# Gato Audio FM-50

Floorstanding passive loudspeaker from the FM series, made by Gato Audio (🇩🇰 DK).

Source: https://truescaleaudio.com/en/speaker/gato-audio-fm-50
Manufacturer page: https://www.gato-audio.com/eu/fm-50.html

## Dimensions

| Dimension | Metric | Imperial |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Height | 1075 mm | 42.3 in |
| Width | 330 mm | 13 in |
| Depth | 405 mm | 15.9 in |
| Weight (each) | 40 kg | 88 lb |

Width is the cabinet. Including the plinth or outriggers it spans about 316 mm (12.4 in).

## Drivers

- 1 × 38 mm (1.5 in) tweeter — ring radiator, ferrite motor and optimised rear chamber
- 1 × 150 mm (6 in) midrange — mineral cone, low-loss suspension, motor with shorting rings
- 2 × 170 mm (7 in) woofer — mineral cone, low-loss suspension, long linear throw

## Specifications

| Specification | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Floorstanding |
| Power | Passive |
| Enclosure | Bass reflex, rear port |
| Frequency response | 32–35000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 88 dB |
| Impedance | 4 Ω nominal |
| Recommended amplifier | 50–300 W |

## About

The larger of Gato's two FM floorstanders and the only loudspeaker in the range the company still prices openly: €7,195 a pair, shipped worldwide with duties paid. Three ways in a curved, laminated FusedMass cabinet — a 38 mm ring-radiator tweeter, a 150 mm mineral-cone midrange and two 170 mm mineral-cone woofers, vented by two ports on the back — and the drivers are Gato's own, developed with Danish transducer engineers rather than bought off a catalogue. The feature worth knowing about is on the rear panel: a set of connectors that lets you retune the crossover by hand, adjusting the balance to the room or the amplifier without inserting anything lossy in the signal path. The whole FM range was reworked in 2021 with Jantzen crossover parts, new binding posts and a new cabinet supplier. 32 Hz, 88 dB, 4 ohms, 40 kg.

## See it to scale

This catalogue draws cabinets at their real size side by side, which no text version can reproduce. Compare the Gato Audio FM-50 against another speaker at https://truescaleaudio.com/en/compare?a=gato-audio-fm-50