Its just a solid piece. Powerful too. If you have a home studio or studio period, thats acoustically treated, you'll get a fuller image of your low end.

After careful consideration deciding if I really needed a subwoofer or not, I'll must admit the HS8S gave me that extra flavor I needed.
Thanks Matt for your time and knowledgeable input on this purchase.

Does exactly what you want and gives you flexibility with a few adjustments.

I am extremely happy with my purchase as well as the customer service I received. I can honestly say that they care and value their customers.

Remarkable enhancement to my studio. Surprised how much I was missing before I got them. But I didnt want to get them before I had LEGIT bass traps.

I find the set up sounds best when I leave the Hs7's signal alone, without the HP filter. Then I set the LP filter of the sub so that it just meets the bottom of the range of the monitors.

I have two of these. One complements old Mackie 824s in my home studio; the other fills bass in a medium-small karaoke bar under a pair of Alto TS412s. I run it flat in the bar and it fills that good-sized room with the bottom-end the 412s lack. At home is where this 8" 150W sub blows me away. I EQ so the -3db roll-off is down at 22hz (normally the -10db edge). It performs in this near-field role without complaint for several years now. I notice a few harsh reviews where the speaker in distress or repeatedly blown. In each case they are using it for 808 drum machines in a hip-hop mix... Sorry guys, no substitute for huge power and acres of speaker in that subsonic range! For its intended applications it is perfection. I do wish it had a handle.

This is an excellent compliment to the Yamaha HSB-8 monitors, quality and price point wise. I'm still experimenting-mixing with a sub. I feel confident, that with practice, that I'll be able to achieve the best mix, for a variety of possible applications and environments. Nate comes through again! I really cannot emphasize enough, how important it is, to deal with Sweetwater and a dedicated gear advisor! cheers

Not the most nessesary thing for mixing and mastering as not everyone has a sub woofer, but it's still pretty cool and sounds great and helps get the client's energy up when playing back their song.

This is admittedly my first Sub, but damn does this thing work. Super high clarity, great overall volume, and man does it rattle the room.

This sub pulls it weight. I mean, it weighs over 30 pounds (which is GREAT, very quality materials I'd say), but it really PRODUCES. I didn't think the 8" woofer would have the power it does (over a 10" per say), but my volume isn't even half and my home studio FEELS this. Granted, I'm in a small 150sq/ft space so there's not a whole lot of room to cover, but my mixes have never sounded better. Taking the load off of my Focal Alpha 50 monitors has allowed them to show their true colors in the mid range. I never knew what I was missing out on when it came to mixing without a subwoofer, but 3 years later I made the plunge, and now I can never go back. The Yamaha HS8S has blown me away in terms of sound quality. The punchiness in the kicks when mixing rock/pop or the deep sine-bass/808s when mixing edm/hip hop, it's an all around BEAST. I can hear frequencies below 30hz easily, though not super LOUD, they are definitely present. I don't understand the negative reviews about the sub blowing on them, or not being what they expected. This thing cranks louder than I'll ever need it to, and really does go LOW (though I haven't done a true frequency test on it). I've never felt so satisfied with my purchase. $ well spent! You really can't go wrong with Yamaha. Only downside is no option for bypass pedal, but I don't really mind.

All thanks to Sweetwater Sales Engineer Ryan Sloan by the way! I inquired with him about which subwoofer would best suit my needs, and based on his own experiences he was able to recommend me the HS8S. Ryan has never failed to help me out during the years I've been buying at Sweetwater, and my dad for the however many more. With the knowledge he has, he's never failed to make me feel confident in my purchases. The Sweetwater difference is real, and my studio's difference is REAL. 11/10 experience here!

Picked up a couple of Yamaha HS7s but wanted extended range. The HS8S fit the bill.
Most subs have crossovers, but having the ability to shelve the frequencies at a happy place was as easy at setting all the speakers to 12 O'clock.
My Focusrite is my volume knob now.
Arrived 1 day ahead of schedule

The HS8's sound amazing to begin with. I had my doubts, but adding their dedicated sub really completes the sound. I also use my setup to listen to music and the sub just fills the space. Very, very happy I added.

I have a pair of Yamaha HS7 speakers and they were fine on their own, but adding the subwoofer really helps to understand what is going on with the low-end.

well i love some good bottom---i have the hs8 yamaha monitiors very nice and smooth speakers--- nice low end as monitiors go--now adding the hs8s sub well you cant leave home with out it. wow set that sub at 80 hertz and nearly dime the sub. what a beautiful sound nice mean smooth low end that has the port blowin like a turbo-- the sub takes over for the lows and give those sweet yamaha 8 monitiors lots of room to take care of those mids and highs. the sound is to dye for. nearly diming the sub 81/2 to 9ine was the ticket at 80 hertz. the speakers blended perfectly. no heat from the sub it stayed cooler than the monitiors-- with a treated room these will work well--- i did here a bit of low end pop at volume at 9. but you need that much for mixing. but over all great bass-- played the low distortion stuff smooth

I purchased this sub to pair with my HS5 monitors. It looks great and sound good at low volume. I mix hip hop/rap/trap and this subwoofer can-NOT handle 808s and low bass information with the volume knob near or slightly past 12'o'clock. I'm disappointed in this speaker overall and expected Yamaha to build something of quality for the price. I replaced the subwoofer three times and have continued to have issues with this model. Would not recommend if you want to monitor rap/trap or any music with 808's. This subwoofer will make a pop noise at higher volumes and produce a electronic smell.

Pleased with this purchase. I initially bought the 8" monitor speakers in white but adding in the subwoofer made the sound complete.

Just want to add my experience to the evidence presented by other reviews that this speaker is badly matched to its amplifier. I blew mine at a volume that I was used to running through my HS8 monitors. They might be a useful addition to HS5 users. For new buyers I'd recommend either skipping the sub and getting HS8 monitors or look else where if you want to add more deep bass detail to your HS8 setup.

Don't buy this to make the room shake. And don't buy this if you listen loud. It does not like that. If you listen at low to medium volumes you will really appreciate the quality. If you push it it will let you know with a popping sound that made me cringe.

It is so nice in a small room. Listen carefully and you will love it.

This subwoofer looks awesome when paired with some HS5 or HS8. Too bad the subwoofer itself can't handle low bass. Once you are the half point on that volume knob, anything above it will distort the subwoofer and make an awful pop/cracking sound. I thought it was a blown subwoofer, so I got it replaced… now I have a second one blown. It's definitely an issue with handling stuff under 60Hz which is says it handles but the audio results will tell you otherwise.

Simply put, paired with HS8's in a tuned room, if your mixes sound bad, it's all on you. ALL on you.

are Yamahas the best monitors out there? heck no. do they translate better than everything but 7+ thousand dollar ATC's? they truly do. HS8's and the HS8S are what we all dreamed ns10's could be. for under a grand, you can absolutely achieve mixes as good as anything you have ever heard, on the tech side of it. Ya still need lots of skill and experience to be great, but don't we all :).

im a pro in a brand new well treated and tuned room, and with this sub and hs8 configuration, im enjoying the sound of great recordings more on this system than on my Barefoot MicroMain45's or on my Klipsch system, both of which cost more than 7 times the cost of the HS system respectively.

The HS system is simply THE TRUTH. i KNOW what the sound sounds like through these. as amazing as the barefoot's are, i cant say that about them.

im just so happy. and Sweetwater got the sub out to me early, undamaged, and with included, requested candy! we all know that's the most important part of a sweetwater shipment :).

i cant recommend this enough if you have HS monitors.

I finally added this sub to my Yamaha HS8 studio monitors. This whole system is wonderful for producing music.
Highly recommended!

I brought a new subs and decided to move my HS8 to a smaller room and the logo power on and no sound. It's been here for several months and can't use it....waste of money

I don't know if this makes the mixed product better, but it sure sounds awesome. I find myself adding bass for the sake of having more bass just because I can. This is a inexpensive way to create a much bigger sound. On this list of gear to buy this should be a priority.

The HS8 set is the best you can get in this price range for a home studio. And this sub is great for tight, accurate bass. Much better than alternatives. But one warning - be careful with volume. I have burned through several by hitting it hard with low bass. Don't turn it up louder than you have to, especially with a bass-heavy mix. If you feel a powerful blast of air pumping out of the port, and/or start smelling something burning, turn it down immediately. Simply put, the amp can push a lot more than the speaker can handle. I'm on my fourth one because I can't resist turning them up. So be careful, and the HS8s are your best friend.

Helps create a stronger wall of sound. It is perfect for a small room that needs that little something that is missing. It makes my music listening and recording a bit more dynamic. It is beautimas!

Paired with HS5s - probably too much for my small room but I sure can hear the things I've notice 'out of the room' in my mixes

Been running the HS8's for a while for recording and it was always a guessing game when it came to a proper mix. Got the PerSonus Treblor sub and it was good, but didn't quite gel with the HS8's. Returned it, waiting for this to finally come back in stock, got it, hooked it up, and yep, this is the one! Sits in well with the monitors and it sounds GREAT! Of course thanks Delvin Wolf for hooking me up. He's been my go to guy at Sweetwater for many years!!

I've just blown my second one of these. Paired with the HS8 speakers, you get a great and reliable representation of your mix that translates everywhere. The setup has greatly improved my mixes, and I've been very satisfied with it. But it has become increasingly clear that the sub has a design flaw, and the speaker cannot handle what its amplifier puts out.

So like I said, I've just blown my second one of these in less than a year. Mixing bass, turning it up to hear what was going on. Turn a low frequency up a little too high? It starts to put out a smell, like burning plastic. Soon after, it starts making a loud popping noise, and then the sound cuts out completely. I understand that speakers will blow if you put too much volume through them. But considering that these are powered, self-amplified monitors, the speaker they chose can either handle what their amp puts out, or it can't. And this clearly can't.

So if you baby this sub and never push it too hard, it's great. But if you start giving it serious bass with any volume, it will blow on you. If the speaker was better matched to the amp, that wouldn't happen, which tells me this is a cost-cutting decision they made.

I deal in bass heavy music with 808's. By the time you cut this sub up to 12oclock on the volume its past breaking up and cracking in sound. The first time I heard it cracking I thought I blowed my speaker. I went and paid for another speaker and installed it and same thing happened. I went back to store and played the same mix on the sub in the store and the same thing happened. I have ruled this sub is not designed for bass heavy music and should take off the the spec sheet that is replicates frequencies at down to 20hz. It cracks at low frequencies and is annoying. I feel ripped off. The matching HS8's I have sound great although people talk down on them

Adding the HS8S to my HS80M's makes a huge difference in cleaning up the low end. The monitors on their own never really posed a problem if you train your ears and treat your room. But having the Sub take over the low end clears up the monitors so you can better mix vocals and mids. Together they make a truly wonderful bundle, but now I still have to get used to the new addition and train my ears. I want to thank Ian at Sweetwater for taking the time to help me with the setup, as it was not really clear how they hook up to my UAD apollo interface. Hook up was a breeze and made sense how it worked. Thanks Ian. I would definitely advise and recommend adding the HS8S sub to your monitors or whatever brand you're using, as it will help monitor the low end so you can have a cleaner mix.

These subwoofers took my beat-making sessions to another level. Now I can mix my low end more accurately. Shoutout to Connor Smith from Fort Wayne, Indiana! He was very helpful with everything and solved and responded to all my questions or any issues I had in a timely manner.

Works well in my studio.

Everything is fine;

Super easy. Plug in, turn on, sounds great. If useful, this is used in a 450 sq ft project studio.

It works perfectly fine for me, the only thing i don't like is the frequency response only down to around 29hz ~ 30hz.
Actually I did not expect it goes down to claimed 22hz, it is almost impossible for subwoofer around 8 inches or even 10 inches.

Most importantly, get a measurement mic kit such as Sonarworks Reference before you add subwoofer in your current system.
Otherwise, you might just ruined you sound.

After several adjustment and measurement, I found the subwoofer set on 80LP+120HP is best in my environment paired with HS7.
Play with the level on the subwoofer, I finally reach my goal of flat sounding frequency response in my room for the whole system before calibration file applies(+/- 3db). That is also the reason that you NEED a calibration kit or even just a measurement mic will be also benefit.
Because if I letting the level knob of the subwoofer sit on the centre, the frequency response below 100hz will be +8db in my room.

This also varies in different environment due to standing wave, could be higher or lower.

You want powerful low end for your studio? Buy it!!

I have now gone through 3 subs with the same clicking sound once you start hearing bass, these were at two different studios, i look after my gear and I'm thinking its a manufacturing fault, not happy with Yamaha.

This Sub woofer is great. I turn it on to hear how my lows fit in with with the rest of my mix. Thanks to my sales engineer Patrick Lantz for helping me choose this product.

I had a previlege to purchase my first studio set not too long ago, courtesy of Sweetwater's outstanding customer service. It produced such crisp and surreal quality of sounds it was mindboggling. You can omly imagine that when I had noticed the difference a subwoofer made in comparison to running solely the studio monitors! Sadly, I wasn't able to indulge in my happiness for long when I found that my Subwoofer, Yamaha HS8S 8" as I'm writing this about, started producing popping noises at a quite frequent rate whenever any given track I played through it was somewhat bass-heavy, which many of my enjoyed songs are, given they encompass the genres of EDM, Hip-Hop, Rock, RnB, and such. I was more disappointed than I was sad about it; before this purchase I was rocking a Kilpsch ProMedia 2.1 for about 2 years, which consists of 2 satelite speakers and a subwoofer. Holding its very own, It sounded so clean, not considering the fact that such set runs about 1/3 the price of Yamaha HS8S alone. Given the status of studio subwoofer, it's hefty price range standing out even amongst other studio monitors of same spec, and-not too be shallow-the renowned status of Yamaha gear, I was all but impressed. I hope you gentlemen/ladies are able to somewhat reinforce your idea of this subwoofer or the ones you consider in place of this one with my review. It's a gear that will have to last you for a while after all, on top of sounding decent.

This guy handles it well---Gives real meaning to the term---"Ya' Feel Me!"

I have a pair of Event 20/20bas monitors, and even though they are 8" monitors, I decided I needed a subwoofer to go with them. I finally decided on the Yamaha HS8S and I think I made a good choice. One of the nice features of the HS8S is that it has both a low-pass filter to control the top frequency for the subwoofer, but also a high-pass filter to control the bottom frequency for the monitors; thus, you can really tune your combination up quite nicely, regardless of what monitors you are using (it doesn't have to be a pair of HS8's).

Some reviewers note a lack of strong bottom in the HS8S, and I thought about that before I made the decision to go with this 8" subwoofer over the competing 10" subwoofers. My purpose is not to have window-shattering sub-bass, but rather to simply extend a solid bass below what my monitors will prodcuce, and this subwoofer does this nicely. More power & more sound would only overpower my monitors and ruin my mix. I can tell you that it produces a very nice sound.

The cabinet is solidly built and reasonably attractive, though the latter is unimportant because it sits out of view. Being a little bit smaller, the unit fits nicely under my workstation. A fun aspect of this speaker is that the port is located on the front of the unit and when I have it cranked up, it blows puffs of air on my shins.

I am very pleased with my purchase and would highly recommend this subwoofer if, like me, breaking windows is not your intended purpose.

Perfect match with the Yamaha line of studio speakers. Gives that low end needed so the smaller speakers can focus on the Mids and Highs. One could spend more but Most systems people listen to music on are not as sensitive as these so the law of diminishing returns comes into effect if more
money is spent on higher end speakers.

Ok, hear's my understanding as of 11/30/18. The Yamaha HS8S 8" Powered Studio Subwoofer is without a doubt, a purchase you will never regret if all your conditions are in check.

It comes sufficiently loaded with 150 watts, an 8" Speaker, Balanced XLR Inputs and Outputs, Balanced TRS Inputs, Low Cut, Phase, and Level Controls and is by far your best choice for a home studio under the right circumstances. Its small, sturdy, light, easy to move, place and operate. It sounds superior to all the others I have tried, mainly because it matched up correctly with the gear I previously owned.

Questions. What studio monitors do you own at this time? How big is your room and most of all, is it treated? (especially with bass traps)?

I own the Yamaha HS5's and the HS8's so matching them up with the HS8S was a no brainer. I believe these companies build their equipment with a particular concept using curtain components that blend into their designed protocol perfectly.

So, pick your sweetheart and marry into the family. When using the HS5's, adjust your woofer to around 120 .... If using the HS8's adjust your woofer to around 80. If I actually owned the HS7's, I would adjust my woofer to around 100. Im not going to get into the why's of all this, its just how I operate.

Now the goal is is to place the woofer in the right spot and set the volume to where as the studio monitors and the bass woofer all sound like one glorious mix. Meaning, I don't want to be able to point out where the bass is actually coming from.

The HS8's are so full that using the woofer with them is not so necessary but if you adjust everything correctly its enjoyable. The HS5's with the woofer is the best way to go!

I would have given it 5 stars, if it would have been made with more consideration ... meaning an on/off foot switch. I chose to purchase the Drawmer MC2.1 Monitor Controller to make this whole experience a win win situation.

BTW, JIMMY HART ROCKS at sweetwater! I was not born with all this wisdom. Thanks for all your patiences and professionalism.

Happy Listening,
TZ

The right amount of bass when I paired with my Yamaha hs8 monitors. Yup

Alright so first off I've been running the hs8's for about 4-5 years by themselves and I've had nothing bad to say about them. I've always felt that I heard everything I needed to for mixes. What went from a "these speakers are what I can afford" situation went to a "I think I'm set for a while". I only recently decided I needed more low end focus for a final mix on an album I've been working on and I finally pulled the trigger on the sub. It straight up shook my control room before I dialed it in to match my monitors. This thing has some serious power! Its given me 10x more confidence on my low end sculpting. I've spent like 50% percent less time adjusting things on bass and kick since my purchase. it takes all guesswork out of the equation.

The only negative thing I could possibly say about this (hence the 4.5) is that it doesnt have a bypass. I go to headphones(HD 650's) when I want to hear things without a sub which isnt my ideal mix substitute but it works. I wish it could have a foot pedal to disengage it sometimes.

I have used event opals, the entire genelec line and even some atoms and neumans. I get that there are indeed "better" things out there, but for the money this is as good as it gets.

Shout out to Matt Emick for being the best in the business, and always giving me honest advice. I give you 6/5 stars always.

While obviously nothing is as good as listening through your headphones this sub is as close as it gets for live play with acoustic piano samples. Just about any sub works well with organ and electric pianos. According to Yamaha it has a special low frequency power amp. I use it with 2 Yamaha DXR10s running into the sub first. Fantastic! Liked it so much I bought 2, one for the studio monitors and one for live play.

This sub is absolutely great! Has very nice punch and clean low end and delivers lower frequencies so you hear themin your mixes. I love that it has XLR outputs on it to go to my amp form my NS-10s. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a studio sub. Way worth the price!

I've been using a pair of Yamaha HS8's with a conventional/consumer sub for the past 6 months, and the combination has worked well enough, but, I have known all along that I would sooner or later get the matching Yamaha HS8S sub. The primary advantage, in a critical listening environment and work space like my studio, is that the main audio outputs flow through the sub to the HS8 monitors. This means that the frequencies aren't duplicated at the crossover point between the monitors and the sub (around 100 hz in my case). It also means that when I pull the volume down for low level listening or crank it up to make sure the mix stays together, the amount of sub in the mix goes up or down proportionally with the overall mix volume. With a conventional/consumer sub, I was getting the same amount of sub no matter what I had for a mix level. I also have a balanced room, so having the frequency adjustments, level controls, etc. on the sub allowed me to dial this sub into the room very quickly and easily. It has plenty of power for this 350 sq ft room. I barely even have the sub level into the "on" range and it provides all of the bottom end that I need or want. I'm sure it would rattle the windows if I needed it to. And of course, buying from Sweetwater is always a delightful experience. Fast, friendly service with immediate shipping exactly as I request, discounts on lots of products that I want/need, free consultations when I am unsure which way to go with a new purchase, and easy, no hassle returns when something is wonky with the new gear. Sweetwater is an excellent source for my audio gear, and have become the only standard retailer that I use for new gear.

The sub volume adjusts independently of the monitor volume with low EQ. Play some new Ozzy to adjust your sub volume and leave it. The two 1/4" inputs are balanced as well as the XLR inputs. I would give it 5 stars, but those ratings are reserved for Genelecs. If you already have the Yamaha monitors (even the larger ones), it's a decent set up and you can get a decent mix. I'm glad I got it, now I can hear the "bump" and bass reasonably accurately after tuning.

What an awesome sub! I saw reviews here as well as elsewhere on the internet saying they thought it didn't reach down to a true 22hz, but I tested this and it does. Mine actually started responding around 20 and by 22 or 23 the response was as flat as you'd want to see in a studio subwoofer. I also saw people say if you have the HS8 monitors this isn't that great of an addition because the HS8 monitors will go down very low, and they do, however adding this subwoofer fills out the bottom end big time. You will notice a massive difference in the depth and fullness of your low end by adding this sub. I use my HS8 monitors for mixing as well as casual listening to vinyl records as well as music from my computer hooked up through my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface to connect to the Yamahas and control the volume, and I can say with just the monitors alone you do get great bass response, more so at higher volumes, but adding the subwoofer even at a very low level you hear and feel a drastic difference immediately. Put on some pink noise or a sine wave that sweeps from 20-20k hz at a constant volume and use a decibel meter/frequency analyzer and set the sub correctly so that the low end volume matches the volume of the midrange and high end from the monitors and you're ready to mix, or if you're just listening to music for fun just set it how it sounds good to you. I never would have thought an 8 inch subwoofer would be enough to hit those very low frequencies with enough depth and volume but this subwoofer blew me away. Definitely like it better than my friend's KRK 10 inch subwoofer (and I like my HS8 monitors better than his KRK Rokit 10's as well, my room has worse acoustics but the Yamaha's still sound better in my room than the KRK's do in his room, which has great acoustics) the Yamaha HS8S sub probably doesn't have the bass the 10 inch KRK does (the KRK needs to be turned up less to get the same volume,) but it sounds better and if you want to cause an earthquake in your house just turn the volume knob up until you do, you won't need more bass than this can produce in any studio situation, you would only need a sub capable of more volume if you're going to be using it like a PA system for live sound or parties or whatever and want to get really loud for very large/open spaces (in which case just get a PA and leave your studio monitor system inside!)

Just what we needed to round out the studio monitors

Since adding the hs8s to my set up, my mixes have improved significantly. Having the ability to zero in on my bottom end made all the difference.

Everything I've tracked and mixed since I bought it has sounded notably better, fuller, and better balanced. The HSM8's that go with it are great on their own, but with it, its a whole different ballgame.

This subwoofer is fantastic when paired with the Yamaha HS8 monitor speakers. I adjusted the subs by playing bass heavy music like the Beatles' "Come Together" to make sure I wasn't going to mix with too much bass. The three speakers together are basically awe inspiring at mid-level and above loudness.

One caveat, if you turn the volume down so the music is pleasantly quiet, this sub completely disappears. A nice medium or above volume level and everything is rich and full. I did not experience this without the HS8S, with just a wonderful pair of HS8 speakers, where the mix remains the mix regardless of volume. This could be true of all subwoofers, I don't know.

So, if you are going to mix or listen at quiet levels, there's no point to getting this. If you are going to use it at a pleasant medium and above volume level most of the time then I can't see you going wrong. Adjust them with your favorite bass-heavy music first to make sure you're not over doing it on the low end with your mixes and then also listen to other music as well. Incredible sound.

Again, the trio of two HS8 speakers along with the HS8S will be as near a religious experience as you are likely to ever have, just not at quiet volume levels.

I've owned these speakers for a few months now and all I can say is they're a must have. They tell the truth about your music.

This sub cuts off at 35 Hz, lower from which the driver is pushing air (no sound) and clipping if pushed hard. Surprising that the subsonic high pass isn't well matched to the enclosure.

Several other subs in this price range are still audible at the 28-30Hz range. (JBL, KRK, for example)

HS8S adds little value to a setup with HS8 monitors, as they themselves hit as deep. Probably worth it for the HS5.

I got this sub to go with a pair of hs5s. I am addicted to this setup going through an apogee duet 2 into an imac. Always liked Yamaha.

Does the job. Great sub.

This is my first subwoofer ever purchased. Overall it has helped me hear the low end in my mixes (Paired with Rokit 5's). Love listening to bass music on these! Very clean sound for the price! The littlle stands reduces vibrations to the ground which is a plus. Only reason why it gets a 4.5 is the fact that there is no bypass foot pedal. You have to turn the knob down behind the woofer if your mixing during sleeping hours.

Planning on buying Yamaha HS8 Series! Great products!

You read lots of reviews telling you to buy a good sub, and yet we hesitate. I'd like to kick myself in the nads for trying to work without one before. Trying to make the right decisions on those low frequencies when you can't hear them is a lot like trying to paint a masterpiece blindfolded... It just isn't gonna happen!

This sub matches my Hs8's and I have it balanced nicely. Not overly loud but it gives me what I was missing before. Glad I mad the leap.

I produce, mix, and master primarily heavy bass music so I needed a sub that hits very very low. I have the room treated and have the sub placed in the best possible place and I am blown away with how low this thing goes! I wouldn't say it gets all the way down to 22 hz, after all the frequency response chart in the back of the manual shows it drops off significantly around 28-29 hz. But none the less this thing plays everything I can throw at it, and I mean some of the lowest bass in the industry. I personally wouldn't decouple it too much from the floor because the notes you cant really hear you can definitely feel through the floor, which also means this is a bad idea if you live in an apartment building, but they weren't lying when they said "Hear everything!"

I have been without a subwoofer since the Infinity subwoofer from my daughter's former male friend's DJ stopped working a few years ago. I managed to produce an album/CD of our music, but now that I have replaced the missing bass in my basement studio, as we work on our second album/CD, I can hear the gaps of missing sound in the bass register, especially when the thud of a bass drum and the pulse of the bass notes resound in and out of the mixes. I have had Yamaha NS10s since the mid-'80s, so when I read about the new Yamaha HS8S sub-woofer, I figured it would be a perfect match and it has been GREAT!