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Wharfedale Diamond 8.3 Loudspeakers
$500 Negotiable
I have for sale a pair of vintage British Wharfedale Diamond 8.3 floorstanding speakers. These are 100W and 6 ohms.
HiFi Review’s take:
“The speaker systems show a perfectly balanced sound. It seems that it has the best features of English sound: analysis, natural and accurate balance, the richness of intonational relations, grace of detailing, special plastic, gentility and gloss. Is it too strong a word for such inexpensive model? Not at all, it deserves it. Deep and very correct bass (fragments of orchestral, organ records) impresses. The speaker systems do not miss miniature details and perfectly play significant amplitude rises; when you change volume, the clarity of image and personal sound signature persist.”
(https://www.hifi-review.com/151012-wharfedale-diamond-8-3.html)
The speakers have a ballast chamber that is filled with about 13kg of garnet each, for a total weight of about 25kg per speaker. These babies are heavy, hence pickup only. The original plastic caps for the ballast chambers have been lost, but a couple of bungs from Bunnings do the job just fine.
One of the cloth grilles is a little worse for wear (see picture), but this should be easy to fix – if one chooses to keep the grilles attached. Apart from that, the speakers are in excellent condition, cosmetically and functionally.
The plinths of the speakers have felt pads attached (for hard floors), and a set of eight screw-in spikes (for carpet floor) will be supplied as well.
HiFi Review’s take:
“The speaker systems show a perfectly balanced sound. It seems that it has the best features of English sound: analysis, natural and accurate balance, the richness of intonational relations, grace of detailing, special plastic, gentility and gloss. Is it too strong a word for such inexpensive model? Not at all, it deserves it. Deep and very correct bass (fragments of orchestral, organ records) impresses. The speaker systems do not miss miniature details and perfectly play significant amplitude rises; when you change volume, the clarity of image and personal sound signature persist.”
(https://www.hifi-review.com/151012-wharfedale-diamond-8-3.html)
The speakers have a ballast chamber that is filled with about 13kg of garnet each, for a total weight of about 25kg per speaker. These babies are heavy, hence pickup only. The original plastic caps for the ballast chambers have been lost, but a couple of bungs from Bunnings do the job just fine.
One of the cloth grilles is a little worse for wear (see picture), but this should be easy to fix – if one chooses to keep the grilles attached. Apart from that, the speakers are in excellent condition, cosmetically and functionally.
The plinths of the speakers have felt pads attached (for hard floors), and a set of eight screw-in spikes (for carpet floor) will be supplied as well.
- Date Listed:01/05/2024
- Last Edited:01/05/2024
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Pickup Only
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