Description
An out and out purist audiophile design, the standmount or bookshelf F500 speaker utilises a single 150mm (6″) IsoFlareTM point source driver in a compact, ported cabinet. Offering precise imaging and intimate detailing, the F500 is ideal for small to medium listening rooms. Incorporating a down-firing port, bass energy is evenly dissipated into the room with our BassTraxTM Tractrix diffuser system.
The luxuriously finished, contemporary styled cabinet is available in a choice of dark oak or black oak real wood veneer and piano gloss black or white. Enhancing its aesthetic appeal, it has a gently curved front and rear baffle which additionally benefits the acoustic performance by reducing colouration effects.
MEET THE F500 SERIES
The F500 Series is our premium loudspeakers built around the innovative Fyne Audio IsoFlare point source drive unit. Technical Director, Dr. Paul Mills, and our technical team have many decades of experience in point source driver technology, and they have refined the concept using the latest materials science and cutting-edge engineering processes. The F500 Series leverage all the benefits of IsoFlare technology and Fyne’s innovative bass porting system to ensure optimal in-room performance for stereo music and Home Theatre alike.
The F500 Series uses a rigid MDF cabinet, wrapped in sumptuous real wood veneers or piano gloss over a rich paint base. Floorstanding models benefit from an MDF plinth with top adjustable spikes for easy levelling, for additional stability and further control over the F500’s enviable bass performance. Standard F500 Series models are available in a choice of Dark Oak or Black Oak real wood veneers, Piano Gloss Black and Piano Gloss White.
In Detail
POINT SOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Point source driver technology is not new to Fyne Audio. Our technical team, responsible for the audio performance and mechanical build of the driver, have many decades of experience between them. Our proprietary IsoFlare design ensures constant directivity of the wave front generated, providing outstanding stereo imaging, even off axis. Furthermore, a smooth and extended response is delivered thanks to the highly rigid titanium high frequency diaphragm which pushes the break up mode well above the level of human hearing.
BASSTRAXTM PORT SYSTEM
The bookshelf and floorstanding models employ an internal, downwards-firing port system. Below the port, a Tractrix profile diffuser (patent applied for) converts plain wave port energy to a spherical 360-degree wave front, integrating energy uniformly into the room. This clever design ensures that the loudspeaker is less critical of room positioning.
CROSSOVER
Low-loss, laminated core inductors and audiophile-grade polypropylene capacitors are used exclusively throughout the F500 Series crossovers. The result is an exceptionally clean signal path and very low crossover losses, ensuring the very best in detail resolution and musical communication.
HOME THEATRE
The F500 Series is as impressive with movies as it is music. Fyne Audio’s point source driver technology is ideal for articulating the finest of movie detail with pin-point accuracy. High efficiency and high power handling means the F500 Series delivers an incredibly dynamic and lifelike performance whether you are listening to DTS Master Audio or Dolby True HD.
“It can project an expansive soundstage and populate it with solid, 3D images. It can be subtle and seductive. It can lock down a rhythm. Best of all, it makes sense of music, whatever it happens to be.”
“… I’d put these side by side with many at up to twice that price. You are getting an incredible sound for your money.”
“Fyne Audio have produced the best point-source driver I’ve heard to date, packed them in a beautiful box and the result is a terrific speaker with a fyne build and epic sonics. They’re ace. Highly recommended.”
Tech Specs
| System Type | 2 way, downwards firing port, with BassTraxTM Tractrix diffuser |
| Recommended amplifier power (Watt RMS) | 30 - 120 |
| Continuous power handling (Watt RMS) | 60 |
| Sensitivity (2.83 Volt @ 1m) | 89dB |
| Nominal impedance | 8 Ohm |
| Frequency response (-6dB typical in room) | 45Hz - 34kHz |
| Drive unit complement | 1 x 150mm IsoFlareTM, multi-fibre bass/ mid with 25mm titanium dome compression tweeter |
| Crossover frequency | 1.7kHz |
| Crossover type | 2nd order low pass, 1st order high pass |
| Dimensions - HxWxD | 325 x 200 x 318mm (12.8 x 7.8 x 12.5”) |
| Weight - Each | 7.3kg (16.1lb) |
| Finishes | Dark Oak / Black Oak / Piano Gloss Black / Piano Gloss White |