Wharfedale Diamond Pro Monitors

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deepwater said:
Thats ok. I just try and help out when I can.

Wharfedale 8.2A

AMS Price $335.00

Price to my homerecording friends $275.00
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How much for the 8.2 passives. And are they just as good. I would be using a Bryston 4B amp with them if I did get them.

I see that there is a port on the front. Would that not make it a little difficult for bass traslation? Having this hole blowing out at you?
 
kensington said:
Thanks guys for all your help. For some reason I feel like a schmuts,
I ordered a pair from another outlet (sorry deepwater). I'll direct anybody who asks to YOU for Wharfedales in the future. I was ordering a bunch of other stuff from AMS and I just decided to keep it all together. Ordered a TC MoneXL........it was a toss up between tc and the kurzweil Rumor. I tried and tried to get feedback on the Rumor, but to no avail....so I went with TC.
What do you guys think of the MoneXL? I like the 'verbs better than Lexicon.
Anyways, I 'll let you know how the Wharfedales work out.....if it's cool.
thanks again, kenton
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Dude, have you gotten them yet (the wharfedales)? Let us know your initial impressions.
 
wharfedales

hi guys, I got the Wharfedales and, to me, they sound pretty good. I've been on the road for over a week. They came the day I had to leave so I haven't got to listen to them a lot. My initial impression is clear and precise, though, to my ears, I was hoping for fuller bass response. I put on Beatles and Beethoven cd's and some New Age type music. The classical and New Age stuff sounded great, the Beatles stuff (White album) did NOT "flatter" the production. The sound was very clinical...very honest, I think. i mean my opnion of George Martin went down a peg ot two. Maybe it's just the dated nature of the Beatles record, but the blending of the overall sound (on Beatles) was not there. This is probably good....since they are reference monitors. The bass on "obladi-oblada" is clear and punchy, just not as much presence as I'd like. This is, I've heard ,common in a 6.5 speaker. This could be the production or the speaker I'm not sure, though on all the cd's I tried I was aching for a little more bass. Please understand though, this is the first set of reference monitors I've ever had.
I intend on trying them out a lot more, with different sources....including my own music. There was a bit of brashness on the high end on some Beatle stuff, but then again this could be bad production. The White Album is probably not the best reference source to put a monitor thru it's paces. I didn't detect any high-end harshness on the Beethoven or Celtic New Age stuff. All in all, I'd say they're great speakers for the price.......a bit more bass and a little less bright blue-power-lights on the front would make them even better. The stereo imaging seemed fine.....I could follow the pan-path easily.
Please realize though, these are a "newbies" impressions. I plan on ordering some 8" woofer monitors.......Event TR8xl's or even Behringers and comparing them to the Wharffys side by side. If I didn't have the option of trying out other monitors I would be happy with these. I hope this helps and doesn't hinder your decision for monitors. I'll try to post again when I make my comparison and have played with the Wharfedales more....as regards room placement, playing different source material, and just recording and getting use to them a bit more. Hopefully some more experienced Wharfedale users could chime in here with their observations and opinions. all the best, Kenton
 
Kensington - Before you get discouraged at all, 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.

If it helps, I used to run a sine wave sweep from 20-20kHz while I wasn't home.
 
deepwater said:
I'll ship anywhere there is an address. You can email me at prosound@bellsouth.net
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deepwater, do those run on 110V only?

Would they be OK through a 230 - 110V transformer, or have they got a voltage selector that let's them run at 230V?
 
I can only half answer that question. I will say that using a 230-110 transfer will work with out a doubt. Now can they run a 230? I will have to direct you to www.wharfedalepro.com and you email tech support.
 
Just to throw a wrench into the mix, how do you think these compare to the Tapco S8's? It's down to these two monitors for me.
Thanks!
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Wharfedales's??

Hey Kenz,

Anymore thoughts on those wharfedale's?? I am seriously looking at these things now for some reason. I was pretty much set on getting a pair of beh truths b2031a's but these wharfedale's look mighty enticing. Does GC carry these monitors? Perhaps I can get a listen.

LaRoc
 
I don't know much about the Tapcos expect I tried them in the store. They seemed kinks hyped to my ears. Just sounded to good which means the highs and loiw where a little boosted. But I do have a pair of KRK RP8s which are very flat (+/-1db). The Wharfedales don't have the bottom end punch as the 8" KRKs but they do have nice bass response. I've found that Wharfedales translate better than the KRKs. Now don't get me wronge my KRKs are nice. At mix down I always with referance the Wharfedales. I would say I use them both 50/50 and could use eather 100% of the time. So what I'm saying is that the $300.00 Wharfedale stands right up there with my $500.00 KRKs.
 
Funny thing is that you damn yankies even have the EUROPEAN products at a better price... Damn you damn you damn you. :mad: :eek: :( :rolleyes: ;)

ps. deepwater mailed my dealer and garantuee is not transferable.. I'll let ya know...
 
guhlenn said:
Funny thing is that you damn yankies even have the EUROPEAN products at a better price... Damn you damn you damn you. :mad: :eek: :( :rolleyes: ;)

ps. deepwater mailed my dealer and garantuee is not transferable.. I'll let ya know...
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Well you know the US. We are always here to help out our EU friends and the rest of the world. Excluding Iraq, North Korea and few others.
 
Deepwater,

I've taken a listen to the 8.2a's and really liked them. Had them up against Alesis M1 MkII's and Tapco S5's. I preferred the Wharfedales for what I perceived as honesty. In reading the manual online, it mentioned a Diamond Pro Sub. But I can't find anything about it on the web site. Or any web site for that matter. Do you know if such a sub exists? Can you get it? How much?

Your price on these is a very nice offer to the great people on this board, but I imagine that you have to add shipping which probably puts them at about the same price as the local dealer who spent an hour with me A/Bing lots of different monitors.

Any info on the sub will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
 
LaRoc, I wrote more on the Wharfedales in this same forum.....I think I called it "Wharfedale active 8.2 update from kensington", or something. I mainly compared them to the Behringer 3031a's in what I wrote. Since everyone's ears and rooms are a bit different, If you could swing it, I would give both a listen.....either at a store or order both, though those Truths cost me $50.00 to send back! I'm glad I compared though. Good luck. kenton
 
there's no sub. There is however a sub in the passive range (strangely anough that sub is active...) but i guess that woudl be more intended for home cinema use. I 'm looking for a sub too, guess any will do.

G.
 
You guys have piqued my interest about these Wharfedales and I have been doing a lot of pining away for them for some time now.


Anyone have anything negative to say yet?

A friend mentioned a dealer in france saying that they sounded just as colored as the Behringer Truths (which I am not a fan of, too much hype on the top and bottom). But this in contrary to everything else I've heard. Not sure weather to trust this chap though, as the store my friend spoke to him in didn't even allow you to listen to any of the monitors for sale!!!!

One of the biggest things that keeps me interested is the supposed weaving in the kevlar LF cones that is said to dapen resonante frequencies. I am not going to be in a space for awhile where I can control my room acoustics to a huge degree, and monitors that help in this department would be great.

Perhaps this 'feature' is a reason some say they are colored?
 
Amost every monitor is colored in one way or another...

But yes, I actually DO have something negative to say. :eek:

Speaking of color, what's with those black Kevlar® woofers? The yellow ones on the originals were the $hite! :D
 
I'm interested in picking up a pair of active monitors. Like everyone else on a small budget I've been reading reviews and checking prices, etc on the M-Audio BX's, Event TR's, Fostex PM's, etc. Now the Warfedale come screaming down the monitor highway.

Deepwater, if you could PM me with with your current price on the new DP8.2's. Also let me know what the shipping would tack on (UPS ground is preferable - 12429 zip), and what payment options you have (mailed MO, Paypal, CC's (if so which ones), etc.). I'm in no big rush per se as my little studio space is still in the development stage. Just trying to do some planning.

Thanks,
-Krag
 
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