Fyne Audio F1-5 Owner's manual

F1-5, F1-8
FYNE ADVICE
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Technology
3. Positioning
4. Stand Mounting
5. Amplierchoice
6. Cable choice
7. Connecting speaker cables
8. Earth connections
9. Presence Control
10. Care of cabinet
11. Warranty
12. Specication

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1 INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing Fyne Audio F1 loudspeakers, proudly designed by our experienced
team of engineers, and constructed to the highest standards by artisans in our own facility in
Scotland. We believe they will give you many years of listening pleasure.
• Before installing these loudspeakers please read this manual in full, both for safety
reasons and to ensure you achieve the best performance possible.
• To prevent injury or damage when unpacking the loudspeakers, please do not use the
protective bag to lift them in case it tears.
• Please retain packing for possible future use.
• Thesespeakersmustalwaysbeconnectedtoasuitableamplierandnevertoa
mains supply.
Supplied accessories:
• Self adhesive feet (x8)
• Bi-wire links (x4)- F1-8 only

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2 TECHNOLOGY
Our experienced team of acoustic and
product design engineers have been in the
loudspeaker industry for very many years.
Since coming together to form Fyne Audio,
they have been augmenting their existing
skills and developing new technologies
to ensure that we can offer best in class
performance through technical innovation
and advanced manufacturing techniques.
ISOFLARE™ POINT SOURCE DRIVER
Fyne Audio’s IsoFlare™ 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areofthedriver
cone. Sound is produced emanating from a
single point.
To fully optimise the driver performance,
every aspect of this meticulous design has
been considered. Eliminating unwanted
vibrations which would be detrimental
to the sound quality, our IsoFlare™ point
source drivers are built around a custom
tooled rigid cast aluminium chassis.
A vented rear chamber in the carefully
optimised HF magnet assembly places
low frequency resonance well below
the crossover region. Pushing the break
up mode well above the level of human
hearing, the highly rigid magnesium high
frequency diaphragm delivers a smooth and
extended response. The unique geometry of
the high frequency unit’s waveguide provides
aatfrequencyresponseandavoids
internalreections.
The HF diaphragm provides a natural and
unstressed performance, terminated by a
Polyester surround to optimally terminate
energy. The HF unit annular waveguide has
a computer optimised expansion rate and
geometrytoprovideatfrequencyresponse
andavoidinternalreections.
On the low frequency section, FyneFluteTM
surround technology more effectively
terminates cone energy, by providing a non-
homogeneous interface, eliminating harmful
resonances. The geometry is optimised by
advanced computer Finite Element Analysis.
Amulti-brepaperconegivesnatural
sounding midrange and clean transient
behaviour, while the high power LF motor
system uses a ferrite magnet.

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CROSSOVER
Although simple in topology, the design is
computeroptimised,netunedsubjectively
by critical auditioning.
The crossover makes use of high quality
precision components, including low loss LF
laminated iron core inductors and Claritycap®
high grade polypropylene capacitors. High
quality gold plated WBT Nextgen™ terminals
are used, together with Van den Hul®
Matched Crystal OFC copper internal wiring,
with high purity silver coating, for transparent
signal transfer. The components are hard
wiredonbreboardpanelstominimise
vibration, using a special mastic.
Cryogenic treatment of the complete
crossover relaxes stresses in materials and
solder joints to maximise signal transparency.
Agroundingterminalisttedtominimisethe
effect of radio frequency interference masking
nedetail.
BASSTRAX™ TRACTRIX DIFFUSER SYSTEM
The F1-5 and F1-8 employ a downwards
ringportarrangement.Belowtheventin
the base of the loudspeaker, the BassTrax™
Tractrixprolediffuserisusedtoconvertthe
plain wave energy to an expanding spherical
360-degree wavefront, dispersing energy
uniformly into the room.
ThisTractrixprolehasbeenpreviously
applied to horn loudspeakers by Voight in
the 1920’s, but the application to a diffuser
of this type is novel and subject of a patent
application.
TheBassTrax™Tractrixproleisknown
to maintain a 90 degree angle at each
intersection of the expanding wavefront, thus
avoidingreections.Thiscleverarrangement
also makes the loudspeaker less critical of
room positioning.
ENCLOSURE
The high density birch ply construction
is pressed to ensure an extremely rigid
structure to ensure low colouration. The
drive unit is coupled to internal bracing
panels through damping material to absorb
energy in the case of the F1-8.
The machined aluminium platform provides
exceptional stability for precise low
frequency performance and resolution of
nedetail,alsobeinganintegralpartofthe
BassTrax™ diffuser system.