Reference High Performance 3-Way Floorstanding Loudspeakers

Name: Reference High Performance 3-Way Floorstanding Loudspeakers
Brand: Fluance
SKU: XL8F
Price: 599.99 CAD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.75 (39 reviews)

with Down-firing 8” Subwoofers - Black Ash/Pair (XL8F)

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$599.99 CAD

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Reference High Performance 3-Way Floorstanding Loudspeakers

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NEXT-LEVEL SOUND PERFORMANCE

Engineered with premium components to pack a powerful punch of room-filling music delivering a truly immersive home audio experience

EXQUISITE BASS PERFORMANCE

Unique down-firing 8” subwoofers produce exceptionally deep and undistorted low frequency response while maintaining a minimalist footprint

RICH AND DETAILED MIDRANGE

Woven fiber drivers provide vibrational damping and optimal linear movement resulting in a faithful reproduction of the original recording

CAPTIVATING CLARITY IN THE HIGH FREQUENCIES

Silk dome neodymium tweeters produce crisp, natural highs while providing spacious off axis dispersion making every spot the sweet spot

SUPERIOR CABINET ENGINEERING

Meticulously designed enclosure with rigid internal bracing to avoid unwanted resonance and dual rear ports for controlled low-frequency response (Frequency Range 35Hz - 25KHz)

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Features

Configuration

Front main floorstanding speaker utilizing MTM (Mid-Tweeter-Mid) format for full range sound for music and movies

Ultra High-end Neodymium Tweeters

Provide accurate high frequency response

Ferro-Fluid Cooled Tweeters

For longer life

Woven Glass Fiber Mid-range Drivers

For increased responsiveness and optimal linear movement resulting in greater accuracy

Front main floorstanding speaker utilizing MTM (Mid-Tweeter-Mid) format for full range sound for music and movies

Ultra High-end Neodymium Tweeters

Ferro-fluid cooled tweeters

Woven Glass Fiber Mid-range Drivers

For increased responsiveness and optimal linear movement resulting in greater accuracy

Configuration

Provide accurate high frequency response

For longer life

Butyl Rubber Surrounds

Suppress unwanted cone resonances, ensuring durability and performance reliability

Downfiring Subwoofer Design

Improved omni-directional bass, minimized baffle reflection and better on axis mid and high response

Internal Bracing

Vertically and horizontally internally braced, engineered MDF wood cabinet with reinforced front baffle

Tuned rear bass ports

Reflex cabinet designed for improved efficiency and controlled low-frequency response

Suppress unwanted cone resonances, ensuring durability and performance reliability

Downfiring Subwoofer Design

Internal Bracing

Tuned rear bass ports

Reflex cabinet designed for improved efficiency and controlled low-frequency response

Butyl Rubber Surrounds

Improved omni-directional bass, minimized baffle reflection and better on axis mid and high response

Vertically and horizontally internally braced, engineered MDF wood cabinet with reinforced front baffle

Butterworth Crossover Design

For audio equalization

18 Gauge Internal Lead Wire

To reduce signal degradation

Bi-Amp/Bi-Wire Binding Posts

To achieve maximum performance from each speaker component in optimized configurations

Gold Plated 5-Way Binding Posts

Convenient connection with banana plugs, spade lugs, alligator clips, pin connectors or bare speaker wire for optimum conductivity

For audio equalization

18 Gauge Internal Lead Wire

Bi-Amp/Bi-Wire Binding Posts

Gold Plated 5-Way Binding Posts

Convenient connection with banana plugs, spade lugs, alligator clips, pin connectors or bare speaker wire for optimum conductivity

Butterworth Crossover Design

To reduce signal degradation

To achieve maximum performance from each speaker component in optimized configurations

Sound-Isolation Floor Spikes

Eliminates vibration absorption to aid in eradicating distortion

Magnetic Grilles

Detach to reveal a smooth finish with no visible fasteners

Low Diffraction Grilles

For spacious imaging

Eliminates vibration absorption to aid in eradicating distortion

Magnetic Grilles

Low Diffraction Grilles

Sound-Isolation Floor Spikes

Detach to reveal a smooth finish with no visible fasteners

For spacious imaging

The next generation in Fluance’s iconic Reference Series speaker lineup, the Reference Floorstanding Loudspeakers have been completely re-developed to deliver the ultimate sound experience for your 2-channel stereo setup or home theater surround sound system. It’s what your music has been waiting for.

Reference High Performance 3-Way Floorstanding Loudspeakers

Immerse yourself in the dynamic acoustic experience your home audio deserves. Engineered with premium components such as our newly designed crossovers that produce a rich and balanced sound while maximizing each driver's performance.

Premium Components Delivering the Pinnacle of Serious Performance

Utilizing unique down-firing 8” subwoofers that reproduce exceptionally deep and undistorted bass response so you can experience a lively full range performance.

Precise Bass Extension Articulating a Rich Low End

Woven fiber drivers provide improved vibrational damping and optimal linear movement resulting in a faithful reproduction of the original recording immersing you in sonic experience of outstanding accuracy.

Elegantly Expressive and Detailed Mid Range

The premium neodymium silk dome tweeters produce crisp, natural high frequencies while providing spacious off axis dispersion allowing you to hear beautifully expressed highs anywhere in the room.

Captivating Clarity in the Highs No Matter Where You Sit

The meticulously designed acoustically inert wood cabinets have rigid internal bracing preventing unwanted resonance and is composed of separate internal enclosures keeping sound waves isolated to eliminate any acoustic interference. Dual rear ports in the woofer enclosures provide a controlled low-frequency response.

Superior Cabinet Engineering

Fluance has successfully revolutionized home audio. Utilizing only superior components and expert audio engineering, the Reference Speakers are a testament to the performance that can be achieved when a passion for music takes center stage. The perfect complement to any audiophile’s lifestyle, you’ll be enjoying live performances in your home for years to come.

A Passion for Great Audio

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Tweeter

Midrange

Woofer

POWER
HANDLING

FREQUENCY
RESPONSE

SENSITIVITY

Speaker
Dimensions

1 inch Neodymium Balanced Silk Dome
Ferrofluid Cooled

1 Inch Neodymium Balanced Silk Dome
Ferrofluid Cooled

Dual 6.5 inch Woven Glass Fiber Composite Drivers
with Butyl Rubber Surrounds

5 Inch Woven Glass Fiber Butyl Rubber
Surrounds Separate Enclosures

Isolated Down-firing 8 inch Polymer Treated High
Excursion Driver with Butyl Rubber Surround

Dual 8 Inch Polypropylene Butyl Rubber
Surrounds Separate Enclosures

80 - 160 Watts RMS

90 - 200 Watts RMS

35Hz - 25KHz

35Hz - 20KHz

87dB @ 1W / 1m

89 dB @ 2.83V / 1m

45.86 x 9.25 x 12.99 inches /
116.48 x 23.50 x 32.99 cm (HxWxD)

47.3 x 10.9 x 15.4 inches /
120.1 x 27.7 x 39.1 cm (HxWxD)

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1 inch Silk Dome
Ferrofluid Cooled

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Dual 6.5 inch Poly-coated Drivers
with Butyl Rubber Surrounds

50 - 160 Watts

49 - 20 KHz

89dB @ 2.83V / 1m

38.8 x 7.8 x 13.0 inches /
98.6 x 19.8 x 33 cm (HxWxD)

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Tweeter

Midrange

Woofer

POWER
HANDLING

FREQUENCY
RESPONSE

SENSITIVITY

Speaker
Dimensions

1 inch Silk Dome Ferrofluid Cooled

––

Dual 6.5 inch Poly-coated Drivers
with Butyl Rubber Surrounds

50 - 160 Watts

49 - 20 KHz

89dB @ 2.83V / 1m

38.8 x 7.8 x 13.0 inches /
98.6 x 19.8 x 33 cm (HxWxD)

Classic Elite Series High Definition Two-way
Floorstanding Main Speakers

POWER HANDLING

FREQUENCY RESPONSE

Speaker DImensions

1 inch Silk Dome Ferrofluid Cooled

––

Dual 6.5 inch Poly-coated Drivers
with Butyl Rubber Surrounds

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Tweeter

Midrange

Woofer

POWER
HANDLING

FREQUENCY
RESPONSE

SENSITIVITY

Speaker
Dimensions

1 inch Neodymium Balanced Silk Dome Ferrofluid Cooled

Dual 6.5 inch Woven Glass Fiber Composite Drivers
with Butyl Rubber Surrounds

Isolated Down-firing 8 inch Polymer Treated High
Excursion Driver with Butyl Rubber Surround

80 - 160 Watts RMS

35Hz - 25KHz

87dB @ 1W / 1m

45.86 x 9.25 x 12.99 inches /
116.48 x 23.50 x 32.99 cm (HxWxD)

Reference High Performance 3-Way
Floorstanding Loudspeakers

POWER HANDLING

FREQUENCY RESPONSE

Speaker DImensions

1 inch Neodymium Balanced
Silk Dome Ferrofluid Cooled

Dual 6.5 inch Woven Glass
Fiber Composite Drivers with
Butyl Rubber Surrounds

Isolated Down-firing 8 inch Polymer
Treated High Excursion Driver with
Butyl Rubber Surround

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Tweeter

Midrange

Woofer

POWER
HANDLING

FREQUENCY
RESPONSE

SENSITIVITY

Speaker
Dimensions

1 Inch Neodymium Balanced Silk Dome Ferrofluid Cooled

5 Inch Woven Glass Fiber Butyl Rubber
Surrounds Separate Enclosures

Dual 8 Inch Polypropylene Butyl Rubber
Surrounds Separate Enclosures

90 - 200 Watts RMS

35Hz - 20KHz

89 dB @ 2.83V / 1m

47.3 x 10.9 x 15.4 inches /
120.1 x 27.7 x 39.1 cm (HxWxD)

Signature Hi-Fi Three-Way
Floorstanding Speakers

POWER HANDLING

FREQUENCY RESPONSE

Speaker DImensions

1 Inch Neodymium Balanced
Silk Dome Ferrofluid Cooled

5 Inch Woven Glass Fiber
Butyl Rubber Surrounds
Separate Enclosures

Dual 8 Inch Polypropylene
Butyl Rubber Surrounds
Separate Enclosures

Specifications

Reference High Performance 3-Way Floorstanding Loudspeakers

Specifications
Series	REFERENCE
Speaker Type	Floorstanding
Speaker Configuration	3 Way - 4 Driver Floorstanding Main Speakers (pair)
Enclosure	Tuned Rear Dual Port Bass Reflex Tower Design Dampened
Tweeter	1 inch Neodymium Balanced Silk Dome Ferrofluid Cooled
Midrange	Dual 6.5 inch Woven Glass Fiber Composite Drivers with Butyl Rubber Surrounds
Woofer	Isolated Down-firing 8 inch Polymer Treated High Excursion Driver with Butyl Rubber Surround
Power Handling	80 - 160 Watts RMS
Frequency Response	35Hz - 25KHz
Sensitivity	87dB @ 1W / 1m
Crossover Frequency	100/3000 Hz Phase Coherent - PCB Mounted Circuitry
Impedance	8 Ohm Compatible
Dolby Atmos	Ideal for use as front speakers in a Dolby Atmos Surround Sound System
Dimensions	45.86 x 9.25 x 12.99 inches / 116.5 x 23.5 x 33 cm (HxWxD)
Speaker Weight	47.70 pounds/speaker (21.64 kg/speaker)
Frequency Response Graph	Click to Expand
Fluance Speaker Size Comparison Chart	Click to Expand
Certifications	CE Certified
UPC	61783269787
What's Included	Two High Performance Floorstanding Speakers Eight Isolation Floor Spikes Two Magnetic Front Grills Instruction Manual Lifetime Customer Support Lifetime Parts and Labor Manufacturer's Direct Warranty

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What is different from the XL7 Reference Speakers?

While they follow the same form factor, the XL8 Reference Series feature improved components such as woven glass fiber composite drivers. We've also redesigned the crossover, drivers and cabinet to improve the overall performance of the entire series.