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PreSonus Eris 5BT Gen 2 review

The largest monitors in this group: 5-inch woofers, 1-inch tweeters, 100 W total, with RCA and 6.35 mm (0.25 in) TRS inputs, a headphone output and Bluetooth streaming.

What it amounts to The most capable pair here, and the one most dependent on having a decent room to put it in.

The Eris 5BT is where this family stops being desktop speakers. Five-inch woofers, 1-inch tweeters and 100 W total is genuine monitoring power, and it will reveal things the 3.5-inch pair cannot.

That capability comes with a condition, and it is the room. A 5-inch driver puts real energy into the low frequencies, and in a small untreated bedroom those frequencies build up against the walls and mislead you. With a little space behind the speakers, or a few acoustic panels, the same pair is far more accurate than anything smaller.

The connections are complete: 6.35 mm (0.25 in) TRS and RCA for wired sources, a headphone output on the speakers, and Bluetooth for streaming. The last is a listening feature rather than a working one, and having it means the pair does not need a second set of speakers for the evening.

At the time of writing there were no US or UK offers for this reference.

In its favor, and its limits

Strengths

  • A 5-inch woofer reaches lower than everything else here, which is the whole point of the size
  • One hundred watts total: headroom rather than volume
  • Bluetooth for listening, wired inputs for working — both, without compromise
  • Headphone output on the speakers themselves

Compromises

  • A 5-inch woofer in an untreated small room produces low end the room cannot control
  • No US or UK offer at the time of writing

Specifications

Sold asA stereo pair
Power100 W total
Drivers5" woofer, 1" tweeter
InputsRCA, 6.35 mm (0.25 in) TRS, headphone output
WirelessBluetooth streaming
Amazon referenceB0GQVFBGGP (identical on 4 markets)
EAN0673454014536

The questions players ask

Bigger woofer, better monitor?

Not automatically. A 5-inch driver produces more low end, and in a small untreated room that extra energy is exactly what the walls will exaggerate. Bigger is better with space and treatment, and worse without.

Does Bluetooth compromise the sound?

It is a convenience path for listening, not the one to mix through — a wired connection is what the TRS and RCA inputs are for. Having both means the speakers serve as a hi-fi when work is over.

Our score

8.4/ 10

The most capable pair here, and the one most dependent on having a decent room to put it in.

Accessories confirmed for this instrument

Shown because the accessory names this instrument itself.

This one’s price among music instruments and gear

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on August 18, 2026.

Who should pick this one, among music instruments and gear

A room with a meter or so behind the speakers, doing both music production and listening.

Sources

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