JaccoW
Senior Member
So I'm currently rebuilding my audio setup from scratch again and as a stop-gap solution I moved my computer monitor speakers down to the living room.
As it is I'm using a pair of Presonus Eris 3.5 studio monitors in combination with a Topping E50 Dac. This sounds great but they are slightly lacking in the bass department (and were pretty boomy before adjustment) and seem to be slightly directional, as in you need to be sitting in front of them for the best results. (I am aware this is probably intentional)
For a stop-gap solution, while I save up money for a high-end setup, I was thinking of getting a pair of affordable powered speakers in the €200-300 range. Once I save up in a year or two these will either move to the computer upstairs or I will sell off the Eris 3.5's. They weren't that expensive.
The room:
My room is a bit atypical in that the living room + kitchen around the corner is about 33m² (355 sq. ft.) but has tall windows and a ceiling that is 6m (19+ ft.) high.
For reference, the carpet in the pictures below is 2.5 x 3.5m (8 x 11 ft.), against a 5.5m (18 ft.) wall. The couch is 2.35m (7.7 ft.) wide.
Top View:
Back wall:
The question:
While I generally like the Eris 3.5 I was looking at something with a bit more 'oomph' so I was considering the PreSonus Eris E5. These can be had for about €229 ($267) around here and seem to have good reviews. They will be a slight faff to set up with their own internal amp and individual TRS connectors per speaker but that shouldn't be too hard.
Then again, perhaps it would be better to look at something else entirely. Should I forget studio monitors in this situation and just look at a regular bookshelf speakers like a pair of Klipsch R-41PM or similar? (Though the external DAC would become unnecessary in that case)
Any suggestions in that price range in Europe?
Old setup:
I plan to rebuild it to something like this but with the speakers on better stands:
As it is I'm using a pair of Presonus Eris 3.5 studio monitors in combination with a Topping E50 Dac. This sounds great but they are slightly lacking in the bass department (and were pretty boomy before adjustment) and seem to be slightly directional, as in you need to be sitting in front of them for the best results. (I am aware this is probably intentional)
For a stop-gap solution, while I save up money for a high-end setup, I was thinking of getting a pair of affordable powered speakers in the €200-300 range. Once I save up in a year or two these will either move to the computer upstairs or I will sell off the Eris 3.5's. They weren't that expensive.
The room:
My room is a bit atypical in that the living room + kitchen around the corner is about 33m² (355 sq. ft.) but has tall windows and a ceiling that is 6m (19+ ft.) high.
For reference, the carpet in the pictures below is 2.5 x 3.5m (8 x 11 ft.), against a 5.5m (18 ft.) wall. The couch is 2.35m (7.7 ft.) wide.
Top View:
Back wall:
The question:
While I generally like the Eris 3.5 I was looking at something with a bit more 'oomph' so I was considering the PreSonus Eris E5. These can be had for about €229 ($267) around here and seem to have good reviews. They will be a slight faff to set up with their own internal amp and individual TRS connectors per speaker but that shouldn't be too hard.
Then again, perhaps it would be better to look at something else entirely. Should I forget studio monitors in this situation and just look at a regular bookshelf speakers like a pair of Klipsch R-41PM or similar? (Though the external DAC would become unnecessary in that case)
Any suggestions in that price range in Europe?
Old setup:
I plan to rebuild it to something like this but with the speakers on better stands:
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