Ophidian Ffion

Small speakers are well known to produce excellent stereo imaging by virtue of their compact size. The less box, the more the speaker fades into the background and instruments and voices are brought to life as if in the room.

Even the best small speakers however are dynamically limited as compared to floorstanders. FFION aims to combine the best of both worlds.

A sleekly tapered cabinet design allows FFION to fit a powerful 8” drive unit discretely in the base while the slim upper cabinet produces an enhanced soundstage with imaging characteristic of a much smaller speaker.

Our hallmark Aeroflex bass technology enables the powerful bass driver to breathe freely and produce room filling, accurate and dynamic low frequencies whether you’re listening at low or high volumes.

A huge port system extends all the way from the top of the cabinet to the bottom producing a system free from chuffing and distortion and increasing dynamic performance substantially.

The angled exterior and interior panels combine to produce a cabinet almost entirely free of parallel surfaces which massively reduces internal standing waves and resonances.

The front baffle is tilted rearward in order to time align the output from the mid-bass and tweeter units for a focussed stereo image.

While FFION stands a full metre tall the deceptively compact footprint allows this floorstander to fit easily into most listening spaces.

A 22mm Sonomex soft dome tweeter provides smooth and detailed high frequencies for an enveloping listening experience that won't tire your ears out.

The 125m (5") mid-bass driver features an aluminium cone and solid alloy phase plug and a motor system with twin shorting paths for very low distortion.

The performance of the critical midband is further enhanced by mounting the upper drivers within their own enclosure - completely isolated from the bass system.

Binding post inputs are from world leaders WBT and feature conductors made of high purity copper, plated in 24 carat gold with a chromium finish.

All of the components used in the crossover circuits are from industry leaders Mundorf.

Air cored coils, ultra-low distortion capacitors and non-inductive metal oxide resistors ensure each driver can deliver its absolute maximum performance.

Features

• 200mm (8") downfiring woofer in base

• 125mm (5") alloy mid-bass driver

• 22mm soft dome tweeter

• AEROFLEX bass system

• Mundorf crossover components

• WBT chromium finished binding posts

• Custom lacquer paint available in any RAL colour

• Detachable magnetic protective grilles