Yamaha HS80m Minitors First Impressions

[aberyClark]

I've been looking at these things for months. I finally purchased a pair. I was using the TAPCO S-5's before. The Tapcos sounded great, but they did not allow my mixes to translate well on the low end. Let me say this first: My mixing room is untreated and I will not be able to treat it until I move. I felt that I could not heat adequate bass when mixing. The mixes sounded too bassy on other systems. I did not want a sub at this time...I'm a big fan of 2 channel stereo.

These monitors are outstanding! I took a couple of days to get familiar with the monitors and played many tracks. I finished a mix that I had burned over 30 cd's going back and forth between systems. I dialed it in on the Yamahas and the mix sounded gret on all the systems. I even went back to an older track and remixed from scratch. The bass (low end) translated great.

I did have to set the mid eq setting on back of monitors to -2. At the flat setting, it was a bit bright on the mids. So far, I can't say enough about these things. I hear things on older mixes that I could not hear before. The Tapcos actually sound better when playing back CDs. They seem to be hyped a bit. Thats the difference between monitors and speakers (I guess). I will write in future about my onging experience with the Yamahas.

 

[aberyClark]

I'm really used to the monitors now. I mixed Sunday for extended periods with little fatique. Now that I'm use to them, I'm now thinking that the Yamahas even sound better than the Tapcos on CD's.

 

[dxl]

haha
Tapcos is one of the worst selling at a funny price with it's hard sounding image but because it's under makeies
oh well, last generation m-audio was just as bad with their harsh hi ends but still sells~

 

[studiomaster]

M-audio monitors ain't that bad though. i like the sound of the BX8a's.

 

[aberyClark]

To be honest, The tapco s-5 sounds similar to the Hr826.