I use these in my relatively small home studio.
First off all, the monitors look great in white!
I find the clarity in these monitors really good for the price. I previously owned M-Audio BX5a and Bx5a D2, and I think the yamaha HS5 deliver flat / neutral sound and the room controls are good to tweak the sound and get better result depending on your room. I think I might upgrade to HS8 if I move my studio to a bigger room for a better bass respond, but the HS5 suite my small room quite well for now.