Fyne Audio F501F

The 'E' could stand for economy, but it could easily be for excellent value for money too

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₹1,49,900

Fyne Audio has been astonishingly aggressive with the pricing of its new F501E floorstanders. They are part of the new F500E entry-level range, which in effect replaces the established and much-liked budget F300 series. We all know the price of just about everything has gone up massively in recent years, so it is refreshing to find that this latest 501 model retails for less than the original did back in 2018.

The older floorstander was aimed at a more premium part of the market when introduced. It is wrapped in a lovely real-wood finish, rather than the black ash vinyl of the new one, and has classier cosmetic detailing. But, we still find it impressive that this new 'E' model can boast the same range of in-house technologies at such a saving.

Trickle-down tech

The big news here is that Fyne's trademark Isoflare driver array, where the tweeter sits in the throat of the mid/bass unit, has trickled down to its entry range for the first time. In this case, it is a 25mm titanium compression dome tweeter partnered with a 15cm multi-fibre mid/bass unit with the crossover point set at a relatively low 1.7kHz.

The mid/bass driver's rubber surround exhibits the same fluting as seen on the company's more upmarket products; this shape is claimed to terminate the cone more effectively, reducing distortion and improving clarity.