Presonus Eris E5 (ea)

5.25" Active Studio Monitor with Kevlar Woofer, 1" Silk-dome Tweeter, and 80W Class AB bi-amplification

The next step up in size and power is the Eris E5, which takes up just 7 x 10.24 x 7.68 inches (178 x 260 x 195 mm). The E5 sports a 5.25-inch, Kevlar low-frequency driver, mated with a 45W, Class AB amplifier; and a 1-inch (25 mm), silk-dome tweeter powered by a 35W, Class AB amplifier. It can crank out a clean 102 dB SPL, peak. Frequency response is rated at 53 Hz to 22 kHz. For a studio monitor in its size and price class, that’s impressive.

Components and construction

• 5.25-inch (E5) Kevlar® low-frequency transducer
• 1-inch (25 mm), ultra-low-mass, silk-dome, high-frequency transducer
• Front-firing acoustic port for superior bass-frequency reproduction
• Optimized, resonance-suppressing internal bracing
• 102 dB (E5) maximum continuous SPL

​User controls

• HF Driver Adjust (±6 dB, continuously variable)
• Midrange Driver Adjust (±6 dB, continuously variable)
• Acoustic Space settings (flat, -2, -4 dB) for accurate mixing contour
• Highpass filter (Off, 80 Hz, 100 Hz)

Power and safety

• 70 (E5) Class AB biamplification
• RF interference, output current limiting, over-temperature, transient, and subsonic protection
• Amplifier “soft start” feature eliminates popping on power-up
• Internal power supply with IEC connector
• Power switch with on/off LED

Inputs and outputs

• Balanced XLR/¼-inch and unbalanced RCA inputs (E5/E8)