Eris E3.5 BT

These speakers Rock! Great depth of sound, bass and clarity! No remote but no nonsense. Bluetooth is easy, press and hold button in the back to put into pair mode. So far they have paired well with many devices, old and new, easily! I love that I can have stereo sound sent to them over Bluetooth, reducing the wires in the house. Only one pair of wires go between the two speakers, and you plug the main one into a wall outlet. Very nice bass and treble controls, as well as a volume control. All turn easily but not too easily, just right. There are many jacks for line in and Mic, as well as headphones! Very expensive feel to these, yet they are affordable!

I'm not an "audiophile" nor do I do recording. But I'm a bit snobby and pretty picky. I hate that most speakers and headphones accentuate bass or treble too much and I miss my mids. I had a pair of Edirol (Roland) monitors that I loved but they died and are no longer made, so I ended up going with these. I waited a while to post this review. I think I've had them 6 months or so. Sometimes initial impressions don't pan out, and practicality takes time to judge. I love these speakers more than my old ones. Very flat response to my ears. As close to my ATH-M50 headphones as I imagine I'd ever get w/ bookshelf sized speakers. High hats come through great, bass is very reasonable, and the midrange tones aren't washed out. Working from home for COVID, they've been pushed into duty as my primary computer speakers and do really well at that too. Going from video conferencing to listening to music doesn't require software EQ changes for either. I didn't think the Bluetooth would be handy, but I've used it a lot with my phone to play music and later paired an Alexa with it. I handles the computer being plugged in and the multiple bluetooth devices without any hastle. And the audio quality via Bluetooth sounds fine to me, unlike any headphones I've tried (I probably just haven't been willing to spend enough there). If you want booming bass, then these are probably not for you. You'll need bigger woofers or a sub. But I listen to a wide variety of music, and it all sounds right to me. It's not so much that I ever think "wow, these sound so great," it's that I never cringe thinking they sound wrong. I'm an "album guy" from being a kid with records, tapes, and CDs. I've listened to a lot that I have memorized through these. These are albums where when the gap between songs is off from the original media I have a moment of confusion, I couldn't listen to MP3s of in the early 2000's because they sounded "wrong", or I haven't been able to tolerate on road trips because the car stereo + highway noise kills the mid range. This is a list of some albums I had ingrained in my head before I got these and have enjoyed through them. Because I am an omnivore, one or more might be relevant to you: - Booker T. and The MG's discography - Can's "Tago Mago" and "Ege Bamyasi" - Gojira's "Magma" - Husker Du's "Zen Arcade" and "New Day Rising" - Johnny Cash's prison albums - Kendrick Lemar's discography - Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" and "Trans-Europe Express" - Massive Attack through Mezzanine - Meat Puppets II - Metallica through the "Black Album" - Nirvana's discography - Pavement's discography - Portishead's original albums - Slint's "Spiderland" - Stevie Wonder's "Talking Book" through "Songs in the Key of Life" - Talking Head's first three albums and "Stop Making Sense" - Television's "Marquee Moon" - The Beatles' discography - Wu-Tang's "36 Chambers" and the GZA's "Liquid Swords" - Yes's "Fragile" These little speakers met my expectations in audio quality for the bookshelf size, and exceeded my expectations for ease of use with multiple inputs. Months later, I am very happy with a purchase I was very nervous about.

I wasn't sure if these monitors would be sufficient enough to handle a professionally done mastering project, but after completing a few on ableton and cross referencing, I was convinced that it could handle pretty much and job. I suggest using a monitoring station or something similar and add a subwoofer on a seperate channel. These monitors are crisp, clean very affordable. Combined with the sub you can achieve studio quality mixes and mastering. To achieve a more accurate response of the sounds projected from these monitors, I would suggest not to have them too far from your listening position. Reason is it makes you turn up the level too high sometimes which can lead to inacurate frequency response, ear exhaustion and not to mention tinnitus. If there is a carrying case that is also affordable I'll probably buy one to take along to studios or when traveling. Presonus did good on this one. Thumbs up

I like how they sound, I have 2 sets. 1 failed after 3 years 3 months. The second one still works, but they were sitting in the box for over a year, so they will probably be good for another year. It's $100 for a set of good sounding studio near-field monitors that will last about 3 years. That's not a joke or being angry. The capacitors are dirt cheap capacitors from "top-cap". They fail after about 3 years. There are a handful of repair videos you can find for replacing the capacitors. You can repair them, but it's a new hobby that will not be worth it unless you already have the tools and soldering skills, testing equipment and a long list of capacitors to replace them all. Think of them like hot water heaters. They last just beyond the warranty. You get what you pay for.

This is most likely the absolute best pair of monitor speakers that you are going to find for under $200. The setup is simple and the sound is excellent for desk level type use. With that being said, I decided I wanted to add the Iris Sub 8 and ran into a snag. You cannot directly connect the Presonus 3.5BT speakers to the Iris Sub 8. You will require a bluetooth controller to accomplish that feat. I purchased the Presonus MicroStation and a couple of pair of balanced TRS cables. Once I connected the TRS cables from the Main Out on the Microstation BT to the TRS inputs on the 3.5BT speaker, and one TRS cable from the Microstation BT to the Iris Sub 8 (top right on the BT to the left input on the inout side of the Iris Sub 8. I then went into my settings and connected to the Microstation BT after pressing the pair button. I could view it immediately and it definitely sounds much better with the subwoofer.

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It’s a great value for money. Good and clear studio-kind sound quality. One can hear smallest music instruments. Good bass! Very apt for home studio. For a larg le setup this will be too small. It is perfect for my 10 x 4 home studio.

Non così buoni come i miei monitor NH7 che costano 10 volte di più… Ma una qualità eccezionale per un prodotto di questa categoria a questo prezzo. Decisamente da comprare.

Ooo j'ai adoré !!!! Magnifique qualité du son ! Rien à dire.... Très content surtout quand on commence à établir le Home Studio....et même déjà pour moi vous pourrez réussir une haute qualité des productions avec ces enceintes !! Le plus important c'est comment est ce que vous êtes de l'oreille musicale ! Jejeje

Well ok basically once I got this a phoenix flew to my windowstill and told me. Hey are you ready for adventure! But I decided maybe not this time cuz I wanna play w my new monitors