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Fyne Audio FA501iC
Fyne Audio FA501iC
In-wall
8 dB · 8 ohm
$419 a pair
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Power needed
1,189,840,510–18,857,701,205 W
per channel, into 8 ohms

To hit 95 dB peaks at 3 m from a pair of Fyne Audio FA501iC, you need at least 1,189,840,510 W a channel. Anything from about 2,374,043,925 W to 18,857,701,205 W a channel is comfortable; past that, more watts stop buying you anything.

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  • 95 dB target at the seat
  • +4.8 dB for 3.0 m of distance
  • -3 dB for a stereo pair
  • -6.0 dB effective sensitivity
  • 2 dB allowed for optimistic published sensitivity
  • Published sensitivity 8 dB, used as 6.0 dB per watt.
 
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0 integrated amplifiers suit the Fyne Audio FA501iC

Also show the 197 we do not recommend

Nothing in our amplifier catalogue clears both the power and the impedance test for this speaker.

This usually means the speaker wants more power than any integrated amplifier we list can give it. A separate power amplifier is the answer - see the power amps we cover.

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Sensitivity and impedance figures are the manufacturer's own. We read sensitivity as dB at 2.83 V/1 m and take 2 dB off it, because published figures run high. Treat the result as a well-founded starting point, not a measurement. Full Fyne Audio FA501iC specs.