The Presonus Eris E5 is an active studio-grade monitoring system consisting of a pair of bi-amplified speakers, each equipped with a 5.25" woofer and 1" tweeter. A standard reference within the Eris series, the E5 is unusually well-balanced and natural sounding for a speaker in its price range. It provides precise stereo imaging with high gain reserves, and its extensive and well-thought-out filter section is designed to seamlessly adapt the basic sound of the E5 to the acoustics of any environment. Anyone looking for a reliable studio monitoring solution at a budget-friendly price should definitely consider the Presonus Eris E5.
The Presonus Eris E5 is fitted with a carefully designed and solidly built bass reflex cabinet made of vinyl-laminated MDF. As with all the Eris models, the woofers are made of Kevlar, producing a clean and precise bass response and even diffusion through all the lower frequencies. Similarly, the silk dome tweeter reproduces all the high frequencies in a very natural way and provides a wide sweet spot in the listening position. Two separate class AB amplifiers respectively provide 35 and 40 Watts of power to the tweeter and woofer. The Eris E5 is also available in an XT version, with a larger bass reflex cabinet and a waveguide for the tweeter.
Die Presonus Eris E5 eignet sich für alle Anwender, die nach einer ehrlich klingenden und gleichzeitig preiswerten Monitorbox für ihr Heimstudio suchen. Gerade in Räumen, die nicht ausschließlich zur Musik- oder Medienproduktion genutzt werden, sind Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung der Raumakustik oftmals nur begrenzt umsetzbar. In solchen Fällen ist die umfangreiche Filtersektion der Eris E5 ausgesprochen hilfreich. Neben einem schaltbaren Lowcut zur Bassabsenkung (z.B. bei wandnaher Aufstellung) und zwei stufenlos regelbaren Filtern für Mitten und Höhen (+/-6dB) findet sich hier auch eine Acoustic-Space-Schaltung, die im oftmals kritischen Bereich der tiefen Mitten aufräumt und für eine saubere Klangwiedergabe sorgt.
Presonus is a US company founded in 1995 by Jim Odom and Brian Smith in Baton Rouge, Lousiana. The firm designs hardware and software at both professional and more affordable levels for musicians and producers. Presonus first made a splash in the mid-1990s with the DCP8, an eight-channel analogue compressor/limiter/gate with fader and mute automation that could be digitally controlled by MIDI. In the early 2000s followed a series of microphone amplifiers and the first audio interfaces for the then-emerging home studio scene. Today, the company's product range includes audio interfaces, microphone preamps, digital mixing consoles, and studio monitors as well as the established DAW software Studio One.
As a rule, a pair of Eris E5s are connected to the stereo analogue output of an audio interface or monitor controller. Each speaker is fitted with both a 6.3mm jack and an XLR input, thus eliminating the need for an adapter. The inputs are balanced and provide 4dBu of gain as a reference level, as is to be expected from studio equipment. Additionally, the Eris E5 is also fitted with an unbalanced -10dBV RCA input, which allows hi-fi equipment to be connected.