Yamaha HS 7 ist ein aktiver Nahfeldmonitor, der aufgrund seiner Yamaha- typischen neutralen Klangwiedergabe bestens für den Einsatz in kleineren Studios und im Homerecordingbereich geeignet ist. Genau wie bei den anderen Modellen der HS-Serie schreibt Yamaha hier die grundlegende Philosophie einer möglichst genauen, dataillierten Wiedergabe fort, die diese Monitore in den Studios der Welt zu einem Standard werden ließ. Bestückt mit einem 8"-Konus-Tieftöner (60W) und einem 1"-Dome-Hochtöner (35W) ist er eine gute Wahl für kleinere Projektstudios.
In 30 years as an analog synth producer I have used many different pairs of monitors in mostly non-optimized rooms. I mostly worked with high-end near-field monitors from Adam, Focal, Genelec and Neumann, but I did some productions exclusively on the Yamaha NS10, for example. Despite the very high resolution of high-end monitors, the tracks produced on the NS10 sound better than any other. In recent years I have only worked with Neumann (KH120/KH80) because they offer the best resolution in their price range. But the mix results didn't get any better or everything always sounded good on these speakers. Only loudspeakers with a paper cone deliver this special tight and direct sound that is necessary for an acoustic assessment of a piece of music. So I went back to rather ugly Yamaha boxes and compared the HS5 to the HS7 in a 12pm room.
The HS5 separate the individual tracks extremely sharp. One could use this box as an analytical tool and hard workhorse. However, you could have problems with the basses because they drop off sharply below the cut-off frequency, which is basically good for rooms that are not optimized.
The HS7 offers much more depth and rounds off the bass. Here you can hear immediately whether a track has too much bass content. This is not possible with the HS5. And despite their considerable size, they work in my room and at a very short listening distance without any problems. This makes the HS7 the largest speaker I can recommend for small rooms.