Wharfedale Diamond Pro Monitors

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The only thing the Behringer Truths are good for is HIFI speakers. For that they rock. They are very hyped in the Highs and Lows which is why people think they "sound good" Remember a monitor should be flat.
 
All,
Thanks for the info.

Deepwater,
I was intersted in the 8.2 Passives because I already have an amplifier.

Thanks again.
 
Has anyone used the 8.1's before?
I've just gone over the measurements of the 8.2's and they seem HUGE!
Unless my conversions are wrong they seem around 15"h*9"w*13"d.
Is that right. They seem really huge for my needs (NYC apartment syndrome). But if that is the only way to really get a good bass response, I guess my neighbors will suffer. But I would really prefer a smaller size.
Any thoughts?
 
darrenw2112 said:
All,
Thanks for the info.

Deepwater,
I was intersted in the 8.2 Passives because I already have an amplifier.
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I just brought back a pair of 8.2 Passives from L.A. and I'll be trying them out today. I'll try to post my first impressions tonight.
 
Deepwater,
I also noticed on your website that you carry KRK ST8's. They seem about the same price. Would you recommend the Wharfedale Diamond Pro 8.2 over the KRK ST8??
 
Yes. Also remeber the ST8s are passives and the Wharfedale 8.2A are actives
 
I am acutally intersted in the Passives . The Diamond Pro 8.2 passives.
 
i was welcomed as i got home from work today by a sticker on the door that i could see from the driveway. as i walked closer i could read the fexex ensignia. i turned to the right, and there under the doormat (which apparantly is good for more than just hiding keys) were my Wharfedale's. i've just plugged them in and i'm gonna start listening to some of my favorite CDs on them. thanks deepwater!

playing:
Copeland-Beneath Medicine Tree
Denison Marrs-World Renowed for Romance
Jeff Buckley-Grace

and the poorly recorded but incredibly compelling, Mineral-The Power of Failing
 
Cool, can't wait to hear a review of the passives, especially from Harvey.

(BTW, welcome back! Drop by the Cave when you get a chance and tell us about the reunion!)
 
The Wharfedale passives have been discontinued do to the great success of the actives. Don't worry the actives are not going away :)
 
Deepwater,
Can you send me the price for a set of KRK ST8's with shipping
 
MadAudio said:
Cool, can't wait to hear a review of the passives, especially from Harvey.

(BTW, welcome back! Drop by the Cave when you get a chance and tell us about the reunion!)
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I had a chance to give them a quick listen last night. These are my FIRST impressions:

Lots of bass, enough to make intelligent mixing decisions about the bass and kick.

The midrange was very smooth sounding, especially at the crossover point, which is usually a problem in other low cost monitors.

High end was very extended, except I heard some peakiness up high, but I'm not sure if that's the speaker's problem or a problem with the mixes I used to test the speakers.

The imaging was wonderful - very easy to hear placements and a solid sweet spot that didn't wander.

I think that I could probably do a decent mix on just these speakers alone, but a sub would be nice if this were all I had for mixing. I also think I could do a decent mix without a sub if I had to, once I get a little more acustomed to them.

Overall, I think they're pretty good, but again, these are just my FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
 
Excellent review, unfortunately deepwater said that these are discontinued. Hence I am starting to look at the KRK ST8
 
Thats just the passives that are discontinued. The Actives are here to stay. You can get a pair of the 8.2A for about the same money as the ST8s so don't rule out the actives. 99% of the ones I sell are the active versions.
 
From what I've heard (from the designer of the amps for the active 8.2's), the 8.2A's are better. There's a little bit of low midrange woof my son noted in listening to them in a different room today. I don't know if that's the speakers or the room, since it's our new mixing room, and hasn't been completely rung out yet.
 
If I were to mix at low volumes would it matter which wharfedale I mixed on? (8.1 or 8.2) I apologize for being such a monitor nitwit!
 
Well, I joined the Wharfedale party and got a pair of 8.2A's (Diamond Pro). I briefly tested them out last night, and here are my first thoughts.
It has been said before, but these things have amazing stereo imaging. You can pinpoint where each sound is coming from, and you will swear the vocals are coming out of your computer monitor. I could stand for them to have a little more low end, but that is probably just based on my experiences with hifi speakers that bump them up. There is certainly enough low end to mix with, although I may opt for a sub as well down the road. After listening to my previous mixes, I immediately heard flaws I hadn't heard before. As to build quality, they seem surprisingly solid, with a really nice finish. Thanks deepwater.
I actually have a question about where to control volume (forgive me if it has been asked previously). All I did was leave the level control on the back of the monitors at the halfway point and turn the volume up on my MOTU828mkii. What is the best way to control volume? A few kick drum hits sounded slightly distorted, so I just turned the volume down. Then again, I was listening to Radiohead, so that could have been how they recorded it.
 
I want to add one caveat to my "first impressions" of the Wharfdale 8.2 passive speakers:

They are just that; "first impressions".

Even if you're a seasoned engineer, you hafta live with any new piece of gear for a while till all the subtleties start to appear. You don't hear a lot of stuff at first. And then you hafta try to figure out where these differences are coming from. Is it the new equipment causing a problem, or is the new equipment revealing existing flaws in other older equipment?

So far, my "first impression" is from listening to maybe 4 different tracks on one system, for about a total of 20 minutes. My son has now heard the speakers on two different systems for maybe 4 or 5 hours of listening time.
 
It has been said before, but these things have amazing stereo imaging.
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I have to second the stereo image. I have been reading a book on mixing The Art of Mixing by David Gibson and as life long music fan but not quite an audiophile I was thinking to myself that I have never precieved a "sound stage" when listening to music the way it is described here. For my stereo listening I have midline Sony reciever amd with some Paradigm speakers and a Yamaha powered sub. Maybe it is my living room and my wifes "decor over function" mentality but I don't realy notice on my home stereo unless I am using a good set of headphones.

With my Alesis Mk1's I could hear extreme panning differences but that was about it.

I started a new song and did some limited mixing with two rythm guitar parts panned at 9-10 o'clock and 3-4 o'clock with the stereo drum machine hard panned L and R and I can tell exactly where those guitars are coming from and drum kit is panned in stereo and forthe first time I can hear the toms move across the field without headphones.

Very cool!
 
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