Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 Speakers (Pair) (Walnut)

Paired these with an Ampapa D1 and they are now sitting unobtrusively in my bookshelf. The speakers are excellent and the little Ampapa struggles to hit their limit. That said, they produce a perfectly listenable output even at the lowest settings, clear and crisp if a little bright but this budget setup punches well over its weight already. A fiddle with EQ settings and the introduction of a subwoofer will make it near on perfect for its setting. They are well made and I am delighted with their performance.

These get five stars for value. Arrive very well packed with nothing but the speakers. Finish is excellent. A beautiful matt colour that wasn't particularly Walnut and could happily pass as dark oak. Very nice indeed. Commendably clean bass even if there isn't much of it. No bass woolliness here! Sound is a little muffled in the upper midrange, and lacks bass punch. Overall they are little bright sounding. They don't need much power to get them dancing. I didn't find myself winding the volume up and up, which you do with the best hifi, but you still want them to go loud. They are a lot of fun. I personally found them best at tracks that were simple. They definitely have their moments, but the more cluttered the track the more the speakers struggled to resolve detail. Some tracks sounded exceptional, others just muddled. And they also didn't really respond to quality recordings. I think some people would prefer a more engaging, energetic sound. Seems like I am kicking them to death here, but what on earth can you expect for this money? They are absolutely fantastic for less than the price of an average food shop. They are a great budget option and do punch above their price. I think you would have to pay double to get a noticeable improvement. They do need running in. After about 12 hours, I found them to shine just that bit brighter. Music sounded more fun and the occasional bass detail just caught you with a wow! For the generally music listener, bass-heads need not apply. For a TV or budget hifi these are winners. Highly recommended. If you are on a budget, give them a listen.

So I recently bought these speakers and am in the process of running them in. Got a Denon amp setup with cables already run in. Happy with the buy at current. They do require a stand to get them at the right height. Really nice wood finish and the front grills are delicate from my personal opinion. Love the shape, bass is clean for the price. Tweeters are good quality but once fully run in, will be able to update the review with much more accurate info. Overall, works well with the Wharfedale S150 sub but I've heard the sub tends to break after 6 months so will see if it's just how users are setting up or if it's build quality.

These are excellent speakers the price,punchey sound and clear, ideal for a small room

Pleasing appearance, solidly built and well finished. I have slight reservations concerning the overall sound ballance. Sound is generally detailed quite 'forward'. On my system I sometimes have to adjust the treble downwards to avoid brightness turning into slight harshness. This problem is particularly noticeable for large-scale choral music, where there is a tendency for the sound to 'glare' for the full choir at full throated volumes. I have found that cutting around 4kHz with a graphic equaliser helps to limit this. I wondered whether some of this was my hearing, so I placed a pair of old (but quite good) SONY bookcase speakers next to the Wharfdales to allow an 'A-B' comparison. I also played the same music through my top-end system which has large floor-standing speaker cabinets ('ols school'). These tests confirmed my assessment that the Wharfdales can be a little over-bright and even a little harsh with large choral works. Speaker choice is always a matter of taste. For me, these speakers are definitely good enough to keep. Although (of course) not perfect, they are nice pieces and acceptable value for money. Additional... Just listened to a DECCA LP of Glazunov's and Prokofiev's violin concertos. The Wharfdales performed beautifully. Great clarity. Well done. An extra star.

I was excited to get these because of the outstanding reviews these speakers got both from external reviewers and here on Amazon. The speakers are a little on the large size for what I would consider "bookshelf". They aren't going to sit on that many bookshelves in a pleasing way. The sound from them is ok but pretty boxy sounding. There is detail in the sound but the overall eq and feel they project just isn't for me. The style and finish of the speakers is very nice and doesn't feel cheap at all. Overall, I think these speakers are OK and, maybe a sign of the times, that for the same price some years ago I could get a better product.

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Los uso en configuración estéreo, con unos soportes de suelo adecuados, conectados a un amplificador Yamaha de los 90 de una potencia que ronda los 80 W RMS a 8 ohmios, con bicableado de cobre libre de oxigeno de 2,5 mm de sección. Atención, todo de precio comedido, sin perder el sentido común, con la intención de obtener el máximo rendimiento de esta pareja de altavoces. El resultado, después de unos meses de rodaje, es muy satisfactorio; ofrecen tanto como cajas de doblan o triplican su precio. Lo malo, que están descatalogados y empieza a ser difícil localizarlos (la música que suelo escuchar es de cámara, sinfónica y clásica en general)

Altavoces ingleses que trasladaron la fábrica a China. Relación calidad precio excelente.

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