Wharfedale Diamond series

Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 Bookshelf speakers review
Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 Bookshelf speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 10.2 Bookshelf speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 10.4 Floor standing speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 10.5 Floor standing speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 10.7 Floor standing speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 11.2 Bookshelf speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 155 Floor standing speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 157 Floor standing speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 5 Bookshelf speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 7.2 Bookshelf speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 8 Centre Center Speaker

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
Wharfedale Diamond 8.1 Bookshelf speakers

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 8.3 Floor standing speakers review
Wharfedale Diamond 8.3 Floor standing speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 8.4 Bookshelf speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 Bookshelf speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 9.2 Bookshelf speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 9.3 Bookshelf speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 9.4 Floor standing speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 9.5 Floor standing speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 9.6 Floor standing speakers

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
Wharfedale Diamond 9.CM Center Speaker

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...