Ah, no! Been way too tired for the last few days to think straight.....Should've got the soccer panther.
The new Diamon line (12) is about to be released so this model is 2 generations old now.
The new Diamon line (12) is about to be released so this model is 2 generations old now. It would be interesting to see what gains have been realized.
https://www.wharfedale.co.uk/diamond-12-1/
Whathifi did the 5 star thing already...
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I have to say that I’m willing to keep an open mind, and maybe sometimes, i’ll see good reviews like this, and ok I´ll be the first to admit that biases exists, Now, but, I did own some speakers in the past that where called diamond 7.2 anniversary edition. It’s a while back, but what does qualify as good,? sometimes i believe you still have to have a listen, I don’t know, to me they where cheap, and ok for the price but still some muddy and boomy small speakers. They where not doing bad in reviews, where considered a sound purchase, but good? I gave them away to a good friend who is not an audiophile, A friend that I still see, and they don’t sound any better when I visit him a decade or so later...Not horrible, but certainly not hifi to me. I know, they could have evolved, but I was refering to your «Diamond always been » Are there really 200$ speakers that are really truly better than « ok »? I mean, when you heard better, you look at measurments, yes,your judgment is subjective yes, but sometimes, for speakers, not electronics, you look at this suite of mesurments and it looks like it’s equal, to some 3k$ speakers, or that with a bit of eq, they are right up there. Convince me guys, but on that, I never heard a 200$ speaker that was great. Better than most, yes, reasonably pleasing to listen, yes... But really hifi? whatever that means, to me, no, i´d like to quantify that with measurments but not so obvious.
I don't see with which EQ setting you fill a dip.Past that, I decided to fill the dip in the response, and put in a shelf for the highs:
Yes, tubey. At least with the 220's big brother the 225 (6.5" woofer)"The 220 could also play very loud"
Distortion @ 96dB SPL: -30dB
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But mainly 2nd harmonic. Bet it gives a tubey sound.
The idea that a smallish 2 way could be excellent in any absolute sense is, of course, ridiculous.
Can the grill be modded to remove the nasty effect it has?
That's not the issue. What keeps these small speakers from getting loud is the deep bass. They try to do too much and fall apart before their max loudness delivery at higher frequencies. The Wharfedale is one of the few that limits the deep bass which then allows it to get quite loud relative to other budget speakers."The 220 could also play very loud"
Distortion @ 96dB SPL: -30dB
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But mainly 2nd harmonic. Bet it gives a tubey sound.
I am not a historian on them. I thought they were current products seeing how they are sold new as I bought them.Hi Amir ! Great review as always.
Could you add to the beginning of review the specific model/generation for this Diamond ? There are too many generations and they keep updating it on very short cycles. Thanks
Can the grill be modded to remove the nasty effect it has?
Oh sorry. I experimented with that and at the end, decided to not show it. It had a positive effect for some content, but caused brightness for others.I don't see with which EQ setting you fill a dip.