BoomChik / LinnDrum II Delayed Again – Could Be Vaporware

Roger Linn and Dave Smith have put the skids on the debut of the BoomChik / LinnDrumII collaboration…again. “I’m sorry to report that we won’t be shipping in 2008 and I can’t yet offer a new estimated ship date,” Linn reveals on his website. The original BoomChik concept is certainly a moving target. Announced almost two years ago, the MPC-style drum machine / analog synth hybrid garnered a lot of...

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Focal Professional Introduces CMS 50 & CMS 65 Active Nearfield Monitors

Focal has announced the CMS 65 and CMS 50 active nearfield studio monitors. Focal claims the aluminium die-cast cabinets are bring rigidity while internal damping and bracing sets the monitor free from unwanted colorations. Focal’s Al/Mg (Aluminium/Magnesium) inverted dome tweeter combines both, ideal lightweight mass and damping, resulting in a tweeter that easily extends up to 28khz at –3db, with a solid pulse response. The...

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