AER Compact 80 Pro Acoustic Guitar Combo Amplifier 1x8 Inch 80 Watts

The AER Compact XL takes everything musicians love about the legendary Compact series and expands it with an incredible 200 watts of power, tonal flexibility, and full-range performance. Designed for discerning performers who require premium acoustic amplification with additional headroom and low-end response, Compact XL delivers the unmistakably transparent AER sound on an even larger scale.

Renowned for its exceptionally natural and uncolored tone, the Compact XL faithfully reproduces the true character of your instrument and voice with stunning detail, warmth, and dynamic accuracy — whether you’re performing solo, accompanying vocals, or amplifying multiple instruments in demanding live environments.

At the heart of the Compact XL is a powerful bi-amped speaker system featuring a premium 8” woofer paired with a dedicated high-frequency tweeter, producing an expansive, articulate soundstage with impressive clarity across the entire frequency spectrum. From delicate fingerstyle playing to powerful vocal performances, Compact XL maintains remarkable definition and balance at every volume level.

Two fully independent channels allow simultaneous connection of instruments and microphones, making Compact XL an ideal solution for singer-songwriters and multi-instrumental performers. High-quality phantom power support accommodates condenser microphones and active pickup systems with professional-grade signal integrity throughout.

The Compact XL also features onboard digital effects designed specifically for acoustic performance applications, including lush reverbs, delay, and modulation effects that enhance your sound without overwhelming its natural character. Independent EQ sections provide detailed tonal shaping for each channel, allowing you to dial in the perfect sound for virtually any instrument or venue.

Built with the working musician in mind, Compact XL offers professional connectivity options including a premium DI output for direct connection to front-of-house systems, making it equally at home in intimate cafés, concert venues, houses of worship, rehearsal studios, and recording environments.

Despite its expanded sonic capabilities, the Compact XL remains impressively portable and road-friendly, maintaining the compact footprint and elegant German engineering that have made AER amplifiers a worldwide standard among acoustic performers.

Ideal for:

Acoustic hollow-body guitar and mandolin
Vocals
Violin, viola and cello
Wind instruments
Oud and world instruments
Singer-songwriter performances

For musicians seeking uncompromising acoustic fidelity with enhanced projection, fuller range, and professional versatility, the AER Compact XL represents the pinnacle of portable acoustic amplification.

AER Compact 80 Pro Acoustic Guitar Combo Amplifier 1x8 Inch 80 Watts Features:

High-end DI-out to the FOH system
2/3- band EQ with mid control
4 onboard effects / The effect amount can be mixed to both channels via the PAN control.
With 11.2 kg it still belongs to the well portable amplifiers
Ground lift & switchable 9 V phantom power
Adjustable aux in
Footswitch (effects on/off),
Tuner, line out, & adjustable DI-out
Parallel effect loop & headphones output
Padded gigbag included

Channel 1: 6.3 mm (1/4”) jack socket as high-impedance line input with pad (high/low attenuation) and switchable 9 V phantom power, gain control

Channel 2: Combined XLR/6.3 mm (1/4”) jack socket as high-impedance line or balanced microphone input, 48 V phantom power, gain control

Equalizer: Three band tone controls for channel 1 and two band tone controls for channel 2

Colour: ‘mid-cut-treble-boost’-filter

Effects: Digital effect processor with 4 presets: 2 x reverb, delay, chorus

Analog signal: Subsonic filter, low distortion processing RMS limiter

Speaker system:

2-way speaker system, 8” (200 mm)
polypropylene low-midrange + 1” dome tweeter, light-weight neodymium alloy magnets

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AER Compact 80 Pro Acoustic Guitar Combo Amplifier 1x8 Inch 80 Watts Specifications

AER Compact 80 Pro Acoustic Guitar Combo Amplifier 1x8 Inch 80 Watts Specifications
Product Specifications	Watts: 200W Impedance: 8 Ohms Speaker: 2-way system - 8" polypropylene speaker & 1" tweeter Controls/Effects: 3- & 2-band EQ, “Colour” control, Four digital effect presets (2 reverb, delay, chorus) Construction: 12 mm Birch plywood cabinet (black) Dimensions (H x W x D): 320 x 325 x 285 mm / 12.60” x 12.80” x 11.22” Weight: 22.1 lbs / 10.0 kg