Presonus Eris E4.5

Bought them to use them for mixing/mastering in my home studio. After having and using for several months the youngest brother Eris E3.5 I decided to upgrade to E4.5s.

Sound related there is definitely more bass compared to the E3.5 with the highs to be similar. Sound related the biggest difference apart from the prominent bass is the mids where the E3.5 really shine. Here the mids are a bit muddy and when you do a mix with several tracks it is hard to separate frequencies. Don't get me wrong these are excellent budget studio monitors, I just feel that the E3.5 are more flat sounding.

Pros:
-Built Quality
-Features

Cons:
-Clarity on mids
-Price

Overall it's a very good studio monitor but with a few extra bucks you can go for the E5 which is by far the best of the 3.

I used to own M-Audio AV40 until it broke down a year ago. Then I saw this Eris 4.5 and looked at some of other user-reviews in the net, which later I bought one from THOMANN.

This studio monitor have a good balance of bass, mid and treble for my small recording room. The Acoustic Tuning Adjustment Controls that can be adjusted from the back of the monitor has given me the best sound for my recordings. It really fits well on the recording desk.

The features too has a good sturdy built. Most likely I will purchase the bigger version of Eris from Thomann in the near future for my next recording projects!

Good monitors for home. The sound is very clear and crispy. The bass range is not pronounced, but it is understandable for 4.5" speakers. For my taste the bass range was too low, and I bought subwoofer to complement them. With 8" subwoofer they sound very good!

The only annoyance with these monitors is very quiet but very annoying high frequency crackling hiss, when no sound is played through them. Odd thing is that hiss appeared when I put monitors on monitor stands. I am not sure why it is so, maybe on monitor stands they are better positioned, and I can better hear lower level sounds (in this case noise). When monitors are placed on the table I don't hear any hiss.

First I'd like to state that I am only rating four stars as these have been my first monitors to own

That being said I have been highly impressed from first opening! Even though funcionality is more important than apperance we all love a bit of eye candy and these look great!

They sound pretty balanced to my ears and I cant seem to faulter especially at the price, they are also not too harsh over long time usage! Again four stars as I do not have much to compare them with!

The features come in very handy if like me your room isn't perfect (by that I mean it's tiny with six walls) and it seems to be pretty unique and definitely useful!

I did have an issue with the fuse inside the monitor, after a few days it blew and I had to replace it but they have worked evver since (touch wood) leading me to believe it was not the monitors themsleves at fault.

All in all, as a first time buyer, I have found these great and you cannot ask for more at this price! Good buy and VALUE!

These are my first monitors. I'm very pleased with them. The sound is excellent, and I worked hard on positioning them right. The music I have had time to make has been coming out better and its nice to be able to hear what's going in. They are very convenient because they fit on my desk and only have one power plug.

In hindsight I'm very glad I got these and didn't splurge on KRK 6s or Yamaha 7s. Would have been double the price and I wouldn't have even been able to use them properly! I live in a house where I can't play a lot of loud music, so all of that extra speaker would have been a waste. 4.5 cones seems to be an excellent compromise in that regard. Particularly when the speakers themselves are of such quality.

I really like the controles on the back. They are simpl and easy to get your head around as a relative novice (or lower intermediate... take your pick) but robust and effective at taming the sound, setting up for the space, and teaching you a little bit.

I have them nearfield pointing at my ears in a fairly small room. I was initially worried about the bass response, but its good when I have them set up in this way. They are quite directional though so when I move far enough away there is a noticable difference.