Thunkful":2iiw3cbj said:
Kapo_Polenton":2iiw3cbj said:
I bought some yamaha HS-5's a while back..not sure if they are that great but they were a budget time at the buy so I figure using reference mixes really allows you to get to know your room and speakers.
HS-5's are great monitors, no need to worry. They're influenced by NS-10's after all!
Not to rain on your parade, but the big deal about NS-10's (and to a lesser extent the HS-5's) is not that they're such a great monitor overall...if you compare that to say a Meyer HD-1 for instance...but their transient response and midrange 'placement'. People mix on them, because they translate quite well to subpar systems. I wouldn't want to have them as my only monitor though, unless you'd do all your sub-eq-ing on a really good set of headphones.
Personally I found the HS-5's quite mid-forward, borderline aggressive sounding and that's coming from someone who owns a set of Focal CMS-65's and has regularly mixed on Genelec 1031A's.
The HS-5's sure are better than the entry level M-Audio and Alesis stuff, but once you get to the point of JBL, KRK, etc. in the $300-500 per pair range, you best test them yourself to see what kind of translation you prefer, because all of these will have shortcomings one way or another and one man's 'clear' may be another man's 'harsh'.
Personally, I'm very curious about competition for my Focals; I hear good things about APS Klasiks and Aeons, as well as the Presonus Sceptres.
if you can find them, old Event 20/20Bas should be no slouches either and can be had at a decent budget.
On topic: his 19" stuff is quite something. Lots of Manley, Focusrite, API...and 2 compressors that I own two of as well: DBX 160X.
But yeah, you'd expect some more room treatment than 2 foam panels near the drums.
