PreSonusEris E8 XT 8" Near Field Studio Monitor with EBM Waveguide

I'm liking these speakers way more than I thought I would. I love the big dumb bass it's got. They're not the brightest speakers but that could be my room too. I'm also using them way too close to my head, on a desk, on mo pad type pads, in a completely untreated small room I use for jamming and demos and the speakers are really very enjoyable despite the very not acoustically ideal space.I WISH THE CONTROLS WERE DETENTED THOUGH! What a pain. Fortunately, the set up I'm using them in doesn't require heavy accuracy from the speakers' controls. They're being fed by a small Yamaha mixer so I just adjust the stereo balance there. Without that mixer though, getting the stereo image correct or using the speaker's tone controls would be a real PITA.I mix in another room, there's more more accurate stuff in there but it's probably not as fun to hang with speaker-wise. These Eris's are warm and big and fat and I kinda loved them from the first minute I heard them. It was between these and Tannoy Golds and I've got no regrets.

I am a sound technician for a local church and demo CD producer. I use them with a Roland VS-2480EX DAW. I picked these speakers for the 8" mid woofer and price and I was thoroughly amazed! The highs are crystal clear and accurate, and the lower end is tight and deep from 50 to 90dB. They are a little "present" but come with a mid range pad that I have turned halfway down. I think this is due to my 57 year old ears, because when I set them up for room acoustics with my reference mic, out of the box they were +- 4 dB of flat from 18KHz down to 38 Hz. Presonus is known for their DAW software and mixers and with this line of Eris monitors, the buyer cannot go wrong. Exceptional performance for a monitor costing 3-4 times more!

Love these studio monitors. They sound great, look good, and are a great price.

I will say before continuing, I purchased these at a 51% discount so Im looking at the perspective of these being about 160$ each or 350$ for the pair after taxes. In this context, despite my preference for the JBL 308P's, 350$ for a pair of 8 inch studio monitors is a no brainer. Given the choice Id be more than happy with these if I were a beginner producer wanting or needing large studio monitors. However I am not a beginner producer, so I need something more accurate and honest about what Im creating to make the best product I can.I will start with pros with the Eris E8 XT's.- Very professional looking and requires very little cleaning. microfiber cloth will be more than enough- Options for tuning the speaker is plentiful and should be good for adapting to any room- Packaging is simple and produces little waste- Mids and highs are clear and powerful- Listed Feq. response is accurate and can actually go below 20Hz with ease. Port is tuned to about 35 Hz.- Can get as loud as the JBL 308P's... kindaCons about the Eris E8 XT's- Can not for the life of it handle any signal over about -10db. Will distort and become VERY muddy and bloated sounding. This is with gain in the middle and AS set to -4db. Sounds the same across all three settings.- has a certain Freq. range where the woofer just sounds like it wants to die. I believe around the 50-120ish Hz range where your kicks and most bass lives. Ive tested several genres of music and its the same results. kicks just huff and chuff and sounds like someone is hitting a wall- Bass sounds best behind the speaker? or like, right beside it? but nowhere infront of the speaker. Interesting.- Woofer is hitting max excursion at about 60-70% volume and I fear for its life spanEris E8 XT Vs. JBL 308P(as a reminder, this is subjective and this is taking MY specific setup into consideration. This may not apply to you)Bass reponse - JBL 308PMids and Highs - Eris E8 XTAdjustability and versatility - Eris E8 XTHigh volume stability - JBL 308POut of Box experience - JBL 308PMix and Master - JBL 308PBest sweet spot - JBL 308PMSRP - JBL 308PPrice to performance (at MSRP) - JBL 308PPrice to performance (on sale) - Eris E8 XTAesthetic - Eris E8 XTNow let me talk about introducing a subwoofer. If you let the subwoofer do all the bass work that the E8 XT cant do, these are better. However standalone I dont believe the JBL 308P needs a subwoofer, not unless you really need it. The JBL 308P is just a more refined speaker.My source is a Soundcraft Notepad-8fx and everything is running through Worlds Best Cables XLR cables. Speakers are place Aprox. 6 ft away from me and are 6 ft apart from eachother at the tweeters.All in all, I dont dislike these. at about 150$ a piece this is a great speaker. I just can not justify it costing over 300$ with its weaknesses. Be smart, buy these on sale.

The sound quality is so good! No subwoofer required.

I love them

They sent a non-working other model with active dynamics.

I really didn’t see what the big fuss was about, the speaker is ok, but for $250!! No way, I went to my local guitar center, and purchase the sterling MX8 black, pound for pound way better, sound clarity, appearance, not to mention $170 instead of $250, I’ll be returning this ASAP, I recommend you go and check them side by side, you’ll see what I’m talking about.