Wharfedale Diamond 9.1

I needed speakers to fit on a shelf above a fireplace and they were to be connected to a NAD 524 CD and NAD c340 amp. I didn't want to spend more than about £200 but would have spent up to £500 if I couldn't find any I liked for less. I listen to every genre of music from classical to rock. I bought the Wharfedale 9.1 speakers in Rosewood colour 2 weeks ago and for their price and size they are probably impossible to beat. Before choosing these I auditioned various other bookshelf speakers from Mission, Mordaunt Short, Tannoy, Dali, Gale, JPW, Arcam and Cambridge Audio. The Wharfedale have a clear treble and huge bass, considering their diminutive size. They are front ...  Read the complete review

The Wharfedale 9.1 has now been eclipsed by the new series 10.1. However this is by no means a reason to overlook this speaker and instead it offers the potential of picking this up at a bargain price. Which is indeed what dealers are now looking to do in their bid to offload the speaker. These in my opinion are good looking speakers with an interesting design front. Although you will definitely need to site them on speaker stands to ensure that the bass is tight and punchy. Sonically this speaker offers a very pleasing performance. Thankfully if space is limited and despite the fact that these are rear ported, these can be situated near a backwall while ...  Read the complete review

I bought these speakers in cherry color almost three years ago in a 50% off sale so they were almost given to me. I was a bit skeptical when I first took them home without listening to them based on the all the fuss on the internet around these little boxes. And they ARE little boxes, at less than 30 cm high, 20 wide and 27 deep. They were connected to my Marantz PM4001 but now to the PM6002 so I'll base this review on the later one. Speaker cable is noting out of the ordinary, just 2.5 mm copper/silver-plated copper wire that I got cheap off ebay. First impression is: how can they play so loud without loosing posture??? They can give out an impressive amount of sound ...  Read the complete review