I bought a pair of HS4 a few days ago. I'm really impressed so far. Build quality is excellent and the level of detail is the best I've heard for speakers of this size. The bass is tight, natural and not overpowering. They're keepers, for sure :)
@@spellacy29 Are these good for "just listening" near field - with EQ tweaks? Looking at getting HS3's due to space limitations. Love the conservative look of these and the fact that they're not made in china.
If anyone has any experience just playing piano or electric piano through these could you offer me your opinion? Just ordered some for monitors to practice and reference with when record from my keyboard area in my studio.
If you are expecting HS3 vs HS4 vs HS5 sound demonstration comparisons, you will need to guess which set of mystery speaker is playing at any given time. But I myself needed to decide between buying HS3 or HS4, so I have reviewed this video extensively & looked for clues on which speaker was playing at any given time, such as movements of the HS3 or HS4 woofers, when Matteo was looking up (when HS5 was playing) & I know he used fingers of both hands to press down hard on the buttons when switching between the 3 speakers. I hope the timestamp listed below will benefit viewers who are facing the same decision of buying HS3 or HS4 like me: 6:24 HS4 6:49 HS3 7:07 HS5 7:24 HS3 7:42 HS4 7:46 HS5 7:53 HS4 7:57 HS3 8:51 HS5 9:00 HS5 9:25 HS4 9:37 HS3 9:50 HS4 9:55 HS3 10:00 HS4 10:03 HS3 10:09 HS4 10:57 HS4 11:12 HS3 11:49 HS3 13:15 HS3 13:38 HS4 14:03 HS5 14:19 HS4 14:22 HS3 15:56 HS3 16:10 HS4 16:26 HS3 16:31 HS5 16:46 HS4 16:48 HS3 16:58 HS4 17:09 HS3 All 3 speakers sounded different and I find that HS4 sounded more spatial, more cavernous while HS3 sounded more upfront with a stronger presence. Matteo himself said that HS3 has more transients at 8:30 while HS4 has better low-end response at 15:17. At 15:21 he said that HS3 seems to have a more interesting mid-range and seems to be more consistent on vocals. In the end, you need to compare the sound from these 2 speakers and determine for yourself which ones you prefer. As for myself, I went for the more lively HS3 and find that it easily trumped both my Edifier R1280DBS and MR4 although the Edifiers have larger 4" woofers.
Thanks for your comment! I'm Just between taking the MR4, 1280db or Yamaha hs4... Didnt find hs3 tô buy here (Brazil)... So, you think i can switch hs4 with no fear? Thanks !!!
@@rodrigocarlini Yes sure, the Yamaha HS4 will sound miles better than Edifier 1280DB or MR4 both in sound resolution & stereo imaging. HS4 will certainly offer you a more authentic & enjoyable listening experience.
@@OmniZen8118 thank you Very much... Here, everything are Very expensive... So i was between a cheeper "reference speaker" and good headphones or a better speaker and phones okay... Im going in the Second one... Yamaha hs4 and an audiotechnica M20x (the other one would be M50x)... Its for listening to music and make little recordings and mixess... Think It Will be the best choice... The bedroom is receiving a good acoustic treatment...
Thanks so much for the timestamps! Was a big help. I'm pretty much sold on the HS-4 now. I owned the HS-8 for years and loved them, but sold them to my brother a few years ago, and now I'm just looking for a smaller setup for the bedroom which won't fill the the entire neighbourhood. I listen to mostly electronic and rock, and prefer a more airy and spacial sound than something more up-front and vocal/accoustic biased, so the HS-4 should work well for me. Thanks again legend!
Appreciated the comparison and the professional setup, but I thought it was a mistake to not label for the audience which speakers were active at a given time.
Agreed, but from what I can see at 9:40 the first two channels in the mixer are active and the woofer in the HS3 is moving. First two channels are for the hs3, second two for the hs4 and third two for the hs5.
if you need someone to tell you which speaker is bigger when it is clearly shown right fucking there maybe you are just a bit daft and belong in a different hobby... i could immediately tell which is which because they are all in slightly different sizes..
I like the fact that you did not indicate which speakers we were hearing. It forces us not to hear with our eyes. I'm an amateur at best w audiio. This was great. I bought the 4s.
I just got the HS4s. They are good for a second set of speakers for referencing. You arent gonna hear bass below 60 but you can work around it by learning the speaker and by checking the bass on bigger speakers. I usually start a mix with big speakers to get my bass right then ill go down to smaller speakers like these to work on the mids and highs
The HS4 speakers are absolutely stunning. The bass, mids and highs are absolutely perfectly balanced. I have never owned such good speakers. What I find best is the starkness and purity of how the sound is resolved. You can use the controls to adapt the HS4 perfectly to the space that's a great solution. The HS4 have absolutely no noise, you can completely enjoy the music, especially when recording live, the HS4 always knocks me out of my chair. You can hear every instrument, every little detail, clearly and distinctly and every instrument presents itself wonderfully in the room. I was really overwhelmed by how great the instruments and everything in general sounded. the stereo image is also absolutely perfect. I bought the boxes for €228 on Amazon, super cheap, but I would have paid €350 because they are so good. Yamaha did everything right with the HS4! I really love these boxes. I'm not a producer and need the speakers for gaming and video and multimedia, but they are absolutely oversized and just awesome... It's great fun to listen to songs that came across as boring or bad with other speakers, then listen to them again with the HS4 and Realize, woooow that song is awesome!!! The speakers are a total bomb in terms of quality, sound and price. thank you YAMAHA 😉🤗🤟😎
Excellent! This is just want I needed in helping me make a decision of what to buy. I'm also glad to learn that they are newly released. I just wished a caption came on screen identifying what was being played, the 3's, 4's or 5's. Perhaps someone can help me out. Thanks a lot.
what should i buy im little confused i need a small setup and i think the hs4 is the best option especially if they have a big diffrence with hs# pls somone help cause for me is an investment
I used to use eris3.5 and recently replaced it with hs4. I have a question. When comparing the specifications, the output of hs4 is higher than eris3.5. Why is the volume smaller even when the knobs are set the same?
Is there a 1/4 inch jack for interfaces ? I don’t believe I’ve seen these to work like the hS5s and up Which would be a big bummer for me if they don’t have that connection
This would have been a 10/10 review if we knew which speakers were playing or being spoken about at any given time. I'm on the fence between them and can't tell from the video or commentary which one is being played or spoken about with reference to the differences between them, and old mate's head is blocking the shot of the HS5 so we can't see the cone moving to tell when that speaker is active either.
At 10:00 HS4 was playing, based on my observation. Please see timestamps listed in my post. HS4 sounds more distant, HS3 sounds more upfront. It's a matter of preference which one you prefer, but I prefer the tuning on HS3 and bought it.
Hi, I've created a timestamp based on my observation of the speaker woofers, Matteo's double-finger presses to switch speakers and where he's looking when the music is playing, hope it helps you out.
The listening session part of the video has nothing to do with how the speakers actually sound because the audio firstly has to be recorded by whatever microphone you're using, then it gets processed by whichever programs and filters you're using, then it gets slightly compressed during file export and upload to youtube, then it gets played out through whichever audio output device the viewer is using (in my case my logitech pro x headset) - so that listening session really has absolutely nothing to do with describing how these speakers sound sorry I just had to let out my thoughts, all the love, probably gonna end up buying these speakers if nothing else, it just bothered me so I had to say it haha
iLouds are unmatched, they have some little problems tho. The bluetooth doesn’t always turn off and theres a low frequency rumble that can be annoying but they are the only true high quality PORTABLE studio monitors.
I was expecting these to be like the KRK Goaux 3 and 4. I think marketing these as a portable take with you solution for monitors is not as practical. KRK offers bluetooth, a bag, stands, room correction. The price on the other hand comes too close to a pair in the KRK Rokit line. So if you were interested just on a budget. Its like hmm might as well. Although still interested for the Yamaha sound as I use the HS8. You still may want the perspective of music through a smaller driver.
I think HS4 are like little home studio speakers ..... and KRK AUX 3 and 4 are more for traveling .... no ? (i really dont want bluethoot on my studio speakers lol).
@@ChrisBessy the Goaux 4 sounds decent though good imaging and bass response...and I'm not really a fan of krk that much only because I had Rokit 8s so long and realized how not flat they were for mixing. Stuff like their VXT sounds very good though hearing in person. Krk only makes studio quality stuff. I got them exactly for that portable aspect. I use Bluetooth as more of a not sitting at the desk type of thing. I don't trust the latency and bits transfered via Bluetooth. It's convenient to have though sometimes you want to be untethered. You just want a casual listen or hear a podcast on something that's not laptop speaker quality. I wish they had some kind of lithium battery. The stands are weird, but better with them than without.
I purchased two HS5, two pair of HS4, two pair of HS3, one unit of HS8, and one pair of HS8S along with a Yamaha 5100AVR to assemble a desktop 7.2.4 Atmos system for an exhilarating gaming experience
I bought a pair of HS4 a few days ago. I'm really impressed so far. Build quality is excellent and the level of detail is the best I've heard for speakers of this size. The bass is tight, natural and not overpowering. They're keepers, for sure :)
Would you recommend them for producing and mixing? My HS50 recently died.
@@RoborantRecords yes, I would. That's what I used them for
@@spellacy29 Are these good for "just listening" near field - with EQ tweaks? Looking at getting HS3's due to space limitations.
Love the conservative look of these and the fact that they're not made in china.
If anyone has any experience just playing piano or electric piano through these could you offer me your opinion? Just ordered some for monitors to practice and reference with when record from
my keyboard area in my studio.
If you are expecting HS3 vs HS4 vs HS5 sound demonstration comparisons, you will need to guess which set of mystery speaker is playing at any given time.
But I myself needed to decide between buying HS3 or HS4, so I have reviewed this video extensively & looked for clues on which speaker was playing at any given time, such as movements of the HS3 or HS4 woofers, when Matteo was looking up (when HS5 was playing) & I know he used fingers of both hands to press down hard on the buttons when switching between the 3 speakers. I hope the timestamp listed below will benefit viewers who are facing the same decision of buying HS3 or HS4 like me:
6:24 HS4
6:49 HS3
7:07 HS5
7:24 HS3
7:42 HS4
7:46 HS5
7:53 HS4
7:57 HS3
8:51 HS5
9:00 HS5
9:25 HS4
9:37 HS3
9:50 HS4
9:55 HS3
10:00 HS4
10:03 HS3
10:09 HS4
10:57 HS4
11:12 HS3
11:49 HS3
13:15 HS3
13:38 HS4
14:03 HS5
14:19 HS4
14:22 HS3
15:56 HS3
16:10 HS4
16:26 HS3
16:31 HS5
16:46 HS4
16:48 HS3
16:58 HS4
17:09 HS3
All 3 speakers sounded different and I find that HS4 sounded more spatial, more cavernous while HS3 sounded more upfront with a stronger presence. Matteo himself said that HS3 has more transients at 8:30 while HS4 has better low-end response at 15:17. At 15:21 he said that HS3 seems to have a more interesting mid-range and seems to be more consistent on vocals. In the end, you need to compare the sound from these 2 speakers and determine for yourself which ones you prefer. As for myself, I went for the more lively HS3 and find that it easily trumped both my Edifier R1280DBS and MR4 although the Edifiers have larger 4" woofers.
Thanks for your comment! I'm Just between taking the MR4, 1280db or Yamaha hs4... Didnt find hs3 tô buy here (Brazil)... So, you think i can switch hs4 with no fear?
Thanks !!!
@@rodrigocarlini Yes sure, the Yamaha HS4 will sound miles better than Edifier 1280DB or MR4 both in sound resolution & stereo imaging. HS4 will certainly offer you a more authentic & enjoyable listening experience.
@@OmniZen8118 thank you Very much... Here, everything are Very expensive... So i was between a cheeper "reference speaker" and good headphones or a better speaker and phones okay... Im going in the Second one... Yamaha hs4 and an audiotechnica M20x (the other one would be M50x)... Its for listening to music and make little recordings and mixess... Think It Will be the best choice... The bedroom is receiving a good acoustic treatment...
Thanks so much for the timestamps! Was a big help. I'm pretty much sold on the HS-4 now. I owned the HS-8 for years and loved them, but sold them to my brother a few years ago, and now I'm just looking for a smaller setup for the bedroom which won't fill the the entire neighbourhood. I listen to mostly electronic and rock, and prefer a more airy and spacial sound than something more up-front and vocal/accoustic biased, so the HS-4 should work well for me. Thanks again legend!
I love these technical breakdowns with professionals
Appreciated the comparison and the professional setup, but I thought it was a mistake to not label for the audience which speakers were active at a given time.
Yes, amazingly unhelpful.
Agreed, but from what I can see at 9:40 the first two channels in the mixer are active and the woofer in the HS3 is moving. First two channels are for the hs3, second two for the hs4 and third two for the hs5.
If it is to compare by yourself, it doesn't make much sense. Since you listen to your own speakers, not theirs.
if you need someone to tell you which speaker is bigger when it is clearly shown right fucking there maybe you are just a bit daft and belong in a different hobby... i could immediately tell which is which because they are all in slightly different sizes..
I like the fact that you did not indicate which speakers we were hearing. It forces us not to hear with our eyes. I'm an amateur at best w audiio. This was great. I bought the 4s.
does they have an acceptable bass for mixing and listening regulary?
I just got the HS4s. They are good for a second set of speakers for referencing. You arent gonna hear bass below 60 but you can work around it by learning the speaker and by checking the bass on bigger speakers. I usually start a mix with big speakers to get my bass right then ill go down to smaller speakers like these to work on the mids and highs
You bought them on Amazon? Do they make that white noise hiss sound from about 2-3 feet away with rca connections?
@@SpacedOutDoonie I don't use the rca connections but the trs inputs are clean
Thinking about getting these with a sub
@@igmpvgoa1837will the Edifier T5 sub connect with this. Or what sub is good under $200. I’m new to this sorry
is there nothing below 60 ? or is just very low/not a good representation for mixing ?
The HS4 speakers are absolutely stunning. The bass, mids and highs are absolutely perfectly balanced. I have never owned such good speakers. What I find best is the starkness and purity of how the sound is resolved. You can use the controls to adapt the HS4 perfectly to the space
that's a great solution. The HS4 have absolutely no noise, you can completely enjoy the music, especially when recording live, the HS4 always knocks me out of my chair. You can hear every instrument, every little detail, clearly and distinctly and every instrument presents itself wonderfully in the room. I was really overwhelmed by how great the instruments and everything in general sounded. the stereo image is also absolutely perfect. I bought the boxes for €228 on Amazon, super cheap, but I would have paid €350 because they are so good. Yamaha did everything right with the HS4! I really love these boxes. I'm not a producer and need the speakers for gaming and video and multimedia, but they are absolutely oversized and just awesome... It's great fun to listen to songs that came across as boring or bad with other speakers, then listen to them again with the HS4 and Realize, woooow that song is awesome!!! The speakers are a total bomb in terms of quality, sound and price. thank you YAMAHA 😉🤗🤟😎
This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you gentlemen.
Love the anomalie song choice for the test
Looking grab these soon already have the big brother 8 in my studio
SOLD!
Too cute to not have them 😂
Excellent! This is just want I needed in helping me make a decision of what to buy. I'm also glad to learn that they are newly released. I just wished a caption came on screen identifying what was being played, the 3's, 4's or 5's. Perhaps someone can help me out. Thanks a lot.
These things are the right size for my small workspace. Plus, I have a sub, so "bass extension" isn't a critical factor.
Which one 3 or 4? What bass do you have? Thinking about similar set up
For a bedroom set up of 17x17
feet,which one will suit better?? Have any advice please?
Are these speakers exclusive for music production? Or would they give a good sound also for music from Spotify, taking work calls, etc? Thanks!
Really well done demo
They don't let you hear the speaker. It's not a good demo.
The actual sound has less bass than what you see in UA-cam videos.
what should i buy im little confused i need a small setup and i think the hs4 is the best option especially if they have a big diffrence with hs# pls somone help cause for me is an investment
7:39 sickkk!!
It’s Anomaliie!
@@tjpaeldon1 is that the title of the song?
What?
I like it.Yamaha very good corporation 🎧🔊🎸🎹💯👍
Great video😊
Can’t wait to see an online comparison between the presonus eris 3.5bt against this HS3😁
same here
Also same
Hs 3.5 best
6:20 I did not expect to hear that music at all. 🤭
Thinking about getting the HS5 but should I do some of the smaller ones with a sub?
I’ve been thinking about this myself. The HS4s with the Yamaha studio subwoofer ($500) would be the perfect combo. I’m doing it
for a bedroom set up of 12x12 would it be best to get the HS3 or HS4?
HS4 would be much better 🙂
There is one particular sound which I like but I don't know which one of those 3 😭
I used to use eris3.5 and recently replaced it with hs4. I have a question. When comparing the specifications, the output of hs4 is higher than eris3.5. Why is the volume smaller even when the knobs are set the same?
I see they are using the OC818 for the room mic, isn't it?
when you say they don't go as low as the hs5 are you meaning base?
yes. he means low as in low frequency. in other words bass.
Is there a 1/4 inch jack for interfaces ? I don’t believe I’ve seen these to work like the hS5s and up
Which would be a big bummer for me if they don’t have that connection
How do they compate with JBL mk2 305s?
This would have been a 10/10 review if we knew which speakers were playing or being spoken about at any given time. I'm on the fence between them and can't tell from the video or commentary which one is being played or spoken about with reference to the differences between them, and old mate's head is blocking the shot of the HS5 so we can't see the cone moving to tell when that speaker is active either.
They look so cute
Is the first tune rob araujo? 😍
Awesome
the song being played at 10:00 which one was sounding more muffled?
At 10:00 HS4 was playing, based on my observation. Please see timestamps listed in my post. HS4 sounds more distant, HS3 sounds more upfront. It's a matter of preference which one you prefer, but I prefer the tuning on HS3 and bought it.
Would have been nice if you told us which monitor each time you switched.
Hi, I've created a timestamp based on my observation of the speaker woofers, Matteo's double-finger presses to switch speakers and where he's looking when the music is playing, hope it helps you out.
HS5, Winner!!!
USELESS
WHICH ONE IS PLAYING AT WHAT TIME
WHICH ONE WAS THE BEST IN THE REVIEWERS OPINION
The listening session part of the video has nothing to do with how the speakers actually sound because the audio firstly has to be recorded by whatever microphone you're using, then it gets processed by whichever programs and filters you're using, then it gets slightly compressed during file export and upload to youtube, then it gets played out through whichever audio output device the viewer is using (in my case my logitech pro x headset) - so that listening session really has absolutely nothing to do with describing how these speakers sound
sorry I just had to let out my thoughts, all the love, probably gonna end up buying these speakers if nothing else, it just bothered me so I had to say it haha
This is step back from recently discounted network powered speakers nx-n500.
@Tytb_they aren’t half the price. Hs4 is the same price as HS5 and Hs3 is about £100 less.
totally different speakers. the n500 are not sound production monitor speakers. they are for sound enjoyment.
I'm wondering why these exist like what's special about these that'll make someone choose these instead of a pair of ILOUDS or KRK GO
The ilouds are incredible. The only annoying thing is the bluetooth. I'd prefer without.
iLouds are unmatched, they have some little problems tho. The bluetooth doesn’t always turn off and theres a low frequency rumble that can be annoying but they are the only true high quality PORTABLE studio monitors.
I want to know why Yamaha made these, instead of new age ns10
Companies have lost the desire to make ground breaking product, they can't even redo the NS10 what a shame.
I was expecting these to be like the KRK Goaux 3 and 4. I think marketing these as a portable take with you solution for monitors is not as practical. KRK offers bluetooth, a bag, stands, room correction. The price on the other hand comes too close to a pair in the KRK Rokit line. So if you were interested just on a budget. Its like hmm might as well. Although still interested for the Yamaha sound as I use the HS8. You still may want the perspective of music through a smaller driver.
I think HS4 are like little home studio speakers ..... and KRK AUX 3 and 4 are more for traveling .... no ? (i really dont want bluethoot on my studio speakers lol).
@@ChrisBessy the Goaux 4 sounds decent though good imaging and bass response...and I'm not really a fan of krk that much only because I had Rokit 8s so long and realized how not flat they were for mixing. Stuff like their VXT sounds very good though hearing in person. Krk only makes studio quality stuff. I got them exactly for that portable aspect. I use Bluetooth as more of a not sitting at the desk type of thing. I don't trust the latency and bits transfered via Bluetooth. It's convenient to have though sometimes you want to be untethered. You just want a casual listen or hear a podcast on something that's not laptop speaker quality. I wish they had some kind of lithium battery. The stands are weird, but better with them than without.
Krks are kinda muddy I have 5s
Insert HS2 joke here.
tens of billions of pounds and you only get a 2 inch woofer?
This new design is probably to go up against the Genelec
Is this an answer to the iloud
its a shame they dont have mounts for atmos
these are monitors for sound production
I purchased two HS5, two pair of HS4, two pair of HS3, one unit of HS8, and one pair of HS8S along with a Yamaha 5100AVR to assemble a desktop 7.2.4 Atmos system for an exhilarating gaming experience
If we wasn't paying you what would you say.
If that Yamaha dude could get his head out of the way, it would be easier to see, which speaker is actually active at what point.
How can they be accurate when cant hear the bass 😂😂😂😂
Every single video man 🤦🏽♂️🤣
The HS5's are even too bright. Looke at a Frequency Response graph.
Why not show WHAT speakers are being played? Should of added Text on screen showing the model differences