Wharfedale Diamond Anniversary Bookshelf Speakers, Real Oak Veneer (Pair)

Wharfedale Diamond Anniversary Bookshelf Speakers, Real Oak Veneer (Pair)

Product Description
Product Description:
All of the Diamond series use audiophile grade film capacitors in the crossover, as opposed to the usual bi-polar types. All use the 'Audiostealth' rock polymer in their construction. The 7.2 and 7.3 employ a large magnet assembly and a cone molded from an exclusive mineral loaded homo-polymer plastic to damp out unwanted resonances.The Diamond 7.2 takes the performance of the Diamond series to unrivalled heights. Listeners have found that the 7.2 goes louder, deeper, and reproduces more cleanly than any comparable product.

Wharfedale Diamond Anniversary Bookshelf Speakers, Real Oak Veneer (Pair)
Average customer rating:

Possibly the best speaker ever made (for the money)

OK for a small speaker

Astounding!

For those about to rock...look somewhere else!

New lease of life

Wharfedale Diamond Anniversary Bookshelf Speakers, Real Oak Veneer (Pair)

Manufacturer: Wharfdale
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

2-way rear-ported bookshelf speaker

40 to 20,000 Hz frequency response

5.12-inch bass/mid units with phase plug, 1-inch silk-dome tweeters

100-watt power handling

Oak veneer finish

ASIN: B00004SY5H

Product Description

All of the Diamond series use audiophile grade film capacitors in the crossover, as opposed to the usual bi-polar types. All use the 'Audiostealth' rock polymer in their construction. The 7.2 and 7.3 employ a large magnet assembly and a cone molded from an exclusive mineral loaded homo-polymer plastic to damp out unwanted resonances.The Diamond 7.2 takes the performance of the Diamond series to unrivalled heights. Listeners have found that the 7.2 goes louder, deeper, and reproduces more cleanly than any comparable product.

Customer Reviews:

Possibly the best speaker ever made (for the money).......2004-03-25

Take a pair of these diminutive speakers to your neighborhood audiophile dealer and ask to demo his best equipment through them. Ask to A/B these speakers with his best bookshelf speakers and his best floorstanders. Listen to your favorite music with your eyes closed and have the tech switch back and forth between the speakers. While all speakers are "different" I'll lay odds you'll find the 7.2's as musically pleasing as the best speakers offered. When you consider that the price of a pair of these 7.2's from Ebay run less than $100 delivered you will HAVE TO AGREE with the review title...oh yeh...remember to get your speakers back from the tech (who's probably hidden them away already!!). Real wood veneers (rosewood, oak, and black) blow away ANYTHING I've heard several times the price...everyone who has ever demoed a pair of these have purchased them (and have thanked me NUMEROUS TIMES). Find these speakers and buy them. They recreate the music the way the artist intended. They seem to have a magical way of understanding what the musicians are playing and adjust accordingly. Punchy deep base for Rock/Rap/Jazz/Blues/Country incredible mids and highs for acoustic and classical recordings..

OK for a small speaker.......2004-02-15

I have a pair of these in my library. For a small speaker, they're pretty good, BUT I like chamber music and in particular string quartets. I find the close-miked string reproduction generally boxy, and have to play them at background levels, otherwise I find the sound annoying. Piano reproduces well, as do vocals. I found they were very susceptible to sympathetic vibration when I placed them on bookshelves or small tables, and ended up buying a pair of Sanus speaker stands (see my review), which has improved the sound considerably.

Astounding!.......2003-06-09

I gave these speakers three stars when I first hooked them up. Now I have to change my opinion.

When I got the Wharfdales, my EQ was set for a pair of Kenwoods. I thought the new speakers would use the settings just fine, and as a result, left me unimpressed.

Then, I set the EQ to a flat (0 db)sound curve. It was as if a chorus of angels came down from heaven singing 'Hallelujah'. These things are that good. The entire audio spectrum is clear and tight.

If you are on a budget, but still demand good sound, you have to buy these speakers.

For those about to rock...look somewhere else!.......2003-06-04

These speakers have the best top-end I have ever heard in a bookshelf speaker. I have actually heard details in my CD's that I had never heard before. However, the mid-range is flat and the Wharfdales have no bass to speak of.

If you listen to classical or acoustic type music, these are wonderful (and pretty) speakers, at a great price. If you want to rawk out, or get your groove on, look somewhere else.

I think these speakers would be best used as part of a home theater setup. The Diamond 7's really shine with a good center and a sub to take up their slack.

New lease of life.......2003-06-01

I regretted this extravagance as soon as I'd left my Gold Box. Then I hooked them up, and was sold. These are the real deal, with separate terminals for feeding the low and high-frequency drive units. I hear and feel the difference and have been working through my favorites as if meeting them for the first time.

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