Fyne Audio Vintage Twelve: 2-way floorstanding loudspeaker with a 300 mm IsoFlare driver
The Vintage Twelve is a floorstander in the Vintage Series that carries the scale, the power and the precision of the F1-12S into the traditional styling of the series: according to Fyne Audio, the choice between the two models depends only on taste, traditional or contemporary. Sold as a pair.
The large cabinet is made of birch ply covered in natural wood veneers with a pronounced grain, with inlays of burr walnut and grilles framed in machined metal. It houses a 300 mm IsoFlare driver with a FyneFlute surround, crossovers given Deep Cryogenic Treatment and the Presence control fitted to the front panel: a fully analogue, lossless dial.
Key features
- 2-way system whose reflex port fires downwards onto a BassTrax Tractrix diffuser
- IsoFlare point source driver of 300 mm with a multi-fibre cone for bass and midrange
- Compression tweeter with a 75 mm titanium alloy dome, neodymium magnet
- Frequency response 24 Hz - 26 kHz (-6 dB, typical in-room)
- Sensitivity 96 dB (2.83 V at 1 m), nominal impedance 8 Ohm
- Recommended amplifier power from 20 to 350 watts RMS
- Adjustments of ±3 dB: high-frequency energy (from 750 Hz to 26 kHz) and Presence (from 2.5 to 5 kHz)
Technical data
The crossover is a low-loss passive design, ready for bi-wiring: the low-pass and high-pass sections are both second order, with the crossover point at 750 Hz. Power handling is 175 watts RMS continuous and 700 watts peak. The cabinet is made of birch ply with oiled walnut, plus trim in solid walnut, stiffened by extensive bracing inside. Dimensions (height x width x depth) are 1102 x 572 x 591 mm and net weight is 77.1 kg: both figures refer to a single speaker. Measured from the front edge of the cabinet, the official data sheet places the S-Trax position at 163 mm and the SuperTrax position at 139 mm.
Finishes
The Vintage Twelve is on sale in the Walnut finish.
