We heard EVO 4.4 (same tweeter) at Audio Element. Really narrow sweet spot. The Lintons were the opposite-nice sound throughout their open plan shop. I got a set of 5 Diamond 11.2 on a good sale but in the end am using just three; will probably go in-wall (or maybe Genelecs wall mounted, mmmm!) and sell them all due to wife and kid complaining how big they are. The 11.2 have a nice strong bass without being boomy, I hate boomyness, it's an interesting trick to get the powerfulness without sloppiness.
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Wharfedale EVO 4.1 Review (Speaker)
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Hello! I really loved the low bass end of the 11.2 but it cheat a little bit - sound like deep and fat but not really goes down and could not handle bigger power.
I experienced that the 11.2s are very good for music but not good for movies.At musics I heard good bass,cler midrange and excellent trebles.
But at movies the speech is (highlighted male voices) thin and sinks into the bass so get muddy and not detailed.
I could test in my room and on my system head-to head the wharfedale 11.2 and polk audio es20.
I stayed ath the es20..not that fat bass at a part of low freq as the wharfies - but goes deeper,better detailed at low bass.In short I can tell the wharfies lifted the bass about 80-120 Hz when the polks lift less - but hear and feel basss down to 40 Hz-so more extended without distortion or port noise.
The polks are more opened in midrange-the vocals and at movies the speech is far better detailed,clear and not thin: male voices are in usual quality and tone.
The trebles: the 11.2s a little better detailed about 8-10 kHz while the polks has lifted treble about 10-12 kHz.In this part I loved better the 11.2s but in overall
sound the polks are better,opened,more universal for both movies and music,better power load capacity.
Both wharfedale and polk PRO: very wide dispersion,big sweet spot what I like: I think at a good loudspeaker You do not have stay (sit,lie) only in one position in room but tha sound fills the whole room
Thank You!Hello! I really loved the low bass end of the 11.2 but it cheat a little bit - sound like deep and fat but not really goes down and could not handle bigger power.
I experienced that the 11.2s are very good for music but not good for movies.At musics I heard good bass,cler midrange and excellent trebles.
But at movies the speech is (highlighted male voices) thin and sinks into the bass so get muddy and not detailed.?
I could test in my room and on my system head-to head the wharfedale 11.2 and polk audio es20.
I stayed ath the es20..not that fat bass at a part of low freq as the wharfies - but goes deeper,better detailed at low bass.In short I can tell the wharfies lifted the bass about 80-120 Hz when the polks lift less - but hear and feel basss down to 40 Hz-so more extended without distortion or port noise.
The polks are more opened in midrange-the vocals and at movies the speech is far better detailed,clear and not thin: male voices are in usual quality and tone.
The trebles: the 11.2s a little better detailed about 8-10 kHz while the polks has lifted treble about 10-12 kHz.In this part I loved better the 11.2s but in overall
sound the polks are better,opened,more universal for both movies and music,better power load capacity.
Both wharfedale and polk PRO: very wide dispersion,big sweet spot what I like: I think at a good loudspeaker You do not have stay (sit,lie) only in one position in room but tha sound fills the whole room
Do you have any observation on EVO series?
Hello!
I think the wharfedale is a good old company-planning and manufacturing great loudspeakers.
I had several wharfedale loudspeakers and loved them from the vr to the jade series.
I almost had all diamonds,very good range for the price.
I think the 11.2 was the best diamond in the timeline.
In the evo the same woofer built in as the diamonds.
My problem with the evos: for this price they could have make it with a real 6,5" woofer (165 mm) and for better dispersion and wide sweet spot I like dome tweeters.
I heard the evo 4.2s only 1 time,1 situation.My friend have them - he told me hard-terrible to positioning and the upper treble sections rolls off too early but he lives them.
So in the moment I think super dentons or denton 85 is better for my taste in sound but not good with the vintage cabinets.
I would like a wharfedale with the diamond 10.2s kevlar woofer (real for its size) ,cabinet shape-type and slot loaded port and tweeter of the 11.2 and mid driver of the evo 4.2.
Hey!
Thank You once again!
Today I bought the Wharfedale EVO 4.1 for surround speakers. They are huge and they can also be used very tone matchin with my center EVO 4.C for Front Left and Front Right speaker. Still did not have time to listen them, but they seem okay. Price was 480 usd
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