PreSonus Eris E3.5-3.5" Near Field Studio Monitors (Pair) – Powered Desktop Speakers for Music Production, Studio-Quality Recording, and Active Media Reference

Keep in mind that I am not a professional; I am just a guy who likes music to sound good and likes making personal audio projects.The monitors look very nice, and they are very straightforward when it comes to hooking up the included cords. Dont be disappointed when hearing them for the first time; they're not made to sound good necessarily. Monitors are supposed to provide a flat response in order for the mixer (you) to get a clear, unbiased reproduction of the sound you are engineering.If you want them to sound better, play around with your equalizer. I have two profiles set up on my Realtek software. One is lively, with a Party preset for the equalizer and the environment set to Room, and the other one is just the default flat sound. You can also play around with the knobs on the back of the main monitor to adjust the highs and lows.The logos on my monitors don't light up when on; I thought they were supposed to. It's not too much of a bummer, but it would've been nice to see.I remember hearing something about breaking in new monitors when you get them. If the sound sounds weird no matter what you do, try playing bass-heavy music constantly for at least 24 hours. I'm pretty sure it is recommended that you do it for a longer time, but it's been a while since I heard how exactly the process works.Now I would like to mention my main issue with my order: the power cord that came with it was not made for the monitor. The monitor takes a figure-8 style plug, but I received one that is round on one side and square on the other. I registered my product on the Presonus website and filed a support ticket last Thursday. After an hour, they apologized for the inconvenience and asked for a shipping address, ostensibly to send me a replacement cord. I provided that information to them, but received no other updates. On Tuesday night, I decided that it was time my Paperweight 3.5s became Presonus 3.5s, and I ordered a power cable myself with one-day shipping. The one I got was the CIMPLE CO polarized double-round figure 8 something or other. It shouldn't be too hard to find on here. It's very cheap if you can hold off on the one-day shipping (which I didn't). For me it was about an extra 12 bucks that I shouldn't have had to spend, but I'm not mad. I'm just glad I can listen to my music without using headphones all the time. I am aware of at least one other reviewer who bought these this month (May 2018) and received the wrong power cord like me, so be prepared for that if you order these monitors, but don't let that put you off. There's nothing wrong with the equipment itself; it's just a packaging issue that may happen.So again, I am not a professional, but I like the way they look on my desk and the way they sound. I definitely recommend them, especially for the price.

Just got it today, and I love it so far. As an indie producer with little cash, these are fantastic. Great sound quality. I expected the bass to be flat, since the lowest frequency these can hit is 80 Hz (wish it was closer to 30), but I was pleasantly surprised to hear full, rather accurate and unblemished sound and wonderfully responsive bass. They are sleek, attractive, don't take up too much space, and have a variety of input options that make them useful for more than just music production. I had them hooked to my TV temporarily as a small surround system.The cons:I have the same issue others have reported with a low bass hum, but that is to be expected for speakers of this quality. I do not find it to be so loud as to be intrusive, personally. It goes away if you turn the volume down, so it is simply the speakers picking up the electrical power running through them. Not the best shielding in the interior wires in the world, but good shielding is expensive, and I've had significantly better speakers with the same issue. Do not expect perfection of a $100 product. This is a budget item for people who need good speakers that won't break the bank, and it does a fantastic job at that level. I'm delighted by them, and this is really the only issue with them that I've experienced, product-wise.This next one is also something I experienced others have reported that is more user error than product issue:I had an issue when I first used it where the speakers intermittently had a severe high frequency buzz that sounded like a broken speaker when I plugged in the aux sides of the wires to my phone's headphone jack. It went away as I removed and gently reinserted the jack several times, which tells me I had a ton of dust in the headphone jack of my device (the jack couldn't make a solid connection). When you have a good speaker set using standard headphone connections, they are often more sensitive to dust and other impairments than simple headphones would be.The only nitpick I have is a feature I'd LIKE to have, but does not affect the sound or quality of the product: these things can be used for so many purposes (computer speakers, studio mixing monitors, TV speakers, speakers for musical instruments, etc.), yet they lack a feature I would love: I would love a Bluetooth feature so I can play music over the air and adjust the volume remotely. Again, pure nitpicking on my part. I still freaking love these things.