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13 reviews for Alesis Elevate 5 MKII Powered Desktop Speakers
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Tim –
Habe die LS im Januar 2020 gekauft. Ich nutze sie heute noch. Sehen gut aus, der Klang ist sehr gut. Auch im Vergleich zu z.B. Soundbars im Preisrahmen bis 400 Euro, halten diese LS voll mit. Guter Bass, sauberer Klang bis in die Grenze. Und langlebig.
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★★★★★
prodchz –
These speakers pair extremely well with an audio interface, allowing for easy volume control with a dial on the front of the speaker, and easy access of bass boosting features, with the ability to turn them off through a simple switch. The sound quality on these is very high considering the low price, emitting a wide range of frequencies from low to high; one of the best I’ve seen in the £100 – £200 price range.
They are decently sized, yet slot nicely into place in my cluttered desk and I had no issues whatsoever setting them up. Would highly reccomend.
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★★★★★
Ivy –
Using these in a massage room and they sound incredible, fill the space well. I actually swapped them out after originally using bulky bookshelf style speakers and despite a much small cone my clients had no idea. Bass definitely hits some resonant peaks and has a noticeable cutoff under maybe 50-80hz to achieve what it does but most ears aren’t going to notice in most room spaces.
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kreplach7 –
Had a pair of these before, and bought again. Good sound and very good price.
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Mustafa Shahid –
Arrived before than expected time As described product
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Alexander –
Review- *Volume: Loud- they fill my workspace/Livingroom with sound
*Sound: quality: 8/10 – My headphones (Sennheiser) reproduce sound a lot more clearly and crisply. The sounds on these is good for general entertainment and even some hobby studio stuff but I would not use these for professional audio production . The low frequencies are definitely boosted on these (no need for a woofer unless you want to really thump)
Build Quality: For the price the build quality is 10/10 . They are heavy, solid and durable.
Inputs/Output: The 3.5mm headphone jack is nice to have, the terminals on the back are solid. The included wire to link the two speakers together is SHORT and flimsy – I replaced it with a better one for $10 . Also you will need a male rca to female 3.5mm cable if you want to pull audio from your PC. The speakers are solid but they really cheaped out on the peripherals. at $140 though these are the BEST you can buy.
For those of you considering the entry level presonus , mackie or AKG – THESE ARE BETTER. IF you want better quality then the next best option is the KRK5’s for $375.
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★★★★★
Kenneth f. –
Hooked them up to FL studios and use bass boost for making my beats and I use the bass boost off for ad libs for more high tone .. these sound really good for the price I paid for them.. I’m surprised there actually good speakers I was worried about them not being what I wanted but it’s perfect for me making hip hop and R and B music.. even the vocals come out clear.
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Dustin Lawrence –
These studio monitors sound pretty decent. I wouldn’t master an album on them but great value for the money
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robert a miller –
Returned Edifier R 1280 , they were not loud enough. Had Alesis 8” monitors in my gym so I tried these 5s and played them all day in my family room. Great sound, loud, clear, clean. Played numerous audiophile speaker test Audiophiles NBR music. These speakers are a joy. The volume, clarity , detail must be experience to be believed. Sold regularly for 2x the Amazon price. Try them, I think you will love them. They fill my home with joy
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★★★★★
titeuf –
Le son est top, Cable de bonne longueur pour relier le hp gauche au droit
Le moins: interrupteur qui se trouve à l’arrière
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★★★★★
nessuno –
the only reason i knocked off a star is because you have to use 1/4 inch wire to connect them. other than that, i have them hooked up to a scarlett solo and a presonus eris 8 studio subwoofer.
scarlett solo -> presonus 8 inch sub -> these
thats how i have it wired and honestly i cant explain to you how good these are for the price. adjust volume on these and your sub, adjust the low pass filter on your sub till you hit the sweet spot and youre good to go. they are great for music production. i used them by themselves with no sub for a year and i gotta say, having the sub makes all the difference. all frequencies sound better when ran thru the sub’s amp. of course the bass is better with a sub, but they pair really well with the presonus in my experience. before you spend $300 on one yamaha or krk, i would say get these. great value. alesis is a reputable brand that has been around a long time. if you dont have money to burn on super high grade monitors, these will do just fine. just remember, more expensive equipment doesnt make you a better producer.
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★★★★★
Adam SS –
I purchased this while on sale for my company’s videographer. He said the quality was great and was surprised that the audio quality was so good for the price. He gave it 5 stars.
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★★★★★
Joseph Perez –
I bought my first pair of the Elevate 5 (Mk I) about six years ago, purely for personal use at home.
I wasn’t expecting a lot for the price, but they impressed me greatly.
So I started buying them at work for use in our edit booths, as we have rebuilt the whole post side of the studio building over the past couple of years. I haven’t gotten a single complaint about them. I’m an electrical engineer, not a mixing artist. I can best describe the sound as almost completely neutral. They have none of the artificial low-end boominess which seems common in low-cost powered monitors, they just deliver a solid, linear sound across the whole spectrum. With near-zero perceptible distortion even when I drive them up to “this is bordering on uncomfortable” levels.
Fast forward a couple of years. I just bought a new house, and it has a huge kitchen. I decided that I wanted a good speaker system in there, as I tend to rock out on Pandora when cooking, and wanted to upgrade from my old kitchen / yardwork headphones, as they deprive me of situational awareness such as the sounds coming from the stove.
I demoed a few sets of bluetooth-native powered monitors at a local music shop, and just wasn’t impressed by any of them.
So I decided that I’m just gonna live with using an external bluetooth-to-RCA adapter which I already had lying around, and ordered my ninth set of these (and second for personal use) yesterday.
Figured that with that kind of purchase history, I owed them a review.
They’re just phenomenally great speakers for the price. Are they Genelec 8030s? No, they are not. But they’re 90% of the quality for 20% of the cost.
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Tim –
Habe die LS im Januar 2020 gekauft. Ich nutze sie heute noch. Sehen gut aus, der Klang ist sehr gut. Auch im Vergleich zu z.B. Soundbars im Preisrahmen bis 400 Euro, halten diese LS voll mit. Guter Bass, sauberer Klang bis in die Grenze.
Und langlebig.
prodchz –
These speakers pair extremely well with an audio interface, allowing for easy volume control with a dial on the front of the speaker, and easy access of bass boosting features, with the ability to turn them off through a simple switch. The sound quality on these is very high considering the low price, emitting a wide range of frequencies from low to high; one of the best I’ve seen in the £100 – £200 price range.
They are decently sized, yet slot nicely into place in my cluttered desk and I had no issues whatsoever setting them up. Would highly reccomend.
Ivy –
Using these in a massage room and they sound incredible, fill the space well. I actually swapped them out after originally using bulky bookshelf style speakers and despite a much small cone my clients had no idea. Bass definitely hits some resonant peaks and has a noticeable cutoff under maybe 50-80hz to achieve what it does but most ears aren’t going to notice in most room spaces.
kreplach7 –
Had a pair of these before, and bought again. Good sound and very good price.
Mustafa Shahid –
Arrived before than expected time
As described product
Alexander –
Review-
*Volume: Loud- they fill my workspace/Livingroom with sound
*Sound: quality: 8/10 – My headphones (Sennheiser) reproduce sound a lot more clearly and crisply. The sounds on these is good for general entertainment and even some hobby studio stuff but I would not use these for professional audio production . The low frequencies are definitely boosted on these (no need for a woofer unless you want to really thump)
Build Quality: For the price the build quality is 10/10 . They are heavy, solid and durable.
Inputs/Output: The 3.5mm headphone jack is nice to have, the terminals on the back are solid. The included wire to link the two speakers together is SHORT and flimsy – I replaced it with a better one for $10 . Also you will need a male rca to female 3.5mm cable if you want to pull audio from your PC. The speakers are solid but they really cheaped out on the peripherals. at $140 though these are the BEST you can buy.
For those of you considering the entry level presonus , mackie or AKG – THESE ARE BETTER. IF you want better quality then the next best option is the KRK5’s for $375.
Kenneth f. –
Hooked them up to FL studios and use bass boost for making my beats and I use the bass boost off for ad libs for more high tone .. these sound really good for the price I paid for them.. I’m surprised there actually good speakers I was worried about them not being what I wanted but it’s perfect for me making hip hop and R and B music.. even the vocals come out clear.
Dustin Lawrence –
These studio monitors sound pretty decent. I wouldn’t master an album on them but great value for the money
robert a miller –
Returned Edifier R 1280 , they were not loud enough. Had Alesis 8” monitors in my gym so I tried these 5s and played them all day in my family room. Great sound, loud, clear, clean. Played numerous audiophile speaker test Audiophiles NBR music. These speakers are a joy. The volume, clarity , detail must be experience to be believed. Sold regularly for 2x the Amazon price. Try them, I think you will love them. They fill my home with joy
titeuf –
Le son est top,
Cable de bonne longueur pour relier le hp gauche au droit
Le moins: interrupteur qui se trouve à l’arrière
nessuno –
the only reason i knocked off a star is because you have to use 1/4 inch wire to connect them. other than that, i have them hooked up to a scarlett solo and a presonus eris 8 studio subwoofer.
scarlett solo -> presonus 8 inch sub -> these
thats how i have it wired and honestly i cant explain to you how good these are for the price. adjust volume on these and your sub, adjust the low pass filter on your sub till you hit the sweet spot and youre good to go. they are great for music production. i used them by themselves with no sub for a year and i gotta say, having the sub makes all the difference. all frequencies sound better when ran thru the sub’s amp. of course the bass is better with a sub, but they pair really well with the presonus in my experience. before you spend $300 on one yamaha or krk, i would say get these. great value. alesis is a reputable brand that has been around a long time. if you dont have money to burn on super high grade monitors, these will do just fine. just remember, more expensive equipment doesnt make you a better producer.
Adam SS –
I purchased this while on sale for my company’s videographer. He said the quality was great and was surprised that the audio quality was so good for the price. He gave it 5 stars.
Joseph Perez –
I bought my first pair of the Elevate 5 (Mk I) about six years ago, purely for personal use at home.
I wasn’t expecting a lot for the price, but they impressed me greatly.
So I started buying them at work for use in our edit booths, as we have rebuilt the whole post side of the studio building over the past couple of years. I haven’t gotten a single complaint about them. I’m an electrical engineer, not a mixing artist. I can best describe the sound as almost completely neutral. They have none of the artificial low-end boominess which seems common in low-cost powered monitors, they just deliver a solid, linear sound across the whole spectrum. With near-zero perceptible distortion even when I drive them up to “this is bordering on uncomfortable” levels.
Fast forward a couple of years. I just bought a new house, and it has a huge kitchen. I decided that I wanted a good speaker system in there, as I tend to rock out on Pandora when cooking, and wanted to upgrade from my old kitchen / yardwork headphones, as they deprive me of situational awareness such as the sounds coming from the stove.
I demoed a few sets of bluetooth-native powered monitors at a local music shop, and just wasn’t impressed by any of them.
So I decided that I’m just gonna live with using an external bluetooth-to-RCA adapter which I already had lying around, and ordered my ninth set of these (and second for personal use) yesterday.
Figured that with that kind of purchase history, I owed them a review.
They’re just phenomenally great speakers for the price. Are they Genelec 8030s? No, they are not. But they’re 90% of the quality for 20% of the cost.