Wharfedale Diamond Pro Monitors

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Man, I have a Kurzweil K2500 and a K2600 both with KDFX - abd I've ordered the Rumour. Man, the effects in that box are *sweet* - choosing between the Rumour and TC was a no-brainer.
 
Could somebody please offer some insight into the Yorkville YSM1p vs. the Wharfdale 8.2a. Perhaps my request is in vain as this topic has been skirted a couple times already in this thread and forgive me if the information is revealed elsewhere on this site. I know the YSM1p's come with a lifetime warranty, which is appealing. Is there any more bass response? That seems to be the #1 issue with the 8.2a..... What can I say, it ain't easy bein' green.
 
Could somebody please offer some insight into the Yorkville YSM1p vs. the Wharfdale 8.2a. Perhaps my request is in vain as this topic has been skirted a couple times already in this thread and forgive me if the information is revealed elsewhere on this site. I know the YSM1p's come with a lifetime warranty, which is appealing. Is there any more bass response? That seems to be the #1 issue with the 8.2a..... What can I say, it ain't easy bein' green.
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That is a reasonable request but unfortunately not too likely to be awnsered knowledgably....They are most likely fairly similiar and targetd to the same market meaning you probably not going to find anyone with both of them at the same to A/B. Also somehwere in this thread Deepwater indicated the Wharfedales had some manufacturing ties to Yorkville but I forget the details.

What you could do is order both from an online retailer that has a 30 day return policy and keep the ones you prefer. You will get a better price from Deepwater on the Wharfe's though.

I can only recomend the Wharfedales by experience.
 
Just from what I've read in reviews so far - it seems like the Wharfedales are more of the "hidden gem" type of deal and some pros use them. I've never seen the Yorkies in a list of equipment on a pro studio site. Not a whole lot of the Wharfedales either, but I have seen them around - plus it sounds like they're more popular overseas. That probably doesn't help much.
 
icit said:
Just from what I've read in reviews so far - it seems like the Wharfedales are more of the "hidden gem" type of deal and some pros use them.
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Where'd you see that?!?
 
http://www.massivemastering.com - that's the first place I saw it. I think John would be considered "professional". I just saw another one a couple of days ago, but I can't find it. If I do, I'll come post it here.

I'm not saying that all the big studios use it - just that I've seen it in the field more than I've seen the Yorkies. I could just be missing it though.
 
John (Massive Master) heard about them from an engineer in the UK. He said he tried them out and was amazed. So was I, but I heard about them from massivemaster
 
6stringpsycho said:
Could somebody please offer some insight into the Yorkville YSM1p vs. the Wharfdale 8.2a. Perhaps my request is in vain as this topic has been skirted a couple times already in this thread and forgive me if the information is revealed elsewhere on this site. I know the YSM1p's come with a lifetime warranty, which is appealing. Is there any more bass response? That seems to be the #1 issue with the 8.2a..... What can I say, it ain't easy bein' green.
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i dont have wharfdale but ... anyway i posted the fellowing on the other fourm

i own M1mk2 actives, Mackie HR824 and now barrowing behringer B2030a ... had Yorkville YSM-1P's for about a week but it's returned because i can't stand its high frequency characteristc, they are bright... way too bright sounding, my ears can't stand it when listen to highfreq-only music, even when trim the high to max... it still sound really bright, i can't image how can people mix without trim the high.
the Behringer Truth is also bright but not unbearable

M1mk2 active sound really smooth, but not transparent and 3D enough when compare to Truth and 824, however, Yorkville YSM-1P's have better seperation of sounds than m1
on Yorkville YSM-1P's , the vocal and bass tend to sound narrower...

just so that u know i also just returned the eventstudio asp8, haha, but to those who loves JBL and yamaha NS... 10 and other EVENTstudios will love it ... yet - not me!!
anyway
Yorkville, Behringer, Alesis.... @ this price point
i choose Behringer for its better imaging and transparency...
oh and i thought lots people are BS about how good Truth are... but wow!
i might need to barrow the big one and try it home next week!

PS. theres no right or wrong only like and dislike!
if you have the charm, power, and money, you can make right into wrong!! yeah! believe it or not~
 
So I was just paranoid...
Wharfedales arrived from deepwater as promised. Much thanks David. So anybody who needs to order, you can rely on deepwater, even if you are paranoid about sending your money off like me.

Sounds good, better than the RP5's and Events I tried at Guitar Center. Alot less breakup and distortion. These baby's are huge for someone like me jumping up from little rolands. Also the mids seem a bit recessed. But again these impressions are made from a few hours of listening

A few questions. Are balanced cables gonna make big difference? Also is it bad to use the bass rolloff? Also is it rare to have the speakers not match? I could swear that one speaker is putting out more output than the other. Or it could just be my paranoid mind again.

PS. I may be in the minority, but those little blue lights are a little annoying, especially if you stare at them for hours.
All in all, pretty happy. Mostly just to get the whole monitor search over with and get on with business.

Thanks again deepwater
 
i went from really crappy rca cables to 20' balanced trs to xlr cables just because i couldnt stand the interference my huge crt monitor had on the cables (would be fuzz and electronic noise). Now there is none of that and they are *really* quiet (meaning the noise floor or whatever... i cant hear any hissing or anything at all now).

they helped me out a ton but you may not see as good gains if your unbalanced cables arent as bad as mine were and you arent getting interference from your monitor.
 
Yeah the balanced cables are just going to help with removing noise and that usually happnes more with longer runs of cable. The noise thing can depend on your equipment, grounding, clean electrical supply and your proximity to FM noise generators among other things.

A few questions. Are balanced cables gonna make big difference? Also is it bad to use the bass rolloff? Also is it rare to have the speakers not match? I could swear that one speaker is putting out more output than the other. Or it could just be my paranoid mind again.
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I had the same problem at first and the volume knob on the back of one of them got turned up or down. There is a soft center detent on the volume knob. Either make sure both are center detented or both all the way up (well at least up the same amount).

My only gripe is reaching over the back of the monitor to turn it on/off sometimes I bump the volume knob....I am going to fix that with some longer power cords and run them to a second Fuhrman distributer that also has my power amp and a Mackie mixer on it so when I turn on that power supply from the rack the monitors will come on.
 
More silly monitor questions...I have a pair of Samson Resolv 65's. They're fine for me, my ear isn't all the trained up yet, but I find I'm unable to really hear what's going on in the bass.

Would you consider the Wharfedales to have pretty good bass response? Do you think think KRK RP8's have better bass response having the 8" woofers?

Thanks,

tv
 
I happen to own both the RP8s and the 8.2A. It’s not secret that the RP8s have a lot of bass and sometimes it can be too much in a small room. The 8.2A have a balanced sound. A lot of people add the RP10 sub to their 8.2A setup, which is what I recommend. By doing this you can adjust the sub output for your room. You also get a cleaner sound because your monitors have to carry the entire bass load.

Hope this helps
 
i'm in mexico , and i want this monitors

i just email u deepwater.
is it only me or your web page is down?
 
The website is down for a few days for repair. It will be back up soon.
 
I posted a New Thread for some info on these compared to the Alesis Mone Mk2s' I hope someone can help. The Alesis are more powerfull and the Speaker Cone looks beefier? But, im a beginer!!!!

eek Help
 
Massive Master said:
... those Kevlar cones on the Wharfedales will likely take a bit of a pounding before they're broken in. Also, the highs will probably get a bit more "creamy" as the lows smooth out.

With drivers that size, I'd figure on 40-50 hours of pretty good action.
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In "breaking in" monitors, is it best to play them at the volume levels you would normally use or should the speakers be driven moreso? Also, I've got the smaller of the Wharfedales (8.1a) which have the 5 in woofer - would this make any difference in the break-in period?

Thanks
 
give up krk rp8 for warf 8.2

More then 18 thousand views of this thread, whoa.

I am movin my studio gear into an 8 by 10 foot room so I am hoping to downgrade my monitors size wise. Also I will be making acoustic music only.

Should the infamous warfie's due??

Or should I Event tr6 or krk rp6??

Thanks for the help.
 
The thread that won't die...

I figured I'd keep this going. Can't let it end yet. :D

deepwater, I sent you an email. :cool:

Thanks
 
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