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Fyne Audio 302’s....anyone heard them or have them?

Hi all...

I’m trying to resist the equipment swapitis, but have wondered if moving to the right kind of smaller floorstanders might hit more of a sweet spot for my small listening area (against a short wall corner of a long rectangular living space).

I love...always have loved floorstanders and would rather not move to standmount/sub complexity if I can avoid it. There’s an almost tactile tonal completeness about them that just win me over.

Been seein great things about the Fyne Audio F302 floorstanders. Wondering if anyone here likes them, impressions? Other speakers within their under 1K range that compare and/or supersede?

The Fyne products are said to be former Tannoy engineering.


riccitone
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mulveling
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Fyne looks like the new, maybe better Tannoy - so a lot of us Tannoy fans are curious and excited about them. Though I can't help you with the sound of Fyne speakers as I've not personally heard them yet, the buzz around them continues to grow, and reports on their sound quality (including people familiar with the Tannoy sound) is checking off all the right boxes. 

However, with us Tannoy enthusiasts it's all about the magic of dual-concentric drivers. Most of us won't give any other models the time of day. The Fyne 300 series doesn't have a dual-concentric; you have to go 500 series for these to appear. So I'd strongly suggest you look more towards the 500 series, even if it takes longer to save for. 
ranjan
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I was told by the sales rep that there is also a F502SP that uses the 502 cabinet (a bit smaller than the 702) but with the 702 drivers and crossover. This one I believe is in the $5000 range. That one I would be very interested in hearing. All of these speakers are easily driven which is great for me because I’m a tube amp fan.
ranjan
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I had never even heard of Fyne Audio until this weekend. I can tell you the sound of the 702 was very captivating from the start. I truly thought they would sell in the $15,000-$20,000 range. For under $10,000 I Haven’t heard anything better (new anyway).
ranjan
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I had never even heard of Fyne Audio until this weekend. I can tell you the sound of the 702 was very captivating from the start. I truly thought they would sell in the $15,000-$20,000 range. For under $10,000 I Haven’t heard anything better (new anyway).
riccitone OP
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@mulveling

Hadn’t considered the trademark dual-concentric Tannoy driver design present in the higher levels...good point. I don’t know if I could justify the 502’s floorstanders from a budgetary standpoint. Too many things that must be done to our old house! Also, they are likely a bit much for my space. However the 500 standmount speakers look to be substantial enough in design and response for me to consider for my small area, even if I do prefer floorstanders.  
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