PreSonus ERIS 3.5 Gen 2 Powered Speaker Review

[Marin]

The more intense the "audiophile lyric", the more caution is advised (IMHO).
"Reference" can be anything, an abysmaly bad speaker can be referred to as an example, how not to make them

That after a while you can smell when B.S start

 

[Marin]

That after a while you can smell when B.S start

"Details and resolution can clearly not hear but see" is my favorite quote
And "I hear sounds that I never heard before" and they sell you that line like it's a good thing

 

[respice finem]

"Details and resolution can clearly not hear but see" is my favorite quote
And "I hear sounds that I never heard before" and they sell you that line like it's a good thing

And after buying, you realize, what you haven't heard before is mains hum, or channel imbalance

 

[Marin]

I nakon kupnje, shvatite da ono što prije niste čuli jest brujanje iz mreže ili neravnoteža kanala.

So big that your head need to be in a vise, how bad that vertical response is, and the mainly culprit is that brilliant button crossed too high.
Not to mention that lots of these will be hooked to a cheap D class amplifiers and that hum is intermodulation above the limit of our hearing that is singing with your favorite album ,but some people find it difficult to google little for product and review of the true people...
I now lot's of people that buy stuff just based on looks that I can believe in now days....

Lots of cheap active speaker's that I wouldn't put it in that category like many JBL models.
There is a lot of snake oil in this industry, maybe more than any I can think of

 

[respice finem]

For TV sound and casual listening I got cheap(ish) JBL 308P mk2, can't complain

Pozdrav Hrvatskoj iz Poljske

 

[Marin]

I nakon kupnje, shvatite da ono što prije niste čuli jest brujanje iz mreže ili neravnoteža kanala.

For TV sound and casual listening I got cheap(ish) JBL 308P mk2, can't complain

Pozdrav Hrvatskoj iz Poljske

Greetings to beautiful Poland
Of course that speaker is good for most but critical near field listening.
I'm also looking for a good deal on that model when I I'm selling some things that I don't use any more.
They have good size woofer's but from JBL I expect more because I know they can.Like the better quality of parts and finishing control,especially the electronics in the active ones, but again when you look at the price, you really can't complain.
Again I am glad you like it,and that you happy with the purchase.
I am shure no sound bar can match that little giant speakers!

 

[respice finem]

Greetings to beautiful Poland
Of course that speaker is good for most but critical near field listening.
I'm also looking for a good deal on that model when I I'm selling some things that I don't use any more.
They have good size woofer's but from JBL I expect more because I know they can.Like the better quality of parts and finishing control,especially the electronics in the active ones, but again when you look at the price, you really can't complain.
Again I am glad you like it,and that you happy with the purchase.
I am shure no sound bar can match that little giant speakers!

They are better than I thought, and I use my 50 Hz room mode as a virtual sub, so to speak - the rest is PEQed via Equalizer APO / Peace.
Guests are searching for the sub and can't find it LOL. And, conveniently, they have auto standby (which i miss with my Neumanns in the "serious" setup).

One little catch: the 308 have considerable hiss. It is no problem for me @2 m, but @1 m it would be too much.

 

[Marin]

They are better than I thought, and I use my 50 Hz room mode as a virtual sub, so to speak - the rest is PEQed via Equalizer APO / Peace.
Guests are searching for the sub and can't find it LOL. And, conveniently, they have auto standby (which i miss with my Neumanns in the "serious" setup).

One little catch: the 308 have considerable hiss. It is no problem for me @2 m, but @1 m it would be too much.

Yes, that's that "cheap" class D amplifier and that you have no real crossover causes that problem.
I put mine 50 cm from the wall (front baffle) and that raises the 45Hz tone a little, that also helps for me,hey I'll take free bas every day of the week
And that 8-inch woofer actually doesn't need bass in my opinion, especially in our smaller concrete rooms here in Europe)))

 

[respice finem]

My private conspiracy theory - they could have chosen lower noise chip amps at little extra cost, but who wants to cannibalize their higher priced lines?
You wanna play, you gotta pay I can live with that in this rather undemanding setup.

 

[wwenze]

Does PreSonus have higher priced lines? There's the Eris, and there's the coaxial Spectre.

And we never hear "Ooo nice a PreSonus" unless we are really constrained by price or availability. Which was true maybe 10 years ago but not now.

 

[olymind1]

Does PreSonus have higher priced lines? There's the Eris, and there's the coaxial Spectre.

And we never hear "Ooo nice a PreSonus" unless we are really constrained by price or availability. Which was true maybe 10 years ago but not now.

They have a few more expensive products compared to the Eris 3.5 Gen 2, like their new 2 way PreSonus Eris Studio 8, and their coaxial series of Eris Pro 4 / 6 / 8.

They did have the PreSonus R65 V2 which had ribbon.

The coaxial Spectre S8 is their highest tier as far as i know.

 

[ElJaimito]

Yes, that's that "cheap" class D amplifier and that you have no real crossover causes that problem.
I put mine 50 cm from the wall (front baffle) and that raises the 45Hz tone a little, that also helps for me,hey I'll take free bas every day of the week
And that 8-inch woofer actually doesn't need bass in my opinion, especially in our smaller concrete rooms here in Europe)))

I wouldn't say the hiss is due to having a class D amplifier. It's due to very poor design. Crossovers are nothing to do with it either, sorry. Adequate audio design gives adequate S+N/N ratio, and it's not even a question of cost - just competence. As for bass, I'm in Europe, and have 8" drivers plus a 10" and 12" sub in a small room. Sounds good - but the listening area where it sounds good is of course restricted. So we must agree to disagree

 

[ElJaimito]

They have a few more expensive products compared to the Eris 3.5 Gen 2, like their new 2 way PreSonus Eris Studio 8, and their coaxial series of Eris Pro 4 / 6 / 8.

They did have the PreSonus R65 V2 which had ribbon.

The coaxial Spectre S8 is their highest tier as far as i know.

I have an Eris E44 which measured reasonably well in at least one review (https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/presonus-eris-e44-e66 -- EOL price, it's no longer current) and which is dedicated to a near/mid-field centre channel role under the monitor screen in the budget 7:1:4 Dolby Atmos rig I am developing for experimental re-mixing. It's "good enough" in that role (the "1" part is 3 x 15" sealed subs with inverse filtering to render them sub resonant flat). Its d'Appolito characteristics are good in that role. I'll probably add some bracing to the cab to tidy up the mid range a bit, obviously they aren't expected to handle low bass. You're supposed to use the same speakers in all positions on Atmos but I think that's frankly ridiculous and quite unnecessary given room EQ. I have one of these, the 4 overheads are all the same (Wharfedale Diamond 9s), and the other 6 are three different but similar 8"/6.5" pairs from Kali and Studiospares (defunct). Of course the proof will be in the pudding

 

[Jimster480]

I had never heard of this brand, now I see I haven't missed anything.

 

[Marin]

I wouldn't say the hiss is due to having a class D amplifier. It's due to very poor design. Crossovers are nothing to do with it either, sorry. Adequate audio design gives adequate S+N/N ratio, and it's not even a question of cost - just competence. As for bass, I'm in Europe, and have 8" drivers plus a 10" and 12" sub in a small room. Sounds good - but the listening area where it sounds good is of course restricted. So we must agree to disagree

Exactly true we must agree to disagree.I have All 4 little woofer's that fill that gaps from 35-60hz "whole" in my set that consists of two little 3-way Elac debut first generation 5,25 tower and Yamaha R6 A AVR.
So I really don't need woofer's when the port resonance is set at 45 Hz peak, so I same time set them on to fill up the gap in lover Herz but for music and regular TV show's I don't have it on any more...
And I can sad that I am a bas head)
And all of my speakers except surround are set at large,I see no point set crossover in chain and cut the power to the woofer's 4 of them and are crossed at 80 or even 100Hz digitaly, when the crossover in speaker is doing exactly that on new models even 90Hz?
I see now point in this rule that audioholics and many more articles are fill with.
I would really like if some one can explain this rule of thumb?
Like you saving your speaker's?
Shure if it's 2 way little speaker but 3-way design with 4 woffers with real crossover and a port for that matter It seems to me that the designer worked on a lot of things that won't work or at least not correctly.
You need that advice take with pinch of salt because I really don't need to pover up 4 woofer's all the time or lose 100Hz content material.
I am a purist and stereo image reproduction is one thing I enjoy and when you start add speakers of any kind, you lose that experience or perception of the stereo image, lately I learned to love 2.2 for music
And speaker are bought to be listening not looking.Looking at you KEF and Cable cristal....

 

[quocheiser]

Out of curiosity, what speakers with 3.5-inch woofers have measured decently?
As someone pointed out, these are cheap as chips for a pair of active speakers. In saying that, it is sad they don't get to 86 dB without falling apart... but it makes sense perhaps given the size and cost?
While more expensive, I suppose the Bluetooth version of these could be a market fit for early-stage music producers in small rooms who also want a BT option at their desk.

 

[kyuu]

Out of curiosity, what speakers with 3.5-inch woofers have measured decently?

ADAM Audio D3V Desktop Speaker Review

ADAM Audio D3V Desktop Speaker Review

www.erinsaudiocorner.com

Edifier MR3 Desktop Speaker Review

Edifier MR3 Desktop Speaker Review

www.erinsaudiocorner.com

 

[quocheiser]

ADAM Audio D3V Desktop Speaker Review

ADAM Audio D3V Desktop Speaker Review

www.erinsaudiocorner.com

Edifier MR3 Desktop Speaker Review

Edifier MR3 Desktop Speaker Review

www.erinsaudiocorner.com

Oh yeah, those little Adams are the same size. They do cost 3x as much tho.
I don't have any experience or much knowledge about Edifier, they look very good for this price category.
(Off-topic: their 3-way MR5s look like an interesting product... they even have side-ports facing outwards!)

 

[kyuu]

Oh yeah, those little Adams are the same size. They do cost 3x as much tho.
I don't have any experience or much knowledge about Edifier, they look very good for this price category.

Yes, for a true budget desktop speaker where size is essential I would go with the Edifier MR3. I ultimately went with the Adam Audio D3V not mainly for the better performance, but for the features (USB in, chiefly, honestly).

 

[quocheiser]

Yes, for a true budget desktop speaker where size is essential I would go with the Edifier MR3. I ultimately went with the Adam Audio D3V not mainly for the better performance, but for the features (USB in, chiefly, honestly).

Ah, yes internal DAC is a big plus!
I love the design, very aesthetically pleasing.
If only they were offered with Bluetooth...