TheOmegaPoint
New Member
I've been in the market for some new studio monitors lately, just trying to upgrade my home setup piece by piece as time goes on. I think my initial plan was to shoot for some Yamaha HS monitors, but I've been seeing some great deals on Presonus Eris monitors lately, and I'm starting to get that little voice in my head that's telling me it's a good idea because I could save quite a bit of money. For example, right now the Eris E8 is on sale for almost half the price of the Yamaha HS8 - $187 vs $349 (although I'm not sure I need drivers that big, but that was just an example).
I'm not a professional, so I'm not looking for anything higher end, I'm just a regular guy, with a mediocre paying job, who likes guitar/recording/building my home studio as a hobby. So when I see a chance at some savings, it catches my attention, but it's also a juggling act with not wanting to buy something cheap that's going to need to be replaced in the near future too, because that winds up being an ever bigger waste of money. My example here are my current monitors, which are some cheap 3" M-Audios (my poor, poor AX8), which are a remnant from the days when I didn't quite know what I was doing yet, but I've since learned some lessons about future-proofing. Yeah I know, it's a disproportional pairing with the Fractal, but like I said, I'm upgrading piece by piece over time, and I'm just picking and choosing where to go step by step, and now it's time to address the monitors. Anyway.
I feel like somehow along the way I've picked up the idea that Presonus is a decent brand, but I've never actually heard the Eris monitors, and the music stores in my area don't have any for me to listen to. So just wondering if anyone has anything they can add in general, but also more specifically if anyone is using them with a Fractal by any chance. I'm not looking for anyone to tell me what to buy, I'll decide on my own. I'm just looking for general discussion if anyone has used these before. Whatever monitors I wind up getting will probably be my main output for my AX8. I know FRFRs are recommended, but I've got to pick and choose, and I'm going with a pair of studio monitors because I do most of my playing at my recording desk. Thanks a bunch, guys.
I'm not a professional, so I'm not looking for anything higher end, I'm just a regular guy, with a mediocre paying job, who likes guitar/recording/building my home studio as a hobby. So when I see a chance at some savings, it catches my attention, but it's also a juggling act with not wanting to buy something cheap that's going to need to be replaced in the near future too, because that winds up being an ever bigger waste of money. My example here are my current monitors, which are some cheap 3" M-Audios (my poor, poor AX8), which are a remnant from the days when I didn't quite know what I was doing yet, but I've since learned some lessons about future-proofing. Yeah I know, it's a disproportional pairing with the Fractal, but like I said, I'm upgrading piece by piece over time, and I'm just picking and choosing where to go step by step, and now it's time to address the monitors. Anyway.
I feel like somehow along the way I've picked up the idea that Presonus is a decent brand, but I've never actually heard the Eris monitors, and the music stores in my area don't have any for me to listen to. So just wondering if anyone has anything they can add in general, but also more specifically if anyone is using them with a Fractal by any chance. I'm not looking for anyone to tell me what to buy, I'll decide on my own. I'm just looking for general discussion if anyone has used these before. Whatever monitors I wind up getting will probably be my main output for my AX8. I know FRFRs are recommended, but I've got to pick and choose, and I'm going with a pair of studio monitors because I do most of my playing at my recording desk. Thanks a bunch, guys.
