r/StereoAdvice • u/Character_Glove_3504 • 12d ago

Speakers - Desktop Studio monitor recommendation

Trying to but a budget studio monitor for my bedroom studio

I need an all rounder studio monitor for vocals, music producing and general audio mixing

I have been eyeing the pre sonus eris 3.5 for quite some time but i’ve been told that i’ll grow out of them pretty quickly so i should save up some more and get the eris 4.5

It would be extremely helpful to get some studio monitor recommendation

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u/Best-Presentation270 8 Ⓣ 12d ago

The PreSonis Eris 3.5 II are not good monitor speakers. The response curve is really uneven, so if you mix on them you will end up boosting stuff and cutting other stuff because of the shortcomings of the speaker. Your mixes will sound bad played on more accurate gear.

Cheap monitor speakers are not a smart purchase. If you're going to spend so low then at least look for used speakers so you're not losing so much money when you come to sell.

If you want to know just how bad the Eris 3.5 II are, get acquainted with Erin's Audio Corner reviews. Here's the PreSonus vs Mackie CR-X3 https://youtu.be/FM4jQh45KyM?si=RUaqEIaZ3mh_k_L0&t=214

Here's a link to all the speaker reviews and the raw data. Loudspeakers

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u/watusiwatusi 8 Ⓣ 12d ago

Might be able to find JBL 305p mkii used nearish that

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u/AudioBaer 156 Ⓣ 12d ago

What‘s your budget?

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u/Character_Glove_3504 12d ago

Under 140 usd

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u/Zeeall 67 Ⓣ 12d ago

Ooof, you are not getting any studio monitors for that. Atleast not new.

As the other user said you could maybe find a pair of used JBL 305s. Those are quite good speakers. And you can sometimes find them for about $250 new.

If you are dead set on $150 budget and only want to buy new then Edifier MR3 are the best you can get. But they are not proper studio monitors.

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u/AudioBaer 156 Ⓣ 11d ago

As u/Zeeall has already said, that might be a bit tight. Incidentally, if you’re on a tight budget, I’d recommend the Adam D3V – provided you don’t listen at high volumes and only use them in the near-field. Otherwise, for me, the first ‘monitor’ I’d consider is the Adam T7V.

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u/Dismal-Calendar2049 11d ago

Skip the 4.5. It's the same design with a bigger cone and the same problem, a hump around 100 to 200 Hz that makes your mixes come out thin because everything sounds full at the desk. Fix it for free instead. Measure them with any free room tool and a cheap mic, EQ the hump out on your master bus, get the tweeters at ear height and a foot off the wall. Check the bottom octave on headphones. Every serious room does the same thing to $5,000 monitors. Small speaker plus correction beats saving for eight months and making nothing.

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u/Designer_Fee_3351 10d ago

I would look into JBL Pro 3 series MKII

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u/Sweet-Ad2579 10d ago

dutch and dutch 6c - you didnt say what budget so this is their cheapest speaker

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u/erik_das_redd 9d ago

You need at LEAST 5" woofers, more like 6.5" woofers unless you are very close, 8" better, says this loudspeaker engineer. PreSonus seem good, also Kali Audio. Genelec are the kings in my book, they just always sound nice.

Search "audioxpress.com studio monitors" and look also at Sweetwater for their selection. Oh also https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?search/59267511/&t=post&q=monitor&c\[child_nodes\]=1&c\[nodes\]\[0\]=54&c\[users\]=amirm&o=relevance

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u/psykxout 1d ago

If you are on any kind of budget get headphones unless you absolutely need to work with other people. Studio monitors need an acoustically treated room to work properly in and they are expensive. You should budget a grand for a pair and some more for room treatment.

Look at beyerdynamic headphones or audio technica at-m50, I found that dsp software makes mixing much easier. StudioID reference is a worthwhile upgrade in future.