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Classic X en Classic XII
De Classic X en XII zijn ieder
meesterwerken van retro design. Terwijl de
verschillen kortweg samen te vatten zijn met de
mededeling dat de X is uitgerust met een 10”
IsoFlare en de XII met een 12” IsoFlare, laat
niet onverlet dat deze gedurfde ontwerpen beide
een stukje van de hoogtij-jaren van de hifi, de
jaren 70, terugbrengen in de huiskamer. Van het
walnoot fineer tot aan de grill ademt alles
retro uit. Behalve de sound dan, want door de
toepassing van de laatste generatie onderdelen
is dat allesbehalve belegen te noemen.
Classic VIII
en Classic VIII SM
De Classic VIII komt in twee smaken, te weten
een vloerstaander en een zogenaamd stand mount
model. Dat laatste houdt in dat deze uitvoering
een boekenplankmodel bedoeld is of om op een
statief te plaatsen. Beide modellen zijn hoe dan
ook in staat om de traditie van weleer voort te
zetten in de huiskamers van nu. De toepassing
van de laatste generatie IsoFlare point source
units, geven deze Classic modellen hun
specifieke klanksignatuur, terwijl de
vloerstaanders net even meer body hebben, dan
hun monitor-broeders. Letterlijk en figuurlijk.
Voor alle Classic modellen geldt dat er twee
unieke instelknoppen zijn, eentje voor presence
en eentje voor energy, waardoor een enorm
precieze afstemming op de ruimte kan worden
verkregen.
MEET THE
VINTAGE CLASSIC SERIES
A perfect marriage of classic loudspeaker looks
harking back to the golden days of Hi-FI and
advanced acoustic engineering, the all new
Vintage Classic Series from Fyne Audio bring
Fyne's Vintage concept to a broader audience.
Beautifully traditional with its flat sided
rectangular cabinets that are wider than deep,
Vintage Classic continues to encapsulate Fyne's
Technical Director, Dr Paul Mills’, no
compromise approach to cutting edge acoustic
design within. Each model in the four strong
Series features a dedicated IsoFlare driver with
FyneFlute roll surround, pairing a multi-fibre
low frequency mid/bass cone with a 75mm titanium
dome compression tweeter with a traditional
ferrite motor on the 10 and 12 inch models. The
8 inch floor standing and stand mount models
benefit from a 25mm magnesium dome. A simplified
BassTrax porting system brings all the benefits
of Fyne's patented LF diffuser technology to all
four models in the range, along with custom,
hand made crossovers, finely tuned for each
driver/cabinet combination. The Vintage Classic
Series look comes from a fusion of the retro
rectangular cabinets finished in traditional
real wood veneers and a beautifully contrasting
black finish baffle. Continuously variable
control knobs offer subtle tuning of HF Energy
and Presence, Retro-design and uncompromising
acoustic engineering all in one. The Vintage
Classic Series combines the timeless class of
loudspeakers of yesteryear with the best of
audio technology today.
 IsoFlare
Point Source Driver
At the cutting edge of audio technology, Fyne
Audio's IsoFlare driver is a point source, full
range transducer system delivering exceptional
musical cohesion and stereo imaging. The Vintage
Classic IsoFlare drivers, in 8in, 10in and 12in
versions, work in harmony with the dedicated
crossovers to work at their very best in the
large, flat-sided sided enclosures. Built on
rigid, cast-aluminium chassis and lossy coupled
to internal cabinet bracing, each driver has the
firmest foundation on which to perform. With the
10 and 12 inch models, the same 75mm titanium
dome compression tweeter is used from the more
affluent Vintage models, but driven in the
Classic range by a more traditional and
affordable ferrite magnet motor system. The 8
inch models use a 25mm magnesium dome with
ferrite magnet system. The unique geometry of
the high frequency unit's waveguide provides a
flat frequency response and contributes to the
driver's uniform dispersion. The mid/bass driver
uses a ferrite motors to drive a multi-fibre
cone, terminated with Fyne's unique FyneFlute
roll surround to best dissipate cone energy at
the outer perimeter. The result is a point
source driver, with a natural and articulate
sound and true isotropic radiation from the
cabinet. With no nodes or lobes in the
dispersion pattern, stereo imaging is precisely
focused both on and off axis. Combined with the
IsoFlare's signature attributes of high power
handling and incredible dynamics, Vintage
Classic loudspeakers offer audio performance
quite literally decades ahead of their style.
BassTrax
Tractrix Diffuser System
Appearing across the Fyne Audio Vintage Classic
Series, BassTrax is Fyne's innovative and
patented downward firing port system with 360
degree low frequency dispersion. Slightly
simplified for the Vintage Classic Series, the
cabinets are ported vertically at the base,
firing downwards onto a mathematically shaped
Tractrix shaped diffuser cone. This turns the
plain bass wave into a 360 degree wavefront,
exiting horizontally through vents on all four
sides of the Vintage Classic cabinets.
Delivering deep, articulate and tuneful low
frequencies, BassTrax offers the smoothest LF
response down to very low registers without
relying on extreme driver pressure. The result
is much more natural and refined bass response,
ideal for a wide range of musical genres. As an
added benefit, BassTrax's even LF output all
around the speaker makes it far easier to place
and integrate the Vintage Classic cabinets in
the listening room. Compared to traditional
front or rear ported loudspeaker designs,
Vintage Classic can be situated nearer to the
side or rear walls without adversely affecting
low frequency performance. While front or rear
porting may have been more in keeping with the
retro style, when it comes to performance,
Vintage Classic doesn't compromise.
 Crossover
Hand selected components, tuned by ear and
hand-built onto vibration damping fibreboard
panels, Vintage Classic crossovers are designed
by Dr Paul Mills and his team in the time
honoured way that predates even the most beloved
speakers of the 1970s. Yet, that is where the
crossover design similarities end. Leveraging
some of the world's finest components, cutting
edge computer modelling brings the design
process right up to date. With each crossover
designed to seamlessly integrate the Vintage
Classic IsoFlare driver and its dedicated
Vintage Classic Cabinet, the component roster
includes low loss laminated core inductors, high
power precision resistors, and audiophile
polypropylene capacitors. Hand built and hand
soldered using Matched Crystal OFC silver plated
wiring and, the result is a crossover designed
to get the very best out of the Vintage Classic
IsoFlare driver and enclosures as a system. In
keeping with some of the notable loudspeakers
back in the day, Vintage Classic incorporates
low-loss HF energy and Presence dials on the
baffle. With a subtle +/- 3dB control on each,
the HF energy control sets the tweeter level,
while the Presence allows users to tweak the
critical 2.5kHz- 5kHz region without impacting
the overall balance. The precise control knobs
are beautifully weighted and exceptionally well
engineered, to give a superior user interface.
 VINTAGE
CLASSIC CABINETS
With luxury design cues straight out of the
1970s loudspeaker cabinet rulebook, Vintage
Classic brings wide baffle / shallower cabinet
concept into the 2020s. Real walnut wood veneers
contrast the striking black baffle, with gold
trim, control knobs and frequency spectrum
diagram legends all adding to the nostalgia. The
wood framed grilles feature a woven cloth, with
the colour and light patterning inspired from
Scottish kilt fabrics. As a truly modern twist,
the grilles attach with hidden magnets on the
baffle and on the back of the cabinet for
storage during critical listening sessions. Each
model in the Vintage Classic Series uses a
rectangular cabinet with straight panel sides, a
flat top and a sturdy plinth section. Upgrading
yesteryear's cabinet material of choice (half
inch chipboard) to modern high density composite
fibreboard in thick section panels, each cabinet
has a unique bracing structure to further refine
the mechanical performance well beyond the
somewhat resonant cabinets of old. Key to the
Vintage Classic's bass performance is a unique
implementation of Fyne's BassTrax LF porting
system, with venting on all sides neatly
concealed with matching grille cloth that
seamlessly wraps around the cabinet. With their
wide stance, contrasting finishes and textures,
metal trim and unique grille cloth, the Vintage
Classic Series cabinets are as uncompromisingly
retro as they are quintessentially British.
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