Yamaha CHR12M

The CHR Series: Step Up to a "Pro" Level Without Compromising Durability

The Yamaha CHR series is designed as an ideal solution when you want to move up to professional quality, greater precision, and performance in sound reinforcement, while maintaining a practical and reliable approach for everyday use. The speakers are built with premium plywood enclosures, protected by a polyurethane coating engineered to withstand the rigors of touring, technical stages, and intensive installations.

Each model in the range serves a specific purpose: CHR10 and CHR12 for fixed installations and corporate applications, CHR12M and CHR15M for stage monitoring, and CHR15 for front-of-house. This lineup logic allows you to build a coherent system by selecting the right speaker according to the sound environment and diffusion setup.

A Stage Monitor Made for Demanding Musicians, DJs, and Technicians

The Yamaha CHR12M is designed for all situations where onstage clarity is a priority: bands rehearsing and performing, event gigs, DJ setups, cultural venue stages, or sound engineers seeking a reliable and quick-to-deploy monitor. Its compact monitor format facilitates placement while maintaining enough presence for solid monitoring.

Thanks to its live-oriented design, the CHR12M helps better distinguish attacks, intonation, and dynamics, resulting in a more comfortable stage environment and more confident performances, even at high volumes.

Coaxial Design, Premium Enclosure: Precision, Consistency, Durability

2-Way Coaxial: More Coherent Monitoring Sound

The CHR12M is a 2-way speaker equipped with a 12" woofer and a HF driver in a coaxial configuration. This architecture is particularly relevant for stage monitoring: it promotes a more regular phase response and frequency response for a homogeneous sound and improved intelligibility, even when the artist is not perfectly on axis.

Plywood Enclosure: Less Vibration, More Definition

The plywood enclosure contributes to a clear sound with minimal unwanted vibrations. The result is a cleaner and more "readable" reproduction, highly appreciated on vocals, guitars, keyboards, or any content rich in transients. The whole is protected by a polyurethane coating offering a robust, scratch-resistant surface designed to last in real-world conditions.

Versatile Setup: Monitor or Speaker Stand

Besides its natural use as a monitor, the CHR12M includes a 35 mm pole socket for tripod mounting, convenient for certain configurations (temporary reinforcement, close-range diffusion, small events). This flexibility is an asset when the equipment inventory must cover multiple types of performances.

Dedicated Presets: Easier System Integration

To quickly optimize the sound, dedicated settings for the series are available on Yamaha amplifiers equipped with DSP or via other compatible processors. This makes it easier to achieve a suitable balance (monitor, front-of-house, correction) and maximize the overall system performance, especially in multi-speaker setups.

Technical specifications

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Woofer	12"	Nominal power	1000 W
Voice coil	2.5"	Enclosure material	plywood
Compression driver	1.4"	Finish	black
Speaker type	2-way, Bass-reflex	Dimensions	500 x 343 x 454 mm
Frequency response	61 Hz - 20 kHz	Weight	15.16 kg
Maximum output level	125 dB SPL