Fyne Audio F700 Speaker Review

[@robrosiebeenhakker2030]

I recently purchased the Fyne F502SP after testing about 15 other speakers (some slightly cheaper/some quite a bit more expensive - Spendor A7, Vivid Kaya 25, B&W, Amphion, etc) and the Fyne's won the contest hands down! It is an absolutely stunning sounding speaker! Very easy in terms of room placement, great bass, sound stage & dynamics. Cannot recommend the Fyne range highly enough - for the price they beat many more expensive speakers and the workmanship is just superb. Great review & keep up the good work 👍

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences Rob. I appreciate your support 😊👍

[@terrylarson7596]

Another excellent review. thanks, for including the amplifiers that you have assessed, and how they are able convey signal to the speakers. Your pace, at which you explain your thoughts, is perfect, and is what keeps me watching!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Terry. Very kind and much appreciated 😊👍👍

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@Baba Ganush Thank you BG 😊👍

[@DrGIzmoBRad]

Taron, thanks for your in-depth appraisal of the Fyne F700. I listened to these at a local hifi dealer, and your observations were confirmed. I've a set of Tannoy Eatons whose tonal balance are a bit better as you move off-axis, but these vintage units don't have the level of clarity that the F700's exibit. I also have L Cao FA6 single driver speakers in TQWT enclosures w/ passive radiators with the mass loading removed. As you stated, Dopler distortion creeps in as power is increased, hence why I now limit power to 12.5 wpc to keep the doplar at bay. Much appreciate your detailed review style with comparisons to similar competition. Thanks again.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Bradley. Great to learn about your experiences 😊👍

[@jam2524]

You are the best reviewer on KZbin . From a technical to performance your the best. Thank You

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Jam. Very kind of you to say 😊👍👍

[@MrRogermash]

They are the best looking speakers i've seen over the last two years.Thankyou for a great review.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Roger 😊👍

[@brown-eyedman4040]

Thanks Tarun for another great review. And what a beautiful pair of speakers. Don't think they'd be a great match for my system, but what a tremendous relief from the ubiquitous black (or white) boxes. Harks back to a time when speakers looked like fine furniture.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you my friend. Always great to hear from you. They look even better in the flesh 😊👍

[@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio]

I briefly listened to the Fyne Audio F1-8's at the Toronto Audiofest 2022, and I must say - they are one heck of a speaker. Extremely coherent, punchy yet smooth, lively, spacious, and able to throw around some weight. I was impressed to say the least.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Cool 😎 thank you for sharing 😊

[@jimreilly6933]

Do they compare with Montreal made Totems ? They appear to be a higher end speaker than Totems bookshelf speakers. To think I emigrated from Wishaw. A small town near Bellshill where Fyne have their head offices. I guess if I had stayed home I would be listening to Fynes not Totems at the moment.

[@michaelwright1602]

Tarun, you really nailed this. I have the Fyne F500SP speakers, and the way you describe the sound of the F700 is similar to the sound of the F500SP. They need a bit of break in, I am going on two months and they sound better by the day. I would imagine the F700 are going to behave the same. I was ready to return mine, and then one day, a few weeks, maybe a month in, they suddenly opened up. These Fyne F500SP's are staying.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@michaelwright1602 great 👍 thank you for sharing your experiences 😊

[@stevedixon7802]

Over 200 hrs to sound there best. I was skeptical about the break-in period. It is real. I own 502sp they are a very good speaker's driven with LM 805i upgraded tubes. Fantastic tone texture timbre.

[@michaelwright1602]

@@stevedixon7802 Totally agree

[@Keith-ux9ku]

I had the same experience with my Fyne F500. Seemed to take awhile to break in. Going on two months and the sound is still evolving.

[@commane21]

“... something I refer to as imaging.” EVERYone refers to this phenomena as imaging! Thanks for the honest review.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching, some people comment that they don’t understand what imaging is. So I feel it is best to clarify 😊

[@jeffkalina7727]

Altec Lansing's famous early 604 speaker was also dual concentric in design. Thanks for reviewing a company most others have missed.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Jeff 😊👍

[@bobb.9917]

These speakers are extremely visually beautiful! All colors. Soooooo many details. The Willsenton R8 is just as beautiful.... the silver & black is the way to go there! Looking forward to THAT review!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

I agree both look stunning 😊

[@dainawilburn2390]

Another well done, clear and enjoyable review. I'm always a fan of beautiful cabinets. In fact, my neighbor and I just completed a new cabinet for my venerable Dynaco PAS 3. Clad in Ebony with several coats of clear coat, inside wrapped in copper with a nice added vent on top for the tubes. A million years ago I had the Ebony clad Yamaha NS-1000's. Very similar to what's used on their pianos and very beautiful. This brings that back. Next up, the Dynaco tuner I have. An AF-6. I like warm and round on bottom. I'll keep these in mind. Thanks again for the really well done videos!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences Daina. I appreciate your kind words of support 😊👍

[@rotaxtwin]

These are very handsome units, a hybrid of well--crafted furniture and jewelry. Looking forward to the tube amp review.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you. A. It if tube rolling to do and then should be good to go 😊👍

[@avro66]

Great review tarun, my first floorstander was a pair of tannoy DC3000 speakers back in 1989 I've always liked the sound of the dual concentric driver, these speakers look very similar. Looking forward to another review next weekend.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Paul. My parents still have the DC2000s 😊👍

[@avro66]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 very nice,

[@423raptunez9]

Fantastic review, thank you! I always learn at least one or two things every time I watch, and that's a pleasure.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you buddy. Much appreciated 😊👍

[@vladimirdorta6692]

Great review of an interesting new speaker. Thanks, Tarun!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Vladimir 😊👍

[@dougg1075]

My thoughts are anybody who is willing to send their stuff to “ everyone “ is pretty confident that they sound good... and “ they “ are pretty much US .. as in audiophiles . And probably audiophiles with better heating than “ us . Thing is , most stuff today , sounds good. I’m 52 and I’ve done the endless search for refinement, liquidity and whatever . I bought the Klipsch Heresy IVs with an expensive subwoofer ( can’t skip on sub) . And I’m done .. DONE! Then I’ve ordered a tube amp to go with them ( still waiting) but As far as speakers , I’m done. I have Focals and LS/35a and the usual suspects. When you get done with refined and boring , you will come around. Just ask Gutenberg:) Love the channel

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Doug. You are right most stuff these days is well made and sounds pretty good. I suppose my job is to amplify (sorry) the difference 😉👍

[@richardherbert3519]

Another 1st class review, please keep them coming.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Richard 😊👍

[@rayfordham9230]

Hi Tarun That was most enjoyable thanks, I spent most of your review saying, that's what causes that or that's why they can do that. For years I've had a thing for point source 'speakers ever since a pair of Westminsters I think they were, frightened 7 colours out of me playing Mars from the Planet Suite back in 1969. For me I think it's the room loading abilities of this type of 'speaker, the room becomes the venue, play something recorded in a seedy London 60s jazz club and you'll be high before you reach the living room door, those were the days. Once again I've learnt something new thank you, Sorry to go on a bit, looking forward to the next one, really do appreciate the work you put into this channel.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Ray. Very kind of you to say and very much appreciated. I really enjoy learning about your experiences 😊👍👍

[@lonniefarmer7067]

A well thought out review and thanks. I am very fond of horn speakers and they are my foundation in my 7.2.4 system due to the ease of drive so no rewiring of my house.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Lonnie 😊👍

[@jan-uwehilger8073]

I like that you stated that your best amplifiers did not match with the Fynes. Been yearning for Fynes since they came out. Now, I run my personal (2nd hand) grail Reference 3a MidiMaster with an H90 as a seconde system in less than ideal conditions. The speed And(!) sweetness that you can get from a simple crossover (few parts) design, that is (in my version) a bit long in the tooth, with an amplifier that can produce current and fast is continuing to amaze me. One of these days, I will hook up the MM to my AR tubes. Wonder if that will show me limitations as for you with Fyne and Exposure or amaze me even more… Nice work man! As always!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you buddy. I appreciate your watching and sharing your experiences 😊👍

[@san01yt]

Beautiful speakers. Great review as always Tarun.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Sandeep 😊👍

[@KevinWoodsWorkshop]

The F seven hundreds look stunning! Thanks for the review.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching Kevin 😊👍

[@filofilo8127]

Thorough review Tarun.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Filo 😊😉

[@JonPrintzian]

Thank you for all of your excellent work. Would you be able to review the F703s or F704s? I cannot locate any in southern Californian to listen to before I buy.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Jonathan. I appreciate the suggestion. Perhaps, when the schedule clears 😊

[@robertwoods1380]

Outstanding review

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you 😊👍

[@seanoreilly8603]

Looking forward to your review of the Willsenton R8 tube amplifier. My one is held up now in Dublin for over a week with the Irish customs. So I wonder will I have mine before your review. Excellent review as usual. Those speakers unfortunately are a little to expensive for me though.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching Sean. I suspect you will be smiling ear to ear when you open the box the R8 comes in 😊

[@pointormond]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 Im loving my R8, I too look forward to your thoughts on it. I noticed it in a recent video.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@pointormond I have still to it with EL34s. Review should be out in a few weeks 😊👍

[@hugobloemers4425]

Really cool speaker. I have always liked the concept of coaxial speakers. And they look usually great and for sure here.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Hugo 😊👍

[@brucermarino]

Another excellent review! Thank you!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Bruce. Much appreciated 😊👍

[@richardstevenson0111]

Great review Tarun.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Richard 😊👍

[@TheWaxChainFanClub]

Superb review!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Michael 😊👍

[@Thomas-us4wq]

Very much looking forward to the tube amp review ! :)

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Thomas 😊

[@titntin5178]

Lovely finish on these items! These would go down very well with my wife, who still hasnt forgiven me for replacing our 'meadowlark swifts' which i still consider one of the best looking speakers ever. Thanks for your appraisal of these interesting designs, i appreciate the engineering involved in dual concentric designs , though ive often thought the engineering issue this design introduces are nit really worth the benefits. Thanks for an interesting review.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Kevin. I suppose engineering is always a balance between different compromises 😊👍

[@jked7463]

From my pro days always loved the coherence and clarity of tannoy mix monitor speakers. I tended to gravitate towards the 8" due to better bass. Would love to hear these speakers. Thanks for the excellent review.

[@bryantaylor2946]

You would want to hear the Fyne Audio F701 - the next size up in the 700 range of Fyne Audio. 8" woofer, larger cabinet as you would expect.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you JK 😊👍

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Hi Bryan, I may got for their top tier F1-8 first. It has an eight inch mid/woofer. Just to see what they are capable off 😉

[@jked7463]

@@bryantaylor2946 yes, I would definitely want to hear it. I am a huge fan of point sources and planar drivers as they do many of the same things using very different physics. The fewer "effective" drivers the better.

[@bryantaylor2946]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 We have F1-5 and F1-12 in our stock - Fyne hits at all price points F701 - F1-8. (we are the Canadian Distributors for Fyne).

[@rikardekvall3433]

Tarun. Superb review as always. But at 6.01, are you talking about the crossover, which had been run in? and possibly got better. You know that all speaker elements AND crossovers must be run in. Burned in. Think about your Proac when they were new and after a year of listening. Sounds better, right? Lower, firmer and more clarity. Looking forward to even more from your channel.👍

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Rikard. These were a demo pair that were well run-in. I always have them playing for a week before conducting listening test anyway 😊

[@vtkz]

The design is 👌👌 love the finish and the overall look of this, but also the other Fyne Products.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching and commenting Marcel 😊👍

[@vtkz]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 Any Chance that you test / make Videos with some Active Speaker ? Like ATC SCM45 or Genelec Stuff ?

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@vtkz I hope to review the ATC SCM40 Actives at some point 😊

[@ReferenceFidelityComponents]

A correction if I may? I specialise in building speakers using vintage Tannoy drivers. I have spoken with Dr Mills on this design. It is not true that they do not have similar dynamics due to the smaller horn compared with conventional speakers. It uses the woofer and a waveguide, essentially acting as a full mid range before the flared horn kicks in fully for the hf. The benefits of this which you didn't mention is that they effectively create a true passive cardiod response and importantly, control directivity across the full frequency range meaning toed in much more than you had them, you get less reflection off side walls, a more accurate room power response of lower thd than conventional multi drivers whose position results in field lobing or asymmetric wave propogaton with comb filtering. You need to toe them in immediately in front of the listening position so the axis crosses only when you move your head a few inches forward. Try them like this....they'll image better and wont sound as hard in the horn. If it weren't for the fact mine are rather large, you would be welcome to take them and try those. You won't find them lacking in detail or dynamics. Those fynes cannot be expected to be ultra dynamic with a single 6 inch woofer which has a true cone area of more like 4.5 to 5 inches! You need proper big cones...12 or 15 inch, to do the dynamics you're expecting really. This necessitates cabs of 100 to 140 litres using 12 inch dc drivers. They'll literally blow your socks off!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Paul. Great to hear about you experiences and thank you for sharing your knowledge. I did try them in different positions with varying degrees of toe in. I was comparing the dynamic to similar sized speakers that I have reviewed, including my smaller ProAc Response 1SCs 😊

[@derekjarman1638]

Beautiful speakers! Thanks for the review👍👍

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching Derek 😊👍

[@michaelmityok1001]

Was curious about this manufacturer, glad to know the sound signature, but I wonder if that is consistent across the range. BTW, I wish more reviewers had a range of amplifiers to swap in and out while testing speakers and then explained the synergistic differences. This type of comparison has more utility than the measurements guys offer, and obviously more than the "this-live-bootleg-recording-of-Jethro-Tull-sounded-like-I was-there-on-these-speakers" guys.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Micheal. I haven’t heard the 500 range yet but that might be next. Thank you for and your support 😊👍

[@MarcB514]

Great review! Thanks!!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Marc 😊👍

[@jasonj6318]

Nice review as usual Tarun , hope you get to compare the tannoy legacy Easton which are doing well in reviews , different price bracket though.

[@KarelSmout]

Fyne F501 user here. I'd like to add one advantage to concentrics: At least my ears are very sensitive to direction and driver characteristics. I was shopping for a ribbon-tweeted speaker, but found myself distinguishing between the different drivers too much. The technique came between me and the music. That being said, your description about the type of listener experience around 6:50 is spot on, for the F501 at least. In fact, the speakers have drawn me into more intimate, vocal or acoustical, genres. The F501 being floorstanders and having a second bass-driver packs more of a punch, but no doubt loses a bit of point-source clarity and coherence. Especially with the upgrades to the 7-series. That tonal richness you mention in combination with the way it fills the room is what won me over. Where my experience differs (yes, with other speakers) from yours, is at low level listening. In fact, the F501 are a bit too engaging at low levels to my taste: in my room and setup it is difficult to use them for a background music in a room with some conversation or a dinner. Just because even at low levels they engage that much more then other speakers I had, like Magnat project 4 and Linn Nexus. Probably because of bass extension, and / or the difference between standmount and floorstander.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences Karel 😊👍

[@MarcB514]

Taran, a couple dimensions not covered in your otherwise excellent and thorough review. How well suited or not are those speakers for a large room if there are no expectations to ever want loud listening in that room, i.e. not the primary listening audio room? Any insights on how it compares to the 500 series models, either also standmounts, or floorstanders? The price jump betweeen the 500 and 700 series is huge here in Canada! Thanks!!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Hi Marc. I haven’t heard the 500s. The F700 is suited to smaller rooms. Thank you for watching and commenting 😊👍

[@ericshutter5305]

get the F502SP floor-standers if you find the 700 series is a bit too much... same drivers.

[@MarcB514]

@@ericshutter5305 Thanks Eric. Piano gloss finish is expensive!

[@madds6678]

Nice one again tarun 👍 And finally the reveal you’ve been teasing us with the willsenton tube amp lovely can’t wait for that 😀 Would love you to review the wharfedale Elysian speakers some time. Keep up the good work 🙂

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Madds66. I have to do some tube rolling with the R8 so the review is still a few weeks away. Got to let those tubes run in 😊👍

[@efa0tz]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 would be very interesting to hear your take on tube rolling, and also KT88 vs EL34

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@efa0tz funny enough that is exactly what I am doing as I write this 😊👍

[@jked7463]

I can see why the other speakers may have more air. Those speakers have baffle mounted H.F. units which allows the highs to radiate in a wider patten then the horn/wave guided H.F. units in these speakers. That means this speaker is providing less delayed H.F. energy from reflections. Either option is a preference. I tend to lean toward clarity, than diffuseness caused by delayed reflections. I am a person who loves detail and color, both can be hidden or at least reduced by reflections. That said, I am surprised these speakers don't have high level top end detail.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

I agree. I suspect the narrow dispersion of the horn tweeter limits the spaciousness and overall sense of envelopment but makes them more room friendly 😊

[@jked7463]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 Agreed.

[@zorankalina4399]

Interesting speakers...Because have ATC P1...paired with ATC SCM 40...and 2× REL T9/ they sound good only on loud listening, but..I live in apartmant...have neighbours...etc... This sound as a nice alternative for a lower volumes. Will " investigate" Thank you on another ...near brilliant insight🙂👌

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you. Great lo learn about your experiences 👍

[@zorankalina4399]

All good, yust continue with your work. It worth a lot...gives us ideas...way...path...discoveries...corectiones...inrich experience....shortening "hard moments" You and few others done a great yob. Thank you.

[@williamsiu6291]

Great review!! Since I am looking to get a pair of Tannoys, i will definitely audition these, or the next model up before decision’s made. Though I must say the electrolytic cap in the crossover put me off a lil, I guess it’s the actual sound quality that matters at the end of the day

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you William. I questioned Fyne about the use of the iron core inductor and the electrolytic cap. I got a response from the Technical Director Dr Paul Mills himself. He explained that the iron core gave better bass damping than if they had used an air core that would fit in the space. The electrolytic is not directly in the signal path and again it was Dr Mills assertion than a poly cap offered no sonic benefit. I can’t speak against it one way or the other as I would have to switch the components out myself to know for sure.

[@peterhaslund]

My 502s work ever so sweet with my EAR preamp and Plinius SA103 power, go neutral with FYNE

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Peter 😊👍

[@buttonman1831]

The H90 I have seems to drive most good speakers really well. This was my first of 3 Hegels and is still my favorite in terms of price/performance.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Cool 😎

[@freeperjim]

Always well presented reviews! Any comments re: differences between the F1-5 and F-700 - especially transparency, detail & low level listening - would be appreciated. Thanks...from USA.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you. I was hoping to take a look at the F-8 at some point 😊👍

[@GrandTrunkWestern85]

These are literally the only speakers that I've ever demoed. Not too many Hi-Fi shops in the states these days. The music store that I go to is actually a dealer for Fyne and Rega. And I really liked how cohesive that woofer is with the Tweeter! Edit. These were on my short list. But I got a smoking deal on some Revel m126be! Never thought I'd be in a position to spend this kind of money on hi-fi equipment but I promise you if you want it bad enough work hard enough and save long enough you can own whatever you want!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences Frederick 😊

[@GrandTrunkWestern85]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 Thanks Mr. Tarun! Really appreciate you reaching out! I love this channel and I've been on a soap box forever telling everyone I come across in the hobby about it and how awesome you are. I'm thinking it's time to become a patron to support such a good channel. I'm a younger (36 is still young in audiophile terms right?) Subscriber and fell like I relate to You and Ron from New Record Day more than anyone else on the platform. I'd love to see a collaboration with you two one day! The extremely knowledgeable veteran Brit and the knowledgeable some what dorky not too serious Yank. What a dynamic that would be. Anyway don't be disappointed in the job that you're doing, it's fantastic and the way you articulated information is very digestible and I speak for us all when I we say we appreciate you and what you do for the community, keep up the good work Tarun! See you on the next one. Oh and no other channel makes me want to fire up my rig and get down listening like this one does. My 3 (soon to be 4) children will watch a review and I'll explain to them what you're talking about, and then take turns picking out CDs so I can show them what you mean by sound stage imagining and the like. My oldest is seven and calls you the "Stereo Tutor" sorry for the rambling, take care Freddy.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@GrandTrunkWestern85 Hi Freddy, it is receiving feedback like that which makes running this channel so worthwhile. You are definitely young amongst most of us audiophiles (confirmed by my KZbin stats). It is great to see that the hobby is still supported by more than us middle-aged men. The praise from your seven year old is the highest recommendation I have received since starting this channel. Kids will tell you straight so I am take that commendation to heart ❤️ Ron does an excellent job. I would love to do something with him someday. Congratulations on your forthcoming bundle of joy. Four under the age of eight, a household full of joy. Blessings don’t come any greater than that. Thank you for all the support and encouragement my friend. Speak soon, Tarun

[@Toolgdskli]

Stunning looks indeed.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

My wife was smitten too 😊

[@chrisselner5005]

Great review. What would you compare them to? Do you know the ls50s?

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Chris. I have heard the LS50s many times but never at home. My impression of them is that the LS50s have a cooler tonal character 😊👍

[@NosTubes58]

Simply beautiful design | one that I’m actually viewing as an upgrade over my Fyne F500’s, should | when said desire strikes me in months or years to come.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

They are very pretty 😊

[@hiendao1]

Hi Tarun, I am interested in the F700 and appreciate your review. Howerver, for me sonic is more important than look. I wonder for the same price range which brand would you recommend that has better sound quality. My amp is NAD M33 and a small room (11'x11'). Thanks in advance.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

My current shortlist to audition with the M33 would be the ProAc D2 (non R version), the ATC SCM19 and the Dynaudio Special 40 😊

[@hiendao1]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 Thanks Tarun. I look foward to your future reviews.

[@rogerjames6956]

Having no money, and on a uk pension, two weeks ago found a pair of fyne f300 speakers,took a punt and hooked them to a audiolab 8000a,well ,well blown away for £50 squids.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

That is great 👍

[@jrmanders99]

Great review however there’s no mention of poise and articulation which these have in spades. I have the F1-5’s and they are world class.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching Jonathan 😊👍

[@bobbradley3866]

Always great to reduce incoming RFI .. keeps me awake at night.

[@Johndoe8970i]

😂😂😂👍🏼

[@guyzumpetta9369]

Great review. Having just learned of Fyne, it's clear some serious thinking went into every detail of these systems. You mention the tweeter filter is 1st order and woofer filter is 2nd order. I can't tell about the woofer, but the presence of the smaller inductor is characteristic of a 2nd order high-pass. Did you get that backwards? Just curious.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thx. To long ago for me to remember 😊

[@cosmicgirl2761]

Good afternoon mate , Just want to pick your expert brains , I recently purchased a system for my dining room a denon dm41 dab , I’m looking to improve the speakers it came with , I will be putting them on a sideboard about 3 feet apart and 6 inches from the rear wall , I know it’s not perfect but it’s only a 2nd system to listen to while we eat our dinner , I’ve been thinking about q acoustics 3020 in gloss black which I found n offer for £150 , also Costco have the klipsch r41 for £179 which I believe to be a great price , which out of the two would you say are the best for my needs and the placement were I will put them , also any others you think may be better for me would be fantastic, Thanks in advance mate 👌

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Hi buddy, both should be fairly easy to drive so should work well with the Denon. The Klipsch will be more lively whilst the Q Acoustic closer to neutral. If you want something warmer the Elac Debut is worth checking out. I also like the Dali Spektors. Good luck and please let me know how you get on 😊👍

[@bshah4831]

Great review. The Fyne Audio are similar to my Tannoy xt8f. I would be interested in hearing you view on the Fyne Audio floor standers in this range.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you buddy. I think I might try the F502s next to see what that range of speakers is capable of in a larger design 😊👍

[@zindahoon]

Very good looking speakers 🔊

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Atri 😊

[@mgsboedmisodpc2]

Curious but are you able to tell the countries your subscribers are from and if so if large number are from the USA then it would be great for you to review products that have dealers here in the USA. Those Fyne's it seems are mostly for the Euro market. Nice review and noticed additional product visuals of past reviewed items.

[@robrosiebeenhakker2030]

They sell them in Oz so I can't see why they wouldn't sell them in the USA

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Hi mg, I do get a breakdown by country so I am aware that about 20% of my audience is in the states. I am keen to review more than just the usual suspects. It is not always easy as we are limited as to how any manufacturers are prepared to send their products to KZbin reviewers. I am sure that will improve going forward. New or small manufacturers may not have distribution everywhere but that can quickly change as they become more established. I hope to review a wide enough scope of products so that over time it averages out which markets they are available in.

[@bryantaylor2946]

Fyne Audio has an excellent distributor in the USA - Sound Org. In the past year, with covid hitting all retailers quite hard, (except for Amazon), a relatively new brand such as Fyne has had a harder time than normal to setup new dealers. Many dealers are experiencing cash flow problems and with audio shows on hold, few have had the chance to hear these little wonders in person. Many people will not buy what they have not heard but then once they do, they scour the internet looking for the lowest price possible rather than supporting the dealer who paid for stock to demo. Sad!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@bryantaylor2946 that is sadly true over here as well Bryan

[@jdekong3945]

The ProAcs survive another day! :o) I believe Technics are also using a coaxial tweeter on some of their new line up of speakers

[@GRAAmusic]

C700

[@GRAAmusic]

Technics sb c700, also the older rx models. I have a pair of rx50

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

They do. I would like to check out the C700 sometime 😊

[@jdekong3945]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 go on Tarun, sweet talk the folks at Technics! :o)

[@johnlim7720]

I think it's quite important to point out when doing speaker review's that a speaker that sounds great in your room might not necessarily sound as good in another persons room. I myself have experienced this when listening to a set of speakers in 2 different rooms. I think we can all agree that the room plays a BIG factor in how a speaker sounds.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

It certainly does. This is where a little experience helps. You can develop the ability to “listen through the room” to some extent 😉

[@ericshutter5305]

Fyne Audio 👍 700 series is great but 502SP is good enough for me, with the same drivers. 😁

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Cool. I would like to check them out 😊👍

[@bingoberra18]

Tarun, I like that we get to compare most of the products to your Proacs, it´s as if we get to know them a bit more for each review. But as I understand you have had them for 20 years and theyre still holding up to the competition today. At the Proacs inflation-adjusted pricepoint of today, would you still buy them if you started fresh. Or would you end up with something else?

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you my friend. It would be a close run thing between my ProAcs and the ATC SCM19s. I would love to demo the current ProAc D2s (not the R version). If I wasn’t reviewing individual components, I suspect little would beat the active ATCs 😊👍

[@mikemcguinness1304]

Tarun, pls see if you can get a pair of neat iota alphas in. I want to see what you think

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Mike. I would like to take a look at them 😊👍

[@chrisselner5005]

That finish is gorgeous.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

I agree 😊

[@hclandscapes]

I have heard that the 500sp series have the same drivers and these and similar crossovers, sounds like a bit of a bargain if this is true. Do you find the horn tweeter can get a bit shouty at times?

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@hclandscapes I have. They can get a little lively so some care is needed with partnering amps 😊

[@hclandscapes]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 I have a Hegel H190 do you think it would be a good match with these speakers?

[@hclandscapes]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 I have a Hegel H190 so it should be an excellent match.

[@hclandscapes]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 Sounds like my Hegel H190 should do a good job with these speakers then as you seemed to favour the H95 in this review.

[@sahdinkhan1827]

I just got the FyneAudio F502 😀

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Cool 😎

[@sahdinkhan1827]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 thanks man. Good Chanel 👍 you've got here. Like it. Keep it up brother. Cheers.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@sahdinkhan1827 thank you Sahdin 😊👍

[@fletchermunson6225]

Thanks, Tarun. I'm a bit of a nugget miner myself. I misspoke when I said my collected minutiae was useless. A couple years ago I wrote a murder mystery ("What You Wish For"). when people say "Write what you know", they are not joking. I found this stuff jumping onto the page and filling out my story with some hopefully interesting bits for the reader. I guess nothing is wasted in the long run. In writing the novel I discovered something else, I will not be writing another novel.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

You always struck me as a literary wiz 😊👍

[@fletchermunson6225]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 Thanks for the compliment but to deserve it, I think I should be able to create more than one story. heh.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@fletchermunson6225 never say never, brother 😊

[@fletchermunson6225]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 When I can figure out how to write a book and not lose money .heh.

[@louishamilton9648]

Do these have covers?

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

It was a while ago. I can’t remember. Best to check with the manufacturer 😊

[@milesdufourny4813]

Tarun, I just found out about this brand back in February. Was it started by some ex - Tannoy designers?

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Yup 😉

[@steverees1936]

Hi Tarun. Interesting design and technologies that Fyne have and also interesting that the founders of the company came from Tannoy. They do have some similarities in the way they look, to Tannoy. They sound like a very good speaker for the money and I'm wondering how much better their floorstanders are.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Steve. I wouldn’t mind finding out myself at some point 😊

[@robrosiebeenhakker2030]

I recently bought the F502sp and they are a stunning sounding speaker. They have got a fair whack of the more expensive 700 series in them.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@robrosiebeenhakker2030 that is great Rob. I would like to take a look at the 500 range as well 😊

[@steverees1936]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 I like the fact that Fynne use plywood to construct the cabinets with. Not many companies go down that route. Ophidian are another small British speaker manufacturer that use plywood. You must check their floorstanders out, as they are supposed to be outstanding for the money and give many rivals three times the price a run for their money. No-one seems to have reviewed these yet, so be the first to do so 😁

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@steverees1936 already on it. Watch this space 😉👍

[@kingmonkey88]

Didn't know about the Tannoy link but I did think they resembled the dual concentric driver's that Tannoy's use.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

They do 😉

[@rolandpritchard1731]

Old 80ts Polk had something that looked like what thay are calling a defusser in the bottom off there speakers.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Cool 😎

[@billywindsock9597]

They do look good. I heard some 500's between lockdowns and they had a similar character it would seem.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching Billy. I haven’t heard the 500s yet 😊

[@jimfarrell4635]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 I have a pair of 500s and a pair of 501s on duty in my surround system but have tried both in one of my stereo set ups and I must say they exhibit a lot of the traits you describe in their more expensive sibling. Warm sound, good imaging and soundstage. Also very forgiving of placement because of the down firing port.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@jimfarrell4635 thank you for watching and sharing your experiences Jim 😊👍

[@vivianvaldi7871]

Interesting road to walk through for cabinets, materials : MDF, to birch plywood to the large and vast family of natural wood. I happen to have the exactly the same speaker design in two different natural wood, that is bamboo (the hardest) and walnut. So everything but the wood cabinet is equal. Do they sound the same ? Surely not. Which do I prefer ? Walnut, strangely not the hardest... Maybe because they are small designs, where cabinet strength is already high... then mystery of wood applies.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences Vivian 😊

[@vivianvaldi7871]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 You're welcome Tarun. Mystery of wood, with this 1708 Davidoff Stradivarius (Maplewood). The Piano is not bad either. You have a booklet preview for both instruments at Highresaudio, see : www.highresaudio.com/en/album/view/kbh4q4/thotime-langlois-de-swarte-and-tanguy-de-williencourt-a-concert-at-the-time-of-proust or for the complete album, www.deezer.com/fr/album/209807202

[@l.m.372]

Could you review a Blumenhofer Speaker? maybe the fun13mk2?

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for the suggestion. I am not familiar with those 😉

[@l.m.372]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 I have them here and I love them. Paired with a croft audio integrated ( a British hybrid integrated with a tube phone Stage) and I really like it. Would love to know what you think of them. That's all ;) also a bass horn ( even though it is just a quarter wave bass horn) is a really interesting concept that sounds a bit different than usual speakers. Take care!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@l.m.372 sounds very interesting 😊

[@johnsweda2999]

I think they've missed the ball there could be so much better! I don't like the crossover and be better make it 3rd or 4th order for the tweeter maybe a second-order for the woofer put a 6 order bass port in should be able to get it down to 38 Hz do you know the resonance of the driver! I think the driver could do with one or two wizar would be beneficial. I think a naim amplifier would be a good pairing with that acoustic research possibly, bi-amping is going to be the way to go with this speaker

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching and sharing John 😊

[@kobush18]

Excellent review and we'll done. Did I see electrolytic capacitor in the crossover? If yes it's too bad! These type of capacitors will dry over the years and will change there value leading to changing the sound character. and eventually die. These type of capacitors are cheap and tend to fail over the years much Sooner than film capacitors that are more expensive but reliable. I hope it's not electrolytic because that means manufacturer is cutting corners. Is electrolytic or else? It's not clear . But the review itself is excellent. I like the Way you do it.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Hi Kobi, there is indeed an electrolytic cap in the crossover. Also, an Iron core inductor. I questioned Fyne audio about this and got a response back from Dr. Paul Mills himself. The electrolytic is not directly in the signal path. It was his view that changing it for a metal film cap would offer no sonic benefit. The other caps are top quality Clarity caps. The size of the inductor needed ruled out the use of an air core design. To get the DCR down the gauge of wire needed for an air core would not fit. I suppose at the SPLs that the F700s is likely to be played at the magnetic field on the iron core would not get saturated. In any case it was Dr Mills view that he could achieve better bass damping with the iron core as opposed to an air core that would fit.

[@vikassm]

Ooooh that walnut finish is gorgeous 🤑 If I could afford them, I wouldn't mind if they didn't sound very good at all 😂

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

My wife loves them. She would have the F700s and the Willsenton R8 tube amp if she wasn’t married to me 😂

[@kevincheong1516]

I auditioned these and while I don't think the amplifier would make a difference, the tonality you spoke about was pretty spot on.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you Kevin 😊👍

[@kevincheong1516]

@@remella1 let me rephrase my statement. Well designed amps with same output specs should not make any difference. However if you choose a 40W amp and expect it to have a 20db headroom at an average listening level of 80db, with a listening distance of 3m from the speakers, then your amp will definitely struggle to perform; especially when comparing another amp with 80w of power. That is assuming both have distortion and noise below human listening threshold.

[@remella1]

@@kevincheong1516 agreed…but when it comes to tonality and sound signature every amp has the potential to alter the sound for good or otherwise…every amp brings its own signature IMO

[@kevincheong1516]

@@remella1 if they truly alter the sound, then you should be able to see it reflect on their measured frequency response... go check out most modern amp specs and you will likely to find published specs of +/- 0.3db flat from 20hz to 20khz... If you do detect different voicing, that means the amp output is not linear... if you like a none linear amp, that's personal preference... but from an engineering and design objective, the amp failed.

[@remella1]

@@kevincheong1516 specs are only half the story. I have tried about a dozen amps with my ATC SCM40 and they all sound different to me. Some are good and others didn’t match well. The refinement levels reached a level I’m now finding difference by changing two capacitors in the linear power supply for my Mac Mini. In audio everything makes a difference…provided your speakers are transparent enough and you have the ability to perceive the differences.

[@markphilpot8734]

Well, at least they are aesthetically pleasing and using Baltic birch as a cabinet material is unconventional. It won’t make me replace my ProAc EBTs, but the cabinets are visually striking. Good luck to them. Cryogenics will not improve sand cast resistors nor will it do so with iron core inductors as these two components are why so many speakers sound bad. Still hoping for a speaker stand video. Stay safe mates!😊👍🏻😷

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for watching and sharing Mark 😊

[@thomasfitzhugh7936]

Speakers you can put in the living room without vexing the wife. Lol. They are GORGEOUS! 👀

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

They certainly are beautiful 😊👍

[@Njabuloseh]

Until you tell her how much you paid for them 😂

[@thomasfitzhugh7936]

@@Njabuloseh Lmbo! How could I forget abt that?? Yeah, there's always something more important for the household than HiFi! 😒

[@amazingworld2142]

Hello, will they sound good with Nad m10 v2, please tell me, I have a Nad amplifier, and I want to pick up speakers, Kef R3 Meta, Dali Rubicon 2, or these? Thank you

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

The only was to truly know is by trying. Unfortunately, I haven’t tried those combinations 😊

[@ColocasiaCorm]

Which speaker do you recommend for full scale orchestra in the near field

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

That is tricky 🤔

[@sdemosi]

Curious to hear your thoughts on the Fyne F702 floorstanders. They look stunning but there's competition & a range of options at the price point.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for the suggestion. I might take a look at the F502s just to see how the value proposition stacks up in a larger speaker in that range. What do you think?

[@MrTennisdoc40]

Went to audition the luxman integrated amp but the demo unit had already been sold in box. Salesman suggested his esoteric integrated instead. It was matched with the 702 and I bought them both. He is absolutely correct in the type of music it will reproduce. The voices are “human”. Because of covid effect on shipping I’m patiently waiting for mine. Perhaps they added a stop at a Glasgow pub after the cryogenic treatment.

[@syanhc]

I was going to get the F500 SP but I listen to large orchestral works. I know it's a different speaker but now I'm worried that they wouldn't handle that well. Any thoughts? I was going to get the Klipsch rp 600mkii because I'm looking for a horn loaded speaker around the £1000-£1500 that can handle various genres.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

A larger speaker will handle the dynamic swings in orchestral works better 😊

[@syanhc]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 The thing is though I love floorstanding speakers, my current living situation is that I only have small rooms. So bookshelves with a subwoofer where I can dial in the bass will work better for me.

[@syanhc]

Btw, do you do this for a living, Tarun? Just wondering…I’d love it if here in the UK we had canjams and Hifi festivals where we could demo gear and meet up….

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@syanhc it is kind of a semi-retirement job for me now 😂

[@fletchermunson6225]

Cryogenics worked for me. When I made my audio cables years ago, my source for 6 nines ofc Japanese copper got greedy and wanted me to really over order for my needs. I countered by using standard cheaper 4 nines oFc copper and cryogenically treating it, it sounded sweeter and the details and subtitles seemed to come through better. Never missed the Japanese copper. If I'm not mistaken, Meitner in Canada used to cryo treat a whole preamp or amplifier! Cryogenics are used to relieve machining stresses in racing engine parts for longevity as well as rifle target shooter as it prevents the barrel from wandering a bit because of the stresses built into the metal when a metal bar is drilled, rifled and countered to shape. They will cause a barrel to shift a tad when it heats up. No big deal to a hunter, but for a benchers shooter where group size matters, it's important.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

That is great info Lee. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences 😊👍👍

[@fletchermunson6225]

Trivia. We measure wire size by the American Wire Gauge method. An artifact of the industrial revelation. the number designation of the wire indicates the times it was drawn through smaller and smaller dies to attain its size. 4 AWG is large and 30 AWG is obviously small. Doesn't matter with Ohno continuous cast as it is cast to size. How current wires are made is beyond me. AWG may actually have no current relevance to manufacturing processes except as a benchmark for fixing the diameter of a wire. Something you could have lived your entire life without knowing.

[@fletchermunson6225]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 I am a repository of useless information. Some information stick in my head with absolutely no relevance to anything else.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

I find these little gems of insight fascinating. The older I get, the more I find pleasure in simple things as well as little details that may only appeal to a small group of people. I suppose that is what this channel is all about. The joy of simply enjoying music whilst sharing little details that help to increase our satisfaction of it 😊👍

[@angi733]

Ever reviewed any Totems? Maybe the Sky or Signature One would be of interest? They do things a bit differently, might make for an interesting comparison. On another note surely every Audiophile dreams of trying some big tannoys, pref 15" concentric drivers! Yes please!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

I have heard Totems at various times over the years but not sat down and really listened to them for a long time. They are not so readily available in the U.K. I love those big Tannoys too but I doubt they will fit in my space 😊

[@cjpriustt]

Beautiful, lustrous speakers. Too blingy for me. It suits 007 perfectly, especially when he wears the Omega Seamaster Professional. I’m glad our tiny but mighty Proacs are still in the fight!

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

They are. I could 077 with these and a nice valve amplifier 😊

[@yuckysamson]

Tried cryogenically treating the 'Missus. Before there was a certain edginess and harshness to her presentation. After I took her down to -150c and then back up to room temperature, found everything much smoother and quieter.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

You are a brave man Jeff 😉

[@morayjames92]

have you auditioned the Tannoy Revolution XT series XT6 and the XT Mini. The XT Mini has a smaller tweeter diaphragm and it stages and images better than the larger XT6 but of course the bigger loudspeaker does play louder and go lower. These are the most advanced DC design Tannoy has done to date. They do however take a long time to fully burn in but they are both worth the wait time.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

I haven’t auditioned them at home but have heard them at dealers and shows. Sounded good from what I recall 😊

[@rainerstier3131]

do they sound like the tannoy dc8bs? they look similar in many ways and engineered by the same people almost.

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

I would love to find out myself 😊

[@lucasmo7967]

Would you please let me know which one you will select between Tannoy Autograph Mini and fyne Audio F700?

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

I would need to AB demo them 🙂

[@jearley22]

Will you ever review a Sonus Faber speaker. The minima amator possibly?

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Thank you for the suggestion. I hope to get to it in time 😊

[@jearley22]

@@abritishaudiophile7314 do you have access to their speakers? Just seems like a good “midfi” that might give your proacs and the ATC 19 a run for their money

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

@@jearley22 it as yet but the network to people and brands I am dealing with is growing all the time 😊

[@boris1968-i8l]

Pls do sometimes test of some vintage speaters and amplifers.like JBL and Altec

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

They are hard to get hold off but I would love to review vintage gear 😊

[@krzysztofpietrzak1782]

I wonder how you compare this F700 with Argon Amphion 3S that are at the similar price point?

[@abritishaudiophile7314]

Very different presentation. The Argon 3S has a cooler tonal balance but is more resolving 😊