Yorkshire Mouth
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At 1,5m listening distance in a relatively small room I'd say directivity should still come into play, and this is where Revel seems to be better / more uniform. But Wharfedale is not bad either, so the resulting audible differences might not be very big. If you want to tweak tonality via EQ later, Revel should have a slight upper hand due to better directivity.
As stated before, the bass bump in the Revels shouldn't be a concern if you use room EQ (which is always recommended anyway). Otherwise tonality looks pretty good on both so I'm not surprised to read Amir's subjective evaluation is similarly positive.
Revel might also play louder, but you said that is not a concern.
There's also the looks; Revel has a more expensive looking cabinet and finish, but which design you prefer comes down to personal taste.
Last thing is the price - I also doubt Revel sounds twice as good as Wharfedale, so if none of the above considerations come into play in your case Wharfedale indeed seems like better value for money.
Smashing answer, thanks.