[Bananas Ananas]

I think OP should try Kef EGG system. Excellent speakers and could add a subwoofer later on.
 
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1186361&gclid=CNyKh6HGxdECFY-NswodDFkHYA&is=REG&ap=y&c3api=1876%2C52934714882%2C&Q=&A=details

 

[theveterans]

^ That's nice looking speakers. I just hope the sound is on the accurate side rather than U,V or W-shaped.

 

[canali]

btw...massdrop has the jbl 305 on sale at US$99 each plus 15 shipping.
4 days remaining
but not for us canucks....blah!

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/jbl-lsr305

 

[theveterans]

  btw...massdrop has the jbl 305 on sale at 99 each plus 15 shipping.
4 days remaining
but not for us canucks....blah!
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/jbl-lsr305

 
Hissing is a no-no if you want to hear the blackest background your equipment has to offer. Just go for real monitors like the Focals, Genelecs, Adams and KEFs. I really don't consider Yamahas as a studio monitor since HS is meant as Home Studio not a pro studio lol, and Yamaha HS7 does sound like a hi-fi speaker than a studio monitor to my ears anyway.

 

[Digitalis]

   
. I really don't consider Yamahas as a studio monitor since HS is meant as Home Studio not a pro studio lol,

Curiously I cannot find any reference to this on the Yamaha pro audio website. I have worked with the HS7 monitors quite a bit, and they have a flatter response curve than other monitors in their price bracket. I'm prepared to say I have issues with average consumers buying into "PRO" gear, for instance: if I handed you my Leica S2 with a Leica APO-Tele-Elmar-S 180mm f/3.5 CS would you have any idea how to get the most out of such a camera and lens? probably not. If you handed me a P&S camera I'd be able to get images you wouldn't.
 
Pro gear in the hands of an amateur is frequently wasteful, there is a great commitment of time and resources involved with working with professional gear. Unless you have your own recording studio using studio monitors just for music playback from a PC is only using them to half their full potential.

 

[nuraman00]

 

  btw...massdrop has the jbl 305 on sale at 99 each plus 15 shipping.
4 days remaining
but not for us canucks....blah!
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/jbl-lsr305

 
Hissing is a no-no if you want to hear the blackest background your equipment has to offer. Just go for real monitors like the Focals, Genelecs, Adams and KEFs. I really don't consider Yamahas as a studio monitor since HS is meant as Home Studio not a pro studio lol, and Yamaha HS7 does sound like a hi-fi speaker than a studio monitor to my ears anyway.

 
What do you consider the Emotiva Airmotivs?

 

[canali]

think i'll stick to the focal alpha 50s.
i tweeted steven guttenberg of CNET
as he's reviewed the jbl 305, airmotivas, adam f5
and focal....asked him for his op...his reply:
''focal''

 

[nuraman00]

  think i'll stick to the focal alpha 50s.
i twittered steven guttenberg of CNET
as he's reviewed the jbl 305, airmotivas, adam f5
and focal....asked him for his op...his reply:
focal alpha 50

 
Cool.  I see that one has tone control.
 
I also see that for the price range I was looking for in September, ~ $500 a pair, this is in the $600 range.
 
Did he have any warnings or concerns about the other ones? 

 

[canali]

nope...steve just replied 'focal' in his tweet to me.
nothing wrong with any of those speakers per his reviews...
just his pref i guess.

 

[theveterans]

What do you consider the Emotiva Airmotivs?

I haven't heard them yet.

 

[Digitalis]

   
What do you consider the Emotiva Airmotivs?

i'm referring to the Airmotiv 6, the smaller speakers will have different qualities: the Airmotivs 6 have a good sound, a little forward but good vertical imaging, horizontal imaging is a bit limited. They need toe in, even for near field as the sweet spot for listening is smaller than other speakers. Which is a shame as Mids and Bass are generally excellent.

 

[nuraman00]

 

   
What do you consider the Emotiva Airmotivs?

i'm referring to the Airmotiv 6, the smaller speakers will have different qualities: the Airmotivs 6 have a good sound, a little forward but good vertical imaging, horizontal imaging is a bit limited. They need toe in, even for near field as the sweet spot for listening is smaller than other speakers. Which is a shame as Mids and Bass are generally excellent.

What do vertical and horizontal imaging mean?
 
A few posts ago, I showed what my setup was when I was comparing both the JBL LSR 308 and the Airmotiv 6s.  After I returned the JBLs, I felt I had a harder time hearing the right speaker.  I had to fiddle with its position the next several weeks before being more satisfied again.
 
This may be what you're referring to with horizontal imaging.

 

[theveterans]

  Curiously I cannot find any reference to this on the Yamaha pro audio website. I have worked with the HS7 monitors quite a bit, and they have a flatter response curve than other monitors in their price bracket. I'm prepared to say I have issues with average consumers buying into "PRO" gear, for instance: if I handed you my Leica S2 with a Leica APO-Tele-Elmar-S 180mm f/3.5 CS would you have any idea how to get the most out of such a camera and lens? probably not. If you handed me a P&S camera I'd be able to get images you wouldn't.
 
Pro gear in the hands of an amateur is frequently wasteful, there is a great commitment of time and resources involved with working with professional gear. Unless you have your own recording studio using studio monitors just for music playback from a PC is only using them to half their full potential.

 
IMO, as long as Pro gear sounds great, it's worth every penny. Being able to mix a little more accurate than other speakers/headphones is just a bonus.

 

[theveterans]

  i'm referring to the Airmotiv 6, the smaller speakers will have different qualities: the Airmotivs 6 have a good sound, a little forward but good vertical imaging, horizontal imaging is a bit limited. They need toe in, even for near field as the sweet spot for listening is smaller than other speakers. Which is a shame as Mids and Bass are generally excellent.

 
The ribbon tweeter isn't as omnidirectional as waveform guide tweeters in the horizontal realm.

 

[canali]

anyone on here using the sonore micro rendu?
 
darko, in his review of the new kef ls50 wls powered speakers
mentioned it as a good component in one's chain.
http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2016/12/kef-ls50-wireless-review-dars-product-of-the-year-2016/
 
wondering how it would work from my setup:
laptop to DAC to focal alpha speakers.
 
interesting review on the micro rendu here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XRi9utNBl4&ab_channel=TheHansBeekhuyzenChannel
 
talks about using it with his hugo...8 min mark