FYNE AUDIO BUILDS ON F1 SERIES STANDMOUNT WITH NEW FLOORSTANDING FYNE AUDIO F1-8S

Scottish loudspeaker brand Fyne has released a new addition to the flagship F1 Series of loudspeakers, the new Fyne Audio F1-8S floor stander.

Fyne Audio has expanded its flagship F1 Series of loudspeakers with a much demanded floorstanding model based on the 8” (250mm) IsoFlare driver found in its F1-8 stand mount model. Introducing the Fyne Audio F1-8S.

Fyne Audio F1-8S Loudspeakers is a compact floorstander

FYNE AUDIO F1-8S LOUDSPEAKERS

The F1-8S scales up the presentation of its smaller sibling to an imposing floorstanding design offering the same unique cosmetic as the larger F1-10S and F1-12S models in a more manageable size.

At 1086mm tall with a compact 335 x 445mm footprint, the braced birch ply cabinets, IsoFlare driver, electronics and metal plinth add up to a substantial, but not unmanageable, 30kg per speaker, with a sensitivity of 91dB/W.

Fyne Audio F1-8S Loudspeakers

FYNE AUDIO ISOFLARE DRIVER

The new F1-8S upgrades the IsoFlare’s driver suspension and the crossover design to integrate with the larger volume cabinet. The new IsoFlare combines a multi-fibre mid/bass cone with a 25mm magnesium dome compression tweeter, along with a raft of Fyne’s technologies and refinements, including FyneFlute roll surround, cast aluminium chassis and ferrite HF magnets.

Fyne Audio F1-8S IsoFlare driver

FYNE AUDIO F1-8S LOUDSPEAKERS BASSTRAX

The design incorporates a larger metal sandwich plinth that forms part of the larger BassTrax low frequency porting system, as well as offering stability through top adjustable locking spikes.

Fyne’s BassTrax technology in the F1-8S draws its design architecture from the F1-10S/F1-12S models, using a two layer machined aluminium plinth with a Tractrix profile diffuser cone. This transfers the plane wave LF energy from the cabinet’s down-firing port into a 360-degree spherical wavefront. This makes the resulting speaker far less critical of room position and placement.

Fyne Audio F1-8S rear

MADE IN SCOTLAND

Like all the models in F1 Series, the F1-8S is designed, manufactured and hand finished to Fyne’s exacting standards at its Glasgow UK facility. The traditional piano gloss real walnut veneers and opulent burr walnut inlays speak of the engineering detail within.

Fyne Audio F1-8S Loudspeakers have a luxury finish

PRESENCE BAND CONTROL

True to the F1 Series, the F1-8S offer subtle control over the presence band output via a robust front mounted aluminium knob. This unique control through the 2.5kHz – 5kHz region, of up to +/-3dB, gives users subtle adjustment of the soundstage through the key vocal spectrum without impacting the overall balance or the speaker’s faithful reproduction of the original recording. The control can gently counter room issues such as being overly live or too heavily damped, or can be left in the central 0dB position for a purist response in natural sounding rooms.

FYNE AUDIO F1-8S SPECS

System Type 2 way, downwards firing port, with BassTrax Tractrix diffuser

Recommended amplifier power (Watt RMS)      20 – 200

Peak power handling (Watt)         400

Continuous power handling (Watt RMS)  100

Sensitivity (2.83 Volt @ 1m)         91dB

Nominal impedance 8 Ohm

Frequency response (-6dB typical in room)       30Hz – 34kHz

Drive unit complement       1 x 200mm IsoFlare point source driver with FyneFlute surround, multi-fibre bass / midrange cone, with 25mm magnesium alloy dome compression tweeter, neodymium magnet system

Crossover frequency         1.8kHz

Crossover type        Bi-wired passive low loss, 2nd order low pass, 1st order high pass, Deep Cryogenically Treated

System adjustments High frequency energy (1.8kHz – 34kHz) +/- 3dB Presence (2.5kHz – 5.0kHz) +/- 3dB

Dimensions – HxWxD         1086 x 335 x 445mm (42.8 x 13.2 x 17.5”)

Weight – Each         30.0kg (66.0lbs)

Finishes        Piano Gloss Walnut

FYNE AUDIO F1-8S LOUDSPEAKERS UK PRICING

Fyne Audio F1-8S, Piano Walnut Veneer; £12,999.98 per pair

HiFi PiG Says: Fyne Audio has built their reputation around the world, these Fyne Audio F1-8S will be very popular with their fans globally!