What Size Studio Monitors Should You Buy? 

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Thanks for the info, 3” are small and takes less space. 8” are big and takes more space and makes more bass. REALLY HELPFULL TIP !

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There's a difference between a "woofer" and a "subwoofer." A subwoofer is a separate speaker component that generally focuses on sounds in the frequency range of 25hz to 300hz. The part of the monitor you're referring to is simply a woofer. While monitors often claim a frequency response of 40hz to 20,000hz, the functional range doesn't usually make itself known or useful until closer to 80 or 100hz (on the low end) (and good luck hearing anything north of 15,000hz). As you alluded to, many genres of music don't really require faithful sound reproduction below 70hz, but for bass-heavy track's (or simply the desire to be as accurate as possible) a separate subwoofer is needed to supplement the two stereo monitors. Regardless, thank you for the post. It's always nice to hear someone else's opinion on the topic.

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Yep... I totally agree about subwoofers. They've usually just gotten in my way sonically. But that's MY experience with most types of music and voiceovers. And, being an old analog dude, I'm sure we're talking about way different kinds of music. Ultimately, ya gotta use what works for the project.

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This video just came on time. I was about to sell my KRK 8" first G for a Adam T5V since I'm now in a small room. I'm starting producing house music in my home studio. Thank you.

Thanks for making this video and sharing your experience.

Other comments have been made about subwoofers, but I want to reiterate and provide my opinion: a subwoofer will give you the ability to hear frequencies that smaller woofers simply cannot reproduce. It's not always about having obnoxiously loud bass. It's about knowing where your bass levels are with respect to other frequency bands in your mix. Even on a set of 8" monitors, you don't know what's really happening at 40 Hz. 40 Hz is a fundamental frequency used by many kick drum and bass synthesizer sounds. If you can't hear that low of a frequency on your monitors because you don't have a subwoofer and you include those elements in your mix, they could be played on a system that includes a subwoofer and the mix will be drowned out by the 40 Hz frequency because it will inevitably be louder than most of the rest of the frequencies in the mix since you were unable to correct its volume during the mixing phase of production. If you have a subwoofer, you can attenuate those low end sounds to make a mix that is more likely to translate to almost every other speaker system, regardless of whether or not it contains a subwoofer, because it was mixed correctly from the start (excluding systems with multiple subwoofers). Great video btw, hope I'm not coming off as a snob or anything. The only point of contention I had was related to the subwoofer because, in my opinion, a subwoofer is crucial for an accurate representation of the entire mix, regardless of the genre. I produce rap instrumentals and have a system with two 8" studio monitors and a 10" studio subwoofer for mixing, a system with two 5" monitors and a 12" subwoofer for my home theater, and a 12" subwoofer in my car, for perspective. Just some food for thought.

Very happy with my 8inch Presonus Eris 8 XT in my small room. Deep bass Nice advice ! Can't never be too big

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Straight to the point thanks.

Thank you!! This video very helpful for me. Direct to the point.

REALLY GREAT OVERVIEW !

Just a quick note, the large drivers are not referred to as "sub woofer" in full range monitors. Woofer would be correct.

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Wether a subwoofer is too loud depends on the volume you set for it - I suppose. As I understand it, the point of a woofer in a mixing context is not over-emphasize the sub bass but making bass audible where the physical limits of the full range speakers prevent that.

Great video content! Really informative and helpful. :)

God damn you solved my struggle of choosing which size, thank you so much

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Great review very informative

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Great videos :) but have you taken into account that for the monitors with sub-hole in the back, they need some airgap in order to let the bass flow properly into the room? My HS8 pair looses its bass because they can only be so close to the front wall that they almost touch it :/ do you have any experience with that?

I do agree that size matters, and I think that your points are HELLA valid...however I don't think comparing 5 inch monitors to 3 inch monitors is very fair. there's a MASSIVE difference between 3 nd 5 inch woofers as opposed to 5 and 6 inch woofers. This did help me make a decision on what size monitors to buy though!

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I have yorkville YSM8s they’re amazing when you need to put together an 808 melody. You can actually hear the difference i the low octave notes 😝

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Nice video :) Which size would you say is right for near field monitoring in a 11 by 11 room. Mixing mostly pop and rock. Thanks.

Great video!

How do you feel about the hs8 vs Rokit g4 8 for a small room 10’x11’? I feel like the rokits front facing port may benefit my cramped space, but I have no way to test them and have to choose based off RU-vid videos.

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Hey Alex, currently buying a set of studio monitors, but not sure if I should EQ the speakers or even how to EQ the speakers. Would love to see a video on Soeaker EQ settings for EDM production if you can.

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Hello Alex, very useful videos you make. In my case I need to choose between HS7 and HS8 for my room. I'm a guitarist who use the monitors to play with my guitar processors and modelers. The room dimensions are 4.3x2.7x2.7 m. Would you recommend me one over the other? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I wish more people would compare mid-size monitors with a subwoofer vs large monitors.

I totally agree..i use PreSonus Eris E8 XT's as i play bass...sometimes 5 string bass's so i need a min of an 8" bass/mid unit... 30hz-35hz....just got to find the right place to put them in your room ,& good stands that lift the monitors tweeters high enough to ear level.....👍🎸

I have Yamaha hs7 monitors, should I tweak the bass switches on them if I want more bass output through them or leave them be ?

My room is about 12x15. I do have a lot of different angles and a lot of less reflective materials throughout the room to both diffuse and absorb reflections. I have a 4x4 and 2x4 kallax ikea record shelves a couch although I don't have any room treatment. I do have a sub, and I dont think I would be able to properly mix bass without it. I will say that I definitely listen to a ton of professionally mastered music that I know very well from decades of listening to that music in other environments on my monitors so I do have a good number of songs to use a point of reference to be able to make sure that my eq settings arent wildly uneven.

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Hi thank you heaps for the comparison! For (mainly but not only) electronic music, deep house/electro french space pop/dance pop, etc. would a 7" woofer be ok or better to go to an 8" woofer, for bass frequencies I mean? And quality/better dynamic range/money wise, what are better? The Yamaha HS or the KRK Rokit G4? Thank you heaps!!!

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Do you think the M Audio BX8 D2 still hold up ?

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what smaller studio monitors would you suggest

I make beats in a 2.2m x 2.4m and 2m height booth. All walls are made of absorbing fabrics. What size speaker should I use?

I got 5” krk monitors with their 10” sub. Perfect

Hey kids! Woofers are the bass driver in the main speaker cabinet. Sub-woofers are in separate cabinets and add bass frequencies below(sub) what the main speaker can produce.

what's your reocommended headphones?

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What about black size do they matter to?

for the keyboard which one do you recommend?

I just got some krk classic 5 inch

Hi, I am after some advice here i possible please. I have just bought 2 RP8 G4s to replace my RP5 G3s However my new RP8s produce less bass that the RP5s! The speakers are fine, not faulty, because if I plug them into my laptop in another room the bass is superb, so its the room. My question is, can the room be treated so the bass is felt, however the room is only about say 3 meters by 2 meters. Or is it just impossible for these speakers to perform in a room that size even if treated. Cheers Gaz

I say just go for a solid set of 5-7 inch monitors. I've got some KRK Classic 5s and they're deadly for the money, but there's other options in the size like Presonus Eris E5/7s, Alesis Elevate 5s, and and Adam Audio TV5s. You can always pair them with a studio sub.

Hey, which headphones do you use?

i have a 150 sq ft acoustic treatment room so which is the best studio monitor for me

Alex do you prefer presonus 4.5 over the 3.5s ?

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is this a video about studio monitors?

8 rockit Are the y worth to use as a dj on a terrace?

The difference of lows between 7'' and 8'' is so big. I first got Event Studio precision 8. Then I got Adam Audio T7V, and now I just got the Adam Audio T8V and oh shit it's night and day.

IAM a feature film editor using a Mac Pro tower and a 32 inch 4K monitor. I am in a fairly small room and I purchased the Yamaha HS5’s. I’m wondering if I should size up to the HS7’s instead. What do you think?

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if you look at the specs of your speakers you will understand that no matter what you think about it, you are definitely missing frequencies. In particular, those which are under 35hz. What is interesting to understand is that the subwoofer, being adjustable, allows you to find frequencies that your main speakers are struggling to reproduce. For example ... Let's say your speakers go down to 38hz, to -6db. Therefore, you should understand that this is the limit offered by your speakers. It’s a "flaw", nothing less! So if your subwoofer is adjusted to fully restore dB at frequencies below those possible with your speakers, you get a fuller sound, and more faithful to the recording. But beware! Adjusting a subwoofer is a very delicate technique requiring a VERY developed ear. Question: What is YOUR reason for not using a subwoofer in your stereo listening?

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What about a 10 inch sub for the bass, and 7 inch studio monitor to get mids and highs

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"woofer" not "subwoofer" - is the name fo the driver that reproduces the bass in 2 and 3 way speakers. A subwoofer is a box specifically made for reproducing bass.

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Size matters everywhere :)

I only need monitors good enough for mixing for a starter home studio that simple.

The bass of my Presonus Eris 3.5 are REALLY LOUD 😢

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one thing to also remember about 2 way monitors is you have to pick a frequency to do your crossover. A larger woofer can struggle to reach the higher mid range and or the tweeter may be called upon to extend lower into the mids to compensate. Yamaha uses very good components so they can do this well but it is a challenge and lesser companies can suffer in mid range clarity because of this

Is rokit 7 generation 4 good for edm ?

can I use 7 inches studio monitors in a 4x4 room? thx

I use all three types of monitors at the same time for the maximum effect

Can we start mixing and mastering on a home studio with presonus eris 3.5?

Which speaker is good for mixing metal.. Death or black

I don't understand. If you're producing in a studio, you want as flat (neutral) a sound as possible (across as wide a spectrum as possible), so that it reflect the actual sound. Then, when manipulating the raw (and preferably clean) music, you'll know what it actually sounds like. If your studio monitors have "character" or modify the sound the sound in any way, what you hear won't reflect the actual sound... so when others hear it - the mix might be terrible. Have I missed something?

If it sounds good on Yamaha hs8’s it will sound great on a speaker

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Should I buy Yamaha hs-8 ? I generally produce house music, melodic dubstep and big room