Presonus Eris Studio 8 Active Studio Monitor 1 pc

PreSonus Eris Studio 8 — Honest Sound for the Home Studio

The PreSonus Eris Studio 8 brings serious monitoring accuracy into compact project rooms, pairing an 8-inch woven-composite woofer with a 1.25-inch silk-dome tweeter inside a custom-tuned EBM waveguide. Built for home recording and music production, this 2-way active studio monitor reproduces every detail without coloration. Eris Studio 8 is the right choice for producers who need trustworthy playback from 35 Hz up to 20 kHz.

What Sets This Monitor Apart

A custom EBM (Elliptical Boundary Modeled) waveguide shapes the tweeter's dispersion into a wide 120° horizontal by 60° vertical pattern, creating a broad sweet spot so the stereo image stays stable as the listener moves around the desk. To further enhance clarity, a front-firing acoustic port and resonance-suppressing bracing keep the 8-inch woofer's low end tight down to 35 Hz.

Full-Range Frequency Response for Confident Mixing

Frequency response is the most important spec for any studio monitor, and this model covers a wide 35 Hz to 20 kHz range without needing a subwoofer for most tracking and mixing tasks. The woven-composite low-frequency driver delivers smooth, extended bass, while the silk-dome tweeter reproduces transients with clarity.

• Frequency Range: 35 Hz – 20 kHz — full-spectrum coverage for tracking and mixing
• Producers will appreciate the 8-inch woven-composite LF driver, which provides tight, accurate bass with the benefit of a front-firing port.
• Tweeter: 1.25-inch (31.75 mm) silk-dome HF driver — natural highs with controlled dispersion

140W Biamped Power for Headroom-Rich Playback

Class AB biamplification drives the woofer and tweeter with separate amplifier stages, delivering cleaner transients than single-amp designs. With up to 106 dB SPL on tap, it plays loud enough for rock and electronic sessions without losing tonal balance.

• Total Power: 140 W Class AB biamped — separate amps for low and high frequencies
• Even at peak levels of 106 dB (peak) SPL, group listening and full-band tracking are easily handled.
• Protection: RF, output-current, over-temperature, transient, subsonic, soft-start — safeguards drivers during long sessions

Flexible I/O and Acoustic Tuning Controls

Three input options cover every common source, from balanced studio mixers down to a hi-fi RCA output. Rear-panel Acoustic Tuning controls include a highpass filter for subwoofer pairing and a three-position Acoustic Space switch that compensates for placement near walls.

• Inputs: Balanced XLR, balanced 1/4-inch TRS, unbalanced RCA — works with interfaces, mixers, and consumer gear
• EQ: 2-band (HF and Midrange) plus highpass filter and Acoustic Space switch (flat / -2 / -4 dB) — fine-tunes response to the room
• For deeper bass, the highpass filter engages with the Eris Pro Sub 10, making this monitor suitable for electronic and film work.

Built for Home Studios, Project Rooms, and Small Mix Spaces

This monitor is the right choice for bedroom producers, podcasters, and project-studio engineers who want honest, full-range monitoring without the footprint of a larger main monitor. Its 8-inch woofer covers rock, pop, and electronic genres on its own, while the highpass filter enables clean integration with the matching Eris Pro Sub 10 for film-scoring and hip-hop work.

PreSonus — Three Decades of Studio Tools for Working Creatives

For nearly three decades, PreSonus has designed and built innovative audio solutions that provide professional sound quality without sacrificing affordability. This model builds on the reputation of its award-winning predecessors as a substantial update that delivers richer low-end and more controlled high-frequency response.