Wharfedale technology

Since the new Diamond 10.4 and 10.6 are introduced, Wharfedale makes clear that they make perfect speaker with a great price-condition. Why? Because of the fact that the designers use special techniques which u normally see in much more expensive systems. Like the stronger cabinet walls with curved cabinet walls. It is an excellent move from Wharfedale to use these much more expensive techniques in the Diamond10-series. In fact, every Wharfedale Diamond10 is in perfect shape.

The 85cm height Diamond10.4 is able to handle a 120watt amplifier. The 90cm height Diamond10.6 can handle a heavier amplifier. Both speakers do have a great Nominal Frequency Range and are only available in a prefect detailed blackwood finish.

• Stronger cabinet walls: The concept of curved cabinet walls, for strength and the reduction of internal standing waves, has been retained from the Diamond 9 Series. However, these walls have been made stronger through a superior method of bonding and curving the panels, increasing rigidity and, aided by internal bracing, reducing the audible effects of panel resonance.
• Composite front baffle panel: The front baffle features a composite panel structure with a piano-black finish. This contributes to the speaker’s smart new look and, more importantly, to its improved sound quality, as it reduces the effects of vibration and provides a stable platform for the drive units.

• Low Profile Chassis: The open nature of the chassis reduces reflection from rear cone movements, allowing air to move freely through the driver, which in turn results to an overall even response with a much lower distortion. Formed from a high density, injection-moulded polymer pioneered by Wharfedale, the chassis itself provides substantial damping of ring waves.

• Tweeter diffuser: Over the soft-dome tweeter is a metal diffusion grid which, as well as protecting the dome when the speaker is being used without its grille, also irons out high-frequency perturbations right up to 30kHz, delivering a smoother response and crystal-clear treble detailing.
• Enhanced front grille with ‘invisible’ fixing: The front grille has been improved to ensure it has no adverse effect on the speaker’s performance. In addition, it is now affixed without pegs, therefore eschewing the need for unsightly holes in the piano-black finish front baffle.

• Offset Bi-Wire Terminals: Utilizing the same familiar offset terminal block as with its predecessors, the gold-plated contact areas and bridging strips allow firm connections with the best possible connectivity, whilst the offset pattern provides allowance for heavy duty cables and a wider range of cable connection options.

New Diamond 10.1 Review in What Hi Fi? Sound and Vision

"Action movies and rock music are this system’s bread and butter with agile bass and plenty of high-end detail"

T3 (Dec 2010) recommends the Wharfedale Diamond 10SX Home Cinema Pack.

T3’s latest issue delivers superb coverage to Wharfedale’s 10SX HCP package. The speaker set-up forms part of the ‘Surround Sound’ feature’s recommended mid-range 5.1 system – plus the magazine selects the system as the feature’s outright winner!

Following a torrent of ecstatic five-star star reviews spanning the last 13 months, the magazine has finally decided to drop the 10.1’s rating from five stars to four in the face of more recent competition. However, given that these speakers are 25% and 37% more expensive than the Wharfedale respectively, the 10.1 remains What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision’s top recommendation at the EURO 250 price point.

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New Diamond 10.1 Review in What Hi Fi? Sound and Vision

"Every aspect of the Diamond 10.1’s delivery is controlled, confident and precise, but not to the point where the music feels restrained"

What Hi-Fi Sound and Vision (March 2010) reviews the Wharfedale Diamond 10.0

The ‘world’s No1 home entertainment magazine’ What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision delivers a solid review to the Wharfedale Diamond 10.0. With a thoroughly positive headline and some great ‘quotable’ lines, the magazine highly-rates the little 10.0’s ‘balanced sound’ and ‘clean looks’.

Following a torrent of ecstatic five-star star reviews spanning the last 13 months, the magazine has finally decided to drop the 10.1’s rating from five stars to four in the face of more recent competition. However, given that these speakers are 25% and 37% more expensive than the Wharfedale respectively, the 10.1 remains What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision’s top recommendation at the EURO 250 price point.

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WHF Says Diamond 10.0 benefit all Sub400GBP (< 500 EUR) systems

"They’re a cool, grown-up listen with the emphasis firmly on the details and subtleties"

Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 review – What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, October 2010

The award-winning Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 takes part in a major group test between the leading budget speaker contenders in the October 2010 issue of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision – the world’s best-selling AV magazine.

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Strong WH Diamond 10HCP Review in Home Cinema Choice Magazine

"For overall sound quality, as well as style, grace and all-round ability, the Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 comes out on top"

AV Review – Group Test Winner, February 2010

Another fantastic review of the Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 has been published – this time on AV Review, one of the UK’s leading online resources for hi-fi and home cinema enthusiasts.

The influential website has conducted a group test of speakers in the EURO 200 to EURO 275 price bracket, consisting of the AudioEngine P4, Dali Lektor 1 and Monitor Audio Bronze BR2, alongside the Wharfedale. And the Diamond 10.1 emerges as the winner!

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Strong WH Diamond 10HCP Review in Home Cinema Choice Magazine

"Remarkably clear treble detailing... The most musical of the bunch"

The Wharfedale Diamond 10 HCP compact 5.1 speaker system nets a very strong review in the latest issue of Home Cinema Choice.

The Diamond 10 HCP lines up against other compact speaker packages – termed ‘sub/sat systems’ by the magazine – from Monitor Audio, KEF and Tannoy. In the final verdict, the Wharfedale system ranks a very close second to the package from Monitor Audio, and beats the KEF and Tannoy packages in the process. In terms of star ratings, the Wharfedale and Monitor Audio systems achieve identical scores.

Two areas in which the Wharfedale is ranked ahead of the other speakers in the group is in the performance of the 10.MX-SUB subwoofer (“the deepest bass of the bunch”) and in its musical ability (“the most musically gifted set here”).

In addition, the Wharfedale package features very strongly on the magazine’s cover.

What Hi Fi? product van het jaar

De Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 luidsprekers hebben de ultieme bekroning op audio-gebied gekregen die in het VK - en waarschijnlijk ter wereld - bestaat. De luidsprekers zijn unaniem uitgeroepen tot het What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision "Product van het Jaar" in de fel bevochten Stereo Speakers en Subwoofes categorie, tijdens de glamoureuze ceremonie die op 1 oktober 2009 werd gehouden in het Londense Dorchester Hotel.

Voor meer informatie zie http://awards.whathifi.com/winners/stereo-speakers-and-subwoofers/2009.

Superb Wharfedale Diamond 10.3 Review in Hi Fi World Magazine

"Superb sound at a silly price"

The Wharfedale Diamond 10.3 is the subject of an excellent review in the latest edition of Hi-Fi World. Written by the magazine’s Publisher, Noel Keywood, and spread across two pages, the review praises the speaker for being balanced and neutral, clear and detailed, and offering firm and tuneful bass.

The review concludes: “The Diamond 10.3 captures the spirit of the original Diamond by offering a standard of performance commonly unmatched by much else on the market. It’s an extraordinarily accomplished design that offers superb balance and a great raft of strengths as modern floorstanders go. At the price it is a svelte bargain.”

In the final verdict, the 10.3 is awarded the magazine’s maximum ‘five globe’ verdict.

Excellent Diamond 10.1 Review in Record Collector

"Superb value with many aural features only found in models of five times the price"

Record Collector, the long-running monthly magazine for serious music fans, carries an excellent review of the Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 in its latest issue. The Diamond 10.1 is the lead review in the High Fidelity hardware section in Record Collector’s Christmas issue.

First published 27 years ago, Record Collector is the UK’s longest-running music monthly. It boasts a readership of more than 70,000, all of whom are dedicated music fans with a passion for recorded music. All of these readers require good-quality home hi-fi equipment in order to indulge their passion, but unlike the readers of specialist audio and AV magazines, their allegiances to specific hardware brands are often less entrenched. This makes them ideal to target as potential new Wharfedale customers!

For more information, visit http://wharfedale.co.uk/Portals/0/Image/news/Wharf_10.1_RC.jpg.

What Hi Fi? Sound and Vision says: "Diamond HCP is "very capable"!

The integration of the subwoofer with the rest is "spot on"

What Hi Fi? Sound and Vision (November 2009)

What Hi Fi? Sound and Vision delivers a solid review to the Diamond Home Cinema Package in its November 2009 issue. While the reviewers feel the centre channel could better integrate, the detailed and direct sound draws much positive attention. Additionally, the review states that integration between the subwoofer and its fellow Diamond speakers is "spot on" as its taut and punchy bass delivery complements the solidity and precision of the surround channels.

What Hi Fi? product of the year

The Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 loudspeakers won the ultimate audio award available in the UK - and probably the world - when it was unanimously adjudged to be the What Hi Fi? Sound and Vision "Product of the Year" in the highly contested Stereo Speakers and Subwoofers category at the magazine's glittering awards ceremony held at 1st October 2009 at London's Dorchester Hotel.

For more information, visit http://awards.whathifi.com/winners/stereo-speakers-and-subwoofers/2009.

Wharfedale Diamond 10.5 - Hi-Fi Choice (Awards 2009)

"Loudspeaker gem really sparkles"

The Diamond 10.5 floorstander receives glowing praise in one of UK's leading specialist two-channel hi fi magazine, Hi Fi Choice. Written by Paul Messenger, one of the world's foremost loudspeaker critic, and rates the 10.5s as "five out of five" for value and presents it with Hi Fi Choice's prestigious "Best Buy" Award. In the words of the magazine, "A component receiving the coveted Best Buy badge has been judged to deliver excellent performance at its price point, thereby offering outstanding value for money."

Diamond 10.1 Gets 4 out of 5 Globes in Hi Fi World

"The spirit of the original Diamond rises from the ashes in the 10.1s, as they are rhythmically adept and musically persuasive"

Diamond 10.1 Review - Hi-Fi World, October 2009

The Diamond 10.1 is the subject of a good review in the latest issue of Hi Fi World magazine. Emphasizing on the 10.1s well-balanced performance, musicality, impact, and its build quality and finish, reviewer Adam Smith comments, "the spirit of those original Diamonds is well and truly back - about time too!"

The review ended with Noel Keywood's remark: "The Diamond 10.1 has been well-engineered to give a very accurate and even sound, free of emphasis. Like the many models before it, it is a high quality miniature."

Diamond 10.1 Wins What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Group Test

"The budget speaker arena has been revitalised by the latest incarnation of a model that first saw the light of day in the '80s"

Review of Diamond 10.1(Group Test Winner) - What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, October 2009

The Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 speakers deliver a stunning performance in the latest edition of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision magazine, appearing in the issue's Stereo Speakers 200-250 Pound Group Test, the new Diamonds emerge victorious, seeing-off established magazine favourites and garnered comments like "Some really fine speakers have had their feathers well and truly ruffled by the awesome new - and cheap - offering from Wharfedale", top it off with "It's an expansive, above all musical presentation of great precision and control" and "the Diamond 10.1s have the ability to genuinely surprise" that truly edged the Diamond 10.1s above the rest.

Five stars for the Diamond 10.1 in What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision

"The 10.1s take Wharfedale back to the forefront of budget speakers. Truly excellent"

What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, Sept. 2009

Wharfedale's Diamond 10.1 speakers receive a truly splendid review in the latest edition of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision magazine, culminating in the maximum FIVE STAR rating!

Positioned as the lead review in the magazine, featured on the cover, and again pictured prominently on the contents spread, delivering tremendous profile right upfront in the magazine. The review itself could not be stronger, with constant praise throughout. "The 10.1 has the ability to make just about any price-comparable speaker, and most from the price class above, sound vague in the reproduction of fine detail." The speakers' insight, precision, control and transparency are highlighted, as are their build and finish. The review concludes: "The 10.1 puts Wharfedale back in the leading pack at this price level."

For more information, visit: http://whathifi.com/Review/Wharfedale-Diamond-101.

Wharfedale Reveals Complete Diamond 10 Series

"The 10.1s take Wharfedale back to the forefront of budget speakers. Truly excellent"

Following the launch of the Diamond 10.1 standmount speaker, Wharfedale unveils its most extensive Diamond line-up ever.

Wharfedale continues the evolution of its famous Diamond speaker line with the introduction of the all-new Diamond 10 Series. The Diamond 10.1 - the latest generation of the classic Diamond "bookshelf" speaker unveiled last month - is to be joined by an extensive new line-up, including two further standmount speakers, five floorstanders, three centre speakers, two dedicated surround speakers and three active subwoofers.