BEST BUDGET STUDIO MONITOR?! Adam Audio T7V Review and Comparison to Yamaha HS7
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- I'm excited to review the Adam Audio T7V, hear my thoughts and opinions on the sound they produce and how I think they compare to the mighty Yamaha HS7...
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Hope you all enjoy my first product review on the Adam T7V. YEOW!
hey man. what are your room dimensions that made you choose the T7V over the T5V?
@@bogdaneivan 3x3m room, not a good acoustic environment, but I have heard the speakers in multiple rooms.
Stellar review! 10/10, nice touch adding the frequency response, it's hard to find these specs on new models these days, highly appreciated!!
What a great detailed review of these speakers, thanks very much. I especially like the breakdown order you did and comparison with the popular Yamaha as a reference. 🤛🏽
I just picked up a pair of HS7's (coming from the HS5 50m's). I like them and the bass they put out for my bedroom home recording studio but after about 2hrs. of song mixing I noticed that I was having ear fatigue. I spend a lot of time mixing music and working on video projects and sound design. I'll give these speakers another day or two but if this keeps happening I'm considering returning them for the T7V's. Thanks for your review! Well done! 👍🏽
6 months later? what choice did you make? did you get used to them after a while? I was at guitar center (for three hours) switching back and forth between the HS7's and the T7V's trying out different Genres of music and came to the same conclusion. Hs7 was able to reproduce very steady low end but suffered ear piercing high's (noticed serious ear fatigue at the store??) and the Adam had great high/mid but no bottom??? spent the last few days trying to learn all I can to make an educated purchase... any info would be very helpful 🙏
@@lemonberries I almost forgot that a made this post because it was so long ago. I ended up going with the Adam Audio A7X's instead. They are much more expensive and although they did give me very slight ear fatigue in the beginning (not anymore), they didn't give me ear fatigue like the Yamaha HS7's. I hope this helps out.
@@gphiproductions Thanks for the response! Maybe I'll save up a bit more for the T7X 's or get the T7V'S and a sub at a later date. Thanks again👍
Great video buddy. I own the Adam Audio T7V and I couldn’t be happier. I don’t get any hiss on these studio monitors. Hissing can occur when it’s connected to a faulty, broken cable and also by interference on the speaker cable when they’re laying next to electric wall outlets and cables. Try some fresh new cables with good isolation shielding and make sure there isn’t a couple power cables laying next to them.
Really great review mate, was a big help deciding between the HS7's and the T7V's!
So what'd u go with then, I have a really hard time deciding
Apologies Bamo Hamid, I never saw your comment! Fu J, I ended up going with the Adam T7V’s and I’ve been really happy with them!
@fu J My space was big enough to accommodate the larger drivers. I'd recommend if your space isn't too big to get the smaller size though!
I had the same concern, i picked the TV7
I have these monitors since yesterday. And i can say the'yre absolutely amazing, especially since they're not very expensive. I am by no means a proffesional, i just produce music as hobby. But after having worked with krk rokit 6''s for a decade and switching to these... Man the clarity on these T7V's are so much better. It's almost like i removed ear plugs when hearing the comparison. I think i understand better now what a neutral sound means. I can hear allot more details in songs, i'm sure those ribbon tweeters have much to do with it. The bass is thight and more than enough for me to produce. I might look into a sub later though. They also match very well with Sennheiser HD600's, which will save me time trying to get the mix right on both. Can highly recommend them !
I just got mine, tested them for 7-8 hours and can confirm that they definitely DO NOT hiss at all, at least mine don't. Maybe its your power supply.
Great review thou. Thank you. Greets from Bulgaria :)
Nice :)
No hiss at 0db gain, but there barely noticeable hiss at +18 db gain.
Mine don't hiss but there's a subtle noise. But these are fantastic speakers.
any ear fatigue?
I just got a pair of T7V's, they don't hiss and in fact sound great. Break them in gently and after a few days of doing that you will see what the fuss is all about. Let the components relax and wear in and they will sound better every day until they settle in completely.
what did you do to burn in/break in your t7v's?
Great an detailed review, just bought mine and im waiting for them to arrive
Thanks for the great review! I’m in the market for my first studio monitors. I’m torn between HS8 T5V or T7V I mix in 10 m2 bedroom with no treatment on disk?!
No hiss from my T7V. Love them!
All t7v have it, but you won’t hear it if you keep it 50cm from your ear. I think the reviewer is just being a little anal about it.
Now that's a high quality review!! More pls :D
Thanks for watching bro :D
Hey man! Good review. I m looking for adam t7v but I cant get any info in comparisson with the adam f7...do you have any reference? Thank you!!
I have had the yami hs8s for a while now and I cant handle the ear fatigue any more, which is why Im getting the T8vs. Thanks.
tv7 is the most transparent speaker i have ever owned i think they are coming out of my other speakers.....i got a pair for 250 open box lol
😧 such a steal!
Hi - great video! It's really helpful to see the graphs you made too.
I work with film music (mostly orchestral scores with occasionally rock/pop instruments) as a composer and producer - I wondered if you had any thoughts on whether the Adam T7V or Yamaha HS7 would be better suited to my application? I know you mentioned in your video that the Adam T7V were better for metal etc. but how well do you feel they would get on with classical/orchestral music? Thanks in advance.
Hi Chris,
Adam T7V for your application I would say, the clarity in mid and high's and stereo field/instrument separation and detail is superior.
Collective Intelligence thank you for your advice!
fu J Hello mate, I went for the Adam T7Vs and am really pleased with my decision - they’re absolutely brilliant bits of kit & I use them almost everyday! Great frequency response, a very clear tone & excellent sound - I’d highly recommend them!!
I have heard the T5V and it had no hiss. It might be a ground loop or something. If you can try the speakers with other source, you might find what makes the problem.
thus no hssss on the t5v ? and the sound is good for mixing in a home studio ?
today I have the eris 4.5 ......
They hiss is because they’re using Class D amp, instead of Class A/B but the hiss shouldn’t be an issue if you keep the speakers a 50cm or more away from your ears, and hiss usually disappears once music starts playing. I think for the price range, its the best Buy, I think next level up is probably 3-way monitors.
How about you add a subwoofer to the T7V? Also would you use these if you aren't a producer, just for the pleasure of listening to music?
Recently purchased two Adam Audio T5Vs and I do hear some noise when they are attached to an powered source whose volume is 0. When the source is powered off, the T5Vs are absolutely silent even though the T5Vs are still powered on and their volume is unchanged. This eliminates RF, the monitor's own amplifier, the cable, and magnetic interference as the source of the noise. I have not yet resolved the issue. I will receive a Schiit Modi 3 DAC in a few days. I'll feed it S/pdif signals and connect the T5Vs via RCA. I'm hoping the Modi 3's low noise levels will help resolve the issue. Nevertheless, I am quite satisfied with the T5Vs. It is a joy to listen to their clear clean sound.
Hey Mike, cheers for the feedback on the T5V in your setup. Very interesting...
@@CollectiveIntelligenceMusic Got the Schiit Modi 3 DAC today and hooked it up to the T5Vs. The idle noise almost completely went away. Previously, I could hear the idle noise 5 feet away, now if I put my ear 5 inches away from the woofer I hear slight noise. In my usual listening position, the speakers are silent at idle. The DAC was worth the $100. You may consider it for the hiss you are hearing on the T7Vs. Enjoy.
@@muldune A unbalanced RCA connection? Dang dawg, you went to extreme with it.
Hey there. Thanks for the review. Is the level control on the HS7 stepped or continuous?
Great review! Do you use recoil stabilizer?
I went to Yamaha shop before this video. Hs 7 was in my mind to buy. But the guy told me i can give u chanve to listen both adams and yamaha hs. So, i noticed that yamaha is more colorful sound in all tones but but but it loses sharpness in low end. I listened adams then i realized that it is clearer and linear than hs7. Hs7 failed for me in basses sharpness of sound is lost difficult to understand the guy says what inside the playing sound. Adam was far more natural but something like less bass sound. My choice was adam at the end. I didnt know that it differs so much in sound. Although i set my mind to go and buy hs, i saw by my eyes adam is better than the other one for me.
The T7V hiss has been mentioned elsewhere and its a deal breaker for me. Beyond that, the first gen KRK V4 monitors made me a fan of small speaker membranes around 4 inches. They are so much more detailed due to speed and high rigidity. For some material, I use a Genelec 7040 to shore up the bass, in an equally crisp fashion.
And the AKG 712 are my favorite headphones ever - looking forward to your review on those.
Currently, I'm trying hard to decide between Genelec 8010 (bi-amped version), 8020 and Adam A3X for a secondary location, since I don't want to move my KRK V4's
But on small speakers you don't get the same defined low end even if some small monitors have great low end for their size. But as long as you get good mixes that's all that matters.
Excellent and honest review. Thank you. Could you please review Universal Audio Apollo 8pre (old and new) vs Focusrite Clarette 8pre?
I personally own the T5V and they really sound good and they have a pretty cheap price for what kind of sound they produce. They maybe lack slightly presence in the MIDs, but other than that i can really recommend those to anybody who don't want to spend that much of money. I also had the chance to listen to the T7V at my local dealer near me, and they also sounding great, no doubt about it. Good Review as well, thumbs up!
Do you think the t7v would be better?
@@refrodri3719 That really depends on the accoustic situation in the room, where you wanna work with them. For smaller rooms i would say: go with the t5v. If you have a big room then you can try the t7v. ;>
I found usuing the switch on the back to reduce the treble and then slightly boosting the volume makes the mids more present, makes them sound more balanced IMO.
I own a pair of t5's and I'm thinking of selling them and getting t7's instead, just because I think it lacks the amount of bass needed for trance music, you think it's a good idea?
@@analogrealms i cant really answer that because i never heard the 7" version of that model. you need to try them out, because it also depends on the room situation and so on. ;)
Great rundown. Thanks
Cheers for the review. Plans to check out the T8V?
Nice review, appreciate the detaill and the explanation of the biases in the testing. I bought a pair of Behringher Truth 12 years ago (not amazing but solid) for mixing and inadvertently became addicted to a more honest sound. Have bought JBLs and KRKs since with varying results (dirty secret I still like the Behringhers) but I will inevitably replace every speaker in my house with a monitor. I'm wondering how you feel about the T7Vs a couple of months in. People talk a lot about burn in on these speakers
I know this comment was a while ago but burn in is a myth
@@RileyGein yep understand, typically attributed to confirmation bias or a change in personal preference over time. It is something that is discussed around these speakers a lot however, and I am curious about whether the impression of these speakers has changed after a few months or years. Totally subjective of course but some speakers/headphones that you thought sounded great initially become wearing over time, despite the audio being exactly the same from a measurable and objective standpoint
Yes the Adam t7v hiss at 0db testet different Kabel ..
it comes from the speakers even without a cable my old speakers didn't have the problem
and the t5v ... same noise ? thank you.
How does the hiss compare to the hiss from the roland kc600 stage amp? I the kç600 as a studio amp for several weeks and returned it because the sound floor hiss bothered me too much.
You know, I bought JBL 305 MkII, them sound amazing ! Very confident bass, which is excelent for electronic dance music, and psytrance. Good choice for that price. But that is just IMHO. Hope that will help someone. Cheers!
I'll give them a listen if I can get the chance! :)
@@CollectiveIntelligenceMusic Hi, i was also wondering what your opinion is on those (HS7 / T7V / JBL 305 or 306)
I have the JBLs and the Adams tv7 . Don't let the JBLs sub fool you, it's super hyped. Get sonarworks and let the software correct that for you 👍
@@epycedits Which do you prefer?
@@augmentedkeys5971 for EDM the JBLs because i can correct the hyped up bass they have with sonarworks and get decent sounding mixes.
the T7Vs have a more balanced sub and mids but lack that sizzle and sharpness in the high end. Every review you see will tell you they are smooth and do not cause ear fatigue bc the high end is smooth but this is in my opinion a problem in EDM. You need to be able to hear that crispiness of the high end in order to make mixing decisions. Perhaps they are great for rock or actual bands but not for EDM.
Did you physically measure accross the woofer? My T7V's measure 5 inches across.
So best advice for upgrading my project. At7v or hs7 I'm torn between. Which one to choose?
DeRaNgEd Yamaha HS8 ))
DeRaNgEd I have Adam T7V - they are really good with -2 dB highs and... Adams some boomy in non acoustic prepared rooms. But.. In any time.. you can use equalizer for flatting some peaks. I have 2 channel 15-band parametric EQ for it, but many peoples use software EQ in a DAW (on master bus) or in a OS. No graphic EQ! Parametric only! Take a ECM8000 and REW and go for flat sound. Many studios use EQ for monitors. It is absolutely normal )
@fu J Marketing made it's job ) HS8 more honestly
Where are you on the bass 2 years later. And is your room treated. I’m finding my HS50M very muddy. Wondering if these Adams would be right for me in my untreated room. Thanks!
Don't even bother to ask if you room is untreated. Stick to what you have mix in low volume and double check your mixdown on car stereos
@@freemindas Thanks for the reply. Actually I do have some panels and some bass traps, plus I will be adding lots of bits and pieces, on and off, over the coming years. It’s quite a learning process for me, so I tend to play it down. In the meantime my current Yamahas are quite old and, I suspect, damaged. Hence my question about whether you still feel the same way about these speakers today (since your review is two years old) - as I am considering an upgrade and these Adams might well be the way to go. Apologies if I was unclear earlier.
@@accentontheoff I have yamaha Hs8, 5 years since I bought them and they are working flawlessly.
@@freemindas What is your point. Are you suggesting I am imagining the problem? And do you own a pair of Adams. Or is your point just academic.
@@accentontheoff I made my point clear in the first reply. I was just sharing my personal experience with the Yamaha's
I really hate that you dont have the option to lock/hit the volume button on the back. But i love this monitors :)
Great review, but my concern regarding those excellent monitors is: will the mix be as pleasant in the cheap devices everybody else will use to listen to my songs mixed on the Adam speakers? What is pleasant on them will be pleasant on the lower quality consumer devices?
Well, that's a "problem" you will have with all studio monitors, but usually, if it sounds good on monitors it also should sound okay on cheap devices. You always have to get to know your monitors really well and after you have done a mix, listen to it on as many other devices as possible.
Even graphs as well. Bravo.
Nice review!
I have absolutely NO... as in 0 hiss... I mean I spent 10 minutes checking my power conditioner and cables because I thought the speakers where off... and the led indicator is on the back... Then after I saw the light on... I thought they were dead until I remembered a review I had watched where the reviewer talked about how silent they were when they weren't playing anything... so I hit spacebar, and.... bruh... bliss.
Hi, So, you have the pair of Adam T7V's? What's your opinion about this review and his comments about the bass qualities? Thank you!
Thanks, good review!
Its interesting that you upgraded from entry level monitors to another entry level monitors.
Hi Kalle, I wouldn't really put it like that. I had no intention of buying the T7V, but I wanted to hear them. Adam sent me a pair to review.
I wouldn't buy the T7V and keep them in my studio to replace the HS7, I'm actually thinking of something like the HEDD Type 20 or Type 30 for my studio. They're a brilliant speaker and a solid upgrade for me.
Cheers for watching,
Andrew
You told me during a live that you actually think the yamaha’s are better. Do you find the t7v boomy even with the bass switch at -2?
Good question.
So uh, I’m buying the t8v at the end of may when they come out, I hope they don’t hiss but 600 is my budget for my studio, I currently have krk n I’m over them, the more I learn the more I can tell how muddy they are
how do u like them i’m buying them this month
which is better for mixing t7v or a5x?? plz reply
I'll save for A7X, but I heard that a5x has tighter bass
@@DarkPa1adin a7x is little expensive and out of budget. thats why i was planning for t7v or a5x. very confused
@@navdeepkumar7412 t7v your mixes will translate very good . they sound great. make sure you treat your room for cleaner sound
@@navdeepkumar7412 reverb.com/refer-a-friend/refugio-84be70e6-5bfe-4298-8f6e-e65fe6c193cb you can use my link i got em for 449 with cables and isolation pads it was a good deal.
@@refugioflores2226 thank u so much
25000 kHz??!! WHAATTTT!!? That's 25000000 Hz MAN!! Adam guys are really adding some serious shit in the top end it seems 😂😂
🙃 ooooops
Smart ass.
Anyone that can answer this question? yamaha hs7 vs adam t7v vs kali lp6. and why?
What kind of room dimensions are you working with these speakers in?
Unfortunately it's almost exactly a 3x3m square room :(
Not the best acoustic environment, but that's the way it goes.
@@andrewmcgill-brown9864 No worries! Did you find yourself ever thinking these monitors were too much for your room? Would the T5v be a better match possibly or were these okay? It looks like your space is acoustically treated so I'm sure that helps out a bunch.
So do you think the t7v would be ok for a 4x4m space? Without sub.
Do you think the kalis lp6 would be better?
Unfortunately I've not heard those speakers mate, so I can't tell!
yes they are
A lot of people says kali audio is flatter and has more bass
review the LP6 by Kali Audio.. Be amazed
you have to let em burn in for like 7 hours . i think the bass is a lot for me and for my room
Gear4music are selling these for 203 bucks a pop just grabbed a pair
No hiss on mine. Funny, many have said the HS7’s hiss
i have the HS7 in my studio. when no sound .... zero noise or hssss. If you have, it's a problem or not your speaker.
I have tested the kali LP6 and lsr305 and they have hssss noise when no sound. My HS7 not ;o)
Chris Bessy probably just like anything else, just occasional factory flaws in a few random cases. I know I’ve never hear anything from my Adam T7V’s
Chris Bessy the very reason I didn’t get the HS7’s was because a few people on TH-cam said they hiss
You need to EQ your voice. Do a boost and sweep. Find the nasty “s” in your voice and drop it out a couple DB.
didnt understand which speakers hiss?
The Adam T7V have a hiss, sorry I didn't make that clearer in the video. Thanks for watching!
@@CollectiveIntelligenceMusic I literally just asked about this before I saw this. I don't think they're supposed to hiss. The replacements I got hiss as well and I don't know what to do. Are the Yamahas silent?
@@carolcooper3138 I don't have amazing quality cables, but my interface is an Audient ID14 which is quite a decent mid range interface. Through the Yamaha's I have no problem and use all the same components, the Yamaha are to my ear silent and even when I push the volume on the interface there isn't hiss. I believe it's the ADAM speakers, not any of my components. My neighbor also has the T7V, I should head over there and have a listen to his.
It is quite noticeable at all volume levels even OVER TOP of music playing...
@@CollectiveIntelligenceMusic if the Yamahas are silent then I doubt your cables are the problem. I've talked to some people who've said that theirs are completely silent. When you go over there please let me know. It's driving me crazy. Mine is also noticeable over music. Which is insanse considering these are studio monitors. My mom's $200 Bose stereo doesn't make noise. My headphones don't make make noise, my bookshelf speakers don't make noise. But my $500 studio monitors make noise???
@@CollectiveIntelligenceMusic I'm not sure if when people say they are completely silent they mean that they are silent compared to the other ones they've listened to or completely silent (which they should be).
I have a big room so I got the t8v
@fu J ca. 6x6x5, pretty big
Maybe the bass end is weak because of a bit weak amplifier. Compromise must be somewhere in such cheap speakers.
25,000 kilohertz!
You can use a sub with Adam's 😉
Hey Sai, yep you can. This is a review of the T7V. I can review the sub later on down the track. I think I'll wait til I'm in a bigger studio with better acoustics.
“Twenty five thousand kilohertz” ?? Really?? Do you actually have any idea what you are talking about?
he meant hundred, relax 😂
zxnbeats He meant “25”!! You obviously don’t have any idea what you’re talking about either! 😂
Richard Weller-Boyes thought it said hertz, someone has an air head 😂
zxnbeats If it said “Hertz” then 25 thousand would’ve been correct in the first place, not 25 “hundred”. You really don’t seem to have much of a clue here 😂
OMG, 16 min of "bla, bla, bla" and neither 1 sec of sound!
Hey dude,
It sounds like you have no idea, there is no way you can tell how these speakers sound if I played the speakers and recorded it. There are so many factors that would disturb and colour the sound.
If you want some private lessons to understand you can contact me on collectiveintelligencemusic@gmail.com and I can help get you up to speed.
You reinvented the wheel, everybody know that speakers have to be tested in person but listening few songs could give an idea even on TH-cam and would make your review less boring. Anyway, it's your channel, do what you want...
@@starpaolo it wouldn't give anyone an idea. I would record the sound of the speakers... the first problem is that my microphone would colour the sound with it's character. The second problem is my room acoustics that would colour the sound. The third problem is the TH-cam compression on the audio. The fourth problem is the speakers you use to listen on would colour the sound and then finally your room would too... so all in all it wouldn't sound anything like being with the speakers in your house.
I provide 16 minutes of analysis of the speaker sound and compare that to a very popular speaker many have heard.
@@CollectiveIntelligenceMusic I came here because I have to choose between those two speakers. I will just use them with acoustic guitar sounds and some piano, EQ and editing. I think the HS7 have better mids. Which one would you suggest for my usage, any other speakersuggestion?
@@starpaolo I explained in the video that the T7V would be a superior speaker for your studio. The midrange and high end is definitely better on the Adam speaker. The low end may be a little more subjective.
You need to EQ your voice. Do a boost and sweep. Find the nasty “s” in your voice and drop it out a couple DB.