Focal Alpha 80 Evo 8-Inch Powered Studio Monitor Pair

The Focal Alpha 80 Evo 8-Inch Powered Studio Monitor Pair provides two of Focal’s largest Alpha Evo nearfield monitors in a matched stereo configuration — a complete, professional-grade monitoring solution offering 38Hz low-frequency extension, 106dB peak SPL per monitor, and the full Focal Slatefiber transducer package in a format suited to mid-sized professional studios and serious home recording environments. Each monitor in the pair features an 8-inch Slatefiber cone woofer and a 1-inch aluminium inverted dome tweeter, manufactured in-house in France and driven by 115W of Class-D bi-amplification. Purchasing as a matched pair ensures consistent transducer characteristics across both left and right channels, providing the stereo imaging accuracy that critical mixing decisions demand.

Matched Stereo Power for Mid-Sized Professional Studios

The Alpha 80 Evo pair is well-suited to studios where the additional bass extension and SPL headroom of an 8-inch monitor are genuinely needed — tracking rooms, mid-sized mix suites, and home studios where a 5- or 6.5-inch monitor would leave bass frequencies underrepresented. Both monitors can be identically configured via their rear-panel controls for consistent room-adapted performance, and three input types per monitor (balanced XLR, TRS, unbalanced RCA) ensure compatibility with any studio routing configuration. As a result, the Alpha 80 Evo pair performs as a cohesive, accurate stereo reference from the moment it is positioned and calibrated. Available at Marshall Music South Africa as a matched stereo pair, the Focal Alpha 80 Evo is the premium monitoring choice for South African studios that demand Focal’s French-made transducer accuracy at full mid-field scale.

Tech Specs:

• Type: 2-way active studio monitor (×2, stereo pair)
• Woofer: 8″ (20cm) Slatefiber cone, manufactured in France
• Tweeter: 1″ (25mm) aluminium inverted dome, manufactured in France
• Amplification: 115W total Class-D bi-amp per monitor (80W LF + 35W HF)
• Frequency response: 38Hz–22kHz
• Maximum SPL: 106dB peak @1m (per monitor)
• Inputs: Balanced XLR, balanced TRS, unbalanced RCA
• Tone controls: LF shelving ±6dB (≤250Hz); HF shelving ±3dB (4.5–35kHz); sensitivity switch
• Dimensions (each): 390 × 296 × 330 mm (H×W×D)
• Weight (each): 9.8 kg
• Sold: As a matched stereo pair

Focal

Founded in 1979 in Saint-Étienne, France, Focal has spent more than four decades establishing itself as one of the world’s most respected manufacturers of professional studio monitors and high-end headphones. Under the Focal Professional banner, the company produces a comprehensive range of studio monitoring solutions — from the compact, project-studio-focused Alpha series through the critically acclaimed Solo6 Be and Twin6 Be powered monitors, to the flagship SM9 three-way reference monitor used in major recording facilities worldwide. Focal’s engineering philosophy centres on proprietary transducer technology developed and manufactured entirely in-house in France, including the iconic inverted dome tweeter, W-cone woofer technology (a sandwich construction combining glass tissue and foam for exceptional rigidity and low mass), and the Beryllium tweeter used in the Be series — one of the most transparent and precise high-frequency transducers available in any studio monitor at any price. The professional headphone range — including the Listen Professional and Spirit Professional — brings this same engineering rigour to personal monitoring, delivering studio-reference accuracy in a portable format. Marshall Music South Africa stocks the Focal Professional range for South African recording engineers, mix engineers, and producers who demand the highest standard of transducer accuracy in their monitoring environment.

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