Lyngdorf Audio’s new FR-2 is a high-performance floor standing loudspeaker that has been designed for placement against the wall to ensure a visually and acoustically ideal room integration. The speaker has been tuned for best sound performance close to a wall, while the very shallow cabinet shape and the choice of colors and fabric covers allow a space-saving integration in modern homes.
“When looking at today’s loudspeaker market, it is surprising how many conventional HiFi box speakers there are, and how few loudspeakers are made for living rooms in a modern and elegant way,” Roland Hoffmann, product marketing director. “The new Lyngdorf FR-2 is unusually shallow, specially designed and tuned to be placed right against the wall. It works with the room acoustics rather than against them, and it also features modern colors and fabric covers.”
“The basic shape of any on-wall speaker is very rectangular and flat against the wall, so we gave the middle part of the FR-2 an extra shape, which also covers all screws and driver baskets,” said Brian Nielsen, mechanical designer. “With this design element, the speaker looks much more elegant and slimmer. The fabric grill is placed instead of the baffle, so it is totally flush with the speaker front.”
Lyngdorf Audio from Denmark is known for its digital amplifiers, multichannel processors, and RoomPerfect calibration. The FR-2 is the company’s 18th model in its current speaker and woofer portfolio. FR stands for Full Range, and the FR-2 is the second full-range on-wall speaker model, joining the FR-1. The FR-2 also marks a new era for establishing Lyngdorf Audio’s new in-house cabinet production and lacquering in Denmark.
The FR-2’s drive units are integrated into an unusually shallow speaker design that takes advantage of room acoustics instead of working against them. The FR-2 has been specifically tuned for wall placement, with the woofers located as close as possible to the wall behind the speaker. This leads to an ideal impulse response in the low frequencies and results in a surprisingly tight and powerful bass, unheard of with most freestanding speakers.
The FR-2’s two high-performance 6.5”/18cm woofers are equipped with a rigid, vented die-cast basket, an extra-strong and large magnet, and a very light aluminum cone, while the soft-dome tweeter also uses an extra powerful magnet. This provides the highest efficiency and a high maximum volume level while keeping the distortion low. The very linear impedance (around 4 ohm) allows any amplifier to perform at its best. The bass reflex port is placed downward facing, which hides it from view and acoustically always keeps the same ideal distance to the floor boundary and wall corner.
The FR-2 is not only tuned for the best sound performance close to a wall, but also shaped for this purpose. The speaker is unusually shallow, while the smooth, rounded edges, the front baffle merging into the top, three modern satin-matte color options, and two optional exchangeable fabric covers from Danish specialist Gabriel let the FR-2 blend into every living room. The speaker can either stand on the floor or use the optional wall mount for the smallest footprint. The FR-2 enclosure is made and lacquered in-house at Lyngdorf Audio’s new cabinet factory in Denmark.
The FR-2 production will start in November 2024 at Lyngdorf Audio in Skive, Denmark.
