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Focal Alpha 80

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4.9 / 5
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3 editorial reviews
If you’re looking to move up from your budget monitors Focal could have just the thing you needRead more
A well-designed balance of clarity, depth, fullness and affordability. In our September 2021 issue, we reviewed the Alpha 65 Evo powered...Read more
Focal speakers have long been coveted for their performance, but have traditionally come with ‘professional’ price tags attached — until now...Read more
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Pros

  • And much better warranty service
  • a wonderfully detailed
  • dynamic and tonally balanced sound

Cons

  • Low listening levels = too little bass
  • only in more expensive monitors
  • no level control
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Focal Alpha 80 - Pros & Cons

Focal Alpha 80

Pros

  • And much better warranty service
  • a wonderfully detailed
  • dynamic and tonally balanced sound
  • low-end extension is also pretty good with frequencies audible down to 40Hz
  • Evo has good onboard EQ
  • Coherent and smoothly integrated no
  • Detailed
  • articulate
  • and high power handling
  • vertical directivity is superbly controlled
  • matching controls and features

Cons

  • Low listening levels = too little bass
  • only in more expensive monitors
  • no level control
  • not as heavy as they look
  • the speaker has a little bit of that hollow boxy coloration
  • s impossible to do with a metal dome
  • not all metal drivers are bad
  • seem tame the upper mids and lower treble
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Focal Alpha 80 - Full Specifications

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General
Speaker type2-way
Number of drivers1
Recommended usageUniversal
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Speaker placementTabletop/bookshelf
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Audio features
AmplifierBuilt-in
Sensitivity109.0 dB
RMS rated power140.0 W
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Woofer
Wooferyes
Woofer diameter8.27 in
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Connectivity
Connectivity technologyWired
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Dimensions
Weight28.22 lb
Height15.63 in
Width11.3 in
Depth13.7 in
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Tweeter
Tweeteryes
Tweeter diameter0.98 in

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Focal Alpha 80 Focal - Editorial Reviews (3)

Focal Alpha 80 Focal Alpha 65 Evo review
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Published: 19.10.2021
Focal Alpha 65 Evo review

If you’re looking to move up from your budget monitors Focal could have just the thing you need

6 minute read
Focal Alpha 80 Review: Focal Alpha 80 Evo
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Recording Magazine
Review: Focal Alpha 80 Evo

A well-designed balance of clarity, depth, fullness and affordability. In our September 2021 issue, we reviewed the Alpha 65 Evo powered...

9 minute read
Focal Alpha 80 Focal Alpha 65
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soundonsound.com
Published: 16.12.2014
Focal Alpha 65

Focal speakers have long been coveted for their performance, but have traditionally come with ‘professional’ price tags attached — until now...

By Bob Thomas
11 minute read

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