Wharfedale is a British audio equipment manufacturer based in the United Kingdom best known for loudspeakers. It is currently part of the International Audio Group. Wharfedale also used to manufacture televisions, DVD players, set-top boxes and Hi-Fi players.

Are Wharfedale speakers still made?

Wharfedale-branded speakers are still made by the original firm.

Where are Wharfedale Diamond speakers made?

Its 1.5 million square foot factory is in Shenzhen, China, but design and engineering come from the U.K., where there is a 50-person research and development team. The Diamond 10.1 is a medium-size “bookshelf” speaker.

How many woofers does a Wharfedale Diamond 240 have?

The Diamond 240 sits is the “sweet spot” of Wharfedale’s Diamond 200 Series floor-standing speakers. It’s the least expensive tower speaker in this line to employ a three-way design, distributing frequencies among two 6-1/2″ woofers, a 5-1/8″ midrange driver, and a 1″ soft dome tweeter.

What makes Wharfedales so unusual?

Thanks to their unusual bass tuning, introduced in the Diamond 100 series, positioning isn’t set in stone. Instead of having a front or rear bass reflex port, the Wharfedales fire downwards into a small gap between the cabinet and plinth.

How does the Q acoustics 3050 s compare to the Wharfedales?

We find the Q Acoustics 3050 s more precise in the way they time and place notes, though the Wharfedales’ manner is affable: instruments have natural warmth and sweetness. That’s not to say they’re too rounded or without bite – each sound is solid and forceful.

How big are the diamond 230s?

Big and burly, the Diamond 230s’ all-encompassing sound gives the impression that the 95cm tall, 32cm deep cabinets are larger than they are. The choir’s vocals in Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s Wing$ fill the soundstage with dramatic crescendos that not many rivals can match.