Description
Built in the UK the F701 features a 200mm IsoFlare point source driver with a BassTrax LF diffuser integrated into the down firing port. Luxury high gloss piano lacquer applied to black, white or walnut veneers is the finishing touch to the F701’s handcrafted cabinets. Refined, articulate and powerful the F701 recreates a truly captivating listening experience in a sumptuous compact cabinet. The F701 come complete with custom built stands.
FLARE FOR DESIGN
Designed and developed in-house at the company’s Glasgow R&D facility, the IsoFlare driver is Fyne Audio’s ideal type of coaxial drive unit. Designer Dr. Paul Mills explains that it is a true point-source where the mid/bass driver shares a common centre with the high-frequency unit, noting: “The complete audio spectrum radiates isotropically from the driver, giving a spherical wavefront, and the phase response is more linear (constant group delay) than a discrete driver configuration. Also, it better preserves the harmonic structure of complex sounds.” Having previously worked with countless drive units at Tannoy, he is highly experienced in optimising it. Fyne Audio’s IsoFlare uses a rigid cast aluminium chassis that’s light so doesn’t store energy. This marries to a bespoke multi-fibre cone with a FyneFlute surround, and the light and stiff magnesium dome. There’s a vented rear chamber in the neodymium tweeter magnet, which is designed to place low-frequency resonance well below the crossover region. The unique geometry of the tweeter’s waveguide is said to provide a flat frequency response while avoiding internal reflections. The end result is a drive unit that generates exceptional stereo imaging, with less dependency on room placement in order to give of its very best.
SPECIFICATIONS
System Type: 2 way, downwards firing port with BassTrax Tractrix diffuser
Recommended amplifier power (Watt RMS): 30 – 180w
Continuous power handling (Watt RMS): 90w
Peak power handling: 360w
Sensitivity (2.83 Volt @ 1m): 91dB
Nominal impedance: 8 Ohm
Frequency response (-6dB typical in room): 35Hz – 34kHz
Drive unit complement:
1x 200mm IsoFlare point source driver, multi-fibre bass / midrange cone, FyneFlute™ surround with 25mm magnesium dome compression tweeter, neodymium magnet system
Crossover frequency: 1.7kHz
Crossover type: Bi-wired passive low loss, 2nd order low pass, 1st order high pass, cryogenically treated
Custom built stands – yes
Dimensions – HxWxD: 465 x 278 x 390mm
Weight – Each: TBA kg
Finishes: Piano Gloss Walnut / Piano Gloss Black / Piano Gloss White
