Fluance, a North American based home theater company just announced its largest Bluetooth speaker, the Fi70. Fluance is a well-known and award winning brand, and is showing off its prowess with the first wireless speaker to house dual 8″ woofers. Most Bluetooth speakers are small and portable, but few focus on true home audio sound quality. That means you won’t be able to unplug it and carry it with you as it is just built for home use. And you probably wouldn’t want to considering it weighs over 80 pounds.
But the Fi70 looks to radically improve your home audio with that 81 pounds with its dual 8” woofers, 5” woven glass fiber midrange drivers and 1” neodymium tweeters, which offer superior sound quality. It has a built-in 280 watt amplifier to power those woofers with bass as low as 30Hz.
“Fluance’s Fi70 continues to turn heads with its useful and convenient features. Its aptX streaming capabilities improve the quality of Bluetooth audio, ensuring every single note and beat is heard. The speaker’s integrated equalizer allows users to easily adjust treble and bass to their preference. It can also be utilized to amplify the sound of a television with its optical input – perfect for upcoming Super Bowl parties. Additional features include auxiliary input, touch controls to adjust a variety of settings, digital AM/FM radio, LED display and a USB port to simultaneously charge USB-powered devices while soaking in the sound.” – Fluance
The Fi70 is available now in Black Ash, Lucky Bamboo and Natural Walnut at Fluance.com for $499.
Tech Specs:
| System Type | 3 Way 6 Driver Wireless Music System with Integrated Amplifier |
| Tweeter | Dual 1 Inch Silk Soft Dome Neodymium Ferrofluid Cooled |
| Midrange | Dual 5 inch Woven Glass Fiber Composite Drivers with Butyl Rubber Surrounds |
| Woofer | Dual 8 inch Polymer Treated High Excursion with Butyl Rubber Surrounds |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate); aptX codec |
| Input | 3.5mm Auxiliary Audio Input; 2.1 A USB Charging Input, Optical (Digital Toslink), FM/AM Radio Tuner Antennas |
| Frequency Response | 30Hz – 20KHz |
| Crossover Frequency | 150Hz / 2500Hz Phase Coherent – PCB Mounted Circuitry |
| Amplifier Power (RMS) | 280 Watts Continuous Average Output (2x 140 watts) |
| Enclosure | Tuned Rear Port Bass Reflex Design |
| Cabinet | MDF Wood Cabinet |
| Internal Lead Wire | 18 gauge internal lead wire to reduce signal degradation |
| Power | 120V, 60 Hz |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 29.5 x 11 x 23.2 inch (without stand) 29.5 x 11 x 36 inch (with stand) |
| Weight | 81 lbs |
| FCC | Yes |
| ICES | Yes |
| cETLus | Yes |
This is a bit expensive, are there other options?