PreSonus Eris E5 XT Active Media Reference Monitors

Our best-selling studio monitors just got better.

With their smooth, accurate frequency response; powerful amplification with tons of headroom; and acoustic tuning functions that ensure you always get the best sound... it's no wonder that the original Eris®-series studio monitors have been a runaway hit since their introduction. The Eris E5 XT is a substantial update to a lauded classic. Deeper lows and a wider, more controlled sweet spot (thanks to its new EBM wave guide design) mean that our best-selling studio monitors just got even better.

Studio speakers with a wide sweet spot.

We outfitted the Eris XT studio monitors with a new EBM (Elliptical Boundary Modeled) wave guide designed by none other than Hugh Sarvis of WorxAudio, the mind behind our award-winning CDL loudspeakers and lauded R-Series monitors. The result? A superior high-frequency response and wider 100-degree horizontal dispersion to create a broader sweet spot. It’s ideal for group listening and collaboration—while narrow vertical dispersion reduces reflections from your desk. Silk-dome tweeters ensure snappy, accurate transient reproduction.

Lows that go lower.

The familiar woven composite low-frequency driver still offers Eris' signature tight, clear bass; plenty of punch and no flub. Eris E5 XT studio monitors sport a ported enclosure that is larger than that of their predecessors, allowing them to reach down to an astonishing 48 Hz. That's 10 Hz below previous models—with no subwoofer required!

Set up your studio monitors for your room.

We know modern recording studios can be anywhere from a spare bedroom to a multi-million dollar facility; that's why every studio monitor we make is equipped with controls that ensure the flattest response in your mix environment. Acoustic tuning controls allow you to configure the Eris E5 XT perfectly for your room—you get Low-cut, Mid, and High controls, as well as 3-way acoustic space tuning that allows you to easily compensate for the sonic consequences of speaker placement against a wall or in a corner.

Studio monitor connections.

It’s easy to feed audio to your Eris E5 XT studio monitors from an audio interface, mixer, monitor controller, or almost any other line-level source. Eris E5 XT monitors provide balanced XLR, balanced ¼” TRS, and unbalanced RCA line-level inputs. You’ll have no problem hooking your Eris speakers up to virtually anything.

Accuracy defined.

Suitable for both home recording studios and professional mix engineering, the Eris XT studio monitors combine sterling audio quality with the flexible tuning and connectivity you've come to expect from PreSonus. It’s Eris, remastered.

Features

• Components and construction
• 5.25-inch woven composite 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 maximum continuous SPL
• User controls
• HF Adjust (±6 dB, continuously variable)
• Midrange 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 watt, 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
• Unbalanced RCA inputs

Technical Specifications

Inputs
	1- Balanced XLR
	1- Balanced ¼” TRS
	1- Unbalanced RCA

Performance
Frequency Response	48 Hz - 20 kHz
Crossover Frequency	3 kHz
LF Amplifier Power	45W
HF Amplifier Power	35W
Peak SPL (@ 1 meter)	102 dB
LF Driver	5.25”
HF Driver	1” silk dome
Input Impedance	10 kΩ
Dispersion	100 degrees horizontal by 60 degrees vertical

User Controls
Volume Range	A-type taper
MF Control	-6, 0, +6 dB
HF Control	-6, 0, +6 dB
Low Cut	Flat, 80 Hz, or 100 Hz
Acoustic Space	Flat, -2 dB, or -4 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protection
	RF interference
	Output-current limiting
	Over-temperature
	Turn-on/off transient
	Subsonic filter
	External mains fuse

Power
	100-120V ~50/60 Hz or 220-240V ~50/60 Hz

Cabinet
	Vinyl-laminated, medium-density fiberboard

Physical
Width	8” (203.2 mm)
Depth	9” (228.6 mm)
Height	11” (279.4 mm)
Weight	11 lbs (4.99 kg)