MayFly 201A Stand-Mounted Loudspeaker Preview

This may be the most interesting speaker construction I’ve seen in a while.

Those familiar with skyline diffusers, and what they contribute to your audio room, may find the MayFly 201A flagship speaker of interest. This hand-crafted, stand-mounted speaker is highly refined in both sound and innovation and features the first internal skyline diffuser.

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Designed and hand-crafted in Canada, the hotbed of speaker design through engineering and testing, the 201A was the brainchild of Trevor May, a song-writing electrical engineer that up until the 201A, was involved with building professional audio gear, guitars, and amps.

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MayFly 201A Stand-Mounted Loudspeaker SPECIFICATIONS

Frequency Response:

30Hz-20kHz

Impedance:

8 ohms

Power Handling:

100 Watts

Sensitivity:

88dB/W/m

Driver Configuration:

Co-axial, 26mm fabric tweeter and 180 mm polymer cone

Cabinet construction:

Birch plywood laminated circular exterior with skyline diffuser and integrated bass port

Dimensions:

520 mm (20.5”) high, 300 mm (11.8”) wide, 270 mm (10.6”) deep

Weight:

14.3 kg (31.5 lbs)

MSRP:

$3,000 US per pair, custom stands $500 US per pair

Website:

www.mayflyaudio.com

Company Directory:

MayFly

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Piero Gabucci

As a kid I wasn’t frugal with money, but so glad my brother was. He worked and saved to buy audio gear that I was able to enjoy. I was hooked on hifi. When I graduated from college, I rewarded myself with a pair of KEF speakers and a Denon Turntable and amplifier. They were my prized possessions. Today as an architect, my passion for music and film match my joy for architecture - art is art. Involved with Secrets for many years now, I’m able to enjoy some great gear and I do love it all, analog (vinyl and tubes) and digital (high-res and solid state). My approach to reviewing is with an openness and unbiased enthusiasm as I do think the art of high fidelity is subjective. Whether you believe the goal of hifi equipment is to capture the quality of a live performance or to faithfully reproduce the artist’s studio recording isn’t relevant, it’s the pure enjoyment at all levels that matter.