I saw this video 2 years ago and forgot to thank you for making these videos. You convinced me to buy the e4.5 and I absolutely love them. Also, thanks for playing Twelve Foot Ninja, it's now one of my favorite bands. Thank you so much.
Just bought the Presonus with the link you provided. There were 2 different prices on Amazon and I got the last one that was cheaper because of your link. Thank you! Looking for entry level monitors and these seem to hold up nice. Can't complain on the sound quality differences especially for the price.
Yo prefiero los HS5 por esa propuesta más plana. Los presonus están coloreando mucho los graves, y a la hora de mezclar, corres el riesgo de aumentar mucho los medios para compensar y que sean estridentes en aparatos convencionales
The fact is, if the monitor sounds good, its bad for mixing^^And The Yamaha seems to have real clarity in mediums and high, which is putting us the default of mixes right in our ear. Sorry i have bad english, can't tell my words x)
The Presonus have a bit fuller sound and more bass, which I like, as I have a tendency to mix in too much bass with flatter monitors, which then comes out muddy on other speakers. I think these will help keep me from over doing it.
I am making more bass songs. I have presonus hd7 headphones. Mixing with them felt difficult to me. Because it has boost near 200 hz i think, so i can't find the right 808 sound. Now i want to buy a monitor. Has Eris 4.5 got this bass sound problems? Can i mix on it? Which one should i buy?
i bought this eris e4.5 after watching at this video and a couple more videos, i almost decided for the yamahas HS5 but after watching at this video i went for the presonus. they sound Beautiful, and the tuning controls are VERY USEFUL. i managed to configure them as near to ideal as possible playing some songs i know pretty well.. i though they wouldn't deliver good bass response but actually they do it just fine, obviously there's a lack on sub frequencies, but is better than expected. before this i have had Behringer 8 inches, yamahas, edifier, and i can say these presonus are beautiful and sound beautiful.. but YOU HAVE TO USE BALANCE CABLES. forget about using the provided RCA cable. buy a good pair of cables.
pour moi aussi, j'avais testé les HS5 et j'avais eu mal aux oreilles après 20 minutes ...... J'ai aujourd'hui les Eris 4.5 depuis 3 ans et le son est magnifique et plein d'émotions .....
Presonus is really clean sounding. It has a lot of highs. The high guitars were really popping out. The HS5 has more midrange, and bass. The HS5 is really nice and so musical especially on the jazzy and acoustic stuff, but it's hard to resist the clearness of the Presonus. HS5 is almost double the price of the Presonus as well
That's actually kind of the opposite of what I was saying. The Presonus is more Hi-Fi - cleaner, clearer. The HS5 is more warm, oldschool sounding, with more midrange detail.@@joevu6859
@@joevu6859 Los HS5 definitivamente tienen más claridad en la zona de voces que da una sensación más amplia, en donde presonus baja mucho en esa parte y es tentador mezclar más alto esa zona y hacer estridente en un audio practico. Los graves del HS5 son equilibrados sin dejar de sonar profundos. Me decantaría por los HS5, aunque por presupuesto, los los presonus. Al final, no pierdes tanto y la pérdida de medios no parece tan fatal
Excellent test and video btw... The HS5's open up something horrible at the high end. The E4.5's contain the spectrum nicely. To my mind, the HS5's are trying too hard by pushing the top end and it just sounds too open, harsh and somehow cheap. The E4.5's present the audio in a contained way, nicely bracketed and precisely what you want from studio monitors. My €200 is going Presonus's way off the back of this demo. Thanks DS.
Great comparison as always. IMHO for all these years I've always thought HS5 is a superior being, they have consistently getting 4 to 5 stars rating in almost every audio reviews. Almost nothing is bad about them, until all hell breaks loose in this video. Eris E4.5 does feels more balanced top, mids and lows combined. Totally surprised by the outcome.
Several years ago I compared the Eris E5 with the HS5 and HS7. The HS5 was much, much worse than the E5. I was shocked, it reminded me of the sound of a small radio. If the HS5 gets good reviews, then it's probably due to the "Yamaha" brand. The HS7 is better, but I still preferred the E5 over the HS7.
Both sound quite flat and very good for mixing. Presonus sound a little bit warmer - Yamaha a little bit colder (I guess it could be 'cause of the use of different materials as well). I'd like to see a comparison of the Yamaha HS5 against Presonus Eris 3.5 - 'cause I think they would sound kinda similar.
@idol Yeah, got the Presonus Eris E3.5 years ago (not so truthful in the sound for highly accurate mixing - but sound really great and clean, so I use them for my LED TV in my gaming corner). ... For mixing I got the Yamaha MSP (3) studio monitors (professional versions of the HS series - some of the best, most accurate and truthful studio monitors, I've ever experienced - maybe some of the best studio monitors in the world for mixing). ... I've uploaded my first remix mixed with the Yamaha MSP 3 studio monitors some months ago. If you wanna listen to, check out my new Goldfinger/Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remix on my channel.
hola, una pregunta, cual seria tu opinion ya que paso el tiempo? y como fue que te decidiste a las 4.5 sobre los e5? en verdad yo no puedo decidirme :)
Daniel Serrano cumplen, muy muy fieles, sonido limpio, agudos cristalinos, medios detallados y bajos decentes... Pero si eres de los que les gusta que revienten los graves no son para ti, los uso para índie, folk y rock y me gustan, los he comparado con los rokit 5 y no hay diferencia fuera de los graves. Me encanta su imagen estéreo, cabe resaltar que mi cuarto no está tratado acústicamente al 100%, solo lo básico... Triangulo esquilatero, reflejos con espejo, y la espalda de los monitores.
en la demo del video se oye precioso agudos y medios con una ligerisima falta de graves.. pero con los controles que tiene en la parte trasera puedo compensar esa falta .... cierto?
Hola, dicen que los monitores producen cierto sonido como interferencia, has tenido ese problema, ando buscando opiniones para poder comprar los mios, gracias
Presonus are better for referencing vocals! Hs5 are better for mixing vocals trust me I own both. You will here things on hs5 that you won’t here on presonus monitors! Dont get me wrong though presonus are great for mixing but you can get a better mix with the hs5s for sure!
@@jonathanfrieze8497 love them!!! I use my Pod Go and practice guitar and bass. With blue tooth I can play along music and if I need to be quiet I plug in my headphones. They sound great!!!!
Look at them all classed out and pretty in white. How can you not want them? Funny I thought there'd be a huge difference but there's not, except the mids on the HS5. If I could have afforded them I'd have went with the Yamaha's, always heard great things, and the bass has to be deeper. Anyway I just bought the Eris E4.5's and they should be here in 2 days, hope they're as good as everyone says! Edit: FYI these will be secondaries as well as used with my bedroom tv, my mains are Presonus Sceptre S8's; absolutely love them!
The E4.5's arrived yesterday and they are like a wall of sound! I'm really amazed by these little guys, their sound is much bigger than their size. I just have them hooked up to my tv right now and was playing some Alter Bridge on TH-cam, they sounded fantastic! I tried tooling around with the high and low knobs but they sound best in the middle to my ears. Of course it depends on the media you're listening to. I was a little dissapointed they didn't come with the Low cut off and Acoustic Space, it was shown in the pictures. Thanks Amazon. But they sound so good I hate to return them, but, idk, what do y'all think??
Yamaha sometimes sounds like a megaphone on the medium range and the basses are lower than presonus...depends from the use, I think that monitoring for mixing are best the yamaha...
They're both good but think I prefer the Presonus myself. Bass seems a little more present on them but possibly a little more detail in the Yamahas. Still you can only turn the bass down on the Yamahas yet it seems where the presonus you can control highs and lows in the same fashion. +6 to -6 high and low vs 0,-2,-4 on the low frequencies on yamahas. Think I'd totally lean towards the Yamahas if you had better control over the low end cause they do sound detailed. I need to check out the Adam audio tsv though now. One last contender.
HS5 clear winner, especially evident on vocals. HS5's are also clearly flatter across the entire spectrum, exactly what you want in studio monitors. Pretty much the quality to be expected from Yamaha. That said, the room acoustics of most home studios are likely the weak link in the chain, so the higher quality and price of the HS5's may not be justified. Excellent video - very to the point!
Yeah, right. But the premier class is still the Yamaha MSP series - these have still a little bit better sound definition, a little deeper bass frequency range and very useful front bass ports. And these are available in a nearly complete black design.
Eris 4.5 is def better here. The HS5 adds some kind of narrow q boost somewhere in the mid rage. You can hear that in every song played through it. Eris sounds flatter.
Maybe its because a lot of album we are listening are mid rage range ? :p I really guess that the Yamaha's are flatter than Presonus, just because of the bass presence. But for half of the price, idk...
Hs5 has a lot of things going on at the mid range and i can’t figure out those at that freq. e4.5 sounds rokit5 less scooped but cleaner than hs5.. Just my opinion.
Digital Stereophony I recently bought the Monoprice 5 inch monitors on sale and love the sound quality. I actually played some of the songs you use in your videos to test them out.
Presonus for the price!! I’ve had a pair of msp5’s before Yamaha sound is brilliant was actually going to buy the yamaha’s But I am really going to get the Presonus Eris instead. Sold!! Great sound demo.
E4.5 for the price AND the size, but HS5s for the sound, for my ears it's an evidence. I just ordered the Presonus but I must admit that the Yamaha are better. Obviously.
@@Grigou you kidding right ? Those HS5 are as harsh AF. The idea to get a good mix on those and it translates well across the board.. but, wow, that Yamaha ear fatigue from those harsh mids...and the mix didnt sound good on it either.
I found your channel right now, really good job on sound comparisons and in your reviews. It would be great if you started making your own measurements and and sharing them in a review video maybe, just a suggestion.
the presonus is a bit fuller, but the yamaha has that bit more midrange detail. both sound great, and not that far from each other. i think the eris is a bit more fun, but you need to be careful with the low end.
I cannot explain it. I just have a very sensitive ear and hear the difference of each instrument in the complex. In Yamaha, I personally hear every instrument better. But to listen to the general mixed composition, this is unnecessary and it is better to listen to the Presonus. This is for my hearing ...
I had the Hs5 and swapped them for the Presonus...a really bad idea. The Presonus sounded boxy, muffled and too bassy; I returned them and got another pair of Hs5's, can't be happier.
both sounds good.. but I feel this Yamaha model lacks something (or maybe that is how a good monitor should play?. My decision considering price, sounds and design is Presonus.
Presonus Eris E4.5: Sound quality seems clean and pretty good at a first impression. The problems start when I want to listen to some songs where I already know the voices. With these speakers, I did not recognize the details that make these voices specific. Maybe I do not have the expected 100 breaking hours. I have tried with two different DACs and directly from the PC with the same results. Some sounds seem very crisps, but others are missing details. Finally, I have returned the monitors.
ive previously owned the yamaha's and just purchased the pre sono's they arent quite the quality of the yamaha but for the money theryre great i paid 150 ish. half the price of the yamaha
I have this Presonus and I love how they sound flat, I used to produce on a KRK Rokit 5 and since I got these monitors, I never went back. My only problem with them is that they are really bad shielded, there is a constant interference noise coming from them that I just learned to ignore.
Wow, I have mine holding up a TV and there's no interference al at. I even have the volume dimed. There's just a slight whisper, and that's with my ear right up to the speaker.
FF 4 yt Hi, ich hab sie am pc stehen. Zocke damit und höre Musik. Finde den Bass für mich nicht zu schwach. Ist allerdings nur subjektiv 😉 auf Achse finde ich sie zu hell(höre an meiner Anlage mit 20cm Breitbänder) ich hab sie auf ständer von Thomann-> Bass auf Ohren höhe, tweeter noch höher, so passt es für mich. Im Zweifel kannst Du ja noch nen Bass dazu packen. Finde die quali und Verarbeitung top.
The PRESSONUS has a dip in the upper mids. I would like you to play the song 'Ten Words' by Joe Satriani. On cheaper speakers, like my EDIFIER, the main guitar line becomes inaudible.
I'm surprised by this video. Yamahas are legendary studio monitors. When I saw th title, I thought it was pointless but the Presonus hold their own very well. Aren't the Yammies way more expensive?
You cant really compare these since this is recorded with a mic and room acoustics can change everything. Plus the Yamahas are obviously going to be better because they have been around longer and cost more.
I have the eris 4. 5 two and a half years now and I was very happy with the sound quality and build quality. suddenly the speakers do not turn on. I checked the power cord and fuse and they are working normally. I can not understand what has happened. does anyone have the same problem?
In case anyone wondering how listening to this test over headphones compared to the real world, I have e4.5 and I'm listening the same song on both e4.5 (original track) and this comparison over my Bose QuietComfort 45 headphones, Actual bass is higher through real e4.5 than what my headphones could reproduce. Which is probably true for Yamaha as well but I don't have it to compare.
presonus more natural but yamaha to me has more details.both are great.dificult to choose.I have hs5 but i want to buy presonus to complete and compare.
looks like e4.5 are hs5 killers, but both dont go low enough to mix properly without a well designed sub so... Also Eris 4.5 will never last nearly as long as the yamahas.
build quality, the amp is being stressed more in the e 4.5 because its powering 2 speakers on one as well, you get what you pay for build quality wise.
Might I borrow you for recommending what I should get? I just ordered a Subwoofer Polk PSW505 (12"); am in need of a set of desktop speakers which will cover the other parts of the sound (mid/high). I had settled on E4.5 but after reading your comments am thinking twice about that now. My budget is $200 to $300 USD. Should I just bank on HS5 ?
no se si soy yo pero le escuche mejor bajo a los presonus cuando el yamaha tiene una configuración de llegar a 55h y presonus a 80h, no entiendo ahí que paso?
The fact that I wanted this video to exist and it exists is just another reason I love the internet!
I saw this video 2 years ago and forgot to thank you for making these videos. You convinced me to buy the e4.5 and I absolutely love them. Also, thanks for playing Twelve Foot Ninja, it's now one of my favorite bands.
Thank you so much.
Upgrade since then? If so, recommend anything?
do they have any problematic hiss sound?
dude im so glad that you are making theese videos. loving them. thanks
Just bought the Presonus with the link you provided. There were 2 different prices on Amazon and I got the last one that was cheaper because of your link. Thank you! Looking for entry level monitors and these seem to hold up nice. Can't complain on the sound quality differences especially for the price.
8:21 That's where you hear the real comparison 🔥🔥🔥
Very clarifying! Its impressive how the HS5 are equilibrated in all frequencies.
Yo prefiero los HS5 por esa propuesta más plana. Los presonus están coloreando mucho los graves, y a la hora de mezclar, corres el riesgo de aumentar mucho los medios para compensar y que sean estridentes en aparatos convencionales
I'm blown away at the sound quality of the presonus. I own the 4.5s and also krk rp5 g4s. I prefer the sound of my mix on the presonus.
Try Kali Audio LP-UNF
Presonus is way ahead. I have the presonus, they sound superb. Will definitely recommend Presonus.
Pankaj Dhiman Do you have problem with low frequencies when mixing ?
Pankaj Dhiman what about m audio bx5 and eris which one will be better???
Wtf man yamaha is no match much better
For production yes it is,, but for mixing process i think Yamaha sounds way more honest
The fact is, if the monitor sounds good, its bad for mixing^^And The Yamaha seems to have real clarity in mediums and high, which is putting us the default of mixes right in our ear. Sorry i have bad english, can't tell my words x)
The Presonus have a bit fuller sound and more bass, which I like, as I have a tendency to mix in too much bass with flatter monitors, which then comes out muddy on other speakers. I think these will help keep me from over doing it.
I am making more bass songs. I have presonus hd7 headphones. Mixing with them felt difficult to me. Because it has boost near 200 hz i think, so i can't find the right 808 sound. Now i want to buy a monitor. Has Eris 4.5 got this bass sound problems? Can i mix on it? Which one should i buy?
So what did you finally get. Are you happy with it.
@@accentontheoff I got the presonus and I'm very happy with them. They sound fantastic.
@@IrieBuilder Great thanks.
i bought this eris e4.5 after watching at this video and a couple more videos, i almost decided for the yamahas HS5 but after watching at this video i went for the presonus. they sound Beautiful, and the tuning controls are VERY USEFUL. i managed to configure them as near to ideal as possible playing some songs i know pretty well.. i though they wouldn't deliver good bass response but actually they do it just fine, obviously there's a lack on sub frequencies, but is better than expected. before this i have had Behringer 8 inches, yamahas, edifier, and i can say these presonus are beautiful and sound beautiful.. but YOU HAVE TO USE BALANCE CABLES. forget about using the provided RCA cable. buy a good pair of cables.
pour moi aussi, j'avais testé les HS5 et j'avais eu mal aux oreilles après 20 minutes ...... J'ai aujourd'hui les Eris 4.5 depuis 3 ans et le son est magnifique et plein d'émotions .....
Presonus is really clean sounding. It has a lot of highs. The high guitars were really popping out. The HS5 has more midrange, and bass. The HS5 is really nice and so musical especially on the jazzy and acoustic stuff, but it's hard to resist the clearness of the Presonus. HS5 is almost double the price of the Presonus as well
Agree. Presonus kills it with vocals. Yamaha's sound thin and unrealistic. This is true irl too with the Yamaha I listened too
If you like bass , Presonus E4.5 is better. if you like clean sound, Yamaha HS5 is better.
That's actually kind of the opposite of what I was saying. The Presonus is more Hi-Fi - cleaner, clearer. The HS5 is more warm, oldschool sounding, with more midrange detail.@@joevu6859
@@joevu6859 Los HS5 definitivamente tienen más claridad en la zona de voces que da una sensación más amplia, en donde presonus baja mucho en esa parte y es tentador mezclar más alto esa zona y hacer estridente en un audio practico.
Los graves del HS5 son equilibrados sin dejar de sonar profundos. Me decantaría por los HS5, aunque por presupuesto, los los presonus.
Al final, no pierdes tanto y la pérdida de medios no parece tan fatal
darn, the difference in the nuances and superiority of the presonus has made me a believer. i'm getting a set for myself.
Hs5 has wider staging, 4.5 somehow sound more "squeezed". But otherwise very good for the price.
i like when you include the original track
listening through a presonus eris 4.5
Excellent test and video btw... The HS5's open up something horrible at the high end. The E4.5's contain the spectrum nicely. To my mind, the HS5's are trying too hard by pushing the top end and it just sounds too open, harsh and somehow cheap. The E4.5's present the audio in a contained way, nicely bracketed and precisely what you want from studio monitors. My €200 is going Presonus's way off the back of this demo. Thanks DS.
Such an accurate description, I feel the same way. The clarity and roundness of the 4.5s is impressive.
I agree
Excellent video man! I really wanted the Yamaha's but this saved me some money for extra accessories for my desk. Thank you!
Great comparison as always. IMHO for all these years I've always thought HS5 is a superior being, they have consistently getting 4 to 5 stars rating in almost every audio reviews. Almost nothing is bad about them, until all hell breaks loose in this video. Eris E4.5 does feels more balanced top, mids and lows combined. Totally surprised by the outcome.
Several years ago I compared the Eris E5 with the HS5 and HS7. The HS5 was much, much worse than the E5. I was shocked, it reminded me of the sound of a small radio. If the HS5 gets good reviews, then it's probably due to the "Yamaha" brand. The HS7 is better, but I still preferred the E5 over the HS7.
i was about to buy the yamahas, but thanks to this review i will definitely go for the presonus.. and they not have the exaggerated mid boost at 1Khz
The mids at the yamahs are exactly what bothered me when listening to this
An the cost 200 US dollars less!
Both sound quite flat and very good for mixing.
Presonus sound a little bit warmer - Yamaha a little bit colder (I guess it could be 'cause of the use of different materials as well).
I'd like to see a comparison of the Yamaha HS5 against Presonus Eris 3.5 - 'cause I think they would sound kinda similar.
Yes me too
@idol Yeah, got the Presonus Eris E3.5 years ago (not so truthful in the sound for highly accurate mixing - but sound really great and clean, so I use them for my LED TV in my gaming corner).
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For mixing I got the Yamaha MSP (3) studio monitors (professional versions of the HS series - some of the best, most accurate and truthful studio monitors, I've ever experienced - maybe some of the best studio monitors in the world for mixing).
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I've uploaded my first remix mixed with the Yamaha MSP 3 studio monitors some months ago.
If you wanna listen to, check out my new Goldfinger/Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remix on my channel.
Me compré los 4.5 gracias a tu review. SON UN MONSTRUO, GRACIAS :) GREAT!
hola, una pregunta, cual seria tu opinion ya que paso el tiempo? y como fue que te decidiste a las 4.5 sobre los e5? en verdad yo no puedo decidirme :)
Daniel Serrano cumplen, muy muy fieles, sonido limpio, agudos cristalinos, medios detallados y bajos decentes... Pero si eres de los que les gusta que revienten los graves no son para ti, los uso para índie, folk y rock y me gustan, los he comparado con los rokit 5 y no hay diferencia fuera de los graves. Me encanta su imagen estéreo, cabe resaltar que mi cuarto no está tratado acústicamente al 100%, solo lo básico... Triangulo esquilatero, reflejos con espejo, y la espalda de los monitores.
en la demo del video se oye precioso agudos y medios con una ligerisima falta de graves.. pero con los controles que tiene en la parte trasera puedo compensar esa falta .... cierto?
Hola, dicen que los monitores producen cierto sonido como interferencia, has tenido ese problema, ando buscando opiniones para poder comprar los mios, gracias
Más opiniones por favor Jorge. Quizá la duda de muchos es porque bastante más económicos que la mayoría pero en la demo se oyen bien.
Presonus are better for referencing vocals! Hs5 are better for mixing vocals trust me I own both. You will here things on hs5 that you won’t here on presonus monitors! Dont get me wrong though presonus are great for mixing but you can get a better mix with the hs5s for sure!
Thanks. I was looking for my next refence monitors for my studio and you helped me make a decision. Eris 4.5's it is
The Yamaha magic is that they don't sound as good as others, so if you can get a mix to sound good on them they'll sound amazing everywhere else..
i have the eris 4.5 and the hs5. i think i will return the hs5 maybe. when i check in my car, i have better result with the eris 4.5 ....
Chris Bessy you prefer the 4.5 ?
THen buy $20 speakers and save the money.
Ordered some Presonus 4.5!! Can’t wait to get them!!! They sound great here.
How'd you like them did you pick some up?
@@jonathanfrieze8497 love them!!! I use my Pod Go and practice guitar and bass. With blue tooth I can play along music and if I need to be quiet I plug in my headphones. They sound great!!!!
Look at them all classed out and pretty in white. How can you not want them? Funny I thought there'd be a huge difference but there's not, except the mids on the HS5. If I could have afforded them I'd have went with the Yamaha's, always heard great things, and the bass has to be deeper. Anyway I just bought the Eris E4.5's and they should be here in 2 days, hope they're as good as everyone says! Edit: FYI these will be secondaries as well as used with my bedroom tv, my mains are Presonus Sceptre S8's; absolutely love them!
The E4.5's arrived yesterday and they are like a wall of sound! I'm really amazed by these little guys, their sound is much bigger than their size. I just have them hooked up to my tv right now and was playing some Alter Bridge on TH-cam, they sounded fantastic! I tried tooling around with the high and low knobs but they sound best in the middle to my ears. Of course it depends on the media you're listening to. I was a little dissapointed they didn't come with the Low cut off and Acoustic Space, it was shown in the pictures. Thanks Amazon. But they sound so good I hate to return them, but, idk, what do y'all think??
@Laputa Mierda The Yamaha's?
I’m glad you did all different genres. I produce more trap sounding beats with hard kicks and I was really glad you had a hip hop beat on here
Separation on the HS5s is better than the Eris. Eris has more on the lower mids and bass, which I don't particularly like.
Yamaha sometimes sounds like a megaphone on the medium range and the basses are lower than presonus...depends from the use, I think that monitoring for mixing are best the yamaha...
Wow almost shelled out 400-500 dollars for the Yamahas, good thing I saw this video. :)
This video answered questions that I didn’t have yet, thanks for helping me save some money ⚡️👨🏻💻
They're both good but think I prefer the Presonus myself. Bass seems a little more present on them but possibly a little more detail in the Yamahas. Still you can only turn the bass down on the Yamahas yet it seems where the presonus you can control highs and lows in the same fashion. +6 to -6 high and low vs 0,-2,-4 on the low frequencies on yamahas. Think I'd totally lean towards the Yamahas if you had better control over the low end cause they do sound detailed. I need to check out the Adam audio tsv though now. One last contender.
i like both. love the precision that both have.. not coloured too much.. it woulb nice to listen them with a tube amp..if they only were passive
these comparisons are so cute..thanks dsaudio 💕
HS5 clear winner, especially evident on vocals. HS5's are also clearly flatter across the entire spectrum, exactly what you want in studio monitors. Pretty much the quality to be expected from Yamaha. That said, the room acoustics of most home studios are likely the weak link in the chain, so the higher quality and price of the HS5's may not be justified. Excellent video - very to the point!
4.5s sound shockingly good for the size and price.
@John Johnson nah u serious 🤣
@Ted G expensive=/=good
The Yamaha's are full time studio speakers. Not to listen music. If you can do a mix to sound good in them, will sound good anywhere.
Yeah, right.
But the premier class is still the Yamaha MSP series - these have still a little bit better sound definition, a little deeper bass frequency range and very useful front bass ports.
And these are available in a nearly complete black design.
For some reason seems like HS is much more flatter ... But the price of Eris for the sound quality is superb.
If I mix with the HS5 I'm afraid all my mixings will end too scooped due to the insane mid frequencies presence in these monitors.
True.
Eris 4.5 is def better here. The HS5 adds some kind of narrow q boost somewhere in the mid rage. You can hear that in every song played through it. Eris sounds flatter.
Maybe its because a lot of album we are listening are mid rage range ? :p I really guess that the Yamaha's are flatter than Presonus, just because of the bass presence. But for half of the price, idk...
Hs5 has a lot of things going on at the mid range and i can’t figure out those at that freq. e4.5 sounds rokit5 less scooped but cleaner than hs5.. Just my opinion.
def some weird things going on in the mids x_x
I also prefer the sound of the Presonus 4.5's especially for the price. Have you thought about demo'ing the Monoprice 5 inch powered monitors?
+Brian Matthews Yes I have. Unfortunately they not available in my country.
Which powered speakers can you recommend me for a 200€ budget?
+Wai kiki for 200 get presonus eris e4.5
Digital Stereophony I recently bought the Monoprice 5 inch monitors on sale and love the sound quality. I actually played some of the songs you use in your videos to test them out.
Brian Matthews that is nice to hear :) Did You had a chance to compare Monoprice with any other speakers? If Yes than what was Your impressions?
Presonus for the price!! I’ve had a pair of msp5’s before Yamaha sound is brilliant was actually going to buy the yamaha’s But I am really going to get the Presonus Eris instead. Sold!! Great sound demo.
E4.5 for the price AND the size, but HS5s for the sound, for my ears it's an evidence. I just ordered the Presonus but I must admit that the Yamaha are better. Obviously.
@@Grigou you kidding right ? Those HS5 are as harsh AF. The idea to get a good mix on those and it translates well across the board.. but, wow, that Yamaha ear fatigue from those harsh mids...and the mix didnt sound good on it either.
@@NathanStar-vw3dm No I'm not kidding. In French we say "chacun ses goûts".
@@Grigou What did you listen on ? Some flat studio earphones ?
For this price Presonus is unbeatable indeed. HS5 costs 2x more but doesn't sound 2x better.
On Yamaha you can clearly hear the reverb . On Eris not so much ...
I found your channel right now, really good job on sound comparisons and in your reviews. It would be great if you started making your own measurements and and sharing them in a review video maybe, just a suggestion.
the presonus is a bit fuller, but the yamaha has that bit more midrange detail. both sound great, and not that far from each other. i think the eris is a bit more fun, but you need to be careful with the low end.
where is Moonshine?!?!?
Thx for the video ! I wish the Yamahas had less of a mid emphasis . I want Clarity for strings but also some bass and don’t like too much mids...
I prefer the zoomed-in upper mids of the HS5s
yeah the mids quite good on hs5.
If you listen to a ready mix then it's good to have Presonus, but if you want to create music, then Yamaha is more to create and write.
Would you mind explaining your reasoning behind this. I'm curious.
I cannot explain it. I just have a very sensitive ear and hear the difference of each instrument in the complex. In Yamaha, I personally hear every instrument better. But to listen to the general mixed composition, this is unnecessary and it is better to listen to the Presonus. This is for my hearing ...
This is so professional
My friends ,the Presonus Eris E4.5 are 10.000 klm away from Yamaha .. The sound AMAZING !!!!!
I had the Hs5 and swapped them for the Presonus...a really bad idea. The Presonus sounded boxy, muffled and too bassy; I returned them and got another pair of Hs5's, can't be happier.
In every video the eris 4.5 sounds more alive and natural, its only beaten by the eris5
@Laputa Mierda why?
Try Kali Audio LP-UNF
Best videos of gear test i've seen so far. 👌
Yamaha is more clear, accurate and better separation but the Presonus are very good value wise.
Seems the commenters don't appear to understand what a flat signature is like.
Fair enough but it's not the right way to judge monitor speakers.
What do you expect when they seem to like Bose's sound...
@@MrRoosterx What's Bose's sound? :D
Personally I love for presonus
Definitely changed my mind. Thank you so much!
so what you decided to buy?
both sounds good.. but I feel this Yamaha model lacks something (or maybe that is how a good monitor should play?. My decision considering price, sounds and design is Presonus.
Presonus Eris E4.5: Sound quality seems clean and pretty good at a first impression. The problems start when I want to listen to some songs where I already know the voices. With these speakers, I did not recognize the details that make these voices specific. Maybe I do not have the expected 100 breaking hours. I have tried with two different DACs and directly from the PC with the same results. Some sounds seem very crisps, but others are missing details. Finally, I have returned the monitors.
For me presonus has flats response..
ordered 4.5's .
Those 4.5s are soo nice and friendly. HS5s didn't want to be here....
ive previously owned the yamaha's and just purchased the pre sono's they arent quite the quality of the yamaha but for the money theryre great i paid 150 ish. half the price of the yamaha
I think Eris is good for production, but Yamaha is way better in mixing process
Yamaha or Presonus for playing guitar with modeler (Ampero) ?? Thx
Now i have Presonus 4,5, are very clarity. whit subwoofer Edifier 8" and low pass filter subwoofer for 20-60 Hz. it is good configuration!
I have this Presonus and I love how they sound flat, I used to produce on a KRK Rokit 5 and since I got these monitors, I never went back. My only problem with them is that they are really bad shielded, there is a constant interference noise coming from them that I just learned to ignore.
How would you compare the pros and cons of eris 4.5 with rokit 5? Im still deciding on these two.
Wow, I have mine holding up a TV and there's no interference al at. I even have the volume dimed. There's just a slight whisper, and that's with my ear right up to the speaker.
If the eris 3.5 could have been adjusted in upgrading a bit enhanced mid and bass It would match to the HS5.
Presonus 💪
Hi there. So i think its your "fault" that i will buy the Presonus. Thanks a lot. Nice videos. Kind regards from Germany.
FF 4 yt Hi, nope -> Yamaha Hs 5 zum Geburtstag bekommen
FF 4 yt Hi, ich hab sie am pc stehen. Zocke damit und höre Musik. Finde den Bass für mich nicht zu schwach. Ist allerdings nur subjektiv 😉 auf Achse finde ich sie zu hell(höre an meiner Anlage mit 20cm Breitbänder) ich hab sie auf ständer von Thomann-> Bass auf Ohren höhe, tweeter noch höher, so passt es für mich. Im Zweifel kannst Du ja noch nen Bass dazu packen. Finde die quali und Verarbeitung top.
The PRESSONUS has a dip in the upper mids. I would like you to play the song 'Ten Words' by Joe Satriani. On cheaper speakers, like my EDIFIER, the main guitar line becomes inaudible.
I'm surprised by this video. Yamahas are legendary studio monitors. When I saw th title, I thought it was pointless but the Presonus hold their own very well. Aren't the Yammies way more expensive?
That is the thing with legends, often they are not true ;) Presonus is half the price of Yamaha
Digital Stereophony Would you recommend the Presonus 4.5 for my "bedroom" home studio?
Sure. They have very solid sound quality and good price to performance ratio. It is very good choice among the more compact studio monitors
High's is much clearer in Yamaha's
Peresonus sounds like squeezed in front of yamaha
You cant really compare these since this is recorded with a mic and room acoustics can change everything. Plus the Yamahas are obviously going to be better because they have been around longer and cost more.
So close. Presonus vocals sound slightly better on "hey bob"
Nice music choices.. at one point I forgot this was a sound test cause I just started dancing
PRESONUS WINS
FATALITY
I have the eris 4. 5 two and a half years now and I was very happy with the sound quality and build quality. suddenly the speakers do not turn on. I checked the power cord and fuse and they are working normally. I can not understand what has happened. does anyone have the same problem?
Are presonus good for production? Thank you
Mara Z yes really, specially in a controll room, the result is 5/5
Gole Zozol thank you!!
In case anyone wondering how listening to this test over headphones compared to the real world, I have e4.5 and I'm listening the same song on both e4.5 (original track) and this comparison over my Bose QuietComfort 45 headphones, Actual bass is higher through real e4.5 than what my headphones could reproduce. Which is probably true for Yamaha as well but I don't have it to compare.
presonus in my opinion !! what a nice price
great videos! thank you for making my mind on those Presonus Eris! :D
presonus просто super: низа и верха чище, без хрипа. и на ямахе как будто ревер, может из за неправильного росположения, Однозначно пресонус лайк 👏👍.
love presonus. you've got your left and right mixed up
You can set them up either way if you use RCA or TRS, it's got separate connections for left and right and you can switch them up
presonus more natural but yamaha to me has more details.both are great.dificult to choose.I have hs5 but i want to buy presonus to complete and compare.
How did it go? I’m in the same situation.
@@laubowiebass still don't know,but i think that you must begin from Yamaha,it's my opinion.
Listening to this on my Presonus Eris 4.5, Ironically the Yamaha HS5 sounds better ;)
Lol
Hahahahahah😂
What is the difference between eris 4.5 Westfield/eris 4.5 powered please let know !as there is little difference on pricing
Presonus way nicer.
Thank you for all your excellent videos 🥂
Are you using those presonus speakers with a sub?
Yamaha hands down
which one is best for Reggae and Dancehall ?
Is it possible to connect a sub to the eris 4.5 ?
The comparison isnt accurat on presonus the mic is pointed on the tweeters
looks like e4.5 are hs5 killers, but both dont go low enough to mix properly without a well designed sub so... Also Eris 4.5 will never last nearly as long as the yamahas.
why wont it last longer than hs5 ?
build quality, the amp is being stressed more in the e 4.5 because its powering 2 speakers on one as well, you get what you pay for build quality wise.
Might I borrow you for recommending what I should get? I just ordered a Subwoofer Polk PSW505 (12"); am in need of a set of desktop speakers which will cover the other parts of the sound (mid/high). I had settled on E4.5 but after reading your comments am thinking twice about that now. My budget is $200 to $300 USD. Should I just bank on HS5 ?
Yamaha more acoustic and presonus more bass and warm for me
Presonus Eris E4.5 !
no se si soy yo pero le escuche mejor bajo a los presonus cuando el yamaha tiene una configuración de llegar a 55h y presonus a 80h, no entiendo ahí que paso?
Yamaha is Yamaha here