Fyne Audio Vintage Classic VIII SM

2-way standmount loudspeaker with a 200 mm IsoFlare driver

Vintage Classic VIII SM is the standmount model of the Vintage Classic range: a compact loudspeaker that is simple to place in a room and recalls the look of traditional bookshelf designs. Sold as a pair.

The rectangular cabinet is finished by hand in walnut veneer, with a black baffle, gold trim and styling references to the 1970s. It is made of high-density fibreboard and braced internally. The 200 mm IsoFlare point source unit combines a multi-fibre cone for bass and midrange, held by a FyneFlute surround, with a compression tweeter using a 25 mm magnesium dome; the magnet is a ferrite type. The reflex port fires downwards onto the BassTrax Tractrix diffuser, in a version developed to work with the loudspeaker raised above the floor on stands.

Key features

• 2-way system with a port firing towards the floor and BassTrax Tractrix diffuser
• 200 mm IsoFlare point source unit with a 25 mm magnesium compression tweeter
• Frequency response of 34 Hz - 34 kHz (-6 dB, typical in room)
• Sensitivity of 91 dB (2.83 V at 1 m), nominal impedance of 8 ohm
• Suggested amplifier output from 30 to 180 watt RMS; 90 watt RMS continuous, 360 watt peak
• Low-loss passive crossover, ready for bi-wiring, with Cryo-Lite treatment
• ±3 dB adjustments for high-frequency energy and for presence

Technical data

The crossover operates at 1.8 kHz, with a second-order low-pass and a first-order high-pass. The adjustments act between 1.8 and 34 kHz (high frequencies) and between 2.5 and 5 kHz (presence). The cabinet measures 540 x 330 x 294 mm (height x width x depth) and weighs 16.1 kg: size and weight apply to one loudspeaker. For anyone adding a super tweeter, the data sheet gives its distance from the cabinet's front edge: 74 mm for S-Trax, 50 mm for SuperTrax.

Finishes

The loudspeaker is offered in the Walnut finish: walnut veneer combined with the black baffle and the gold trim.