PreSonus Eris E8 XT

Our best-selling studio monitors just got better.

With their smooth, accurate frequency response; powerful amplification with tons of headroom; and acoustic tuning functions that ensure you always get the best sound… it’s no wonder that the original Eris®-series studio monitors have been a runaway hit since their introduction. The Eris E8 XT is a substantial update to a lauded classic. Deeper lows and a wider, more controlled sweet spot (thanks to its new EBM wave guide design) mean that our best-selling studio monitors just got even better.

Studio speakers with a wide sweet spot.

We outfitted the Eris XT studio monitors with a new EBM (Elliptical Boundary Modeled) wave guide designed by none other than Hugh Sarvis of WorxAudio, the mind behind our award-winning CDL loudspeakers and lauded R-Series monitors. The result? A superior high-frequency response and wider 100-degree horizontal dispersion to create a broader sweet spot. It’s ideal for group listening and collaboration—while narrow vertical dispersion reduces reflections from your desk. Silk-dome tweeters ensure snappy, accurate transient reproduction.

Lows that go lower.

The familiar woven composite low-frequency driver still offers Eris’ signature tight, clear bass; plenty of punch and no flub. Eris E8 XT studio monitors sport a ported enclosure that is larger than that of their predecessors, allowing them to reach down to an astonishing 35 Hz. That’s 10 Hz below previous models—with no subwoofer required!

Set up your studio monitors for your room.

We know modern recording studios can be anywhere from a spare bedroom to a multi-million dollar facility; that’s why every studio monitor we make is equipped with controls that ensure the flattest response in your mix environment. Acoustic tuning controls allow you to configure the Eris E8 XT perfectly for your room—you get Low-cut, Mid, and High controls, as well as 3-way acoustic space tuning that allows you to easily compensate for the sonic consequences of speaker placement against a wall or in a corner.

Studio monitor connections.

It’s easy to feed audio to your Eris E8 XT studio monitors from an audio interface, mixer, monitor controller, or almost any other line-level source. Eris E8 XT monitors provide balanced XLR, balanced ¼” TRS, and unbalanced RCA line-level inputs. You’ll have no problem hooking your Eris speakers up to virtually anything.

Accuracy defined.

Suitable for both home recording studios and professional mix engineering, the Eris XT studio monitors combine sterling audio quality with the flexible tuning and connectivity you’ve come to expect from PreSonus. It’s Eris, remastered.

Features:

•  8” woven composite low-frequency transducer offers deep lows
•  1.25” silk-dome high-frequency driver boasts smooth highs
•  State-of-the-art front-ported enclosure produces tight bass frequencies
•  Innovative 100° x 60° EBM waveguide yields a wide sweet spot and solid imaging
•  Acoustic tuning controls for tailoring the monitor to your room
•  Balanced and unbalanced I/O ensure easy connectivity with the rest of your gear
•  140-watt, Class AB bi-amplification exhibits 105dB of maximum continuous output
•  Solid protection against RF interference, extreme output current, excessive heat, and more

Specifications:

• Powered: Yes
• Power Configuration: Bi-amped
• LF Driver Size: 8″
• LF Driver Type: Woven Composite
• HF Driver Size: 1.25″
• HF Driver Type: Silk dome
• Total Power: 140W Class AB
• Frequency Response: 35Hz-22kHz
• Crossover Frequency: 2200Hz
• Maximum Peak SPL: 105 dB SPL @ 1m
• Input Types: 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4″ TRS, 1 x RCA
• Enclosure Type: Front Ported
• Enclosure Material: MDF with Vinyl laminate
• Height: 15.12″
• Width: 9.84″
• Depth: 11.77″
• Weight: 22.2 lbs.