Wharfedale Diamond Center Channel Center Channels
Wharfedale Diamond Center Channel Center Channels
USER REVIEWS
[May 11, 2006]
Bob Varnes
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Nice strong rich sound. Good value for the price. Looks nice without the grills.
Weakness:
Cheapest speaker grills ever. This speaker surprised me. I bought it to match some Diamond 8.4's which were decent at thier price point. But this center channel out perfomed them by a long shot. Currently using with my B&W 603s3's and 600s3's surrounds. While I want to upgrade my center channel to the B&W I don't feel at all pressed since this seems to work well with my system. I am using this with a HK 7300 but used a couple lower end Yamaha and JVC recievers I have been happy with the clairity of voices for home theater and works well for music as well. Similar Products Used: B&W's 603, 600, Bose 201's AR6's |
[May 31, 2003]
D-A-M
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Very good sound. Bi-wireable (If that's your thing).
Weakness:
Cheap flimsy speaker grill. I tried removing it, and the plastic tab on the left side broke off. Well, this is a very good sounding center channel. No complaints, except one. The speaker grill is cheap and flimsy. I don't understand why Wharfedale makes such good sounding speakers, and cheap flimsy grills? Similar Products Used: Onkyo center channel |
[Feb 23, 2003]
jholzheuer
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Excellent sound! This speaker is worth it's weight in gold.
Weakness:
Looks a little funny, but who cares! Pop in a dvd, turn down the lights and you'll forget all about its visual drawbacks. This speaker is amazing... For what I paid I am amazed. I'm a college kid on a shoestring budget. I had a KLH center channel I got for $70 that sounded like a tin can. I ended up finding this speaker a week later with the rebate and everything it was only $20 more so I promptly returned the KLH. I can't say enough about this speaker, it has very good clarity and reproduces a very wide range of sound impeccably. Similar Products Used: NONE! This baby is in a leauge of it's own |
[Oct 09, 2002]
kmehra
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Very Clear and Powerful vocals. Magnifies even the minutest of sound effects with amazing clarity. Fantastic speaker for not just this, but ANY PRICE!
Weakness:
Very flimsy grille. Looks could be improved. I am using a JBL LX-2000 Centre and just heard the Wharfedale Centre at a friends place... IT IS AMAZING! Though i paid over 50% more for my JBL the wharfedale puts it to shame. I watched a movie on DTS and from the first sound produced from the speaker, the superior sound quality was apparent. Im gonna get me one of these ASAP! Similar Products Used: JBL LX-2000 Centre |
[Jun 03, 2002]
Eugene Chan
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Great definition, depth, clarity, realism in the vocals
Weakness:
The speaker cover! It's so flimsy. This is a very well made centre and it looks more expensive than what it really is. Compared to my former DB Dynamics centre, it quite a compact size, yet has some good weight behind it. I compared it with several units in the shop and besides the KEF C-100 (which was 3 times the price) it stood out from the crowd. If you have the funds, the C-100 will blow you away. The ones I listened to was Jamo C18, E4, E8 and a B&W (forgot what model). The Wharfdales has the best definition and depth. It matches well with my Jamo 128 fronts Similar Products Used: DB Dynamics |
[May 03, 2002]
tgfuwc
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Good, clean transparent sound,biwireable,well built, rear ported
Weakness:
Grill a little flimsy (big deal) This is a very clean sounding center. The mids and low end are very smooth. It''s amazing that at this price someone can make such a well made, good sounding center. It is well built, very solid with some weight to it. It is even biwirable. This gem also is rear ported. All in all its a steal for what I paid or even at the list of 149. This should be minimum a $300 speaker. Similar Products Used: Paradigm cc350 and cc450, JMLab cc20 |