Alesis Strike Amp 8 – 2000-Watt Portable Speaker / Amplifier for Electronic Drum Kits With 8-Inch Woofer, Contour EQ and Ground Lift Switch


Make Your Sound Your Own

You’ve worked hard to perfect your style – No one is going to mistake your playing for someone else’s. Same thing with your sound—it has to be uniquely yours.

Don’t trust your sound to an ordinary speaker. You need the Alesis Strike Amp 8 powered drumming speaker!

  1. 2000 Watts of Room-Shaking Power

    With 2000 watts of explosive bi-amplified power this speaker will always play loud and clear, in any space, in any situation – whether you’re performing, recording or rehearsing.

  2. Superior Sound

    The heavy-duty 8-inch low frequency driver really adds the “kick†to kickdrum while the high-frequency compression driver conveys all the brilliance and snap of your snare drum and cymbals.

  3. Setup Simplicity

    Featuring a lightweight and flexible tilt-back cabinet design that can also be pole-mounted, mount Strike Amp 8 vertically or tilt it back horizontally as a personal stage monitor.

  4. Hookup Flexibility

    Dual XLR/TRS 1/4-inch combo inputs with independent volume controls, plus an XLR output to link another Strike Amp 8, means there’s complete hook-up capability.

  5. Customise Your Sound

    Use the on-board Contour EQ control to shape your perfect sound safe in the knowledge that the Ground-Lift switch eliminates any unwanted noise!



Weight: 10.8 kg
Size: 8 inch Woofer
Dimensions: 24.38 x 27.43 x 43.28 cm; 10.75 Kilograms
Model: STRIKE AMP 8
Size: 8 inch Woofer

58 Responses

  1. Anonymous says:

     United States 🇺🇸

    Great sound
    Has to plug in options in
    Good ground vibration preventer
    Can be adapted on a tripod for vertical display
    Does not come with cable to connect to drum set
    But all around very satisfying purchase

  2. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    L’ho attaccata alla batteria elettronica e subito mi ha dato una sensazione di quali

  3. ChristelPanton says:

     Canada

    The sound quality and power of this amp is awesome. The bass, midrange and treble all hits heavy and clear. I use it for my Yamaha DTXPLORER (Older model).

  4. Christian de Looper says:

     United States

    Okay, let’s be upfront this company is a bit annoying and you literally only get the monitors… After going out and getting the cables I needed, if I had known that when I purchased them I would of also just bought them. These are like holy crap good… worth the money i spent totally buying another this time with the cables i need

  5. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    Awesome little amp. Very loud. Need to tweak your kick drum volume on your drum module or software to get the best mix coming out from this amp.

  6. Anonymous says:

     United States

    I have a Roland VAD drum kit with the TD-17 and I originally bought a Roland PM100 personal monitor. I was very disappointed with the Roland monitor and read reviews mentioning the Alesis Strike Amp for about the same price. I got the Strike Amp and it is so much louder and clear sounding over the Roland. I can only turn it up about 1/2 way on the amp and sound module before the stuff on my walls start to rattle. In fact I have to go through my house and re-level all of the picture frames on my wall after playing drums because it’s so loud.

    I recommend this amp!!! The only concern I have is other reviews that talk about failures but time will tell. My initial first week impression is to buy this!! I want a second one to run in stereo but I may need to have the fillings in my teeth replaced after that! It’s such a loud amp!! boom boom! Oh the bass is also is the best part.

  7. Thomas Wilde says:

     France

    Utilisation dans un simple baptme et le rendu est trs mauvais

  8. Anonymous says:

     France

    J’en ai eu des amplis pour sonoriser ma Roland TD 17, des bons et des beaucoup moins bons, j’ai pratiquement tout essay, de l’ampli batterie d’entre de gamme l’enceinte active large bande, chaque fois le son rendu par l’ampli tait trs diffrent de ce que j’avais dans le casque (un pauvre roland d’entre de gamme… vous dgouter de jouer autrement qu’au casque, une caisse claire creuse et trop clinquante, des basses touffes ou autre contraire trop prsentes.
    Et puis j’ai voulu tenter ma chance une dernire fois avec cette ampli dont j’entendais beaucoup de bien, et j’ai eu raison ! C’est THE ampli qu’il faut pour une batterie lectronique. De la puissance mais pas trop, la possibilit de choisir entre un son clair ou mettre l’accent sur les basses, un vrai son stro avec un cable adequat (fini les pbs de spatialits du son si drangeant quand on joue de la batterie), le son reste propre et ne sature pas, les cymbales restent audibles en mme temps que la grosse caisse, bref c’est du bonheur !

  9. Anonymous says:

     Mexico

    Decepcin se quem el agudo apenas en el nivel 7 no usar a ms de 6 y Medio en lnea , mal ecualizado, demasiados graves se saturan despus del 7, para Mxico no aceptan devoluciones tuve que repararlo por mi cuenta con componentes originales que compr en Ebay

  10. Anonymous says:

     Mexico

    Si tienes una batera de la misma marca, lo recomiendo bastante, tiene un buen sonido y es de muy buena calidad.

  11. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    An absolute better of an amp. Needed a drum amp that would be great for practice with my electronic kit but would cut the mustard as a gig amp too. Haven’t gigged yet but it sounds amazing. Loud enough on 4 but with crystal clear quality so will definitely been good enough for a gig. Looks stunning and solid too.
    Only reason I’ve not given 5 stars is the fact any vocal audio played through the Aux of my kit is drowned out by the bass volume. Kit audio sounds amazing but no good playing along with songs on Spotify etc. Even tried plugging directly into the second input but same issue.

  12. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    I was using a fender bass amp, I got this and holy crap it hammers.

  13. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    This is as good as the reviews reported, at a very affordable prices.

  14. ConcepcPethebri says:

     Canada

    I like the look of the amp and how you could stand it vertically or horizontally in the room. Cosmetics were appealing. Sound was better then expected but could still use improvement. I would recommend the product for the price

  15. Anonymous says:

     United States

    I own the amp 12 and the amp 8. I love the sound quality of these units. The amp packs a nice punch

  16. Anonymous says:

     United States

    It is exactly what my boyfriend needed to enjoy his drums at home. The sound quality and ability to connect it to his phone is great! I don’t know what max volume sounds like but 1/2 way rattles the cabinets.

  17. JamalSherry says:

     Italy

    Considerando le dimensioni della cassa il suono abbastanza pulito e molto potente.
    Per sentire correttamente il suono della batteria servono 2 cavi Jack.

  18. ManualCuriel says:

     Canada

    This was only for in home use so I will not use all of the functions or need a lot of volume. Adequate for what I needed.

  19. NildaHelbig says:

     Italy

    Sound ottimo

  20. Michael Zhang says:

     Italy

    Sound ottimo

  21. MariannDoolan says:

     United Kingdom

    Looks great, sounds great! I’ve been putting off buying one for a while now but should have just purchased in the first place, when I bought mynelectriconic drumkit. Top Quality product.

  22. DonnellAcevedo says:

     United Kingdom

    I was looking to up my drum amplification from my current Roland – after much rummaging, I decided that the Alesis Strike was the one…

    Crikey – it’s a bit of a revelation – masses of low-end oomph + crystal clear highs + tons of power = just what I was looking for.

    Brilliant. Super thrilled.

    Will be purchasing a second to create a stereo PA…

  23. FrankieJMU says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersI’ve got an Alesis Drums Nitro Mesh Kit, which I’ve been using with a guitar amp. Finally found some spare cash and bought myself an Alesis Strike Amp 12 as an early christmas present for myself. It arrived today, was well packaged, and I was very impressed with it’s looks out of the box. I quickly moved the guitar amp out of the way and plugged it in using a TRS cable. I set the volume to 7 and turned up the drum module. Wow, it was like the scene out of Back to the future when Marty plugged his guitar into Docs amp. The sound level and quality is fantastic, I love it. If you’re thinking of buying one, don’t wait, get it bought. For those not sure about cables, I’ve tried both mono and stereo TRS cables and they both work.

  24. Anonymous says:

     United States

    It was advertised as blow your socks off how loud this is drum speaker I connected it to my Alesis Strike Pro SE and definitely underpowered – I found a good use for it as a monitor for my Trio ++ when I’m composing so not a wasted investment but left a lot to be desired – needless to say drum kit is ran thru PA instead

  25. gcguy says:

     United States

    I love this amp. Possibly my favorite amp purchase for all my instruments. Before I was running my Yamaha kit through the PA or a keyboard amp, but this Alesia Strike 12 changed the game for me.

    All the drums find their perfect range and sound. From deep driving bass to the precision of the cymbals.

    For practice: this amp sounds good at low volumes. We use it with my band in my basement.

    For live performance: I’ve gigged with this in at multiple venues and the sound carries. Obviously for a huge venue you’ll have to mic it up or figure something else out for your drums.

    5 stars all the way.

    Dialed in perfectly on my Yamaha se

  26. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    Purchased 2 for use with Yamaha DTX treme2. Great sound. Easy-to-use

  27. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Just got this in today to pair with my alesis e-drums kit. Love it. Sounds great. Nice clean crisp sounds. And it is friggin LOUD. almost bought two of them to get stereo sound, which I definitely would if I was playing or gig with it. But I’m just using it to play around with in the house when not using the headphones. Bought the speaker and the new bee instrument cord. If you’re looking for a speaker for your home studio, buy this one.

    Also, it has two inputs. So the wife can plug her guitar in and we can both play. Didn’t know this until I got it. Extra bonus!

  28. Jenny Anninga says:

     France

    Batteur dbutant je souhaitais avoir un moniteur de bonne qualit un prix correct. Je pense avoir trouv ce que je cherchais le son est parfait pour mon oreille et la puissance bien suffisante.

  29. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    I use this amp to power an Alesis Mesh drum kit. The sound is crisp and the bass is booming. I also use it with my acoustic/electric guitar and it really brings the guitar to life! My only complaint is the location of the power button and controls. They’re hard to reach on the back and you have to tilt the amp forward every time you want to power it up or adjust a setting. Probably not an issue when mounted on a PA stand but for me, I have it tilted back under my drum kit which makes them unreachable.
    Overall though, great sound so I’d still highly recommend.

  30. Nickolas7799 says:

     United Kingdom

    Great amp, very good sound and easy to use.
    Only downside I can think of is that it doesn’t come with lead, but I already had one from my previous amp so, no complaints from me.

  31. Wayne Cunningham says:

     United Kingdom

    Still waiting for the neighbours to complain lol Great fun!

  32. James Lovick says:

     United States

    I have 2 of these for my Alesis pro kit and damn do they hit hard.

    Not a single bit of distortion when you crank them.

    Very loud and great build quality.

  33. Anonymous says:

     Australia

    Great sound, clear and sharp, and the bass is unbelievable

  34. JaxonCorbett says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersSo I debated getting this for my Roland kit. I thought I should have a Roland amp for a Roland kit. Boy was I wrong! This amp is amazing. Honestly I play it at level 3 out of 10. My wife came down stairs and said, ok, 1st of all, you sound great. Lol. But you’re going to go deaf. Lol. Point to this is it can handle the lows of the bass. Looking forward to playing it with a band. Great value so far…

     So I debated getting this for my Roland kit. I thought I should have a Roland amp for a Roland kit. Boy was I wrong! This amp is amazing. Honestly I play it at level 3 out of 10. My wife came down stairs and said, ok, 1st of all, you sound great. Lol. But you’re going to go deaf. Lol. Point to this is it can handle the lows of the bass. Looking forward to playing it with a band. Great value so far...

  35. peacocklady says:

     Germany

    Ich nutze den Lautsprecher nur in meiner Wohnung. Der Sound ist gut und schn bassig. Kein aufflliges Rauschen.

  36. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    The Size is simply exceptional ! The sound is Outstanding for my Roland TD9… MAN I’M HAPPY….Fits in any trunk of any compact car… Alesis gets a 100 % with that one.

  37. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    Utiliser avec un Alexis Nitro Mesh Kit de dernire gnration. Trs bonne sonorit et un excellent duo pour dbuter la batterie.

  38. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Etwas zu teuer, Qualitt verarbeitung ok.
    Sound wird einwandfrei wiedergegeben, Jedoch sollte man 2 kaufen fr den optimalen Stereosound.
    Wenn es gnstiger angeboten wird, werde noch eine der Boxen holen.

  39. FZOWillisq says:

     United States

    Thunderous little speaker. On certain drum settings the floor Tom sounds like a sonic boom and I LOVE that! It’s like you hit it once and hear it travel. I am so impressed with this.

  40. Ona41Qtlzami says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersAfter all research and test of strike amp 12 I don’t know why I picked strike amp 8 . Its still good if you have tiny room or apartment just you need to hear . But if you try to play with strong guitar amp its just doesn’t have the power to give you the best quality .

  41. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersMy band has been distanced practicing of late, so I’m using the ole V drums in lieu of my Sonor babies (just trying not to piss the neighbors off too much!) I was running the V drums through the PA, but I bought one of these babies–and my volume hog bassist (and my guitarist) is jealous of the sound. And I must admit, my volume has been creeping up until I’m not sure my acoustic kit would be louder? But it sounds monstrous. Bass frequencies are the most compelling, but it does a nice job of handling the high end ( cymbals). Easily portable, powerful, great sound. Well worth the money.

  42. BerniecWolfe says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our Usersgot this to upgrade from my KAT-1 amp, one of the lower-end amps for e-drums, and i regret not shelling out the extra $ from the get-go for this amp. at all volumes, it just sounds CRISP. it also gets insanely loud and keeps the character of the sounds, really impressive. i have it mounted on an amazonbasics PA stand pole for $15 and it’s working wonderfully for my roland drums in my apartment.

  43. Anonymous says:

     Spai

    El sonido, una vez regulado a mi gusto desde el modulo de la bateria, me parece espectacular.

  44. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 20 From Our UsersI bought this speaker to allow me to play the electronic drum set over Zoom (as part of my drum lessons). I’m a beginner.

    I tried other speakers, including a very expensive Bose speaker from a fellow engineer that used to work there. The key problem … the Bose (and other cheaper speakers) could not begin to replicate the bass drum and other low frequency sounds.

    But this Alesis … whoo Boy … can it crank the BASS! And I found the sound excellent.

    Unfortunately, I live in an apartment with neighbors, so I can’t up the volume as much as I would like.

    BUT IT IS FUN!

  45. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 20 From Our UsersThe amp sounds pretty good with the Alesis drum kit. I used it to jam with my buddies 2 weeks ago (I only had the amp a few weeks and only used it 1 other time). I used both left and right output on the Alesis Nitro drum kit and had the volume between 5 and 6 on both channels. It sounded great but after about 30 minutes it went silent. After a minute it came back on but the high end was gone. I tried again after 5 minutes, after 30 minutes and the next day. The high end tweeter had failed. I contacted Amazon and Alesis. Alesis hasn’t gotten back to me but Amazon was great and replaced it. Fingers crossed on the next one.

  46. CharisAultman says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 43 From Our UsersI love the product, pretty unhappy that it didn’t come with cables to connect it to my Alesis Nitro…
    It only comes with the power cord.
    I was just thinking for almost 400 dollars it would come with what I need to really yeah knows… use it.

  47. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersThis thing gets LOUD! I have yet to turn it all the way up. It has a great dynamic range, the lows are deep and booming and the highs are clear and bright. It works great for backing tracks and playing along with music. Having two inputs, each with their own volume control is excellent. I use this with my Alesis Nitro Mesh kit and i couldn’t be happier. I can keep up with my bass player who has a huge full size stack. I’m considering purchasing another to daisy chain to get that stereo effect. It does everything it says it does and more. if you have a digital drum kit this is the amp you want!

  48. Rachele5889 says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersIt is a high quality and versatile amp. The sound is amazing and very powerful. The amp was bigger and heavier than I expected, but unless you have to carry it out on a daily basis, then I don’t see it being a problem. On the exterior it looks very modern and made of high quality materials. I usually use at level 3 volume as that is plenty for practicing purposes. I cannot wait to be able to use it outdoors and crank it up.

  49. RWYRogelio says:

     United Kingdom

    Using this with a Roland td11kvs for smaller venue gigs. Absolutely loads of power. The low end is crazy big. Love it so far but only used twice so far. Hopefully it will continue to live up to expectations.

  50. Sammi King says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 5 From Our UsersNothing not to love. Has the volume, sound quality and is built like a tank. Use for my Roland td-17 kit and does exactly what I need. Wonderful product.

  51. Candyce Nicole says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersSuch a great speaker! I play my Alesis Strike Pro SE through it, and it sounds fantastic! Great lows and highs, super loud. I just bought the one for now, but I should have bought two of them, which I plan to buy another one real soon!

  52. AJHMonserr says:

     Canada

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersFor personal monitoring or small gigs this thing cranks. I run my drums thru it and the second input is nice for rest of band monitoring.

  53. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 7 From Our UsersWas a bit hesitant to purchase with the Alesis name. However I am glad I bit the bullet and purchased this amp/speaker. Very responsive when playing at low volumes as well as more than enough power to really shake the wall without distortion when turned up a bit. I use this for my electric drum kit from Roland and it compliments it very well. Since it has two inputs I have played a bit with the drums one one channel and had a bass going in the second. Neither overpowers the other. This is the best amp combo I have had at this price range. Would definitely recommend.

  54. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 8 From Our UsersBought two of these. In stereo is definitely the way to go. They are loud and clean. LOTS of headroom. Makes my Alesia electronic kit sound very close to natural acoustic. Bass player stands on the right and we run his signal in to the second input of the right Alesis speaker and mix the volume to the drummers liking. Ran the vocals and acoustic guitar mix into the left alesis speaker and did the same. Sounds fantastic! Light weight. Easy easy easy to set up. Highly recommend.

  55. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 11 From Our UsersLove this drum amp. It kicks butt. It’s very loud if you want it to be. Sounds great. Highs are high and the lows are low. No sound distortion or speaker crackles. It sounds killer with just one. Cant imagine the sound of two of them !
    I’m using it with the alesis strike pro drum set.

    Glad I went with this one.

  56. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    Product works as promised. No concerns, no issues. Great sound.

  57. ElvaChiuushfy says:

     United States

    This thing is a beast! I use it for my Alexis electronic DM7X kit and it is absolutely perfect. 10/10 would recommend.

  58. Anonymous says:

     United States

    Golden Review Award: 7 From Our UsersI use it with my Alesis E-Drums. I’ve read some reviews that questioned with doubts that it produces 2000 Watts. Without using sophisticated measuring equipment I doubt they really know. All I can say is IT IS LOUD and does a fantastic job.