outputs and two XLR or TRS cables.
- For extra low end, Yamaha makes the matching HS8S 8-inch powered subwoofer.
- Place the tweeters at ear height and form a triangle with your listening position for the best stereo image.
FAQ
Can I connect the HS8 directly to a laptop?
Use an audio interface between the laptop and the speakers. The HS8 takes XLR or TRS line-level inputs.
HS8 or HS5?
The HS8 has an 8-inch woofer, 120 W and deeper bass (38 Hz). The HS5 has a 5-inch woofer, 70 W and is smaller for desks and small rooms.
Talk to Suhavi
Ganesh –
Superb revealing sound
These are real studio monitor speakers and also very large and heavy. People looking for multimedia speaker should keep away from this.
Build and design- suberb manolithic design and build is rock solid.
Accessories- only power cord.
Sound-They have nearly flat sound with bright mids, smooth highs with light tight bass.
Mids- Mids are bright thin sounding. They reveal suberbly. But they are unpleasant to listen for long duration. If you increase volume to get bass punch the mids becomes too bright and powerfull which causes ear fatigue. So low to moderate volume is best. Nealy 60 to 80db.. more then that it causes ear fatigue within short time.
Highs- Highs are suberb smooth and refined. They are not as harsh as other monitors.
Bass- Bass is of very high quality and precise. But they lack quantity compared to other 8 inch monitors. This is a blessing because this speakers can easily used in moderate to large rooms. With some room treatment it can also be used in small rooms. They do not push too much air or create high pressure like multimedia speakers. So bass do not compromise other sound frequencies. Everything sounds crystal clear across the freq range.
For most people woofer is not required. They cover lows till 40hz easily. But for people who want to work on bass part very accurately like in back ground score or bass heavy music they may need woofer. And also these speakers needs some volume to give out bass accurately. So people who work on projects for many hours a day, may need accuracy at very low volume to protect their ear, may need woofer separately.
Soundstage/Imaging- Imaging is very good and accurate. But placement of the speakers and room is very important to get clear image. Some experiment is required to get it accurate.
Setting: There is volume control, room/low freq trim and high freq trim so that we can easily adjust to our room condition.
At this price range these are the most analytical monitors. They can also be used as multimedia speakers but you should have high quality sound files which are also be of high grade recording /mastered.
Lastly they are huge and heavy. So decide according to room size or working space. You should keep them atleast 2 to 3 feet away from wall. Two speakers should be separated atleast 5 feet and you should sit in a position which creates equilateral triangle.
So if you are into professional sound mixing this will do the job.
NOTE: CANNOT BE USED FOR TV’s as they are too much revealing which makes sound unpleasant.
Shekar kallepelly –
Go for it
Industry level Sound Quality Studio Monitor. Home Studio and commercial studio
A_Buyer –
Great monitors but probably an overkill for me at this time as I do not have the right setup to use it effectively.
This is a highly rated monitor and have heard and read many good things about it. I purchased it to mix my songs which I have programmed at home.I loved the sound and the bass coming out from the monitor. But ironically, later on, when I listened to the mixes in consumer grade speakers, the mixes were lacking in how I had imagined. This is certainly due to my inexperience and the fact that the room in which I used them is a very small one with absolutely no acoustic treatment. On the other hand, I recently purchased a small mono speaker from the street at Rs. 250 and the mixes I am doing on it are holding up better. So bottomline is, simply having the best professional quality product out their is not going to do anything unless you are really trained and experienced enough to use them in the right manner. I hope I will be able to get the right things out of this awesome monitor in future once I have the right homestudio setup.
Nanny –
Good product but hard to protect the sub from any damage
Good product might have provided some safety grills infront which might have come in optional
Rajendra Arya –
Perfect 👌
Perfect 👌
Star –
Using for my 100sqft room @10% volume
When I saw the initial reviews I thought this will be suitable only for a bigger studio, but I am happily using it in my hundred square feet room at 25 percentage volume set on volume knobs behind the speakers. Make sure your external devices volume is set to 0 before it is connected to the speaker. otherwise you may have a sudden loud noise
Placeholder –
Very good Product
I bought 1 peace last two year back now I purchased this one is awesome together. Very good product for Musician and Realtime sound processing.
Malhotra A. –
Super se bhi Upar
Highly recommended if u are quality and precision lover . Iam usingit with my DDj400 controller for in room mixes . Yamaha the name is enough . At times I use it with my tv as well will give u a home theatre like experience. Quality top notch go for it.
magmich49 –
Super Sound der Yamaha HS8
Wow, ich bin völlig überrascht von diesem klaren Sound!!! Ich dachte bisher das meine alten Studioboxen gut waren – ABER die sind ja richtig Schrott – kein Vergleich zu den Yamaha Monitor, denn diese sind klasse. Man hört wirklich jede Einzelheit und so klar!! Ich bin froh das ich diese gekauft habe denn nun macht es nochmals viel mehr Spaß die Musik abzuhören, mixen und zu mastern!! Danke bin rundum zufrieden!!!
gary j. victorine –
Yamaha hs8 for the studio
Great sound, perfect for small studios.
Alex Whitney –
Very happy with this investment!
These units are great (I’ve bought two). I couldn’t compare them to any other studio monitor, as they’re the first I’ve bought, but the sound quality beats anything I have in my home, or anything my friends have. It sounds crisp and clean, enabling me to be able to effectively mix and master properly to the best of my current ability as a bedroom producer.
Only thing that made me worry, was that one of them started to make a kind of mid to high pitch monotone sound after I had been using it for about 8-10 hours straight one day. Worried me right after the fact, but the next day I fired them up and they didn’t have any issues. Only happened once so far, but I was probably asking for it after using them for so long (no, I wasn’t crazy on the volume either.)
Just want to remind people, they’re studio monitors, not a PA system. All my friends had expected that they’d be louder. They’re meant for accuracy, not brute strength.
As my first studio monitor purchase, very pleased!
(Been using for about 5 months, moderate to heavy use)
steves –
Probably the Best Studio monitor on the market
I’ve used a few of these from various brands, and I’ve kept these. I use them for PC music, but mostly for guitar with a Fractal Axe Fx III. I do wish they had more connection types on the back and I had to EQ them a bit for guitar use. It’s a Yamaha, and well built, but while I understand why they don’t have speaker grills( to not block any sound ) I do wish I had the option for Magnetic speaker grills as they very exposed to possible damage.
Mister Christopher –
Perfect at home studio monitors
I have not heard a better sound at this price point for studio monitors. I can clearly hear details and other subtle nuances when recording and mixing.