Not the prettiest sounding monitors out there, but they get the job done. I am the tech and engineer at a night club. When it was time for new monitors I was given a very tight budget. I couldn't have gotten anything better for the money. As with almost everything else in audio you get what you pay for. If you can afford the club series, get them. If not get these.

I had wanted to add some new monitors to my setup for a while, but was on a budget. I found these on sale for a great price, and had previously had good experience with Yamaha cabs at my corporate day job, so I went into a local store and compared them to others in the same price range. There was no comparison. For the money, they were far and away the best selection.

I was a little concerned about using 12" monitors rather than 15's, because I didn't know if they'd be enough. I've found that exercising a little bit of control over the stage volume of your amps keeps you from having to crank the monitors, so the 12s have worked out fine. Occasionally, I've had to tweak the EQ a bit to make the high end come through, but that would be my only complaint (not that it's really a complaint -- I like more treble than a lot of guys).

Nice, full sound, and they take up very little floor space. Very light and easy to handle compared to the dinosaurs I used to have. I am looking forward to buying another pair soon.

I have performed 200+ shows per year since 2005 with a pair of these on pole mounts and have always wondered why the Yamaha engineers put the input/output jacks on the opposite side from the pole mount. When the speaker is on a pole the mounts are on the top. This wastes three to six feet of cable and you have to be 7 feet tall to see what your doing. Other than that the damn things are great!

I have 4 of these. My band uses them for our monitors. They sound amazing. They are light weight and pretty rugged. Mine have been dropped and kicked over and tripped over a few times and they keep right on going. I pair them and power 2 per side of the stage with Samson SX1200 power amps in stereo mode at full power and they hold up no problem. I also use them as mains in my band's practice space and they are great for that as well. The pole mounts are a nice added extra and the handles and grill cover are good quality metal. The Frequency range is a little light, so don't expect to get a real punchy bass sound out of these because they only handle down to 65Hz. However, for a floor monitor and vocals they are great. I highly recommend them.

My band practices a lot, and our crappy homemade monitors weren't cutting it anymore. So I went to the local music store and picked these babies up. A great investment, indeed. I've been using them at practice and for about a dozen shows - with no problems at all.

Our vocals are crisp, clear, and beautiful through these monitors. If you're serious about your sound, you have to pick a winning speaker company. And Yamaha is just that - a winner.

Plus the metal grills are a necessity. You know someone will be stepping and standing on your monitors, and these grills are tough. Mine are barely even dented.

Here's my one minor complaint - the plastic speaker jacks aren't ideal. But they do the job. Just double check them every now and then to make sure they're still tight.

Get these monitors. The price is right, and the sound is perfect.