Experts prefer Presonus Eris E5 over Mackie MR524
On 3 May 2024 (5 days ago) we went through 100 Studio Monitor expert endorsements .
Currently, Presonus Eris E5 received 2 endorsements from Hyperbits and woodandfirestudio.com (14 Nov 2023). Meanwhile, Mackie MR524 did not receive any endorsements this month.
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Endorsement summary:
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Hyperbits ranked Presonus Eris E5 as #3 Rank Studio Monitor Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 20 Presonus Eris E5 Best Entry Level Monitors (less than $400/pair)... ... ... Source: hyperbitsmusic.com - On 14 Nov 2023
woodandfirestudio.com ranked Presonus Eris E5 as #9 Rank Studio Monitor Comment ... ... ... #9 out of 10 Presonus Eris E5 The best studio monitors for beginners... ... ... Source: woodandfirestudio.com
Mackie MR524 
Presonus Eris E5 Customers like Presonus Eris E5 noticeably more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Presonus Eris E5
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Presonus Eris E5, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Mackie MR524.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling studio monitor receives a consumer score of 8.7 (great). Both Mackie MR524 and Presonus Eris E5 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Mackie MR524 |
In comparison:
8.7 Great
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| Presonus Eris E5 |
In comparison:
9.6 Amazing
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| Median best-selling Studio Monitor |
In comparison:
8.7 Great
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Presonus Eris E5 is more popular than Mackie MR524
It's fairly safe to say that Presonus Eris E5 is a more popular studio monitor than Mackie MR524, based on its 1,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Mackie MR524 and Presonus Eris E5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | JBL 305P MkII | $149 |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
| 5 expert recommendations | Cheaper More Popular |
 | KRK Rokit 5 G4 | $159 |
In comparison:
9.6 Amazing
| 4 expert recommendations | |
 | Pioneer DM-40 | $149 |
In comparison:
9.6 Amazing
| No expert recommendations | Cheaper |
 | PreSonus Eris E.45 | $200 |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
| 2 expert recommendations | More Popular |
| Rank | Change | Price | Studio Monitor | Music Critic  | PianoDreamers  | Music Radar  | Careers In Music  | Gearank  | Hyperbits | Popular Science  | woodandfirestudio.com | E-Home Recording Studio  | Pocket-lint  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $399 |  Yamaha HS8 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| 2 | - | $720 |  Neumann KH 120 A | 2 | - | - | 4 | 12 | - | - | 1 | 6 | - |
| 3 | - | $149 |  JBL 305P MkII | - | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - |
| 4 | - | $159 |  KRK Rokit 5 G4 | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
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Expert reviews [23]
- with a score: 4
- without a score: 19
| Highest score by whippedcreamsounds.com | 100 |
| Average score based on 23 reviews | 92 |
| Lowest score by GuitarFella | 86 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
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- Designed for superior mix translations and accuracy for professional results in any studio. Ultra-wide dispersion for Enhanced stereo imaging and listening sweet spot
- Equipped with Mackie’s proven logarithmic waveguide design
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- An outstanding way to upgrade your monitoring so that your mixes translate.
- Now comes included with Studio One Prime and Studio Magic plug-in suite, over $1000 USD worth of music production software.
- 5.25-inch woven composite woofer delivers solid low-end sound with minimal bass distortion.
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Mackie MR524 is a popular option in the middle of the studio monitors price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling studio monitors and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Behringer Truth B2030A or PreSonus Eris E4.5 BT .
Mackie MR524 is $57.01 less expensive than an average studio monitor ($237).
Presonus Eris E5 is a very popular and one of the cheaper options. It's in the top 3 bestselling studio monitors and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as M-Audio BX5 or Rockville Apm6 6.5" .
Presonus Eris E5 is $87.01 less expensive than an average studio monitor ($237).
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