Alternative to Wharfdale Linton

[robh]

I'm with the OP. I'd love to buy a retro looking pair of speakers similar to the Lintons, but without the rear port. Or at least have another choice besides the KLH 5.

Something similar to old Boston A120 or A150's.

 

[DSJR]

What about the Dentons as a retro-looking modern design?

DENTON 85

DENTON 85th Anniversary is a two-way speaker in the classic bookshelf tradition, beautifully hand veneered in Mahogany by Wharfedale cabinet makers with an inset front baffle and traditional Tungsten cloth grille. Underneath the traditional exterior, however, the DENTON 85th Anniversary is bang...

www.wharfedale.co.uk

 

[Miniyouuuu]

I already had the Dentons before buying the Lintons. Same issue with heavy bass, but worst response in the rest of spectrum. Keep the Lintons and EQ them.

 

[raindance]

I'm with the OP. I'd love to buy a retro looking pair of speakers similar to the Lintons, but without the rear port. Or at least have another choice besides the KLH 5.

Something similar to old Boston A120 or A150's.

People were very fond of those sealed box designs back in the day even though they had awful directivity errors and sounded completely different in every room you tried them in.

Nowadays there are a couple of sealed box speakers out there, such as the NHT Classic Three (not sure if you can buy them new though). But the Wharfedale 220 I suggested earlier is designed to be close to the wall and is cheap.

 

[Hydraglow]

I bought some port plugs from AliExpress that fit the Linton's ports perfectly! They have a bunch of different sizes so they can be bought for pretty much any speaker. I then did some REW measurements with both ports open, outside ports plugged, inside ports plugged, and sealed. With one port plugged, I got increased bass extension under 30hz and a reduction above 30hz, very closely mimicking the measurements I achieved with the 8" Bronze 100 bookshelf speaker. With both sealed, the bass becomes too deficient. I'd say give the port plugging a shot first!

 

[Miniyouuuu]

I bought some port plugs from AliExpress that fit the Linton's ports perfectly! They have a bunch of different sizes so they can be bought for pretty much any speaker. I then did some REW measurements with both ports open, outside ports plugged, inside ports plugged, and sealed. With one port plugged, I got increased bass extension under 30hz and a reduction above 30hz, very closely mimicking the measurements I achieved with the 8" Bronze 100 bookshelf speaker. With both sealed, the bass becomes too deficient. I'd say give the port plugging a shot first!

Same experience here. Just one port sealed helped to reduce 5dB excess in 46hz but having +3dB in 30hz.
Sealing both ports on the Lintons made them dull.

 

[MrOtto]

I bought some port plugs from AliExpress that fit the Linton's ports perfectly! They have a bunch of different sizes so they can be bought for pretty much any speaker. I then did some REW measurements with both ports open, outside ports plugged, inside ports plugged, and sealed. With one port plugged, I got increased bass extension under 30hz and a reduction above 30hz, very closely mimicking the measurements I achieved with the 8" Bronze 100 bookshelf speaker. With both sealed, the bass becomes too deficient. I'd say give the port plugging a shot first!

Do you have an url to this item on Aliexpress?

 

[Hydraglow]

Here's my Linton measurements with/without the plugs from 20-100hz. Ignore my room null around 55-60hz. Test tone was 75db.

Do you have an url to this item on Aliexpress?

Sure thing! I bought these ones here in the 58mm size. They fit perfectly, nice and snug.

 

[singingotter]

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for an alternative pair of speakers to replace my Wharfdale Lintons.

I'm sad to have to replace them, because under ideal circumstances I like their sound, their look, and their price. Unfortunately, the room they need to fit in doesn't offer the space to place them far enough from the wall behind them. A distance of at least around 1m (3 ft) seems to be required. This has a very negative effect on the base.

The room is 23 sq meters, very roughly 4 x 5,5 meters. It is our living and dining room, which is why the media area formed by couch, speakers and beamer is sharing the total space with a large table and some chairs.

So what I'm looking for are speakers that are similar (in sound, perhaps also looks, but I'm flexible there) but that can be placed closer to the wall and are generally less room-dependent. In the near future, the spatial constraints will not change.

Some more facts about my listenning habits: I do not have a subwoofer and didn't miss it with the Lintons, nor with my previous affordable Canton GLE 490.2 speakers. They are currently driven by a NAD AV Receiver, but I'm planning to get a dedicated stereo amp soon. I do not listen at too high levels, certainly not party levels, nor very intense genres - mostly Rock, Pop, some Jazz, some Electro, in addition to TV Shows, movies and games.

So, I appreciate any advice or pointers at speakers to consider. Price-wise they shouldn't go much beyond the Lintons (which I purchased 2nd hand for 650€ including stands). Let's say a soft limit is 1.000€ for two.

What I'm already considering (and would appreciate input on): Q Accoustics 5040, Dali Oberon 5

KLH Model 3, or 5 if you want bigger

 

[Miniyouuuu]

you have 2 alternatives: close the bass reflex with foam (https://www.ricablecustom.com/es/pr...-damper-spugne-per-reflex-diffusori-acustici/) or clear the low bass with EQ.

There are many ways to implement EQ: streamers with DSP or independent DSP on both you’ll need a Microphone like the Umik1
In my case I use a MiniDSP.