Experts recommend PreSonus Eris E3.5 more than Presonus Eris E5
As of 2 Apr 2024, experts prefer PreSonus Eris E3.5 over Presonus Eris E5, but both Studio Monitors have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, PreSonus Eris E3.5 received 2 recommendations: from Pocket-lint (2 Dec 2023) and Gearank (30 May 2023). Presonus Eris E5 was also endorsed 2 times: by woodandfirestudio.com (14 Nov 2023) and Hyperbits. However, experts generally ranked Presonus Eris E5 lower than PreSonus Eris E3.5 in their articles, which caused it to rank lower in ReviewFinder ranking.
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Endorsement summary:
- On 2 Dec 2023
Pocket-lint ranked PreSonus Eris E3.5 as #6 Rank Studio Monitor Comment ... ... ... #6 out of 6 PreSonus Eris E3.5 Best budget studio monitorsSource: www.pocket-lint.com - On 30 May 2023
Gearank ranked PreSonus Eris E3.5 as #1 Rank Studio Monitor Comment #1 out of 12 PreSonus Eris E3.5 The Best Cheap Studio Monitor Under $100... ... ... Source: www.gearank.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 -
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
After counting and adding up the 100 expert endorsements of the April rankings, PreSonus Eris E3.5 outranks Presonus Eris E5. This is not to say that Presonus Eris E5 is a bad option. Like PreSonus Eris E3.5, it is recommended by experts, but less.
PreSonus Eris E3.5 
Presonus Eris E5 Customers like Presonus Eris E5 and PreSonus Eris E3.5 about the same
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.
Both Presonus Eris E5 and PreSonus Eris E3.5 have very similar amazing customer reviews.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling studio monitor receives a consumer score of 8.7 (great). Both PreSonus Eris E3.5 and Presonus Eris E5 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| PreSonus Eris E3.5 |
In comparison:
9.6 Amazing
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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 E3.5 is more popular than Presonus Eris E5
It's fairly safe to say that PreSonus Eris E3.5 is a more popular studio monitor than Presonus Eris E5, based on its 20,000+ 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 PreSonus Eris E3.5 and Presonus Eris E5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Presonus Eris E5 | $120 |
In comparison:
9.6 Amazing
| 2 expert recommendations | |
 | M-Audio BX3 | $100 |
In comparison:
8.7 Great
| No expert recommendations | |
 | Alesis Elevate 5 MKII | $109 |
In comparison:
Alesis Elevate 5 MKII ranks #40 out of 81. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 8.7 Great
| No expert recommendations | |
 | JBL 305P MkII | $129 |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
| 5 expert recommendations | |
| Rank | Change | Price | Studio Monitor | Pocket-lint | E-Home Recording Studio  | woodandfirestudio.com | Popular Science  | Hyperbits | Gearank | Careers In Music  | Music Radar  | PianoDreamers  | Music Critic  |
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| 1 | - | $399 |  Yamaha HS8 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 2 | - | $720 |  Neumann KH 120 A | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| 3 | +4 | $129 | 
JBL 305P MkII | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 6 | 5 | - |
| 4 | - | $159 |  KRK Rokit 5 G4 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 6 | - |
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Expert reviews [23]
- with a score: 7
- without a score: 16
| Highest score by Home DJ Studio | 96 |
| Average score based on 23 reviews | 87 |
| Lowest score by higherhz.com | 56 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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 | |
| 0-20 |
- The reviews speak for themselves!.Waterproof : No
- The only true studio monitor for multimedia, gaming, watching movies, or producing your next hit.
- Now comes included with Studio One Prime and Studio Magic plug-in suite, over $1000 USD worth of music production software.
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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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PreSonus Eris E3.5 is a very popular option at the bottom of the price range. It has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as M-Audio BX3 or Mackie CR3 .
PreSonus Eris E3.5 is $150 cheaper than the average studio monitor ($249.99).
Presonus Eris E5 is a very popular and one of the cheapest options. It's in the top 3 bestselling studio monitors and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Mackie CR3-XBT or Mackie CR4BT .
Presonus Eris E5 is $130 less expensive than an average studio monitor ($249.99).
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