Presonus Eris E4.5 5-stars Reviews

Great speakers, good price

If you want to listen to music in a small room, these are for you

What was expected

I expected a good clear sound and I got a good clear sound.

They look very resistant and capable of lasting years.

Amazing sound!!!

what to say?!!! Amazing sound!!

Although the monitors are small in size they have a lot of power and beautiful sound!!

Value for money

Awesome monitors, would advise for everyday home use also.

Great monitors at a great price

In comparison with the Mackie CR4, these monitors definitely win. It is possible to adjust the low and high frequencies with the appropriate controls on the back panel.

Several types of connection. I use the connection to the USB Audio Interface Steinberg via TRS 6,3 mm. I soldered the cables myself, since short TRS cables are hard to find (the sssnake SMK 222 BK + Rean NYS 208). The build is high-quality, the sound is excellent. In General, everything is fine.

P.S. the Only drawback is that the volume knob does not show the level, especially in the dark.

Way better than Mackie!

After 2 years of hell with my Mackie monitors I went for Presonus, and I dont regret it, yet. For my setup I dont have the space for anything bigger than this. I would rather have a 8" speaker like the E8 XT. So I got the swissonic 10" sub to go with these ones. They sound really good for a 4.5" speaker, but they are a bit too small to go with the sub. Otherwise Im really happy with those monitors.

Best monitors in the price range

I absolutely love them. They play way better than competition in this price range, especially in not-so-perfect room/acoustic conditions. I don't mind cutting cost with master-slave system, I do not need 2 standalone drivers in this power range. I highly recommend this product.

Brilliant

I cannot believe it! These speakers are flawless! Crystal clear sound and amazing bass levels.

Great for a small studio or home use

I purchased them to use with my media center, but eventually ended up using as a second monitor pair. Eris 4.5 are very precise and well-balanced for their price range. Naturally low on bass, what is more than expected from 4.5 inch woofers, but otherwise surprisingly decent and reliable.

They would be a great option the bedroom studios, especially when paired with a subwoofer.

Great monitors!

Exellent near-field monitors for home studio! Very good sound, perfect look and all features you need. A little, just a little bit noisy, but the price beat it!

I recomend it for for home studio using.

Good job, Presonus!

I've considered many options before buying these, but the price and the reviews made me wanna try them out.

I'm very pleased with these monitors, great sound, in my opinion, really enough for an average home studio.

Only bad point would be that you cannot decide which is left/right so if you wanna put the main one on the other side, you need to swap the white and red cables (if you're using RCA of course)

Arrived with a technical problem

They didn't work when they arrived sadly. Will be ordering them again once I'm refunded. The reviews all point to great speakers

Small but good.

I use them in my home studio. They might lack the low end, but for the size and price, they do a good job. The amp is really low noise.

Fast shippping, no problem

Great little monitors. Crystal clear, full sound, nice lows, crispy highs, fine mids. In this price range it is surely the best. (of course if you pay (much) more you cen get better ones).

For home studio it's a very good choice, opens a window to the music producing world. Although it is just a small window but the view (sound) is very much enjoyable:)

Excellent product

In spite of their compact size, these handsome speakers produce a very natural and satisfying sound for listening to music. The on/off switch and volume control are conveniently located on the left front speaker, as are an auxillary input and headphone output. The speakers also provide balanced inputs and various adjustable settings for room size and position. I could not have wished for more.

I've bought the speaker as an upgrade to my current computer audio system that simply wasn't working for mixing or any other audio task.

The Eris set is a perfect fit for the room I work in at - the sound awesome, and don't take much space. The sound is pretty even (close to neutral) - it's crisp and clear without that overly pronounced boomy bass cheaper speakers have. Plus you can adjust the EQ to match the sound characteristics to your needs.

Overall I'm pretty happy with the purchase and would definitely buy again - I think they sound better than the competition in that price range.

Before I forget - make sure you have 2x XLR to stereo jack (balanced cables) to connect the set if your audio interface supports it, extra headroom is always a plus and the speakers come with just an RCA - jack connector.

Within the specifications they play with aplomb. Spacious imaging, not too deep or loud, but with clear and a little sound colouring. Great value for money.

Excellent home studio monitors

My Eris monitors are in a small room on top of a rather boomy desk. The positioning isn't great, the bottom of the woofer is about level with the top of my head when I'm sitting down. Despite these (currently unavoidable) downsides, the sound is still very good.

This is partly thanks to the excellent build quality of these units but mostly because of all the options on the speakers themselves. There's a 3-way switch to attenuate the output by 4dB, 2dB or 0, another 3-way switch for a low cut at 100Hz, 80Hz or 0, and rotary controls to provide +6dB to -6dB to the mid and high frequencies. Thanks to all these controls it's very easy to 'tune' these speakers to the room which makes them particularly useful for home recording enthusiasts who often don't have the best rooms to mix in.

Even without the many options on the back these would still be good value for money given the good sound quality and solid build. If you have a big room and the resources to treat it profesionally you may want to invest in some higher-end monitors, but for any hobbyist up to semi-pro with a less-than-perfect room these monitors are brilliant.

Best bang for the buck

Sound:

Accurate and flat sound which is what i was hoping for, if you have a studio or home studio you know that is very important. The 4,5 inch speaker size doesn't compromise the bass, you cannot expect huge bass like bigger speaker but the sound is decent.

I think the best win of these monitors are the mids, very precise.

I have the speaker for some time now and i can tell that they start to sound at 100% with about 80/100 hours of use.

Construction:

Very good construction, does not feel cheap. I like the fact that they have a sound volume knob at the front, its a win for me.

Last considerations:

Best monitors i have experienced for small/home recording studio. They have everything i need. If you need a set of monitors on a budget but still want quality i think these are the monitors your are seeking, i am not telling lies here, you cannot expect at this price point high end quality sound, for really, but at this price point you wont get anything better i think.

If broken or stolen i think i would go for the Eris 5 just to have a little more bass response, as a matter of personal taste

Presonus Eris 4.5

What a wonderful small monitor! Not only great for volume and response, they're a great price too. Stereo field is clear and they look good! - There is no downside to these if this entry level monitor is what you are looking for. I have them set up alongside an iMac running Ableton. That's all I need!