Italy-based UBSOUND had added to its speaker lineup with the F85 handcrafted full-range floor-standing loudspeakers.
The F85’s’ design is the result of approximately two years of research and development. The F85 series is the spearhead of the UBSOUND philosophy which over the years has made crossover-less acoustic naturalness its flagship.
The F85 handcrafted full-range loudspeakers come in a single finish painted with automotive processes. The reflective glossy lacquered fashion black color is designed to look and feel like the classic piano black used in the audio industry.
The first batch is in production and will be ready shortly to satisfy the first requests received from international dealers.
Full Range Driver & No Crossover
The distinguishing feature of the F85 is that it incorporates a single driver assigned to reproduce its entire frequency range. This means it has no separate woofer, mid-range, or tweeter and no crossover. However, it does have a bass reflex port to extend low-frequency response.
The goal of the F85 is to address three 3 obstacles associated with full-range speaker designs.
1. Power Handling: The UVBSOUND achieves a high-level performance from 5W to 250W power per channel on 8-ohm impedance and 90dB of sensitivity. This makes the F85 suitable for almost any setup challenge.
2. Frequency Response: The second obstacle to overcome was the frequency response, which generally is almost always limited in speakers that incorporate a full-range driver but UBSOUND was able to engineer the F85 to gain dynamics and coherent soundstage in detail, reaching 26Hz of low frequency and 22,000Hz of high frequency. This means that it is suitable for use with a wide range of content, especially music.
3. The Finishing Touches: UBSOUND worked to come up with a visual design suitable for any room or system setup.
There’s More!
Made in Italy, with great attention to detail, the F85 also includes gold-plated rear terminal plugs, conical horn bass-reflex, drivers, removable protective magnetic grills with a special acoustic-refractory design, internal sound-absorbing material in line with UBSOUND HDNSS audio technology, internal insulation of the wood, special rubber-gel coupler feet and internal high-quality cables.
Specifications
- Model: F85
- Driver: Full-range Dynamic Driver
- Driver Diameter: 21cm (8.3in)
- Maximum Power Handling 250W
- Suggested Amplifier Power: 5W to 200W
- Impedance: 8Ω
- Frequency Response (+/- 3dB): 26Hz – 22.000Hz
- Sensitivity (2.83 V/1 m): 90dB
- Maximum Harmonic Distortion: < 0.5%
- Bass Reflex: Front, conical horn-shaped
- Positioning: Floor standing
- Recommended Break-in Period: 150 hours
- Finish: Glossy Black
- Dimensions (WHD): 26 x 93 x 31 cm (10.2 x 36.6 x 12.2 inches)
- Weight: 25 Kg (55 lb)
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Initial Impressions
The list of high-end speakers keeps on growing in 2024 and each offers a spin on design and engineering that delivers excellent audio quality. However, they also have prices that will empty your wallet. For some examples refer to our related reading selection below.
With that in mind, UBSOUND offers up an interesting take on speaker design with their F85 which incorporates a single driver and no crossover, which is both a simple and complex approach at the same time. and UBSOUND feels they have struck a balance – but it also depends on what listeners think.
Price & Availability
The UBSOUND F85 floorstanding speakers are available immediately for orders with a lead time of 10-12 weeks for production at an official price of $30,000 USD per pair from Authorized Dealers.
For more information: ubsound.com
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Tom Collins
July 30, 2024 at 1:47 pm
LOL $30K hahahaha