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PreSonus Eris E5 2-Way Near-Field Studio Monitor
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PreSonus Eris E5 2-Way Near-Field Studio Monitor
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Great monitors are an essential ingredient in any studio. Whether you’re tracking in your bedroom or a professional space, the Eris E5 studio monitor has the accuracy and adaptable settings to get the most out of your sound Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downkenwstr
121
Oct 29, 2021
My policy on audio gear is never buy anything that does not have industry standard specs. That is, specs have to be qualified to a some recognised industry standard. Just saying for example (Frequency Response : 53Hz - 22 kHZ) means nothing at all without stating the dB roll off over that range. Or Amplifier power for example, historically there are different terms used over time. You might have, continuous power, RMS power, Music power etc, some of which are a scam or you may have a THX specification which tells you a % distortion @ so many Watts. THX has a specific distortion value for this spec & some manufacturers use a different % to make the amp appear more powerful than it is & fool you into assuming it's a THX spec when it isn't. So check specs carefully. The way PreSonus have speced this product on their website with no qualifiers at all, tells me it's it's such a poor performing cheap ass product, thy can't be bothered taking the time to measure and spec it properly.
mkrocker94
4
Oct 29, 2021
Why exactly would I pay $100/per to buy these from Drop and wait a month before they ship, when I can pay the same price on Sweetwater and get them much sooner? These aren't even the upgraded model with the EBM waveguide. What a joke.
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RayF
22218
Oct 29, 2021
Evidently “near-field” is trendy talk for dinky speakers too small for any purpose other than your desktop? Calling them “monitors” (and pricing them individually) is a marketing gimmick aimed at those who buy in to that sort of nonsense—no shortage of those folks on this site (see below)!
Regardless of the Druid faithful who keep telling you otherwise, you’re going to use these as SPEAKERS (those things that music comes out of) and your going to need TWO of them because two-channel STEREO music has survived and dominated longer than any recording format—at least since your father was born.
Now, addressing once more this dooface concept that “monitors” are sold separately so they can be replaced individually on the off chance ONE should blowup before the other—what makes anyone think a given manufacturer will still be producing the same unit a year or two from now? Or that your finances will still be so crappy that you couldn’t afford better equipment? I mean, you don’t want to be stuck with these turkeys INDEFINITELY do you?! You do want to UGRADE don’t you?!
dpaulku
34
Nov 2, 2021
... who pissed in your beer, Ray? I started out trying to help the casual MD visitor to maybe understand why these offerings didn't have volume knobs on the front... like their favorite Logitechs and you go off on a rant about single unit pricing and marketing ploys. Check in to those Chill Boys, I think you'd love them. Good Luck
dpaulku
34
Oct 28, 2021
jaxtraumaProlly not all that unusual for something marketed as NF studio monitors and not desktop speakers. My Tannoy Reveal 402's are active and have all the controls on the back. Put them in place, set the levels to respond to the source you send and go to work. Not a big deal unless that's not the way you want to use them, in which case go on e-bay and pick up some 90's vintage JBL with 2" drivers.
kenwstr
121
Oct 28, 2021
jaxtraumaThe volume on the back is only +- 6dB. In other words it's just a sensitivity trimmer (input gain control) for 1 time use at setup, to match speaker sensitivity with source signal level. The source, (like your PC or interface etc) is the working volume control.
Pro audio line level is: 0 VU, +4 dBu, +1.78 dBv, -18 dBfs, 1.228 Vrms, 3,472 Vp-p
Telephony line level is: -4 VU, 0 dBu, -2.22 dBv, -22 dBfs, 1.0 Vrms, 2.828 Vp-p
Domestic line level is: -11.78VU, -7.78 dBu, -10 dBv, -29.78 dBfs, 0.316 B=Vrms, 0.849 Vp-p
These are not maximums, just average target levels, generally expect around 16 dB headroom before clipping above these figures.
You may notice that the sensitivity control provided is +- 6dB, a 12 dB range which matches the range of audio industry standards above. Basically, PreSonus got your back here. If the source is pro gear line out, set to -6dB but if it's domestic line out, you may go to +6dB, or you can just use it to limit max SPL for the room. Up to you really.
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cassidoodledoo
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Cassidoo
Oct 7, 2021
This might be a silly question, but how would you hook this up to a desktop computer?
dpaulku
34
Oct 28, 2021
cassidoodledooFor anyone not earning money with their ears and requiring high end gear in the signal chain, PC MBs of recent vintage have better than decent audio sections on board. One wouldn't automatically demand an audio interface or dedicated sound card. On the other hand if you can hear the difference and have the desire, by all means utilize a well designed audio interface or PC card.
I send my headphone-out on an older ATX PC to my Tannoy Reveal 402s via 3.5mm TRS connectors, which are then daisy chained. This PreSonus box does not use the 3.5 input so you'd need to convert/adapt to 1/4" TRS, RCA or XLR inputs. If you want to step up, and I have, find a small receiver and you can send the PC's output to an Aux input on the receiver to provide some tone control or other flexibility. The vintage of the PC's audio section will determine if you want more gear on your desktop. YMMV
fin170
130
Oct 29, 2021
cassidoodledooI am unsure as to your case but I had a ton of issues getting rid of EMI from all the electronics surrounding my desktop. The was a constant noise/hum coming from my JBLs and even moving my mouse wheel was been picked up.
To remedy this I bought a decent DAC - I had cheaped out on a DAC initially and then incorrectly presumed that the problems lay elsewhere, that can be an expensive assumption to make :(
XLR cables are a must.
autoMATTic
22
Oct 6, 2021
For those who are confused or complaining, it’s VERY common for studio monitors to be priced individually.
Also, these monitors are a SOLID value at their MSRP of $134 (each) and are a GREAT value at $100. And Drop is not the only place they are available for that price.
Sklobi
5
Nov 10, 2021
Sorry kid, I gotta life. I work, I’m a parent. I do things with my life, while you troll away on Drop reviews, lol. Plus this site isn’t where I spend my time online.
mrSlush50
17
Jul 6, 2021
PreSonus Eris E5 5 inch Powered Studio Monitor | Sweetwater
$134.95, free shipping.
Grnmo
45
Jul 3, 2021
PreSonus Eris E5 2-Way Near-Field Studio Monitor : $135/speaker + S&H ? Duh! DROP should do more research about how competitive (or less competitive) they are in the real world.
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ChumbWumba
271
Jul 23, 2021
RayFI was just about to chime in, in a similar vein! Massdrop is just doing what they need to in order to stay profitable. All any free market capitalist really desires. The beauty of living in a world as such, is that you can take your purchasing power wherever you feel like using it!
RayF
22218
Jul 2, 2021
Why do people who frequent this site expect better pricing here than elsewhere? Particularly when 90% of the time, elsewhere is AMAZON?!
Drop is a dinky little site with an extremely narrow reach—and buying power to match. They’re not going to beat prices on widely available, common items. That’s the point of the “points.”
That’s it—that’s the incentive; points.
That’s it—that’s the incentive; points.
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Sklobi
5
Nov 1, 2021
RayFlol it’s what they started on!! Drop was supposed to have things before they came out and at amazing prices. It’s why I signed up. That and the cool grab bags for like $20. Drop changed when UNBOX THERAPY would feature them in their videos. This was like, the place to get Jordan’s cheap before they came out. I’m aware they weren’t doing that, it was an analogy. (The study of anal)
RayF
22218
Nov 1, 2021
Sklobi
Yes, and once we were all monkeys running around without a care in the world--but nobody writes letters the to Field Museum of Natural History asking what happened to all the free bananas and complaining we all have to wear shoes now. Most of us have adjusted to the realities of TODAY.
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