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YAMAHA REFERENCE MONITORS

Yamaha monitors have now been around for a while now and Yamaha have sustained themselves through making and perfecting state of the art speaker systems among many other products such as Pianos, Digital musical instruments, Wind instruments, String instruments, Percussion instruments, Educational musical instruments, Professional audio equipment, Music Schools and Music Education and Piano tuning. These guys and gals get about.

Today I will be guiding you through Yamaha's reference monitor product range, from the smallest project studio monitor to the largest pro studio monitor.

Although I DO-NOT work for Yamaha, when it came time to buy a set of monitors i chose the HS80M's. I must say they are a superb set of speakers and I have no complaints here.


 * Yamaha Monitors - MS101III

If like most of us you can't splash out on High End speaker systems these small studio project monitors from Yamaha could be just right for you. These truly are a compact, convenient approach to high quality monitoring.

This small powered speaker has a frequency response of a around 75Hz-18kHz which means you've got the gutsy part of the frequency range coming through.


 * Yamaha Monitors - MSP3

The MSP Series is has now become the new standard in reference monitors around the world. The MSP3's are a very valuable option. With dual inputs with mixing and tone controls. This monitor is aimed at small private studio/electronic users who are looking valuable but effective studio monitoring.

Yamaha have bridged the gap in such a way that the MSP3 is probably the best computer speaker you could ever hope for and a pretty decent reference monitor, or second monitoring system.

The monitor comes with a separate high and low on the front and two volume controls for the two inputs on the back. Although the MSP3 is not great for critical listening they are very suited to small project studios.


 * Yamaha Monitors - MSP5A Studio

The first thing I liked about these Yamaha monitors was the volume knob on the front, this makes life a breeze. I don't know how many times I've had to fumble around the back of a speaker to turn it down. The MSP5A is no one trick pony, the MSP5A is suited to a range of applications from audio recording to post production.

The Msp5a comes with a 5" Woofer and 1" Titanium Tweeter. Titanium offers excellent response, separation and durability. These Yamaha monitors offer and a balanced jack input and xlr cable input on rear of speaker.

These also have trim controls on the back of the speakers to customize to your listening environment. 67watts of power, its an unusually big sound for a speaker this small in size, although this speaker is on the heavy side at 8.8 kg's.


 * Yamaha Monitors - MSP5 Studio

These are starting to be the standard for a lot of new engineers as they provide a lot of kick at a practical price. This model comes with basic high and low eq on rear of speaker. The speaker is magnetically shielded making it excellent for a Digital Audio Workstation environment.

The Yamaha MSP5 Studio monitor has a 5" cone woofer and 1" titanium dome that provides sonic detail from as low as 50Hz to as high as 40kHz. 67 watts output, 40 from the cone and 27 from the dome. XLR and 1/4" Jack connectors on rear of speaker.


 * Yamaha Monitors - MSP7 Studio

Yamaha's new MSP7 monitor is the big brother in the MSP range. If I were to try to explain these Yamaha monitors I'd say they sound like NS10's but without any of the NS10's weaknesses.

The MSP7 is a quite bright sounding speaker with its 1" titanium dome and punch from the 6.5" cone woofer.

These magnetically shielded bad boys deliver 130 watts of power, 80 watts dedicated to the Low frequency range and 50 watts delivered from the top end.

With a XLR balanced input and high and low trim controls this is one speaker that becoming increasingly more popular.


 * Yamaha Monitors - SW10 Studio

When it comes to real live world mixing environments it is important to be properly equipped for a tight controlled bass response. This SUB Woofer provides a stunning frequency range of 25Hz- 150Hz channeled through a 10" powered sub-woofer.

Equipped with magnetic shielding and 180 watts dynamic power the Yamaha SW10 Studio monitor would be an excellent choice for any professional project environment.


 * Yamaha Monitors - HS50M

The HS50M is shipped with a 5" cone woofer and a 3/4" dome and although it is the younger brother in the HS Range its no kid either. With a frequency response of 55Hz to 20kHz and 70 watts of punch these are more suited to small project studio environments.

The HS50M comes equipped with xlr and trs phone jack inputs that accept balanced or unbalanced signals and the speakers are also magnetically shielded.

Yamaha have went for a pure flat sounding monitor with no color persuading the sonic detail.

These speakers will give you a good idea of what you compositions really sound like with very little flattering.


 * Yamaha Monitors - HS80M

The HS80M is something I really do know about. These are an outstanding monitor for the value. When I first heard mixes through these monitors I could hear fine details that I never heard on other speakers.

For a start you get a 8" cone woofer and 1" dome and the frequency response goes from a whooping 42Hz - 20kHz. They have a bunch of controls on the back and I am going to do a post on reviewing these speakers too. Can you believe that this speaker has a 120 watts of pure energy, and its enough volume to fill the biggest rooms, believe me.


 * Yamaha Monitors - HS10W

The HS10W has bass frequencies I think they can hear on other planets. lol. This sub-woofer packs an unbelievable 150 watts of mind blowing power and its frequency range extends from 30Hz - 120Hz which proves its no light weight against competition.

You can cleverly connect another yamaha sub-woofer to the L/R Mix output which is handy as hell. If what your looking for is an uncolored bass woofer then this is your Yamaha monitor.

Thank-you for joining me in the tour through the Yamaha monitors and I hope you come back for more info soon.