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Yamaha HS5

Name: Yamaha HS5
Brand: Yamaha

Ranked #5 of 5 in Best 5-Inch Studio Monitors for Small Home Studios (2026). Here is every spec we scored, where it came from, and how it compares.

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Yamaha HS5

Best for: A famously flat, honest midrange for mixing

5.1/10

What we like

70 W bi-amplified per speaker
Yamaha publishes a strict -3 dB response figure

Watch out for

Least bass extension here at the -3 dB point (74 Hz)
Max SPL not published on the spec page we used

Score breakdown

Bass extension 35%

Amp power per speaker 25%

Max SPL * 25%

Upper frequency limit 15%

* Not published by the manufacturer; scored at the category median so missing data neither helps nor hurts.

Bass extension	74 Hz
Amp power per speaker	70 W
Max SPL	Not listed
Upper frequency limit	24 kHz
Frequency response	74 Hz–24 kHz (-3 dB); 54 Hz–30 kHz (-10 dB)
Amplifier	45 W LF + 25 W HF, bi-amplified
Drivers	5" cone woofer, 1" dome tweeter
Price	Check price