Wharfedale evo 4.4

[Architectorus]

Just get them used for about 800 USD, just for fun. They look gorgeous! Sound is very flat - can't understand is it good or not for me. And very dark, or backward? How des audiophiles say? Build quality is good. Impressed by fact that all drivers are set by bolts with metal nuts. Frames are plastic, unfortunately.
So now I'm thinking of upgrades. First of all change connectors to solder, then replace some resistors and electrolytic capacitors. Could anyone share crossover schematic?

 

[Kremmen]

Nice looking speakers, but knowing they look like they do with the glue dripping all over the place on the inside would drive me nuts! I'm a bit OCD about such things.

I will never open up my immaculate, mahogany-veneered, Castle Howard S2 speakers for fear of seeing something similar. I don't think I could cope!

Good luck with your upgrades BTW.

 

[Chromatischism]

It's not worth it. Enjoy them as-is or if you don't, find a different speaker.

 

[tw 2022]

You just basically stole those, be happy

 

[kemmler3D]

First of all change connectors to solder, then replace some resistors and electrolytic capacitors.

Probably won't affect sound at all... if you want to upgrade sound for real by messing with the crossover, you need to go to an active DSP crossover and multi-amping. But as @Chromatischism points out, it's probably already as close to ideal as you're going to get so the effort invested might not be worth it even in that case.

You would spend more on the new boxes than the speakers cost, for sure.

Just swapping components with "nicer" ones won't change the sound unless one of them is faulty.

 

[Penelinfi]

Wharfedale does tend to have a relatively "flat" sound with slightly softer high frequencies, wider mids and warm bass, if you like to use subjective terms.
Keep listening and see if the sound grows on you or not.
Could be worth playing around with EQ

 

[Architectorus]

Wharfedale does tend to have a relatively "flat" sound with slightly softer high frequencies, wider mids and warm bass, if you like to use subjective terms.
Keep listening and see if the sound grows on you or not.
Could be worth playing around with EQ

Just a few silly questions. What does it mean "flat" - is it all about frequency response? "Softer high.." - is it about roll off after 5Khz? "Warm bass" - hmm... boomy or ...slow? "wider mids" - about dispersion?

 

[Architectorus]

Here is crossover scheme. Maybe will help someone. Sorry for cyrillic, hope it's readable

 

[Ktacos]

Nice looking speakers, but knowing they look like they do with the glue dripping all over the place on the inside would drive me nuts! I'm a bit OCD about such things.

I will never open up my immaculate, mahogany-veneered, Castle Howard S2 speakers for fear of seeing something similar. I don't think I could cope!

Good luck with your upgrades BTW.

As a builder, those a nice to see, it means there was plenty of glue and it likely squeezed out because the joints were so tight.

 

[Architectorus]

As a builder, those a nice to see, it means there was plenty of glue and it likely squeezed out because the joints were so tight.

Yes, and cabinet seems pretty solid. Speaker is heavy: for example - heavier for 6.5 kilos than Opticon 6. But strange thing - when I turn on music on medium volume and place a hand on cabinet - I feel like holding a vibrating mobile phone.

 

[classicrock]

Solid speaker for the price. I would not call them flat sounding but maybe a bit laid back as per most Wharfedale designs. Come to life with a good powerful amp and quality source. Little to complain about but there is an urge for something a little more detailed and forward projecting.