I've been going to a local music shop and listening to both HS5 and E5xt for over a week. My humble opinion (I have been in the producing/mixing industry for over 10 years), and please bear in mind the price here for both sets of monitors: Buy HS5s if you want your studio to look cool (having them in your studio is more for an image in front of others). Buy E5xt's if you want your studio to sound cool. That simple.
@JODE the flowing water I decided to go with the 5xt version. To my ear it had better frequency response, better lows and mids, more controls in the back (low/mid/high gain, low/high cut, acoustic space...). Overall, the eris 5xt is quite a good upgrade from the older eris 5. You won't regret it, I promise. Just a tip (if you go with the 5xt), maybe they will sound a little "harsh" on highs so it's better to cut them a little from the control knob in the back. The thing that I really like about the 5xt is that you can produce/mix/translate very very accurate mixes and also you can enjoy listening to high quality music too (no ear fatigue at all).
@@thenightstreamer4702 but when he means that the e5xt sound closer to the original mix it's not because they sound better or already good ... It's because they are more balanced than the Yamahas ! Because comparing them in the same situation they sound closer to the original mix in the same room
@@thenightstreamer4702 Instead of relying on other people/web sayings...you should listen to them and then judge 😉 Yamaha HS are way overpriced for their overall quality, be it mixing or just listening.
Just received a pair of E5 XT's today and set them up side by side with my Neumann KH120's.... WOW... the E5's make the KH120's sound like they have a blanket over them. They sound super clear, plenty of depth, the mid's are really in your face (which I love) and I can really hear the transient details and reverbs etc. I moved earlier this year and struggled with placement of the KH120's and a set of A7X which I feel are impossible to hear drum hits on. I finally got fed up and decided to spend the measly (in comparison) $350 CAD to get the Eris and needless to say I'm selling all my more expensive monitors and going with these. I run my sound through an Audient ID22 and I just ordered the E8 XT's to run side by side with my 5's. I produce a lot of electronic and hiphop music, but I've been listening and comparing all genres today and I'm really blown away. Do yourself a favour and check out the E5 XT's.
I’ve been mixing a lot using xt5 for 5yrs now, and you don’t need room correction software. Just learn how to mix with that speakers i boosted the mid range at the back of the speaker 1k full so that when you mix you are focus on the mid range like the yamaha's and Ns10's. They are really good.
Was looking at upgrading to the HS5 from PreSonus ERIS E4.5 then came across your comparison video which surprised me then heard these which blew me away considering each are at least £65 cheaper, saving £130 and getting a better sounding speakers, sounds like a win win to me. I read the comment from the person who’s been in the mixing industry for years and what they said about if you want cool looking speakers by all means get the HS5 but if you want cool sounding speakers get the ERIS E5 XT so i did just that. Thank you for helping me come to the right decision 🙏🏻
Going from those Yamahas to the E4.5 is not an upgrade lol, and also have in mind that this test is not really telling what that room and speakers really sound like, if you really want to spend money once on a good pair of speaker monitors check the Yamaha HS8 or the Presonus Sceptre S8
@@pepe7drum I ended up returning them. Personally i preferred the sound from the E8XT to the HS8, i did buy a pair of E66 to sit at the side lol I guess it all comes down to personal taste. Some of us listen for that sound, others seem content with a soundbar from the local supermarket lol Wish i knew about the PreSonus Sceptre S8 before now, they’ve been discontinued lol Thanks for the tip, it’s much appreciated!
Wow the clarity and separation of tones in the Yamaha is amazing, one can hear even the slightest decay of notes as they fade, distinct little nuances can be picked out amongst many instrument played at once, even in the piano one can hear the notes as they fade off in the background, great separation. I can understand why there used for mixing and not for casual listening. The PreSonus would make for a nice causal listening speaker as it it adds some timbre of overtones to round out or support the bass and mids and help blend in the highs, however this does cause some loss of clarity as some frequencies get masked over or covered or lost. A sub woofer with the Yamaha would probably round out the overall sound.
I know these comparisons don't compare to hearing them in real life but it does help to pick out the basic differences in how each monitor affects a particular track - my take away here is the the HS5 does a great job of creating clear mids and highs but compared to the original track it rolls off so much of the bottom end that I fear my mixes would be too bass heavy to compensate whereas the XT still retains that clarity and even seems to have a better stereo image but also has clear and tight bottom end. perhaps the HS5 really needs a sub, but at this end of the market where price is an issue that's a bit of a disadvantage.
The HS5's are good in combination with a sub. For stand alone I prefer the Eris 5XT's. I've had them both on my desk. Both are well made. The Eris cover the frequencies you need to mix. The Yamahas on their own come across as a bit on the thin side. I'm sure you could mix with them and then use a good set of headphones to check the low end, but that isn't ideal.
Save yourself from the hard decision just buy the E5 it’s the better one. Yamaha is okay but the name might be more of its selling point than the sound. In my opinion from the E3.5 to E5 you cannot go wrong with whatever your wallet can afford.
You can mess with the EQ's at the back of the XT's to get closer to the HS5's if you so wish by decreasing the bass and increasing the mids and highs. They are very versatile from what I can tell. These will most likely be my next pickup to go alongside my BX5 D2's.
I think the response traces show how much of the sound is down to the environment. The main difference appears to be due to the Yamaha dropping off in the bass frequencies. Until I saw the graph I was swondering if it was down to the Yamaha having more detail, but that is clearly not the case.
It would be totally nice, if you can include the Yamaha MSP series in your comparisons. Yesterday, I've compared the Yamaha MSP 3 (smallest version of the MSP series) - the studio monitors of a good friend - with my Presonus Eris 3.5 (smallest version of the Presonus series). And somehow, I liked the more airy, very detailed hi-res sound and the better panorama staging of the Yamaha MSP 3 a bit more. Although... my mixes sounded kinda similar concerning the frequency response levels (Presonus makes a bit more bass, but lacks a bit in the top end frequency spectrum), some of my tracks I would have mixed slightly different at some parts at which the Presonus Eris 3.5 have shown me a clean mix, but the Yamaha MSP 3 gave me a little warning that there could be some minimally muffled mids at some parts of the tracks. But most of my mixed tracks sound really good on both studio monitor systems - so, I guess the decision between both is not a deadly one for a beginner or advanced composer or audio engineer.
I have the E5 Xts and they sound great though compared to my more neutral Yamaha HS8 are a bit colored on the top end which is not a problem because you can make a slight adjustment on the rear panel to balance them out, they are an amazing pair of monitors. 100% recommended.
@@sejuanni9702 For 8 inches I'd still go for the HS8s but for 5 inches I'd definitely recommend the e5xts, plus their front port makes them more suitable for reduced spaces. Hope this helps.
@@sejuanni9702 Forgot to mention, if you do get the XTs just turn the high freq knob 2 hours counter clock wise to get the flattest monitoring experience.
I have a pair of truth B3030A's which sound very nice but I kind of like the sound separation I was hearing in the Yamaha's I have a Presonus Temblor Sub for any low end I need.
im assuming yamaha is going for full clarity in mids and highs with the assumption of a subwoofer like a pro studio, while presonus is more for simple home studios
OMG what a difference... The HS5 has way to much power shifted to the highs, which come a litle shrill, lacks alot in the middle and the bass is almost flat, no volume, way too warm an shrill. The Presonus are way better balanced, pack a punch in the bass department and sound crsytalclear and way closer to the original. Maybe the HS5 are good for mixing, but for music listening in general, the Presonus win big time.
Yamaha need to be placed at specific distance from the wall. Rear bass reflex need this to work. You can do this comparison using the same distance for the Eris and for the Yamaha
Lucio Magini actually front/rear bass port placement has much less impact on bass response in this size monitor than most people think. Even if optimally placed, the Eris outperforms the HS5, especially in the midrange (much cleaner, less distorted).
@@stefankengen in my opinion and experience you shoud place loudspeakers no more than 60 cm from a wall or you will experience frequencies about 60 - 100 hz to disappear
I was looking for weeks for nice monitors. I need them as desktop speakers (as i like my music as it is meant to be, not too much of anything in it) and was looking into edifier, adam, jbl, tannoy, presonus, mackie etc ... After loooong thinking session I went for Tannoy Reveal 502 paired with M-Audio M-Track hub and I'm super happy! At my place price is 100€ per box, so 2 speakers and hub were 270. Worth every €!
@@michaelyoung7911I think they are pracrically identical in sound in the highs and mids. The bass is slightly more on kali but these two give a very similar sound profile.
I'm not quite certain about the Presonus's treble -- but damn, those Yamahas sound absolutely horrible over my Neumann monitors. I cannot understand why some people seem to love those overhyped studio monitors.
@@cl2nden1st89 yep, their trebles are not pretty good, but not so horrible as yamaha ) presonus sounds more balanced. I always thinked that presonus monitors is a bad studio equipment, and actually ones better than yamaha. Btw, both, and presonus and yamaha are not good monitors ) I had yamaha hs5 and it is more like shit control, than monitors now I have Adam. Not the best, but ones are better than yamaha )
@@webstudius I thing @cl2nd en1st don´t mean Presonus XT is Bad, the trebles from XT series is not to munch but have more dynamic and better transients, yamaha have more treble but less transient/resolution that sounds peaky. The good thing from this yamaha speaker is the midrange, a monitor with midrange focus is not bad for mixing and producing, mid resolution is so important and yes neumann have this, genelec have this but adam or presonus on this price range have this not... A 200€ Studio Monitor with Presonus XT Transients + yamaha mids+ krk bass = dream speaker ;)
You can also roll of the bass on the back of the Presonus. Something is going in the Yamaha's in my studio headphones. Probably if I was in the room with them it would be different.
Mid frequency is the one that human always hear, and on mid frequency is the place where flaw mix exist, in my opinion hs5 wins.. I admit that hs5 is lacking of bass, but on audio engineering world we can't just depends on one monitroing device as a reference, you can use headphone for checking low freq tho, so there is no reason yamaha is a bad for studio speakers. If i had to pick these monitor, i will choose both, presonus for checking mid to low freq, and hs5 for mid to high. And if you are just regular listener or producers who produce bass edm music, presonus is for you. Peace.
Good point. I have seen that Yamaha HS5 picks up the flaws much more easily as most of the flaws in mixing happens around that mid to high frequency area where Yamaha excels at. Getting Yamaha HS8 also covers the bass area as well. HS5s with a sub woofer is another option.
I think the hs5 would be better for mixing, whereas the E5 sound better for performance. If during mixing and the bass sounds good on THOSE speakers (H5's) then moving to another set such as a car stereo there won't be enough bass in the track. That's my take on it with my limited knowledge so far. My problem now is that I need a set of speakers for two separate functions.
hs5 tuning mostly purposes for japanese music which mostly emphasize at mid high and treble thats why jpop jrock jmusic need crips in their music while on other hand e5 tuning based on western music , which mostly bass is priority for hip hop , rap ,pop etc they need more powerful bass to enjoy the music its based on my observation , so its not true at all
I never liked the Yamaha's. Clinical..sterile..thin..lifeless...yet it was always receiving praise online. The Yamaha's have slightly better high end but the mid range just bottoms out. No thanks.
The E5 sound scooped. Don't like 'em at all. I'm listening through HS5 :) Seriously, the mids are very forward on the Yamahas. They're perfect for what I use them for: sitting 3 ft from them as computer speakers, listening almost entirely at low volume. Very clear, detailed sound. Compare vocal and clapping in "Dream a Dream" track. Very good response for hearing spoken content in TV programming, movies, youtube videos at low volume. I have the yamaha 8" sub for these, but I don't use it, out of courtesy to the neighbors. For music listening at higher levels, the sub is a must for the Yamahas. I use headphones instead. Neighbors. Also experiment with placement vs the wall and your acoustic treatment. Ports are on top in back. I have mine placed pretty close to an untreated wall. For low to mid level listening, front-facing ports on the E5 are probably an advantage. If I was buying monitors now I'd have to listen to them.
No way the xt sounds closer to the 1st to mixes, I noticed a shift in pitch like xt 5's are more focused where the human voice is.3,5khz area and the person mixing gave more love at 1khz-1500khz am I correct? Not sure?
really? you make an ACOUSTIC test in a UA-cam very compressed audio video? with people listening on a 20 dollars in-ear phones? or cellphone speaker? or at last on Sony MDR-7506 extra bright headphones? OMG... recorded using Zoom H6?? really? OMG X2
@@DSAUDIOreview I'm in stay-at-home lockdown how else am I supposed to shop for new monitors? Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. You have to take them for what they are, no more , no less.
I've been going to a local music shop and listening to both HS5 and E5xt for over a week. My humble opinion (I have been in the producing/mixing industry for over 10 years), and please bear in mind the price here for both sets of monitors: Buy HS5s if you want your studio to look cool (having them in your studio is more for an image in front of others). Buy E5xt's if you want your studio to sound cool. That simple.
Agree. Why aren’t Presonus making their speakers beautiful (contemporary style) like Audioengine, Q Acoustics, etc.
I think the presonus monitors look sexy as shit lol
at least no studio monitor will ever be as ugly as what Kali Audio puts out
thank you, i'm not a professional but on this channel every time i here those speakers, eris 5, i feel that they are more comfortable, smooth, warthm
@JODE the flowing water I decided to go with the 5xt version. To my ear it had better frequency response, better lows and mids, more controls in the back (low/mid/high gain, low/high cut, acoustic space...). Overall, the eris 5xt is quite a good upgrade from the older eris 5. You won't regret it, I promise. Just a tip (if you go with the 5xt), maybe they will sound a little "harsh" on highs so it's better to cut them a little from the control knob in the back. The thing that I really like about the 5xt is that you can produce/mix/translate very very accurate mixes and also you can enjoy listening to high quality music too (no ear fatigue at all).
e5xt is so much closer to the original. very good thanks.
@@thenightstreamer4702 but when he means that the e5xt sound closer to the original mix it's not because they sound better or already good ... It's because they are more balanced than the Yamahas ! Because comparing them in the same situation they sound closer to the original mix in the same room
@@thenightstreamer4702 Instead of relying on other people/web sayings...you should listen to them and then judge 😉 Yamaha HS are way overpriced for their overall quality, be it mixing or just listening.
@@thenightstreamer4702 Me too 😉 And I could Mix and listen much better with the Eris 5 XT.
@@thenightstreamer4702 Oh well of course, everyone has his own ears and standards, it's very subjective.
PreSonus E5 XT vs Kali Audio LP6
Yes please
Just received a pair of E5 XT's today and set them up side by side with my Neumann KH120's.... WOW... the E5's make the KH120's sound like they have a blanket over them. They sound super clear, plenty of depth, the mid's are really in your face (which I love) and I can really hear the transient details and reverbs etc. I moved earlier this year and struggled with placement of the KH120's and a set of A7X which I feel are impossible to hear drum hits on. I finally got fed up and decided to spend the measly (in comparison) $350 CAD to get the Eris and needless to say I'm selling all my more expensive monitors and going with these. I run my sound through an Audient ID22 and I just ordered the E8 XT's to run side by side with my 5's. I produce a lot of electronic and hiphop music, but I've been listening and comparing all genres today and I'm really blown away. Do yourself a favour and check out the E5 XT's.
jheeze ill have to check these out
Thanx man.
Quick question to a year old comment! Do you need a pre-amp for these or would they be fine fed straight from an audio interface (Steinberg UR22)?
WOW! Those E5's are killer in comparison.
@@thenightstreamer4702 Both are studio monitors with flat sound.
@@thenightstreamer4702 I can't hear the Yamaha's bass but they have more crispy mid and high
E5 are well balanced in the high, mids and bass. The Yamahas have a lot of high
We used Them in Abbey Road Studio.
wtf
@@martins9403 JAJAJAJAJAJAJ
wow ...THE Abbey Road Studio's?
I’ve been mixing a lot using xt5 for 5yrs now, and you don’t need room correction software. Just learn how to mix with that speakers i boosted the mid range at the back of the speaker 1k full so that when you mix you are focus on the mid range like the yamaha's and Ns10's. They are really good.
> 09:56 < Frequency Response Graphs
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Was looking at upgrading to the HS5 from PreSonus ERIS E4.5 then came across your comparison video which surprised me then heard these which blew me away considering each are at least £65 cheaper, saving £130 and getting a better sounding speakers, sounds like a win win to me.
I read the comment from the person who’s been in the mixing industry for years and what they said about if you want cool looking speakers by all means get the HS5 but if you want cool sounding speakers get the ERIS E5 XT so i did just that.
Thank you for helping me come to the right decision 🙏🏻
Going from those Yamahas to the E4.5 is not an upgrade lol, and also have in mind that this test is not really telling what that room and speakers really sound like, if you really want to spend money once on a good pair of speaker monitors check the Yamaha HS8 or the Presonus Sceptre S8
@@pepe7drum
I ended up returning them.
Personally i preferred the sound from the E8XT to the HS8, i did buy a pair of E66 to sit at the side lol
I guess it all comes down to personal taste. Some of us listen for that sound, others seem content with a soundbar from the local supermarket lol
Wish i knew about the PreSonus Sceptre S8 before now, they’ve been discontinued lol
Thanks for the tip, it’s much appreciated!
Wow the clarity and separation of tones in the Yamaha is amazing, one can hear even the slightest decay of notes as they fade, distinct little nuances can be picked out amongst many instrument played at once, even in the piano one can hear the notes as they fade off in the background, great separation. I can understand why there used for mixing and not for casual listening. The PreSonus would make for a nice causal listening speaker as it it adds some timbre of overtones to round out or support the bass and mids and help blend in the highs, however this does cause some loss of clarity as some frequencies get masked over or covered or lost. A sub woofer with the Yamaha would probably round out the overall sound.
I know these comparisons don't compare to hearing them in real life but it does help to pick out the basic differences in how each monitor affects a particular track - my take away here is the the HS5 does a great job of creating clear mids and highs but compared to the original track it rolls off so much of the bottom end that I fear my mixes would be too bass heavy to compensate whereas the XT still retains that clarity and even seems to have a better stereo image but also has clear and tight bottom end. perhaps the HS5 really needs a sub, but at this end of the market where price is an issue that's a bit of a disadvantage.
Thank you! My thoughts exactly!
Thanks for the comparison. I wanted to switch to a white speaker but I think I am just going to keep my E5 XTs.
The HS5's are good in combination with a sub. For stand alone I prefer the Eris 5XT's. I've had them both on my desk. Both are well made. The Eris cover the frequencies you need to mix. The Yamahas on their own come across as a bit on the thin side. I'm sure you could mix with them and then use a good set of headphones to check the low end, but that isn't ideal.
I was thinking on yamahas with 8" sub for my TV to not get too much bass and hear voices, do it work well or won't be warmer enough for media?
listening via beyer dt770 cans, the presonus had bottom end presence and still had very clear high freq's
The presonus just seem a touch bright, but nothing that you can't fix with the eq in the back. Presonus wins 💪🏻
E5 are well balanced in the high, mids and bass. The Yamahas have a lot of high
I think the curve shows that is an illusion caused byt the speaker dropping off in the low frequencies.
Notice I didn't say humble opinion. You can get there with any speakers if you know where you want to Go!
Save yourself from the hard decision just buy the E5 it’s the better one. Yamaha is okay but the name might be more of its selling point than the sound. In my opinion from the E3.5 to E5 you cannot go wrong with whatever your wallet can afford.
You can mess with the EQ's at the back of the XT's to get closer to the HS5's if you so wish by decreasing the bass and increasing the mids and highs. They are very versatile from what I can tell. These will most likely be my next pickup to go alongside my BX5 D2's.
The FR graphics just proves the theory that >300hz is dominated by the room. The spikes and dips are exactly the same; they only change in level!
Dear, please compare the Kali LP6 with these PreSonus E5 XT.... please please please.....
And the hiss level of both
Presonus the Hiss Master....eternally
I think the response traces show how much of the sound is down to the environment. The main difference appears to be due to the Yamaha dropping off in the bass frequencies. Until I saw the graph I was swondering if it was down to the Yamaha having more detail, but that is clearly not the case.
It would be totally nice, if you can include the Yamaha MSP series in your comparisons.
Yesterday, I've compared the Yamaha MSP 3 (smallest version of the MSP series) - the studio monitors of a good friend - with my Presonus Eris 3.5 (smallest version of the Presonus series).
And somehow, I liked the more airy, very detailed hi-res sound and the better panorama staging of the Yamaha MSP 3 a bit more.
Although... my mixes sounded kinda similar concerning the frequency response levels (Presonus makes a bit more bass, but lacks a bit in the top end frequency spectrum), some of my tracks I would have mixed slightly different at some parts at which the Presonus Eris 3.5 have shown me a clean mix, but the Yamaha MSP 3 gave me a little warning that there could be some minimally muffled mids at some parts of the tracks.
But most of my mixed tracks sound really good on both studio monitor systems - so, I guess the decision between both is not a deadly one for a beginner or advanced composer or audio engineer.
I can't get my head around the pristine highs the HS5s... it's almost annoying! Thanks for the vid, it helped me make my decision ;)
I have the E5 Xts and they sound great though compared to my more neutral Yamaha HS8 are a bit colored on the top end which is not a problem because you can make a slight adjustment on the rear panel to balance them out, they are an amazing pair of monitors. 100% recommended.
so should i get the e5xts?
@@sejuanni9702 For 8 inches I'd still go for the HS8s but for 5 inches I'd definitely recommend the e5xts, plus their front port makes them more suitable for reduced spaces. Hope this helps.
@@sejuanni9702 Forgot to mention, if you do get the XTs just turn the high freq knob 2 hours counter clock wise to get the flattest monitoring experience.
@@kozihoppy thanks man, appreciate it
@@kozihoppy does it mean 10 o clock then hahaha
I have a pair of truth B3030A's which sound very nice but I kind of like the sound separation I was hearing in the Yamaha's I have a Presonus Temblor Sub for any low end I need.
E5 for the easy win.
im assuming yamaha is going for full clarity in mids and highs with the assumption of a subwoofer like a pro studio, while presonus is more for simple home studios
Cant wait to hear the XT8s vs other monitors I hope they smash everyone else haha!
2013 vs 2019 monitors,
there was certainly enough time for improvements.
I had Yamaha hs7 for 3 years, yeah those white cones are only thing cool about them
The presonus seems to be people's choice . It's got front post tube.. just like the Kalis .. better sound overall. PreSonus. Comes in all sizes too.
Yes reading the comments the Presonus are the favorites I personally prefer the Yamaha's for the cleaner crisper sound.
Olá amigos comprei uns monitor da Yamaha hs5, eles são médio e agudos, isso é normal.. Sinto falta de graves
OMG what a difference...
The HS5 has way to much power shifted to the highs, which come a litle shrill, lacks alot in the middle and the bass is almost flat, no volume, way too warm an shrill.
The Presonus are way better balanced, pack a punch in the bass department and sound crsytalclear and way closer to the original.
Maybe the HS5 are good for mixing, but for music listening in general, the Presonus win big time.
Yamaha need to be placed at specific distance from the wall. Rear bass reflex need this to work. You can do this comparison using the same distance for the Eris and for the Yamaha
Lucio Magini actually front/rear bass port placement has much less impact on bass response in this size monitor than most people think. Even if optimally placed, the Eris outperforms the HS5, especially in the midrange (much cleaner, less distorted).
@@stefankengen in my opinion and experience you shoud place loudspeakers no more than 60 cm from a wall or you will experience frequencies about 60 - 100 hz to disappear
Agreed
@@luciomagini1389 *why would the bass freqs disappear if placed far from a wall?*
@@alexbecker4149 for this reason: www.presonus.com/learn/technical-articles/studio-monitor-placement
Yamaha HS5 sounds better played in my E5 XT :D
I was looking for weeks for nice monitors. I need them as desktop speakers (as i like my music as it is meant to be, not too much of anything in it) and was looking into edifier, adam, jbl, tannoy, presonus, mackie etc ... After loooong thinking session I went for Tannoy Reveal 502 paired with M-Audio M-Track hub and I'm super happy! At my place price is 100€ per box, so 2 speakers and hub were 270. Worth every €!
Is there a closed unported model in the cheap range? Mike Senior strongly recommends imported speakers for mixing.
Please compare the kali vs the presonus I have been waiting for that one for a long while lol
Me too. Nobody wants to do it. I think i know why
Rush Muzik why is that?
@@michaelyoung7911I think they are pracrically identical in sound in the highs and mids. The bass is slightly more on kali but these two give a very similar sound profile.
WOW! Presonus are pretty good! I surprised!
I'm not quite certain about the Presonus's treble -- but damn, those Yamahas sound absolutely horrible over my Neumann monitors. I cannot understand why some people seem to love those overhyped studio monitors.
@@cl2nden1st89 yep, their trebles are not pretty good, but not so horrible as yamaha ) presonus sounds more balanced. I always thinked that presonus monitors is a bad studio equipment, and actually ones better than yamaha. Btw, both, and presonus and yamaha are not good monitors ) I had yamaha hs5 and it is more like shit control, than monitors now I have Adam. Not the best, but ones are better than yamaha )
@@webstudius I thing @cl2nd en1st don´t mean Presonus XT is Bad, the trebles from XT series is not to munch but have more dynamic and better transients, yamaha have more treble but less transient/resolution that sounds peaky. The good thing from this yamaha speaker is the midrange, a monitor with midrange focus is not bad for mixing and producing, mid resolution is so important and yes neumann have this, genelec have this but adam or presonus on this price range have this not... A 200€ Studio Monitor with Presonus XT Transients + yamaha mids+ krk bass = dream speaker ;)
You can also roll of the bass on the back of the Presonus.
Something is going in the Yamaha's in my studio headphones.
Probably if I was in the room with them it would be different.
Mid frequency is the one that human always hear, and on mid frequency is the place where flaw mix exist, in my opinion hs5 wins..
I admit that hs5 is lacking of bass, but on audio engineering world we can't just depends on one monitroing device as a reference, you can use headphone for checking low freq tho, so there is no reason yamaha is a bad for studio speakers.
If i had to pick these monitor, i will choose both, presonus for checking mid to low freq, and hs5 for mid to high.
And if you are just regular listener or producers who produce bass edm music, presonus is for you.
Peace.
Good point. I have seen that Yamaha HS5 picks up the flaws much more easily as most of the flaws in mixing happens around that mid to high frequency area where Yamaha excels at. Getting Yamaha HS8 also covers the bass area as well. HS5s with a sub woofer is another option.
Hi..Which one is better..edifier c5..edifier xm6bt..logitech z333..i got those used speaker with cheap price..
No idea
For the price and sound quality eris wins by a mile
XT killed the yamahas in this one.
E5 xt amazing
Wonder if the HS5 could be tuned with an EQ.
Seemed more precise but as you noted, A little shrill
The HS5 is designed for mixing music. This is how you want your speakers to be to accurately mix
Josh Arseneault both are
Is there a comparison between PreSonus E5 XT and JBL 305P?
Not yet. Stay tuned to the channel so you will not miss it ;)
Is there a way to add a subwoofer to the Eris 5?
Yes. I just ordered a bundle deal from Sweetwater. All you need is 4 balanced 1/4 inch cables to hook everything up.
presonus gang!
Yamaha HS5 fantastic for mixing.
No.
I agree they sound far crisper with better sound separation to me.
Please do videos of comparison of soundbars !
Suggest me some popular soundbars to check so I have something to chew on
DAC?
compared to the presonus the hs5 sounds like a cheap boombox with no bass
I think the hs5 would be better for mixing, whereas the E5 sound better for performance. If during mixing and the bass sounds good on THOSE speakers (H5's) then moving to another set such as a car stereo there won't be enough bass in the track. That's my take on it with my limited knowledge so far. My problem now is that I need a set of speakers for two separate functions.
hs5 tuning mostly purposes for japanese music which mostly emphasize at mid high and treble thats why jpop jrock jmusic need crips in their music while on other hand e5 tuning based on western music , which mostly bass is priority for hip hop , rap ,pop etc they need more powerful bass to enjoy the music
its based on my observation , so its not true at all
@@bolulembut1132 nice information ty
mids in the yamahas are anemic! hollow!
The high mids on the yamahas make them sound so thin.
It's actually reduced bass.
Should I go for hs5 or Xt5
Hs5
xt8
How do we know the bass and treble settings are the same on both?
Yamaha's sound too bright, Eris ate it on this comparison
Behringer 50usb with external interface [Behringer U-Phoria UMC 202HD] or Presonus E4.5 studio monitors?
Presonus 3.5 + external interface
EX XT 5's and while your at Eris 8's beat the Yamaha as well.
I have a usb sound bar, there's no difference for me between the two. Can someone add any context to this video?
Eris the best
The Presonus pair makes the Yamaha's sound awful. Unless you're mixing music there's no reason to ever consider the HS5
These are active studio monitors one of the main reasons you would purchase either is to mix music lol
The presonus sound much better the hs5 is so hallow sounding
Some mids are completely missing from the PreSonus. The bass is just overpowering everything...
E5 XT all day long, easy win.
Новый PreSonus E5 XT !
suggest speakers under $200 please
For what kind of use?
@@DSAUDIOreview beginner mixing
Try Fluid Audio F5
PreSonus E5 XT
'HEDD' is Better
APS Klassik is better
E5 XT bass ok
The HS5 reminded me of Sony MDR7506 headphones.
Sorry Yamaha your gonna have to do some serious dsp man.
Those Yammys were absolutely destroyed.
Focals are best
I never liked the Yamaha's. Clinical..sterile..thin..lifeless...yet it was always receiving praise online. The Yamaha's have slightly better high end but the mid range just bottoms out. No thanks.
Have you tried yamaha before?
Kick out Yamaha 🤣🤣🤣
🤷🏾♂️
E5XT destroys HS5
The E5 sound scooped. Don't like 'em at all. I'm listening through HS5 :) Seriously, the mids are very forward on the Yamahas. They're perfect for what I use them for: sitting 3 ft from them as computer speakers, listening almost entirely at low volume. Very clear, detailed sound. Compare vocal and clapping in "Dream a Dream" track. Very good response for hearing spoken content in TV programming, movies, youtube videos at low volume. I have the yamaha 8" sub for these, but I don't use it, out of courtesy to the neighbors. For music listening at higher levels, the sub is a must for the Yamahas. I use headphones instead. Neighbors. Also experiment with placement vs the wall and your acoustic treatment. Ports are on top in back. I have mine placed pretty close to an untreated wall. For low to mid level listening, front-facing ports on the E5 are probably an advantage. If I was buying monitors now I'd have to listen to them.
I put my sub on an acoustic isolation platform and what a difference that made to the sound
Rip hs5
Presonus and not close.
PreSound E5 vs pioneer dj50x
shit!!! 5 xt better🔥
Don't love the Yamaha to tinty l Iike bass
When the speaker adds bass it's only useless flub!
Finneas n his sister use HS5 is a winner and every1 here is a loser, cheers!😅
HS5 is a toy 🤦♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
HS5 win, best sound
No way the xt sounds closer to the 1st to mixes, I noticed a shift in pitch like xt 5's are more focused where the human voice is.3,5khz area and the person mixing gave more love at 1khz-1500khz am I correct? Not sure?
My 10 dollar computer speakers are far better than these!
really? you make an ACOUSTIC test in a UA-cam very compressed audio video? with people listening on a 20 dollars in-ear phones? or cellphone speaker? or at last on Sony MDR-7506 extra bright headphones? OMG... recorded using Zoom H6?? really? OMG X2
Really
@@DSAUDIOreview I'm in stay-at-home lockdown how else am I supposed to shop for new monitors? Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. You have to take them for what they are, no more , no less.