FYNE AUDIO
F1-12
Floorstanding Speakers
The epic F1-12 is Fyne Audio’s flagship loudspeaker, embodying the brand’s philosophy, expertise and engineering excellence into a truly outstanding design.
Handcrafted
The Pinnacle of UK Speaker Design
The imposing twin cavity cabinet is supported on a 20kg machined aluminium plinth that houses Fyne’s state of the art BassTrax LF diffuser. At its heart, the F1-12S boasts Fyne’s largest IsoFlare driver to date. Now incorporating FyneFlute surround, this drive unit seamlessly mates a 300mm (12″) multi-fibre cone LF unit with a 75mm titanium dome compression tweeter to create a point source, time aligned transducer delivering pure isotropic radiation across the entire audio spectrum. Breathtakingly dynamic and revealing yet with smoothly extended HF, the F1-12S delivers music with ultimate realism and listener engagement. Designed, handcrafted and hand finished at Fyne Audio’s UK manufacturing facility in stunning real walnut veneer with burr walnut inlay, the F1-12 represents the pinnacle of UK loudspeaker design.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
System Type - 2 way, downwards firing port, with BassTrax Tractrix diffuser
Recommended amplifier power (Watt RMS) - 20 - 350
Peak power handling (Watt) - 600
Continuous power handling (Watt RMS) - 175
Sensitivity (2.83 Volt @ 1m) - 96dB
Nominal impedance - 8 Ohm
Frequency response (-6dB typical in room) - 26Hz - 26kHz
Drive unit complement- 1 x 300mm IsoFlare point source driver with FyneFlute surround, multi-fibre bass / midrange cone, with 75mm titanium dome compression tweeter,neodymium magnet system
Crossover frequency - 750Hz
Crossover type - Bi-wired passive low loss, 2nd order low pass, 2nd order high pass, Deep Cryogenically Treated
System Adjustments - High Frequency energy (750Hz-26kHz) +/-3dB, Presence (2.5kHz-5.0kHz) +/-3dB
Dimensions - HxWxD - 1350 x 450 x 680mm (53.2” x 17.7 x 28.6”)
Weight - Each - 72kg
Finishes - Piano Gloss Walnut
MEET THE F1 SERIES
The F1 series represents the pinnacle of Fyne Audio’s long-standing audio experience and engineering expertise. This no-compromise series of high-end transducers hone cutting edge point-source loudspeaker technology to define what is currently possible. Designed, manufactured, hand-finished and tested at Fyne’s HQ and manufacturing facility in Glasgow, the F1 series represent state of the art UK loudspeaker design.
The truly unique design and innovative feature list is second to none. From the massive machined metal plinths to the intricate burr walnut inlay, every element of F1 loudspeakers has been meticulously considered to ensure stunning audio performance and exquisite aesthetic appeal.
Bristling with many of Fyne Audio’s patented technologies, the no-compromise F1 specification includes top-of-the-range Isoflare™ point source drivers, now incorporating FyneFlute surrounds, twin cavity reflex loading and Fyne’s signature BassTrax™ Tractrix profile LF diffuser system. The heavyweight machined aluminium plinth provides exceptional stability for the high-density pressed birch plywood cabinet, which is extensively braced and finished to bespoke furniture standard throughout. Finished in a traditional deeply lacquered walnut veneer with burr Walnut inlay, a true testament to craftsmanship and setting the standard for others to follow.
ISOFLARE POINT SOURCE DRIVER
Fyne Audio’s signature IsoFlareTM driver is a point source system whereby the bass/midrange driver shares a common centre with the high frequency unit. Providing outstanding stereo imaging even off axis, energy is radiated isotropically with constant directivity following the flare of the driver cone. Sound is produced from a single point, giving truly spherical and time-aligned wave front. This preserves the harmonic structure of complex instruments and vocals, recreating the true acoustic soundfield from a loudspeaker that is far less dependent on room location.
For the flagship F1 series IsoFlare drivers, the high frequency unit features a highly rigid 3” titanium HF diaphragm for smooth and unstressed performance, with a massive Neodymium magnet incorporating a vented rear chamber to place low frequency resonance well below the crossover region. This enables a very low 750Hz crossover point for the most realistic rendition of vocals. The HF driver uses a high power handling edgewound aluminium voice coil on a Kapton former with pure copper shorting ring for lowest distortion. It’s unique IsoFlare annular waveguide has computer optimised geometry to provide linear expansion into the room for the smoothest frequency response.
On the low frequency section, a multi-fibre paper cone gives natural sounding midrange and extremely clean transient behaviour even at concert-realistic SPLs. The FyneFlute surround effectively terminates cone energy without time-smearing, remaining cohesively integrated to the HF driver irrespective of listening volume. The high power LF motor system uses a giant ferrite magnet with rectangular copper voice coil on aluminium former for class leading power handling. The complete F1 series IsoFlare driver is built into a rigid cast aluminium chassis to eliminate unwanted vibrations and coupled to the cabinet’s internal bracing spars through a semi-compliant bonding material for exceptional damping at the driver/cabinet interface.
Twin-cavity Cabinet Design
BASSTRAX TRACTRIX DIFFUSER SYSTEM
The F1 series boasts Fyne Audio’s ultimate iteration of the patent-pending BassTrax™ Tractrix profile LF diffuser system. This complex yet refined approach to bass-loading and reflex porting incorporates a twin-cavity cabinet design with a tuned waveguide port firing downwards from the reinforced lower panel of the cabinet. This loading technique broadens the tuning frequency to reduce cone excursion and acts as a damping system that blocks potential standing wave resonances produced by the main internal port between cavities.
The lower cavity bass port vents downwards onto the BassTrax Tractrix profile diffuser. The unique, mathematically derived tractrix profile maintains a true 90 degree angle at each intersection of the expanding wavefront, so converts plain wave LF energy into a horizontally expanding spherical 360-degree wavefront with no loss of total energy. The result is seamlessly uniform LF integration into the room and a loudspeaker that is far less critical of room positioning.
Tractrix profile wave-guides were originally applied to horn loudspeakers by Voight in the 1920’s but the application to an LF diffuser of this type is unique to Fyne Audio.
CROSSOVER
The F1 series crossover is a no-compromise design, hand built onto vibration damping fibre-board panels using the world’s finest electronic components and cables and fine-tuned to deliver truly class-leading performance. Leaning on decades of premium loudspeaker design experience, the design team refined the component list through finite element analysis, computer modelling, measurement and critical auditioning by Fyne’s top engineering and acoustic personnel.
The component roster includes low loss LF laminated core inductors, non-inductive thick film resistors and Claritycap’s highest grade HF polypropylene capacitors. Neotech ™ PC-OCC internal wiring provides highly transparent signal transfer, connecting to the loudspeaker cable through WBT Nextgen™ gold plated bi- wire terminals. Once fully assembled and tested, every F1 crossover is Deep Cryogenically Treated. This super-freezing and slow thawing process relieves microstresses in components, wiring and solder joints, maximising signal transfer and delivering greater transparency to the sound.
Further F1 series refinements include a fifth earth terminal that grounds the driver chassis to prevent radio frequency interference effects from masking fine detail. For seamless room integration, HF output controls are available on the front baffle of F1 series models, offering user adjustment of high frequency energy and presence.