Alpine PXE-C80-88: 8-Channel Optim8 High-Resolution Amplifier

About the Alpine PXE-C80-88: 8-Channel Optim8 High-Resolution Amplifier

Sounds great automatically:

Alpine has eliminated the pain and confusion that usually goes alongside trying to tune your system's sound using a digital signal processor or DSP / Amplifier by making one that tunes itself.  The Alpine Optim8 8-channel PXE-C80-88 Amplifier features automatic sound tuning and High-definition performance so you'll experience exceptional fidelity, clarity, balance, and impact in your music without having to spend hours fiddling through controls and testing devices.

Alpine's DSP control app:

Matrix mixing allows for summing and input / output signal management.  Fully adjustable high pass, low pass, and band pass filters, plus 31 band equalizers on every Channel match the sound to your speakers and smooth out any hot spots or dips in the response due to your vehicle's interior.  The delay feature lets you centre the stereo image for your listening position.  After initial setup using your PC device, all adjustments can be made automatically using the PXE-C80-88's control app run on your iPhone using its built in mic, or through your PC using a separate measurement microphone, like Alpine's KTX-CSP1.  PC users can make all the sound adjustments manually to create a more personalized soundscape.

The DSP control app uses your iPhone's built in microphone.

Power under the hood:

While the PXE-C80-88 can act as a stand alone processor for use through your own aftermarket Amplifiers, its built in 8-Channel Amplifier has plenty of power to run your system.  It puts out 6-Channels of 50 W RMS each to speakers of 4 - 2 ohms impedances, so it'll work equally well through factory and aftermarket speakers, plus 2-Channels that can each produce 150 W RMS at 4 ohms and 300 W RMS at 2 ohms, to power louder mid bass drivers and subwoofers.