Recommended by multiple stereophile staff members and a winner of products of the year award from stereophile and what hifi. House prices in wharfedale mount, shelf, halifax hx3 zoopla. This is something wharfedale clearly needs to work on and improve. I intended to describe my sound impressions of the wharfedale diamond 10. While there are three subwoofers on the picture above, wharfedale is officially announcing two new models. Popularity 0100 scale indicating how frequently people buy the product online. The distortion profile of the wharfedale diamond 10. We are a part of schibsted, and schibsted and their adspartners are responsible for delivery and personalisation of ads on prisjakt and other. And the diamond 9s were the 9th generation, the diamond 10s the 10th generation, the diamond 100s the 11th gen, and diamond 200s the 12th gen of the line. Mt speakers are designed to work as front or rear speakers in the diamond 10 style av home cinema system. It is made in the case with a bit rounded side walls and is qualitatively finished with natural veneer. However, that is ignoring all other factors, if you are placing these in a small dorm room, or a small bedroom, the larger speaker may simply be too much for that small space. Wharfedale s diamond line has always been good going back to the mid 80s.
Wharfedale diamond 240 are a very popular option in the middle of the speakers price range. View online or download wharfedale pro diamond 10 series 10. Mix and match with other style av components to get the ideal setup for your room. Vintage speakers, a selection of old drivers, tannoy, wharfedale, goodmans, etc. Recently auditioned the paradigm studio 10 against my older e 700 jamos. Wharfedale has evolved the diamond through many embodiments. I use them with tube amplifiers, homemade, that have a 6 ohm nominal output impedance. I always recommend them to friends just getting into vinyl and im up to. Middle vendors are eliminatedeach component of the speaker is made from raw materials inhouse. Find average house prices, current average values and other historic property data with the uks largest datadriven property portal.
Tonal balance is smooth, neutral, without obvious coloring. And now this english brand presents another, the tenth, generation of diamond. Find best deals and buying advice from consumers on wharfedale diamond 10. It features 5 kevlar cone bass driver and a soft dome tweeter. The 230 is the third version in the most recent diamond 200 collection, along with the tiniest floorstander. My office got moved recently and i had to shift around speakers and couldnt accommodate the forte iis i had. Wharfedale usas walter schofield told me that one of the keys to the 10.
Sep 23, 2016 i havent heard these but the wharfedale 10. The upc 10 sports dual 10 woofers while the upc8 has dual 8 woofers. I tried oh so hard to find some good nearfield speakers for my work computer and finally settled on some wharfedale 10. Almost forty years have passed since the first generation of the famous diamond from wharfedale one of the leaders at the market of home speaker systems. Im trying to choose between the wharfedale diamond 225, 10.
If you have a good amp and source equipment, get these speakers before they are gone forever. Page index updates builders for sale news, 10th may 20. The curved cabinet walls are retained, but have been made stronger with extra internal bracing. Carefully strip the insulation from each end, leaving about 10mm of bare wire. Sound and vision, wharfedales new generation of diamond loudspeakers made its debut in spectacular fashion.
Apparently i like the jamo sound, very similar to proac and i love studio 150s, but that is something else. Review by tom lyle wharfedale has lost none of their enthusiasm after more than 75 in the business of designing and manufacturing loudspeakers, at least thats the impression i get from reading their literature. With the wharfedale diamond 220, you can listen to a balanced sound with a deep. To be added to a setup of a smsl 50 amp, wharfedale sw150 sub for a homedesk system. The branded mflf drivers with kevlar diffusers are installed with vented lowprofile basket. Its interesting that such effect arose against the background of low microdynamics, hiding overhangs.
Music for body and spirit meditation music recommended for you. I believe those 3 are comparable as they all have a 6. The glorious sound traditions of wharfedale are felt in this generation of the legendary diamond too. The upc10 sports dual 10 woofers while the upc8 has dual 8 woofers. I think the best alternative to wharfedale diamond would be the monitor audio bronze bx series. The company wharfedale continues to surprise, offering very qualitative products at modest prices.
I think the diamond 220s have a downward firing port instead of the rear ports that the 10. Sep 23, 2010 theres still plenty to admire in the way the diamond 10. Wharfedale is an 80yearold speaker company, not to mention one of the oldest names in british audio. Wharfedale has been bought and sold at least twice since the 1970s so there is really nothing about the new line that owes anything to the old original wharfedale. Theres still plenty to admire in the way the diamond 10. Wharfedale diamond 220 black per pair coolblue before 23. Im very fortunate to be sponsored by these companies and without their generous support, very little of this. They dont have deep rumble bass, but the bass is nice and full. Wharfedale is now owned by the same group that owns quad and i think you can see a similarity with the 10. If the cable is stranded, lightly twist to gather any loose strands. I always recommend them to friends just getting into vinyl and im up to 2 converts already. Opinion supported by local hifi dealer that used to sell both.
Refined, revealing and balanced sound you will hear from the 10. Best buys test your system sonos arc naim uniti atom lg gx oled arcam sa30. Theyre in the top 3 bestselling speakers and have dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as klipsch r26pf or martinlogan electromotion fx2. Although wharfedale makes no specific recommendations about listening with the speakers grilles on or off, i slightly. Both have their drivers mounted on opposite walls in a pushpull configuration. Cs the curved cabinet sides hold bass and midrange drivers using a basket with a network of ribs while leaving a large open area behind the cone, the rigidity improves.
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