Which Studio Monitors Should You Buy?? || Yamaha HS5 VS Kali Audio LP6 (Studio Monitor Comparison)
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- This video is a comparison between the Yamaha HS5's and the Kali Audio LP6's.
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Very nice review Edward! Definitely cleared up some of my questions! :)
Awesome!! Glad I could help 💪🏻
This is exactly the review i was looking for. 🙏
Dope content
Dope speakers
Keep dropping them gems
Thanks man!! 🙏🏼
I got my Kali LP6's 3 weeks ago ..man ...i truly love them ! Highly recommend it to everyone looking for a new pair of studio monitors! Yamaha is good but ...Kali all day long ❤️ ! ( still it depends on the music genre your working on ) Great video ! +1
The Kali Audio LP6's are fantastic I must say!! Enjoy them!!
@@EdwardSmithMusic They truly are! I am right in this moment 🥃👌
I got LP6´s too. It is great for EDM.
Question: any of you guys had hiss problems with the Kalis?
@@netuno_music Yes i have them! I confirm the hiss sound BUT! They are near field speakers , the proper distance for working with them is 2-2,5 meters from you.As soon as you follow this rule the hiss sound is unnoticeable and it’s not really a big deal and the sound that you get is just ...👌👌👌❤️! I was going to choose Yamaha but im glad i didn’t. I’ve worked in professional studios and i graduated as sound engineer...trust me this pair of speakers is special.Don’t hesitate and BUY them..you just can’t go wrong.../im not paid to say that, they just really are good ../ The hiss is not an issue! I hope i helped! Good luck! 🥃
Hey Edward great video loved it !!!
I had a question to ask
Which scarlet interface is great for recording music and they should have a direct monitoring!!
For the Price, the Scarlett 2i2 is pretty awesome 👌🏻
Great video. Very informative and well presented. I have owned the HS5 and HS7 and liked both but in the end, I switched to KRK. The Yamaha's do sound excellent but not enough options for placement, especially as they are rear ported. I think I will give these Kali LP6's a go and see how they work for me.
Awesome!!
@@c1966m I have never heard any hiss coming from the HS5 or HS7. Obviously, if you crank it up to the full volume you may hear something but that can be said for many other speakers too.
Did they work for you
Krks are terrible for mixing
@@TargetAcquisition I would agree with that. They are really style over substance but they still sounded better in my particular situation at the time. These days I have far more options for placement so the KRK's have long since gone.
If you still have the Presonus Eris E5 XT's PLEASE make a comparison video for those and the Kali LP6's!
For some reason no one will compare these speakers even though they're direct competitors due to their price and size (5-6 inch speaker monitor size) and it's totally frustrating!
I picked the Eris E5 XTs because they have better fine tuning control options and better build quality but, i've always wondered which speakers sound better lol
lp 6
Great video. Was waiting for this video to drop. Still torn between them. By the way, have you seen the Vault Studio Monitors? Is it available in your area? If so, then can you do a review about them?
I’lol do some research 👌🏻
ur video is so helpful ❤️
Pinoy love's you ❤️
No one ever talks about front or rear port. The amount of guys with rear ported monitors sitting against the wall kills me.
I know. I see these people bragging about their home setups on FB and they always have a set of HS right up against the wall. And they wonder why their mixes don't translate.
@@donpakka he himself also has his yamahas against the wall does it really make that much of a difference?
@@urdetox7652 Seriously? It makes a huge difference. All of the bass is shot back into the wall and reflected, so you are hearing the cancelation of that wave. It's an awful sound. I was forced to use Genelec 8050b (a high-end monitor at 1900 each) in a situation where they were up against a highly reflective wall and they were unusable until I applied heavy treatment to keep the rear port from canceling out all the bass and low mids.
So, if I'm going to have them near a wall, should I buy the Kali?
@@SadisticKillerXx i have the kali. They hiss like crazy.
Love it... thank you..
Thank you for watching!! 🙏🏻
The Kali's sound pretty damn good 👍
They are crazy good for the price!!
I love mixing on the LP-6's
Do they hiss?
@@netuno_music the hiss is incredibly overstated. I have a desk setup with them about 2.5 feet away from me and I literally never notice hiss. Make sure you’re using a decent interface and balanced cables and you should be good
Wow!! I randomly impulse brought theses monitor's today with almost no research (because my local store didn't have krks or yamahas which I thought were better)these speakers are special
You’re lucky you weren’t able to buy the KRK’s, you would’ve regretted that purchase.
@@TonyTana9905 yeah for sure krks are good but over rated i had rokit 8s thought they were average.down here in New Zealand the kali 6s are not cheap $270 usd for one monitor.must be because of shipping still well worth it though
Kali's $400 EACH in Oz. Yammys $400 the pair!
Excellent review. I have the LP-6s and never been disappointed. You can trust the LP-6s to get you room right. That was important to me since it is untreated.
Thanks for watching !!
Your suggest yamaha Or kali audio
@@Sathish-gm5hl Kali without a doubt
@@damelos4039 thank you so much ❤
great job congratulations. I have a question for you, to play and listen to the electric guitar using kemper or miking the amp which do you think is more suitable as a speaker? thanks for your patience

Thanks for watching! I would say the HS5s
Hi Edward, I have Yamaha HS5, can I pair it with KRK S8.4 subwoofer? Yamaha subs are freaking expensive where I am now. Would there be any problem? I don't mix just a want a good quality music for my ears. Thank you.
Hi and thanks, just wondering if you have tried something a tad pricier. Like the Focal Alphas or even the Adam A5X.
I’m going to be testing the Focals soon so stay tuned 👌🏻
@@EdwardSmithMusic Ah nice look forward to that.
You did a nice review. In my opinion in the middle of this price I would buy Monkey banana monitors
Which should you buy? Answer; both. Kali LP-6s as LCR, and Yamaha HS-5s for surrounds. 😊
I think the HS5 has better frequency seperation especially on the vocals. The sounds came alive. The Kali sounded, how do I describe this, like compressed?
I have heard both. LP6 is far better.
Heard both, hs5 any day
HS5s are more fun to listen to, Kalis are easier to get a decent mix on
@@ctrlaltcreate3827 I believe it's the opposite
HS5 gang
Glad i bought hs5 ! But I am just doubtful about low end !
Make sure to position them correctly and put them on stands 🙏
I got the hs sub to go with mine. Changed everything
let go of the doubts. It's all about the mids. The HS 5 serve you well
Does anyone know which one of these sound best for electric guitar ?
1st comment 😍😍....
Only wish you’d give more variety of music to sample from
Edward, Please help me out. Idk what to choose. I have Samson SR850 headphones and i currently don't have studio monitors. Should i go for a Headphones upgrade (m40x) or get studio monitor? I've been deciding as well for Mackie Cr3 and Eris 3.5
Eris 3.5 all the way!
@@maximusmolato5253 thank you. I've been decide for the studio monitors as Eris 3.5. But i was thinking about getting a new headphones or studio monitors (since i dont have speakers)
@@alfonsbarcelon no prob! Because I have both sr850 and m40x. Their sound quality aren’t that different. Both have almost the same sound quality tho it’s a closed back and a semi open. It’s important to have studio monitors because that’s where you’ll be able to correct and smoothen things up. The headphones are just for finishing touches
@@maximusmolato5253 i think I'll get the speakers instead. I will try to purchase sonarworks 4 for my headphones. Thank you and yeah, its hard to mix and master without speakers. I needed them to export and listen on various speakers/listening devices available at home. Thank u!!🙌🏻
@@alfonsbarcelon No problem bro! Kapwa pinoy ka pala hahaha
Hi Bro, fantastc explanation, I am from Indonesia. Iam looking for speaker monitor with excellent low sound , flat clear. Do you think I shoukd choose Kali LP 6? Is there any better choice than Kali 6 in the class? Thx for your info. Means alot.
Bro, sudah dapat kah studio monitornya? Gue juga lagi nyari2, lagi research di forum2 luar juga.. sempet mau nyikat HS7, tp katanya bass freq-nya jadi muddy kalo dipepet ke dinding gegara rear ported.. cari2 yg front ported & dijual di Indo, nemunya KRK Rokit sama LP6 ini.
Just picked up 2 Kali LP6’s at $133 a piece brand new with a $20 coupon code, so actually $123 a piece.. My first “real” speaker purchase
Congrats!
I have the Yamaha...just love them
Why?
@@donpakka the worm sound and the pric
@@MOSHERONEN-OFFICIAL You think they sound warm?
@@donpakka well....i think that this are the ns10 baby's...no...for real they sound very good and worm
@@MOSHERONEN-OFFICIAL The HS series has absolutely nothing in common with the NS-10 (aside from the color of the mid frequency driver. The cones aren't even made out of the same material. This was a ploy from Yamaha to sucker people into buying them. It most definitely worked. I can't see how you could possibly call the HS "warm" unless you have an extreme smiley eq curve going on.
But hey, whatever works for you. If you ever want to hear something that's really warm, check out a pair of Kalis.
Did they fix the hissing problem on the Kali's? That was a real dealbreaker for me when I compared these to the HS5 set, I haven't bought either and I'm still in the market.
Yes they did, and updated to LP-6 V2 and LP-8 V2.
Great video! Do the room settings/swiches on the LP6 affect their flatness/neutrality?
@Fast Lane - the Kali LP-6 (V2). I haven't even used them much yet, but they do sound good!
@Fast Lane - I havent used them enough to have a great sense of all their sonic characteristics---and honestly I'm not nearly expert enough in audio tech to know if the neutrality is affected by those settings. I think I paid about $200 per speaker, plus taxes. And I haven't noticed any hissing---I got the V2s, which are said to have taken care of the hissing problem in the first ones (V1).
Yamaha all the way!!!🖤
I prefer the yamaha, love it Edward!
Thanks Angelo 🙏🏻
Are drum pads a necessity when it comes to choose a midi keyboard?
Only if you are going to use them... if want to make beats, then maybe... if not, then no 👌🏼
@@EdwardSmithMusic I want to make EDM tracks then?
@@invertedsounds8112 I produce techno and i use the pads mostly to make percs grooves, apart from that i dont use the pads at all.
@@darzebmusic1984 thanks man
Have you reviewed Adam Audio A5V, A7V & A8V?
You need to play the song in between. To see how close they are to the original
any issue with the hiss of the kali lp6
Compare hs8 vs lp6 or please suggest me one. No budget issue
Should of done the HS7's vs the LP6's....similar size cones and overall size
The price gap is a little to big for me
@@EdwardSmithMusic The LP6 is so much better than the HS7 it's not funny. Other than the white cones, I have no idea why these caught on.
Just saw Gezin from 808 Mafia using the Yamahas. Idk if it was the Hs5 probably not but he was using one of the yamahas Hs
Just bought the hs5 by far the best monitor I've ever heard.
Ummm I think , *Frequency response should not be just factor .... You should test Audio Seperation on Mixing , Distortion on Mastering .... Wish I had someone producer to guide to buy right one for mixing edms
ayee
Can you please do a comparison of Kali Audio LP6 and Yamaha HS7
I’ll see what I can do
I wouldn't recommend them (Kali LP6), they have great low's and mind's, but they have problem with higher frequencies and almost no control over it and I have to turn volume knob to max and give more volume on the interface, they are very quite :/ I compared them side by side with PreSonus E5XT and E7XT and both of them sounds better overall. I think JBL 306 could be better either or buy some used HS8.
Anyone serious enough about mixing should get the Yamahas or Focals, period. Other studio monitors're just hype, atleast most of them 🤞
Agree
I have a hs 6.5 ones for my 1 studio cause I have a medium size room
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When I demoed them in person, the HS-5 seemed to be too bright for my taste, almost shrill with some content. I understand some engineers even put tissue paper over the HS-5's Tweeters to cut down on this.
To me the LP-6's just sounded truer . I went with the Kali Audio with zero regrets.
You're confusing the HS5s with NS-10s. You can cut the highs on the HS with a dip switch. That's not my problem with them. They are rear ported and they just don't sound that nice. They are hyped in all the wrong ways. The fact that Yamaha purposely used a white cone, even though its made nothing like the original NS-10, made people think that they were the "new NS-10" and they would get great mixes out of them.
Why does the intro at 1:35 sound so good compared to the rest?
Can you do a home recording setup for around 1000 euro's, please? Not the pc or DAW included in the budget. I want to build a recording studio. So that would be helpful for me. I think I'm going to pick the Shure sm7b as microphone and interface the Motu 2m. But I want your look on it? How would you spend the 1000 euro's on a recording studio.
I think I might do a Studio Setup For $1000 in future, so stay tuned 👌🏻
@@EdwardSmithMusic thank you I’m looking forward to it! 🙌🔥
i just had both of them and tested them out , yes I agree for the price you cant beat kali , but at the same time the overall build quality for hs5 and on higher levels it does not bust like kali, I choose HS5 hands down
HS7! But I still think Adam Audio A7X are my favorite
Pls help me choose between the kali lp6 and the adam A5x for my home studio
Yamaha hs7
Rather unfair to compare 5" and a 6.5" inch woofers. The Kalis sound nice. If they weren't quite so cheap-and-nasty-looking I would consider them.
???
Umm what?
only 2 prizes left.... i want more microphone giveaway
yamaha ❤
Listening to the LP-6s through my LP-6s. Its Kali-nception
which one wil be better for recording a guitar?? hs5 or lp6?
A microphone would be your best option.
@@EmeraldWoodArchives its for electric guitar buddy
Hs5…more clarity
This Kali crap is awful… Yamaha smokes them out, there’s always a “new hot brand” or the “new best monitors” out, they come, make some “noise” with aggressive marketing and then they faded away right after, and nobody remember of them anymore… like we’ve seen many brands, many times for many years. And the Yams still there stronger than ever for decades. No speakers are perfect that’s why you need at least a couple sets for some serious studio work. If you pay attention, you can hear all the elements and the details of the song even tho the HS5 being the smaller monitors, while the KaliCrap sound like it s something. That being said, the HS series are untouchable, most accurate, better translation, best bang for the buck. They’re number one for a reason.
You couldn't be more wrong. Kali is the budget king now
Can't wait when this kali madness will fade away..
The 2nd market is full of KRK and Behringer and rarely with other brands
KRK has build quality issues.
So should I trade my ns5 for lp 6s?
I think so!!
Anyone who still wants Yamahas. I've got two pair (slightly used) that I'll be glad to get rid of
Kali looks wierd like a matrioshka with happy face xD
2:06 man I wish HS8 costed 200$ each :D
That makes two of us!!
The yanahas have a nice higher mid n high freq sound. But lacks just a bit if bass. .... Is that helpful ina mix point of view or not . ... ? ..
In this video, the Kali LP6s are better because they are more flat sounding. You want your studio monitors to sound as flat and honest as possible 👌🏻
@@EdwardSmithMusic thank you for the response and clarification bro.
The LP-6 is huge, lol. No way am I fitting two of those on my desk.
honestly I think the kali sounds better
sounding better is not what you want when doing critical mixing. You want the mids to be perfect. The rest (like Bass) you adjust checking on different sources
Can we connect an electric guitar to a studio monitors?
Yes, but it would be better if you get an Audio Interface for that connection.
@@EdwardSmithMusic thank you so much and loved your videos...go crush it✌️
adam T5v vs kali lp6 vs yamaha hs 5 which good?
You can’t go wrong with either of them 👌🏼
can you do the keyboards
Will see what I can do 👌🏼
Yay
Billie eilish brother fineas o Connell using ymaha hs5
That’s true!!
but he doesnt mix anything lol, the myth of we did that album in our bedroom but all was mixed and mastered in a multi millions studio...
Kali no Mid range at all
in india lp6 is more expensive by 5000rs(70$)
what is the price of hs5 and lp6 in india currently in stores?
@@Golujha hs5 is $361 (rs26500) and lp6 is $423(rs 31000)
@@xeofela thnks
@@Golujha np buddy
;_;
kali lp6 vs presonus e5 xt
lp-6 are only good for specific genres. buy hs5 if you listen to a range of genres
kali ~~~~~~~~~wins
"Kali is better by every metric and is cheaper and the only reason to go Yamaha is blind brand loyalty BUT IDK ITS A TOSS UP" rofl
If that was all an effort to get sarcastic dicks in the comments for engagement then well played, sir
Ever heard of HS7?
I bought hs7 yamaha for my bedroom studio they are Good for medium sized bedroom
I bought hs5 for my second studio I got them for 323 plus tax free shipping from sweetwater i like then better than these other your comparing them to cause they are made better
why HS5??? you didnt know they did that to compete with hs7 ?! makes no sense this review...
Because of the price.
krk rokit 5 g4 vs kali lp6 plzz🙏🙏
Kali Audio LP6!!
@@EdwardSmithMusic ohh!!! marimba🤓🤓,, many many thanks sir
Thank you for the video. One comment, you really don’t need to say “Kali Audio LP6” and “Yamaha HS5” EVERY SINGLE TIME. But great content.
Thanks for the info!
it's hilarious that after all these years the Yamaha MSP5's have been slept on by everyone
GIVEAWAY PLEASE😩
Hs5 speaker for home use
Yamaha HS is overrated. Just because many people use it doesn't mean it's good or better. Such weak logic.
I use it! Both the HS5 and HS8... and in my opinion, they are the best! My video = My Opinion!
You nailed it there Ed bro lol
This review is a total waste of time. It's titled "Which Studio Monitors Should You Buy," but you never answer the question. You end up saying either one is fine, which is no answer at all.
Why would you compare a 5 inch monitor to a 6.5 inch monitor ? Duh the sounds are vastly different😂why not use the Yamaha HS7i which has a 6.5 inch woofer, and then compare them ? Makes no sense to compare a smaller speaker to a bigger one.