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Focal CMS 65
2-way near-field shielded monitor, 6.5" driver, Single Speaker
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$895.00
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$795.00
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Focal CMS
65 Active Studio Monitor Description
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The CMS 65 is the reference of the CMS line. On its introduction
at AES in San
Francisco 2008, it immediately received the Excellence Award from the
magazine
Pro Audio Review due to its amazing size/price/performance ratio. Its
extended
response at 45Hz (-3dB) allows an installation without a subwoofer.
Treble
definition, midrange transparency and control of the midbass and bass
registers
are all key points of the CMS 65. The outstanding stability of the
tonal
balance, even at very high sound level, ensures very high quality when
mastering.
Focal CMS
65 Active Studio Monitor Specifications
- Frequency
response (+/-3dB) : 45Hz - 28kHz
- Maximum SPL
: 108dB SPL (peak @ 1m)
- Input
:Balanced
20kOhms / Unbalanced 47 kOhms
Connector XLR / RCA
- HF
amplifier stage : 60W RMS, class AB
- LF
amplifier stage : 100W RMS, class AB
- Electric
supply :Mains voltage: 220-230V (1.6A fuse rating)
120V (3.5A fuse rating)
100V (4A fuse rating)
IEC inlet and detachable power cord
- Adjustment
:
- Adjustable sensitivity, +4dBu / 0 / -10dBV
- Adjustable volume, -66dB / 0dB
- Adjustable high-pass filter, full / 45 / 60 / 90Hz (12dB/oct.)
- Adjustable LF Shelving, 0 / -4 / -2 / +2dB
- Adjustable HF Shelving, 0 / -4 / -2 / +2dB
- Desktop notch (160Hz), adjustable, 0 / -2 / -4 / -6dB
- Power ON/OFF switch, mains voltage selector
- STANDBY/ON switch
- Indicators
:
Power ON / OFF LED
Standby / ON LED
Audio Clip LED
- Woofer : 6.5"
Focal drive unit, Polyglass cone
- Tweeter :
Aluminum/Magnesium
inverted dome Focal tweeter
- Shielding :
Integral by compensation magnet and shielding pot
- Construction
: Reinforced and damped die cast aluminum cabinet
- Finish :Black
powder coating
- Dimensions
with spikes : 358.5 x 241 x 231mm - (14.1" x 9.5" x 9.1")
- Dimensions
with table stand : 368.5 x 241 x 231mm - (14.5" x 9.5" x 9.1")
- Net weight
: 10.5kg - (23.1 lb)
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Manual (pdf)
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Focal CMS65 Monitor
Review / See All ZenPro Audio
Reviews Here: Review Page
The bigger brother in the
CMS
series, we’ve got another front ported hefty solid aluminum enclosure
here for
a beast of a speaker. The CMS 65 features Focal’s inverted dome
aluminum /
magnesium tweeter and a 6.5” polyglass driver, being pushed by a total
of 160W
of onboard amp. There are notch and shelf EQ’s available to tweak to
your room’s
needs, volume is controlled from the face of each speaker. It also
includes the
super groovy rubber mounting pad to decouple the speaker from the desk
or
stand. A built in limiter will engage before you blow the speakers up,
yet
seems to sonically stay out of the way nicely.
The CMS65 is a show
stopper in this
price range in my experience. With a freq response of -3dB @ 45hZ (!)
they also
put out some seriously real bass response and volume. I did not expect
them to
deliver the depth they do at this size (these aren’t exactly tiny
speakers
though). Even shooting them out against 10” monitors for a while proved
them to
be quite revealing in the lower registers in my room. Again, this CMS
range
though has this amazingly clear and detailed midrange sound that just
runs
circles around others. That inverted dome tweeter, while not achieving
quite
the smoothness of the beryllium style found on the more expensive Focal
models,
delivers a sizeable sweet spot and detail that is a high achievement
for sure.
The 65 do have a punch to them in the low mids that is noticeably more
revealing as well, kick drums and bass guitar can easily be discerned
and dealt
with like a good studio tool such as the CMS 65 should.
Conclusion: In this price
range the
words “no compromise” are not only welcomed but they ring truer than I
think
any other speaker of this type I have heard. I know they’re not uber
expensive
(not cheap either) but they sure act like they are. Focal have milked
this
design in ways that will likely eat into some of their higher end
offerings.
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