PreSonus Eris 3.5 Studio Monitors, Pair — Powered, Active Monitor Speakers for Near Field Music Production, Desktop Computer, Hi-Fi Audio

When my Creative Pebble 2.0 computer speakers stopped working, I knew I needed a new set of speakers. In years past, I had the Rokit 5 G2 monitors and matching subwoofer for my main video editing computer. But right now I don't have that kind of money to spend, and I'm not currently doing enough paid editing work to justify that kind of investment. I needed speakers that would mostly be used for listening to music, watching video content, and for editing videos occasionally. Enter the PreSonus Eris 3.5, which at just under $100 was at the top end of what I could spend. I almost went with the Ortizan C7, but decided on these instead both for the smooth volume knob adjustment and the PreSonus brand name. They were easy to set up with my MacMini, they look great on my white desk, and there's always the option to get the Eris subwoofer if I want to. I did not need Bluetooth connectivity, just wired RCA or 3.5mm, with the option to do 1/4" later on. Be aware these are not true active monitors, they're basically something between that and computer speakers. The left side has the power cable, the inputs, and the bass/treble adjustments. The right speaker is a passive "satellite" that connects with regular speaker wire. At 25w each, I can't see the point of upgrading the wire to a larger gauge. The tweeters do have a grille covering them which is nice, and the carbon fiber woofers have a smooth concave dustcap. I'm not worried about denting the woofer or tweeter. Now let's talk about sound. These definitely get loud enough for a bedroom or small office. I rarely turn mine up past 50% and at that level it's louder than I normally listen to things. The response is maybe a little heavy on bass/mid-bass, so I turned down the bass knob on the speaker to about 30% and use an EQ program on my computer to slightly boost the mids/highs and roll off the bass. With that, the speakers sound balanced to my ears. If you're using these for consuming entertainment, they certainly fit the bill. If you're mixing your own music/videos as an amateur or low-budget prosumer, then these will probably work if you set the EQ right for your room. I would still recommend checking your mix on a good pair of headphones and also a cheap mono speaker. They look good, they sound good, and have just enough upgrade options to work at the prosumer level. I did not pay extra for the Bluetooth feature as I figured the subwoofer comes with that functionality if I really want it later on. EDIT: I bought a right angled power cable and angled RCA adapters so that I could fit the Left speaker closer to the wall than the factory cables would allow.

This was a spur of the moment purchase. I just resurrected a PC that I built 12 years ago and, after giving my son my Corsair SP2500 2.1 setup for a gaming rig he built, I decided that I need a basic 2-ch replacement. Did some research and kept coming back to these and M-Audio BX4. I also set a budget of $100 as I have a dedicated 2-ch audio system for serious listening. I figured for playing music while I surf or rip CDs and Blu-ray, I didn't set the bar that high. And, I'm not a DJ or sound mixer/creator so I figured these were just right. What I DIDN'T figure was how good these sound. For now, I'm just using my laptops audio out jack to RCA in on the 3.5s. Volume is 12 o'clock and my laptop vol is 33. I was figuring bass would be minimal, at best, but I'm pleasantly surprised. I don't want these very loud since they will be for near-field use only. But, they will go way louder than I need. And, that's using my laptops Creative audio card. My Asus XONAR D1 on my desktop is a better card for audio quality so it should sound even better. I am streaming Qobuz app on Win 10 and it outperforms my expectations. Bass is deeper than I thought it would be considering the small driver and mids and highs are good considering the price tag. I definitely thought the bass would be thin but that is not what I've found. Binge listening to 15 hours of Porcupine Tree (which is very well-recorded) and these 3.5s...all I keep thinking of is "Man, these were a GREAT buy." I listen to rock, metal, industrial and some ambient music... No rap, R&B, etc, so deep bass isn't a concern, anyway. I have a Rythmik sub on my main audio system so I got all the bass that I can handle, anyway. The only tweaks that I made are replacing the included speaker wire with some 16ga that I have plenty of. And, I bought a more substantial 3.5mm to RCA cable than the generic one that came with it. If these last a good 4-5 years, that will be a bonus but, so far, these are a steal, IMO.

I bought these for use with my gaming PC. My old set died and while I'd never really put much thought into PC speakers before, I decided to try something different this time. When I first connected these, I was impressed by the volume but sound quality could have been better, particularly in the bass. I did two things to fix this: I got a high quality external DAC for my PC and I added the matching PreSonus subwoofer. WOW!!!! THE DIFFERENCE IT MADE!!! It turns out that the cheap DAC I was using before was adding a lot of electrical noise to the signal and, in addition to that, these speakers/cables were picking up a ton of RF noise from the nearby wifi router and the PC itself. Further, while these speakers are great, they just aren't made to have amazing bass on their own and so obviously the matching sub solved that problem. These speakers are made to accept balanced cable connections, which I didn't know anything about, but I did the homework and bought some balanced cables and the difference is night-and-day better compared to the standard RCA breakout cable that comes with the speakers. So, these speakers are a home run but if you're going to invest in them, I recommend making sure they can live up to their potential by connecting them to quality equipment with good cables, and by also getting the sub if you can manage it.

It works well with the drumset.

Very good sound quality and clarity is more than what I expected. Literally plug and play. Definitely 100% recommend if you want to step up your audio / recording setup.

Una calidad impresionante, el sonido increíble, use el cable rca y genera un poco de interferencia de ruido blanco, por lo que recomiendo que compren uno de mejor calidad, de ahí en fuera son de una calidad increíble y suenan de maravilla

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Muy buen sonido y muy potente, excelente producto ❤️