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Description
Elevate your studio's sound landscape with the FOCAL Alpha 80 Studio Monitor, a masterful blend of quality and affordability designed for the compact studio space. Dual front ports ensure that it thrives even when placed close to walls, minimizing the need for complex acoustic treatment. The combination of an 8" woofer and a 1" inverted dome tweeter, driven by robust Class A/B amplification, delivers a sound that is both powerful and precise, making it an ideal choice for creators who demand professional audio fidelity without breaking the bank.
Key Features:
- Dual front ports for flexible placement and optimized bass response
- 8" woofer and 1" inverted dome tweeter for a balanced and detailed sound
- Class A/B amplification with 100W for the woofer and 40W for the tweeter ensures dynamic and clear audio
- Designed for small to medium-sized studios, perfect for home recording environments
- High fidelity sound reproduction ideal for mixing, mastering, and multimedia work
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Reviews
PROS
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Accurate sound reproduction for the price
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Flat frequency response for clear audio distinction
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Reveals the quality of source content, good or bad
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Rich, tight low-end with smooth mids and clear highs
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Offers good value, sounding more expensive than they are
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Durable and attractive design
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Adjustable EQ for low and high frequencies
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Detailed sound across low and high spectrums
CONS
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Can sound overly detailed, making lower resolution audio sound poor
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Slight coloration in sound, though still appreciated
Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about FOCAL Alpha 80 Studio Monitor (Single).
Features and functionality
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The Alpha 80 has slightly recessed highs, reducing harshness while providing excellent bass extension down to about 36Hz.
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Use cases and applications
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These monitors excel in EDM and sub-centric genres due to their massive sub extension and non-fatiguing sound.
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It’s noted that using a single monitor for stereo mixes is impractical and could hinder achieving accurate sound imaging, better suited for headphones.
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Personal critical listening and mixing skills are emphasized as more influential on achieving desired sound mixes than the quality of the gear alone.
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Focal Alpha 80s are perceived as leagues ahead of Yamaha HS8s in terms of low-end performance, especially when paired with good room treatment.
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User experience
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Owners report no ear fatigue even after long mixing sessions, making them suitable for intensive use in aggressive music genres like drum and bass.
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Some users consider the JBL 308P MkII as good entry-level monitors, highlighting their capability to produce excellent mixes despite being more affordable.
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Owners report that Focal Alpha 80s perform well even in acoustically imperfect rooms, with one user mixing a Grammy-nominated album on them.
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Comparisons
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The Focal Alpha 80 is described as having a slight scoop in the mid-bass range (70-150Hz), distinguishing it from monitors with a flatter response in that area.
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The JBL 308P MkII is regarded as a more affordable alternative to the Focal Alpha 80 for those unable to purchase a pair of high-end monitors immediately.
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Focal Alpha 80s have a wider sweet spot due to the inverted dome tweeter and easier wall placement with the front bass reflex port compared to Yamaha HS8s.
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Adam T8Vs, with ribbon tweeters, are suggested as an alternative to HS8s for a similar price, offering a different sound profile.
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Setup and maintenance
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Owners suggest that breaking in the monitors may help balance thumpy or muddy bass sounds over time.
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4.5 out of 5
Based on 4 Reviews and 9 Ratings
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Perfect
The best quality/price. EQ LF shelving: (0 - 300Hz) +/- 6dB, EQ HF shelving: (4,5 - 22kHz) +/- 3dB
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Amazing!
This monitors are like soo detailed... They're going extremely low, but the high is very detailed too.. Mind-blowing!
Love them - but obviously not the best
Can tell they're a little coloured, but still love them!
Artist usage
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You can see in This Instagram post that he used FOCAL Alpha 80 Studio Monitor as his Studio Monitors
The studio No Mana is working with Zashanell in has the Focal Alpha 80s as the secondary monitors. The size of the Focals in comparison to the Yamaha NS-10M indicates it has to be the Alpha 80s instead of the Alpha 65s or 50s.
Per this screenshot from Rachel's 2020 studio tour on YouTube. These Focals are specifically called out as being the Alpha 80s in Rachel's notes below the video.
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SG Lewis uses the FOCAL Alpha 80 Studio Monitor in his home studio at his parents' house, as seen in his Instagram post.
In the Youtube video called Spiritbox - Holy Roller - Courtney LaPlante one take live performance. The Focal Alpha monitors can bee seen in the background
In this Instagram pic he say "WOW! Just got fresh new studio speakers from my management as a birthday present, so thankfull for this! @wirajbbg thank you so much! ??" and we can see FOCAL Alpha 80.
I bought these studio monitors after being frustrated with my KRK Rokit 8s. They were super loud and my mixes really sucked. Part of it was that I was really terrible at mixing at the time, but I also couldn’t hear the clarity in what I was mixing. Once I upgraded to the Focals it was like everything opened up. I actually started listening better when I was mixing. I could now hear the high frequencies popping out in the guitars and cymbals that really needed to be tamed.
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