Wharfedale Diamond 220

Took me sometime to realise a pair of mission 700 speakers were not ideal for a relatively small room, with limited positioning options. Read many reviews and auditioned a pair of Dali Spektor 2’s at a richersounds store, before finally deciding to buy the Wharfedale 220’s. The decision was based on 3 areas. 1/ Cost. I didn’t want to spend more than £200, since my hifi & DJ gear runs through a Denon M41. So although decent quality, is not exactly audiophile high end. Spending more than £200 seemed excessive for what I required. I.e relatively small speakers. 2/ Looks. Some speakers, like the Dali Spektor just didn’t really do it for me. Having speakers on so prominently display, especially in a small space, need to look as good too. 3/ I wanted speakers that would sound warm but slightly forward in mids, since I really enjoy vocals, whether it’s House, Jazz, Reggae etc. Many 2 way speakers i’d read reviews for, we’re not always great at projecting mid frequencies, and unless you spend a lot more, a 3 way speaker is really the only way to go. Bookshelf speakers seem limited in this design. ELACs make concentric speakers, but we’re beyond my budget. In summary, having just set these up out of the box, l’m really pleased I chose these. Listening to the Vangelis Bladerunner on CD is so beautiful. Considering these have not even burned yet, they sound absolutely amazing. I cannot fault them. The boom from my old mission 700’s has been replaced with warm, accurate lush low end bass. Treble and mids are also hugely improved with crisp definition and no harshness. Just really good balanced sound. £119, and delivered within 3 working days. Outstanding. Thank you Richersounds, Wharfedale & Amazon.

Very good sound, well made solid speakers. Silver rings around the drivers may not be to everyone's taste. Although ostensibly bookshelf speakers they sound great and punchy on the floor.

I decided to get another pair of these speakers. I have another pair that I purchased a few year’s ago that I accidentally marked on the front edge but they are still ok. I think these speakers still hold their own against some of the newer ones. I never managed to get the right amount of Bass before when I set them up. I was reading a review that said pull them 8” away from the wall, where has all this Bass come from. To me this distance is perfect, enough Bass for me. Maybe for others not, without a sub. I would recommend them, hope this helps.

These small speakers put in a sonic performance at this price that will astound you, give them time to run in, I'm using mine on cambridge audio 61 amp and cambridge audio cd transport, I'm running those in, over all sound stage, sound appears far wider than where the speakers are, smooth sweet sparkling treble, taught punchy bass vocals will astound with realisism, one word off warning and that if you put these on aggressive sharp upfront sounding equipment they will sound awful, also make sure you get really good cables, don't by afraid to experiment with speaker positioning due to slot loaded bass port on the bottom of the speaker this makes for a more better choice on close to wall positioning put these on a good quality stand so that when you sit down in front of them the tweeters should be level with your ears,, slight toeing in of the wharfedale d220 will focus the treble towards you the closer to the wall the more bass you will gain, try to find the right balance in how much distance from the wall they are placed, any people hope my advice will be of help, have fun

These are speakers & as such need “bedding in” which will be in a little while depending on use. At the moment after only a couple of hours of use, they sound a little Bass light (to my ears), easily rectified by tweaking my amp when needed. Btw the speakers sound so much better with the grills off. These are far & away better than my previous 35yr old Gale Silvers!! I’m 90% happy even only after a couple of hrs listening. As for Richer Sounds, this company is without a doubt second to none. Have happily bought stuff off these guys for a number of years.

Always liked warfdale bought them for small room 6 mtrs by 4 mtrs .they work perfectly.with a beautiful balanced sound. for the price they are unbeatable .had a pair of warfdale 300 special edition .which cost 400 pound in there day. but these equal it in every way a bargin . I'm,a retired musician ,and sound engineer.so I no a good sounding speaker when hear one.and this is a bargin.buy with coffidence.

I've had a number of Warfedale speakers over the years amd have never been disappointed with any of their products. These little bookshelves have excellent, accurate sound. I'd definitely recommend them for smaller rooms on their own (maybe with a sub if you like a lot of bass or go for their larger brothers the 225), but they also work really well as rear surrounds. Performance is clear and precise sounding. Very happy.

Looking for a pair of speakers for vocal music listening, a relative in the UK suggested me Wharfedale which is not a well-known brand in France. At Amazon Wharfedale Diamond 220 was at 117 GBP (delivery charges included) and I ordered a pair of speakers without hesitation. Wharfedale Diamond 220 paired with NAD C316BEE V2 amplifier produce beautiful sound, plus the speaker box is a fine art for a reasonable budget.

Sono rimasto veramente soddisfatto di questo acquisto. Comprate dopo minuziosa ricerca su diffusori low budget, ho trovato il parere più o meno unanime di recensori "professionisti" (e per cui magari inaffidabili dato che molti sono finanziati dalle case produttrici) e non. Trattasi secondo questi di diffusori sotto i 300€ con pochi se non nessun concorrente per la fascia di prezzo. Effettivamente suonano davvero bene, dopo un primo periodo, devo dire non proprio corto, di rodaggio in cui il suono era confuso e lontano, poco naturale (cosa però nel mio caso probabilmente dovuta all'accoppiata di diffusori e amplificatore entrambi nuovi e da rodare), i diffusori suonano meravigliosamente. Unica pecca, i bassi non sono controllatissimi e neppure chiarissimi a tratti, specie a volumi bassi. Non c'è da dirlo, ma se qualche inesperto in materia stesse leggendo, abbinateli ad amplificatore e sorgente decenti o i diffusori potranno fare ben poco, e non risparmiate sui cavi (ma neanche troppo che non serve a nulla su un impianto low budget), infine leggete le istruzioni o possibilmente qualcosina su forum/siti che si occupano di hifi riguardo al posizionamento dei diffusori nell'ambiente, questo farà una differenza sostanziale sulla qualità dell'ascolto. Le finiture e il design sono davvero belli, molto molto meglio delle poche immagini che si trovano su internet. Purtroppo il materiale del rivestimento non è dei migliori (non che si possa pretendere, d'altronde) e si graffia parecchio facilmente, non solo con punte ma anche con oggetti poco appuntiti, in tal caso si formeranno con facilità dei solchi bianchi poco gradevoli alla vista.

Superbes enceintes. Le rapport qualité prix est imbattable. Je les ai préférées à mes kef ls500, trop analytiques.

Für mich der absulte Hammer was man da für sein Geld geboten bekommt! Toller Klang, knackige definierte Höchen ohne aber zu aufdringlich zu sein. Klare Mitten mit sehr guter Stimmenwiedergabe. Die Tiefen sind vorhanden aber doch etwas schwach auf der Brust. Alles was sich so unter 90Hz bewegt wikrt schon etwas flach. Für kleine Räume aber vollkommen ausreichend. Für etwas größere Räume (mein Wohnzimmer mit 16m^2) würde ich umedingt noch einen guten Subbwofer dazu empfehlen. z.B. den Warfedale WH-D8

Había leido mucho de los altavoces Whaferdale pero nunca tuve unos hasta ahora. El acabado de la caja es excelente, un altavoz para graves y otro de agudos por caja, el de graves fabricado en kevlar y 13 cm de diámetro. Graves muy bien controlados, se dejan notar sin molestar (ésto también depende de las opciones de ecualización o ambientes proporcione el receptor AV que tenga cada uno). Los míos son de color negro, con el frontal en negro piano (brillante), la caja viene montada sobre una plataforma de madera que lo aísla un poco del suelo, se le puede poner otros 4 apoyos tipo cono adhesivos que vienen en el paquete. Las tomas traseras son doradas, no aptas para conexiones tipo banana, hay que meter el cable pelado y roscar, tiene un acabado muy bueno y bonito. Las cajas se pueden bicablear/biamplificar, para ellos se quita la pletina dorada que une los bornes negativos entre si, y la que une los bornes positivos. Yo he utilizado cable standard libre de oxígenos de 2,5 mm cuadrados de sección, hice el cálculo con la fórmula que hay por ahí en la red y para 100W de potencia que tienen los Whaferdale va con holgura. También leí que la mayor nitidez de sonido se alcanza después de 30 horas de funcionamiento, el mío va por unas 20 horas aprox., aún no lo he biamplificado. Este modelo Whaferdale Diamond 220 fue galardonado por la revista What HiFI como mejor altavoz del año 2014 (dentro de su gama). Recibí el envío en 2 días, envío correcto por SEUR.

Una obra de arte, con sólo tenerlo en las manos puede valorarse el trabajo realizado en la creación de estos altavoces. Tiene una relación calidad-precio exactas. Ni es caro ni es barato. Una calidad de sonido espectacular. Respeto toda clase de opiniones, pero aquellos que opinan negativamente dándoselas de expertos de sonido, deberían preguntarse si tienen el reproductor y amplificador específicos para sacar todo el potencial que tienen. Aparte de las 30 horas de escucha que deben dejarse para que el sonido mejore en todos los aspectos y no opinar si ni siquiera dejar que maduren. Ten la seguridad que tendrás unos altavoces para toda la vida.