Status, October 2026: current. Yamaha still lists it.
What it is
The HS7 is a powered two-way nearfield studio monitor from Yamaha, introduced at Musikmesse in April 2013 as the new 6.5-inch model in the second-generation HS series (Yamaha announcement, Yamaha HS series page). It sits between the 5-inch HS5 and the 8-inch HS8, with the HS8S subwoofer alongside. The redesign replaced the original HS line of 2006 and moved from a 3/4-inch to a 1-inch tweeter. It comes in black or white.
A bi-amp design gives the 6.5-inch cone woofer 60 W and the 1-inch dome tweeter 35 W, crossed over at 2 kHz. Yamaha states a frequency response of 43 Hz to 30 kHz at -10 dB. Yamaha shaped the bass-reflex port to reduce port noise. The MDF cabinet uses mitred corner joints to cut resonance.
The rear panel has one balanced XLR input and one balanced 1/4" TRS input, which take balanced or unbalanced signals one at a time. There is no RCA input, so RCA-only sources such as many DJ controllers need RCA-to-1/4" cables. A level knob, a High Trim switch that raises or lowers everything above 2 kHz by 2 dB and a Room Control switch that cuts below 500 Hz by 2 or 4 dB adjust the sound for the room. The power switch is also on the back.
Each HS7 is sold singly, so a stereo pair means buying two. It measures 210 x 332 x 284 mm and weighs 8.2 kg. The box holds the speaker, its power cord and the owner's manual; signal cables are not included.