Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary speaker review & measurements by Erin's Audio Corner

[ZolaIII]

@Wikedlok put the egg seater (silicone one's) in between and under the sub's, plug the port's on Linton's and cross them at 80 Hz, future more DSP the output to as much as possible Linkwitz Riley mathematical model (cut the response under 80 Hz for Linton's as much as possible) and preferably use sealed sub's. You will improve RT60 decay times and clarity index. Good luck regarding central chenel speaker they scale from bad to not bad so I won't recommend any.

 

[testp]

heck, i already posted this on the other asr 85th page, but looks interesting: https://www.wharfedale.co.uk/super-denton/

Erin said in his last video, he def. wants to get his hands on a pair sometime soon..

 

[Glades]

Can't wait for that review. The midrange dome and semi Dovedale tweeter seems promising.

 

[hmt]

Dont know but then edges scream for diffraction and the placement of the drivers is odd.

 

[MAB]

Dont know but then edges scream for diffraction and the placement of the drivers is odd.

I also wonder about the edges. Wharfedale does have a chamfer/waveguide built into the grille, but they don't have good pictures of the arrangement. Erin measured and commented on the approach in the Linton review:

I like the looks of the speaker with the grille on.

 

[Soniclife]

From their site

as the lead designer says; “even the grille incorporates internal haping to maximise the power performance of the drive units and avoid interference from reflections from the edges of the cabinet”.

They are aware of the issue, only measurements can let us know if they did a good job.

 

[testp]

we could say, they even prefered it this way, with the grilles on: the grill front becomes the baffle and with this wide front they get wider dispersion maybe?

i acutally like the new super duper without grill, but grill on is nice as well

 

[AC1]

Denton (regular or Super), Dovedale, Linton, LEAK Sandwich ... all need their grilles on. Not only against diffraction but they are tuned/voiced with grilles on.

In case of the Linton, the Denton 85 and the Super Denton, their front baffle is not veneered so I actually prefer the look of these speakers with their grilles on. It makes them look like a classic BBC speaker.

 

[192kbps]

It is said to be an upgraded version of Linton 85, but strangely, it is only sold in China. I really want to see its measurements.

BRONZEⅢ

 

[AC1]

It is said to be an upgraded version of Linton 85, but strangely, it is only sold in China. I really want to see its measurements.

BRONZEⅢ
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It's not the so-called 'Super Linton'. Someone who lives in China heard them years ago and said the Lintons were much better.

 

[Penelinfi]

Super Dinton; Linton woofer and box, Denton mid and tweeter,?

 

[thewas]

It's not the so-called 'Super Linton'. Someone who lives in China heard them years ago and said the Lintons were much better.

Yes, also from what I have heard Peter Comeau wasn't involved in this model only for the Chinese market so I would prefer the original ones.

 

[hmt]

I also wonder about the edges. Wharfedale does have a chamfer/waveguide built into the grille, but they don't have good pictures of the arrangement. Erin measured and commented on the approach in the Linton review:
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I like the looks of the speaker with the grille on.

Ah ok, integrating some kind of waveguide in the grille seems like as smart idea to actually get rid of diffractions.

 

[thewas]

Yes, also from what I have heard Peter Comeau wasn't involved in this model only for the Chinese market so I would prefer the original ones.

The newest models from him for the vintage Wharfedale line are the Dovedale and Aston:

 

[thewas]

I have to revise:

 

[Penelinfi]

Not even close to the world's smallest 3 way speaker. All those cheap 4" aluminium box speakers with three drivers qualifies

 

[AC1]

Unlike the Denton 85, the Super Denton only has a single wired connection so if the treble is too strong (like it is on the Denton 85) then there's no way of implementing the resistor tweak.

 

[Penelinfi]

has entered the chat.

 

[TheBatsEar]

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has entered the chat.

Well memed sir.

 

[mhardy6647]

Not even close to the world's smallest 3 way speaker. All those cheap 4" aluminium box speakers with three drivers qualifies

Indeed.
They were a thing back in the 1980s (and beyond). They tended towards the dreadful.

Here's a not-entirely random example from a current eBAY listing (i.e., you may buy these if you wish! )

KLH Audio Systems 3 Way Multi Purpose In / Out Speaker Satellite Pair 979B | eBay

We will respond to you within 48 hours and do our best to help you out! Who We Are. Photos are of actual item you will be receiving.

www.ebay.com

Put them in your car and be the envy of... well... probably no one.

Plus (and speaking of dreadful) Yamaha has sold abominations like these since at least the early 1990s. These were also sold under the Optimus brand name by Radio Shack.

Then:



Now:

Yamaha NS-6490 3-way Budget Speaker Review

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Yamaha NS-6490 3-way speaker. It was kindly purchased new by a member and drop shipped to me (back in spring no less!). They cost US $130 a pair on Amazon including Prime shipping. I think I found it elsewhere for just US $99 which is quite a...

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