Wharfedale reviews

Wharfedale CR-20 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale CR-20

British Wharfedale Crystal Series consists of six models: five of them - the classic one - center speaker. CR-20 - the largest of the three members of her bookshelf speakers. 170 - mm woofer / midrange speaker is built on a powerful ferrite magnet; corrugated conical diffuser is made of a new kind of...
Wharfedale CR-30.5 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale CR-30.5

A representative of already third generation line of Crystal is before us. Unlike previous models new ones have a trapezoidal enclosure, what is considered to be an effective way of dealing with internal resonances. High CR-30.5 are senior in the line and the most massive of its brethren. These are...
Wharfedale Crystal 40 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Crystal 40

Wharfedale Crystal 40 is a 2.5-way speaker system. All the elements of the construction are well-made - body, drivers, crossovers. The drivers with Kevlar diffusers in this price category are not already rare (in no small measure due to efforts of Wharfedale), but the tweeters with neodymium magnets...
Wharfedale D330 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale D330

Today it is the newest and most affordable full-fledged floor model, produced under the brand Wharfedale. The cost of such pair is only a bit higher than the shelf Diamond 11.2 - loudspeakers, which were also created for music lovers with low incomes. D330 also belongs to the "diamond" series, therefore,...
Wharfedale Diamond 10 SX-Sub Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Wharfedale Diamond 10 SX-Sub

The tenth generation of Diamond series includes three active subwoofers, having difference in both caliber and functionality. 10SX-Sub has an 8-inch branded driver, working in bass-reflex design (port is directed backwards). The head itself "blows to the floor", so the character of sound can depend in...
Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 10.1

The company strictly keeps a wary eye on the fact that this historic (and budget) series will be always on top. This is like a trademark of long and successful development of Wharfedale. And tenth regenerations through these speaker systems confirm the professionalism of their developers. Our tested...
Wharfedale Diamond 10.2 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 10.2

Two-way speaker systems of medium size, Diamond 10.2, can be called typical representatives of inexpensive shelf speaker systems. The bodies with clean lines are finished by high-quality vinyl that faithfully imitates wood veneer. The faceplate is designed not so strictly, but quite interesting and tasty....
Wharfedale Diamond 10.4 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Diamond 10.4

Diamond series has existed already for 30 years and this is its tenth version in succession. The branded MF/LF drivers with Kevlar diffusers are installed with vented low-profile basket. A dome fabric tweeter is equipped with neodymium magnet and closed from the outside by metallic mesh, providing necessary...
Wharfedale Diamond 10.5 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Diamond 10.5

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. And now this English brand presents another, the tenth, generation of Diamond. Insight into the updated series we will start with small floor standing...
Wharfedale Diamond 10.7 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Diamond 10.7

Junior series Wharfedale Diamond has always been famous for great sound and quite affordable price. The latest reincarnation of this series in the Diamond 10 line also kept the long-term reputation of Diamond. Externally the new series began to look more solid. We will discuss Diamond 10.7 in our test. Four...
Wharfedale Diamond 11.2 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 11.2

The first generation of Diamond appeared in 1981. Unexpectedly the great success of available monitors with advanced drivers for those years inspired the company to begin the development of Diamond II already a year later, which was more than once updated and upgraded. In 2001 the eighth generation goes...
Wharfedale Diamond 155 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Diamond 155

Less expensive in production 2,5-way scheme in floor standing Diamond 155. Bass-reflex was used as acoustic design and the ports are placed to the bottom wall and communicate with the exterior medium through a gap between the base plate and body. Light and durable Kevlar with antiresonant coating was...
Wharfedale Diamond 157 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Diamond 157

The famous series of Diamond is presented by the newest floor model with the index of 157. On the front panel of these three-way systems there are in fours branded drivers, covered with a sectional grill. Two low-frequency heads work for back bass-reflex with a slot-type socket, which reduces side-tones...
Wharfedale Diamond 5 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 5

Almost a decade ago, Wharfedale (one of the earliest British loudspeaker manufacturers) introduced a diminutive two-way speaker system that delivered 1 remarkable sound quality. The Diamond, as it was called, was widely recognized for its wide-range, smooth, uncolored sound and very small size, at a...
Wharfedale Diamond 7.2 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 7.2

Diamond Series, manufactured by Wharfedale, includes two very similar shelf speakers - 7.1 and 7.2. If you look at them in the "face", then it is absolutely impossible to distinguish them, since the difference lies in the depth (Diamond 7.2 model is 5 cm deeper). This not only increases the internal...
Wharfedale Diamond 8 Centre Center Speaker review
Center Speaker Wharfedale Diamond 8 Centre

8 Centre is the speaker system of central channel of the modified "Diamond" series. LF/MF-diffusers are woven from Kevlar fibers in accordance with the branded technology; the tweeter is built on neodymium magnet. Separate connection of bands is provided. Wharfedale Diamond 8 Centre is a worthy representative...
Wharfedale Diamond 8.1 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 8.1

Diamond 8 series includes two floor models, a center channel speaker and two shelf speakers, the smaller of which is Diamond 8.1. The quality of drivers does not cause doubts. The bass/midrange diffuser is woven from kevlar fiber. A magnetic tweeter system is neodymium. Separate connection of lanes is...
Wharfedale Diamond 8.2 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 8.2

Wharfedale Diamond 8.2 is one of two shelf loudspeakers of Diamond series. The diameter of the branded LF/MF-driver with Kevlar diffuser is larger than in Diamond 8.1. The tweeter works on neodymium magnet. Separate connection is provided. Wharfedale Diamond 8.2 have very impressive for their "weight"...
Wharfedale Diamond 8.3 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Diamond 8.3

Diamond Wharfedale line traces its history back to 1981 and has undergone significant changes for more than 30 years. Diamond 8.3 (junior floor speaker system in the line) is equipped with two speakers. The details of tweeter are: silk dome, neodymium magnetic system; ferrofluid does not allow the head...
Wharfedale Diamond 8.4 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 8.4

The history of Diamond series dates back more than 20 years. During this time it was the bestseller on the British market that is quite rare occurrence and good indicator. Very successful construction and more than reasonable price became the key of such unusual longevity. That's why this series is still...
Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 9.1

When Wharfedale has opened the production in China, they got the opportunity to make unique by ratio of quality/price speaker systems. The proof can be any model from new series. For example, Diamond 9.1. Perhaps, this is the only system, which costing less than 200 dollars has a complex body with convex...
Wharfedale Diamond 9.2 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 9.2

Diamond 9.2 are interesting by the fact that they have a body with convex side walls. Quality of drivers causes respect too (Wharfedale develops and produces them independently). This is a tweeter with a fabric 25-mm dome that is slightly recessed into a profiled flange and a 165-mm woofer with a Kevlar...
Wharfedale Diamond 9.3 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Diamond 9.3

Honestly speaking, looking at the accompanying documents of Wharfedale Diamond 9.3, I thought that there was a misprint. I couldn't believe that the monitors, arrived in such a huge box, are sold cheaper than $300. My skepticism only grew when the speaker systems were put out of the box. Heavy huge speaker...
Wharfedale Diamond 9.4 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Diamond 9.4

Diamond 9.4 is two-way speaker systems with 25mm cloth tweeter and single 165mm mid-bass. For finish Wharfedale used the material, which by touch reminds rough ground aluminum. The sidewalls of the body are curvilineal and bass-reflex is implemented in the form of two pipes, which are on the front panel...
Wharfedale Diamond 9.5 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Diamond 9.5

The model with 9.5 index goes just past the top model 9.6. This is a three-way speaker system, which is made in the body with beautifully bent side walls and qualitative vinyl finish. The lack of parallel walls allows to successfully fight against standing waves. The body is made of MDF, but it is impossible...
Wharfedale Diamond 9.6 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Diamond 9.6

The latest models from a reputable UK manufacturer differ by a truly outstanding cost/quality ratio and Wharfedale Diamond 9.6, apparently, wasn't an exception - many technical decisions were combined in it, passing earlier this price category. The main of these is the use of mid-frequency driver with...
Wharfedale Diamond 9.CM Center Speaker review
Center Speaker Wharfedale Diamond 9.CM

Well-known appearance of Wharfedale Diamond is repeated in 9.CM model. The loudspeaker is designed in a three-way scheme. These are fabric tweeter and midbass (with a diameter of 25 and 50 mm, respectively), two 165-mm branded Kevlar drivers work at low frequencies. The developers decided to do without...
Wharfedale Diamond Active A1 Wireless speakers review
Wireless speakers Wharfedale Diamond Active A1

At first glance Wharfedale Diamond Active A1 seems to be a classical system, consisting of receiver and a pair of shelf speaker systems. Upon a closer view the differences from standard layout become apparent. Instead of placing the amplifier in the central unit, the choice was made in favor of active...
Wharfedale Emerald 91 mk4 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Emerald 91 mk4

Of all the varieties of products of this British brand lineup Emerald stands conservative forms over which the timeless and traditional approach to design. The first thing you notice right away, so this is truly elegant finish and a perfect fit for all design elements. Overall impression acoustics...
Wharfedale Emerald 95 Mk4 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Emerald 95 Mk4

Classic shape and design of acoustic line Emerald oldest British company Wharfedale exists as if out of time. Meanwhile underlined bend on the front panel speaker system adds personality and completes succinctly and without a presentable appearance. This is perhaps the most elegant in terms of finishing...
Wharfedale Emerald EM 93 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Emerald EM 93

Series Emerald - one of the links in the colorful necklace series of speakers, each of which is called the name of precious or semiprecious stones (diamonds, sapphires, topaz), the patriarch of the British audio industry Wharfedale. Loudspeakers Wharfedale Emerald EM 93 distinguishes harmonious thoughtful...
Wharfedale Evo 30 Signature Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Evo 30 Signature

Externally, Wharfedale Evo 30 Signature does not almost differ from the original model - the only visible change is the "walnut" finish of the body. The systems are designed by 2,5-way scheme, where a pair of 170-mm Kevlar drivers works in the lower part of the working band. They look similar externally,...
Wharfedale Evo 50 Signature Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Evo 50 Signature

The model belongs to the premium Evo Signature series, being its flagship at the same time. Wharfedale Evo 50 are made by a three-way scheme with a front bass-reflex. A pair of 170-mm woofers is equipped with woven diffusers made of dark Kevlar - a material of the highest rigidity. A unique 50-mm driver...
Wharfedale Evo2-10 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Evo2-10

Evolution2 series of Wharfedale is nothing more but substantially modified Evolution series. Now it can give a good run to the top OPUS series (not only by quality, but price too). A neat finish leaves a very pleasant impression. A 25-mm tweeter is equipped with a silk dome, which has an aluminum coil...
Wharfedale Evo2-30 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Evo2-30

It is quite strange but it's a fact - we began studying Wharfedale Evo2-30 with... reading of instructions! It is the first in our practice case when the manufacturer, in addition to cautions and characteristics, give a full electrical circuit to all models and even electromechanical parameters for the...
Wharfedale Evo2-40 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Evo2-40

Wharfedale Evo2-40 is the representative of Evolution2. Perfect polished finish by natural veneer gladdens the eye. A new 25-mm tweeter with a silk dome, high-temperature coil made of aluminum wire and built-in radiator, is able to play frequencies above 30 kHz. Now in 170-mm MF- and HF-drivers there...
Wharfedale Evo2-8 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Evo2-8

Wharfedale Evo2-8 is a two-way speaker system of bass-reflex type. The drivers here are self-engineered and home-made. The tweeter has a laminated fabric dome with the diameter of 25 mm, improved heat dissipation from the sound coil and is mounted on anti-resonant base. A special compound, damping polluting...
Wharfedale Jade 1 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Jade 1

Graceful but heavy bodies of Jade 1 speaker systems seem to be closed, but in reality the model has aperiodic enclosure loading. Such loading is the gap in the lower part, filled with porous material. Two heads, specially designed for Jade line, are mounted on the powerful facade. This is a mid-range...
Wharfedale Jade 3 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Jade 3

Jade 3, large monitors, are designed to be installed on powerful stands - not every stand can hold their almost 12 kg weight. A massive, lacquered body is sealed; it is a three-way construction. A 165-mm driver made of the patented Acufibre material (reinforced textile consisting of filaments of carbon...
Wharfedale Jade 5 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Jade 5

Jade 5 is a three-band construction with innovative acoustic loading, which the English engineers call aperiodic membrane. Dynamical heads were specially designed for these systems. This is a pair of 165 mm woofers with diffusers, woven from Acufibre, combining high rigidity with the ability to effectively...
Wharfedale Jade 7 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Jade 7

Jade for Wharfedale more than just another series of speakers, but the result of long and hard work, its release could well be a significant event in the life of the company. Designed a line of Peter Cameau, director of acoustic research. Under his leadership, was created fundamentally new material Acufiber...
Wharfedale Jade C1 Center Speaker review
Center Speaker Wharfedale Jade C1

C1 central channel is the youngest in Jade series, which also has more decent by sizes C2. Streamlined body of the system is an aperiodic loading for woofers with the diffusers made of Acufibre fiber, developed by the specialists of Wharfedale. In the central part there is an assembly, consisting of...
Wharfedale Moviestar MS-100 HCP 5.1 system review
5.1 system Wharfedale Moviestar MS-100 HCP

We see quite a budget solution, designed to create an entry-level home theater. The set consists of four satellites, a central channel and an active subwoofer. The monitors' bodies are made of non-resonant ABS plastic. The entire spectrum is reproduced by proprietary 75-mm drivers with extruded cellulose...
Wharfedale Opus 2-1 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Opus 2-1

During his long 75-year history, dating back to the origins of Hi-Fi, Wharfedale brand has become firmly associated with quality budget speakers like famous bookshelf speaker Diamond 9.1. Less known is the fact that in addition to Diamond firm has slightly more expensive model lines, including attention...
Wharfedale Opus2 M1 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Opus2 M1

Wharfedale Opus2 M1 can be referred to a small number of representatives of "full-size" loudspeakers. These are the real three-way classical loudspeakers, designed with due regard to all modern technological developments. Three branded drivers are installed in the solid body, among which a dome midrange...
Wharfedale Pacific EVO Centre Centre Speaker review
Centre Speaker Wharfedale Pacific EVO Centre

Housing EVO Centre, featuring a complex geometric shape, a good effort from inside the ribs. Finish - natural oak stained veneer. Rear - luxury insulated terminals. According to the canons made filter: inductor air core high-voltage capacitors. Reflex port on the front panel is decorated stylistically...
Wharfedale Pacific Evo-20 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Pacific Evo-20

"Twenty" - a very beautiful pair of two-way series Pacific Evolution (Evo-10, Evo-40). Reliable and versatile silk tech Kevlar; polished natural rosewood veneer, just a member of the rack slots, support powerful spike - soundly, solidly rich ... very serious attention is paid to the body: tapering to...
Wharfedale Pacific Evo-40 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Pacific Evo-40

The modified Pacific series is called Evolution or EVO for short. In the new system, the configuration of the frequency bands has been changed - one of the pair of Kevlar cones reproduces only bass (up to 150 Hz). Attached "corner" on the top panel, the tweeter is made on a compact neodymium magnet....
Wharfedale Pacific Evolution 8 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Wharfedale Pacific Evolution 8

The products of Wharfedale are the asset for not very rich music lovers. In the segment of budget and mid price loudspeakers this British company has produced lots of successful models. And the novelty Evo 8 has all the chances to join the list of bestsellers. A 130-mm driver with the Kevlar diffuser,...
Wharfedale PowerCube 10+ Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Wharfedale PowerCube 10+

Quite a compact subwoofer PowerCube 10+ has a proprietary 10-inch driver with a powerful magnetic system, which already traditionally for Wharfedale works to floor. This principle has long been applied by many manufacturers and has an undoubted advantage - a more even distribution of low-frequency energy...
Wharfedale SPC-12 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Wharfedale SPC-12

Wharfedale SPC-12 sub, as it easy to guess, is equipped with 12-inches woofer. The driver with a diffuser made of composite material and increased stroke of suspension gives certain advantages at the playing of deep bass. The sub's body, assembled of MDF panels, is carefully damped from inside and creates...
Wharfedale SW380 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Wharfedale SW380

Built-in amplifier - not popular nowadays pulse, and the traditional, 600-watt, working in class AB. It is equipped with a special microprocessor to which is assigned as a function of control precision stroke diffuser using an acceleration sensor. Do not let us down and the body - it has carefully calculated...
Wharfedale UPC-10 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Wharfedale UPC-10

Wharfedale UPC-10 subwoofer is built by the Push-Pull principle, for the implementation of which two proprietary 10-inch drivers are used. They are located on the front and rear panels and effectively compensate for the vibrations of each other. Due to the significant total area of the membranes, it...
Wharfedale UPC-6 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Wharfedale UPC-6

Wharfedale UPC-6 subwoofer stands out among the competitors not only for its rich equipment and excellent finish, but also for its original design. It uses the push-pull configuration, which is implemented with a pair of 6-inch drivers. Such a solution not only contributes to the expansion of the bass...
Wharfedale Valdus 400 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Valdus 400

Wharfedale Valdus 400 is a three-way speaker system of bass-reflex type. The bass-reflex port adorns the faceplate. The speaker systems are impressively designed, perhaps even catchy, but in taste and without cheapness. In addition, plastic contours of the front panel look acoustically appropriate. The...
Wharfedale Vardus VR-400 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Wharfedale Vardus VR-400

Wharfedale Vardus VR-400 is 2.5-way floor closed back speakers with passive radiator. Its body has a complex hexagonal cross-section which can be described as a trapezoid, diverging to the front with cut edges. This not only gave the speaker systems an original and romantic look but also has become a...