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Focal Professional CMS65 £1230
Serious monitors for a serious price
Future Music, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 10:20 am UTC
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Pros
Natural detailed sound. Excellent build quality. Compact.
Cons
Expensive.
Verdict
The CMS65 throws down the gauntlet – natural, detailed, compact and a pleasure to use
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CMS65
- Price:
- £1230
- Height (mm) (mm):
- 358.5
- Width (mm) (mm):
- 241
- Description:
- Drivers: 6.5" Polyglass woofer, Aluminium/ Magnesium inverted dome tweeter Amplifi cation: 60W RMS for HF, 100W RMS for LF, both Class AB Input: balanced (XLR) 20kOhms, unbalanced (phono) 47kOhms Input Sensitivity: +4dBu, 0, -10dBV Volume: –66dB to 0dB Maximum SPL: 108dB SPL (peal @ 1m) Shelving EQ: +2, 0, -2, -4 @ 450Hz and 4.5kHz High Pass Filter: 12dB / octave @ 0, 45, 60, 90Hz Notch Filter: 0, =2, -4, -6dB @ 160Hz Cabinet: reinforced and damped die cast aluminium
- Depth (mm) (mm):
- 231
- Weight (kg) (kg):
- 10.5
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