The cabinets of both the F1 and the F2 are constructed from 25 mm Customwood. This ensures that the output of the rear of the Bass Driver is much more isolated then in most speakers in this class, which use cheap 12 or 18 mm Chipboard. Any spurious cabinet vibrations will result in a loss of definition and sonic purity.

          Several of the world's best speakers were used as references in the design of these speakers. We believe that the sound quality of these speakers is superior to all the references anywhere near their price and size. The drive units were chosen from the best available from around the world for unrivalled speed and accuracy.

          The crossovers use superior components to other speakers. The capacitors are imported from France. They are specially designed and manufactured for use in high quality loudspeakers, most other speakers use cheap general purpose electrolytic capacitors. The inductors are wound in-house as none are available commercially which meet our criteria. Each crossover is hard wired with quality Datalink ultra-high speed, ultra-wide bandwidth cable, the same as that used in the world beating Osborn Monuments and Epitomes, and weighs about 1 Kg. in the F2, less in the F1 as it is a true 2 way.

          The F2 uses the same dual voice coil mid/bass as used in the Titans, Titan Floorstanders and the Centre Speaker, and uses a 3 way crossover. This allows for an amazing bass response for the size of the cabinet. The F2 is a cost effective version of the Titan. The cabinets of the F1 and the F2 are finished in a very high quality black vinyl veneer. and the fronts are not rounded. This results in a considerable saving over the much more expensive timber veneer and rounded corners used in the rest of the range. The tweeter uses the same diaphragm as the Titan series speakers but a 0.6 Kg magnet is used instead of the 1.4 Kg magnet used in the Titans. Very high quality capacitors are used, but the Titan series uses the best capacitors available at considerably more expense.

          These speakers are intended for use as either rear speakers in a very high quality Home Theatre application or as extremely high definition speakers in a mini or shelf mounted system where a large, powerful and detailed sound is required at a reasonable cost. The transparency and authority in a shelf mounted system is astonishing for speakers of this size. A quality timber or custom finish is optional on either model, this is to special order only.

          There is also an F3 available. This is a cost effective version of the Titan Floorstander. The same drivers and crossover as the F2 are used in an identical sized cabinet to the Titan Floorstander. The same internal bracing and 32 mm Customwood are used, but the finish is the same as the F1 and F2.

Osborn F1:

Specifications:

SPEAKER DIMENSIONS	330 X 175 X 250 mm
WEIGHT	8 Kg.
EFFICIENCY	90 db for 1 watt at 1 meter.
DRIVER DIMENSIONS
Tweeter	30mm inverted kevlar dome.  0.5 Kg magnet. Dome  weight  0.275g.
Mid/Bass	125 mm Polyglass cone with cast  aluminum frame.  28 mm Dual voice coil. Total moving mass 12.1g.  Driver weight 1.6Kg.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE	50 to 19000 Hz +/- 2 db.-10 db. 40 and 19000 Hz.
CROSSOVER POINTS	3700 Hz @ 6 db/Octave.
MINIMUM IMPEDANCE	4 Ohm at 200 Hz.
MAXIMUM POWER	70 Watts R.M.S per Channel
Rec. Ideal.	50 - 60 Watts per Channel.

Osborn F2:

Specifications:

SPEAKER DIMENSIONS	430 X 220 X 320 mm
WEIGHT	14 Kg.
EFFICIENCY	89 db for 1 watt at 1 meter.
DRIVER DIMENSIONS
Tweeter	30 mm Kevlar inverted dome with 0.6  Kg. magnet. Dome weight 0.275g.
Mid/Bass	179 mm Polyglass cone with cast aluminium frame  25.5 mm copper wound dual voice coil. Total  moving  mass 17.7g. Magnet weight 1.4 Kg. Resonant Freq. 38 Hz.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE	40 to 19000 Hz +/- 2 db. -10 db  points  35 and 21000 Hz.
CROSSOVER POINTS	300 Hz and 3700 Hz @ 6 db/Octave.
MINIMUM IMPEDANCE	4 Ohm at 200 Hz.
MAX. REC. POWER	70 Watts R.M.S per Channel.
Rec. Ideal.	50 Watts per Channel.

               The above specifications show why both these speakers are capable of such extraordinary transient performance for such a small speaker, and yet reveal such intimate detail in the music. This fidelity is possible due to the fine tolerances and light weight of the driver voice coils.
              
              This minimal compromise design allows the natural life and excitement of the original live performance to be faithfully reproduced.The F1 and F2 are avainable in black vinyl or natural veneers (at an extra cost).

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