Wharfedale Diamond 7.3 Floorstanding Speakers
Wharfedale Diamond 7.3 Floorstanding Speakers
USER REVIEWS
[Nov 03, 2003]
RobLyons
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Detailed highs. More than capable of reproducing fine music.
Weakness:
Short tower speakers. Need stands to bring them up to ear level. Midbass does not get loud. Not for the rock n roll or rap listener. These speakers are very clean and deliver crisp, accurate highs. I have only owned them for a week but I love them! They can reproduce lower frequencies but they do not shake the room like many american speakers can. I would recommend a good subwoofer with these speakers. They are short towers so when placed on the ground they are nowhere near ear level. |
[Apr 07, 2000]
Mike Jarve
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Clean Sound, Good Imaging
Weakness:
inefficient for its size A clear, smooth sounding speaker for nearly any music taste. Impresive low bass response from such a small woofer. The only bad thing is that I need to use my 180 watt per channel Pioneer SX-1280 receiver to drive these speakers to realistic (concert) listning levels. Similar Products Used: Wharfedale Diamond 7.2, Wharfedale Diamond 6R, Bose 501II |
[Jul 29, 2000]
ray
Audiophile
Strength:
In addition to earlier review Traded in for Modus 8's, but what I wanted to say is bi-wiring and filling the lower cabinet with sand, as Wharfedale suggests, is a good idea. The bass and efficiency improve this way. |
[Mar 01, 2000]
Dan
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Tonal Balance, accurate sound reproduction.
Weakness:
None for the price. There are a little inefficient, but a goood amp will drive them just fine. I have been listening to these speakers for over a year and Similar Products Used: Kef coda 7, infinity sm105 |
[Jul 06, 2001]
Jason Waters
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Very good dynamics, using a small ~5 inch drive gives good sound due to low cone mass. Bi wireable and sand filling are often not found in this price range. Proof that the design of the exclosure/speaker/crossover are critical. The components used are truely marginal but the sum of this is a sound quality VASTLY exceeding the items used to produce it. This does mean that replacement drives are very cheap.
Weakness:
Very inefficent, upon disassemble of a speaker they are of very poor construction and use component operating at the limits of design. An amazing sound produced by very low quality parts. This proves that the quality of the parts has little to do with what is reproduced. the design is different to say the least, A very large internal volume for such a small driver seems strange. The sound is very smooth but becomes harsh at high frequency's. Base response is amazing cosidering the driver size! Ported to improve efficiency (I dread how inefficent they would be unported!) You need an amp that has reasonable power 60w+ real and if you really crank it up you will damage the drives. That said drives cost <$20 USD so its not a big deal if you burst one. Similar Products Used: Misc, none that grabed my attention |
[Feb 24, 2000]
ray
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Imaging, smoothness, bass
Weakness:
inefficient Love the sound. It is smooth and detailed without being overly harsh or bright. Very musical and well balanced, but these speakers are also very in-efficient. 87db. Still they are excellent and deserve a high rating. Bass is good and fairly deep,but I would still recomend a sub. Similar Products Used: Modus 8 |