Wharfedale Loudspeakers

One of the oldest loudspeaker brands in the world, founded in Yorkshire in 1932. Its Diamond series has been a budget benchmark since 1982.

Founded: 1932 (named after the Yorkshire dale, not a person; started in the founder cellar)
Founder: Gilbert Briggs
Headquarters: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Founded in: United Kingdom
Manufacturing: Designed in the UK, built in IAG facilities in China
Parent company: International Audio Group (IAG)
How to buy: Sold through specialist hi-fi dealers and online retailers
Known for: The Diamond series, one of the best-selling budget speaker lines ever made; Kevlar and woven cones

Currently, we have 74 Wharfedale loudspeakers in our database. Below you can find the list of these speakers with their main specs and links to their review pages.

Wharfedale Passive Bookshelf(35)
Wharfedale Passive Floor-standing(16)
Wharfedale Passive Center Channel(12)
Wharfedale Powered Subwoofer(8)
Wharfedale Powered Bookshelf(1)
Wharfedale Powered Floor-standing(1)
Wharfedale Passive Surround(1)

Wharfedale Passive Bookshelf Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
Wharfedale ASTON	55-20k Hz	86 dB	4Ω	1 x 6"
Wharfedale AURA 1	48-22k Hz	86 dB	6Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale AURA 2	42-22k Hz	88 dB	6Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale Crystal 4.1	75-20k Hz	86 dB	8Ω	1 x 4"
Wharfedale Crystal 4.2	60-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale D310	65-20k Hz	86 dB	8Ω	1 x 4"
Wharfedale D320	56-20k Hz	87 dB	8Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale Denton 1S	50-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale Denton 80	44-24k Hz	86 dB	6Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale Denton 85	45-20k Hz	88 dB	4Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale 11.0	75-20k Hz	85 dB	8Ω	1 x 4"
Wharfedale 11.1	55-20k Hz	87 dB	8Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale 11.2	48-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale 12.0	70-20k Hz	87 dB	8Ω	1 x 4"
Wharfedale Diamond 12.0i	70-20k Hz	87 dB	8Ω	1 x 4"
Wharfedale 12.1	65-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale Diamond 12.1i	65-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 5.25"
Wharfedale 12.2	50-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale Diamond 12.2i	50-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale 220	56-20k Hz	86 dB	8Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale 225	45-20k Hz	87 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale Dovedale	36-20k Hz	89 dB	6.5Ω	1 x 10"
Wharfedale Elysian 1	49-22k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	1 x 7"
Wharfedale Elysian 1R	49-22k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	1 x 7"
Wharfedale Elysian 2	35-22k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	1 x 8.5"
Wharfedale Elysian 2R	35-22k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	1 x 8.5"
Wharfedale EVO4.1	64-22k Hz	87 dB	8Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale EVO4.2	54-22k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale EVO5.1	56-24k Hz	87 dB	4Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale EVO5.2	44-24k Hz	88 dB	4Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale LINTON	40-20k Hz	90 dB	6Ω	1 x 8"
Wharfedale Reva 1	52-20k Hz	86 dB	8Ω	1 x 4.5"
Wharfedale Reva 2	48-20k Hz	86 dB	8Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale Super Denton	52-20k Hz	87 dB	6Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale SUPER LINTON	39-20k Hz	90 dB	6Ω	1 x 8"

Wharfedale Passive Floor-standing Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
Wharfedale AURA 3	39-22k Hz	88 dB	6Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale AURA 4	37-22k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	2 x 6.5"
Wharfedale Crystal 4.3	50-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Wharfedale D330	56-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 5"
Wharfedale Diamond 12.3	45-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale Diamond 12.3i	45-20k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale Diamond 12.4	40-20k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	2 x 6.5"
Wharfedale Diamond 12.4i	40-20k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	2 x 6.5"
Wharfedale Elysian 3	44-22k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	2 x 7"
Wharfedale Elysian 3 R	44-22k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	2 x 7"
Wharfedale Elysian 4	30-22k Hz	92 dB	4Ω	2 x 8.5"
Wharfedale Elysian 4R	30-22k Hz	92 dB	4Ω	2 x 8.5"
Wharfedale EVO4.3	48-22k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale EVO4.4	44-22k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	2 x 6.5"
Wharfedale EVO5.3	46-24k Hz	88 dB	4Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale EVO5.4	42-24k Hz	90 dB	4Ω	2 x 6.5"

Wharfedale Passive Center Channel Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
Wharfedale AURA C	48-22k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	2 x 6.5"
Wharfedale AURA CS	56-22k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale Crystal 4.C	70-20k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale D300C	65-20k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale Diamond 12.C	90-20k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale Diamond 12.Ci	90-20k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale Elysian C	35-22k Hz	91 dB	6Ω	2 x 8.5"
Wharfedale Elysian CR	35-22k Hz	91 dB	6Ω	2 x 8.5"
Wharfedale EVO4.C	48-22k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	2 x 6.5"
Wharfedale EVO4.CS	50-22k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale EVO5.C	56-24k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	2 x 5"
Wharfedale Heritage Centre	54-20k Hz	90 dB	6Ω	2 x 6-1/2"

Wharfedale Powered Subwoofer Speakers

Model	Frequency	Amp Power	Woofer
Wharfedale Slim Bass 8	35-120 Hz	200 watts	1 x 8"
Wharfedale SW-10	40-120 Hz	200 watts	1 x 10"
Wharfedale SW-12	35-120 Hz	300 watts	1 x 12"
Wharfedale SW-15	30-120 Hz	400 watts	1 x 15"
Wharfedale WH-D10	35-150 Hz	150 watts	1 x 10"
Wharfedale WH-D8	40-120 Hz	70 watts	1 x 8"
Wharfedale WH-S10E	35-120 Hz	150 watts	1 x 10"
Wharfedale WH-S8E	40-200 Hz	70 watts	1 x 8"

Wharfedale Powered Bookshelf Speakers

	Model	Frequency	Watts RMS	Max Depth / Sample Rate	Woofer
	Wharfedale Diamond Active A1	55-20k Hz	100-watt	24-bit/96 kHz	1 x 5.25"

Wharfedale Powered Floor-standing Speakers

	Model	Frequency	Watts RMS	Max Depth / Sample Rate	Woofer
	Wharfedale Diamond Active A2	40-20k Hz	100-watt	24-bit/96 kHz	2 x 6.5"

Wharfedale Passive Surround Speakers

	Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
	Wharfedale EVO4.S	70-22k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"

About Wharfedale

Gilbert Briggs founded Wharfedale in 1932 in the cellar of his house in Ilkley, in the Yorkshire dale the company is named after. He became the great popular educator of British audio: his book on loudspeakers sold in enormous numbers, and from the 1950s he staged live-versus-recorded concerts at the Royal Festival Hall and Carnegie Hall, playing an orchestra and then a recording of it through his speakers and inviting the audience to tell the difference. The Diamond, launched in 1982, became one of the highest-selling loudspeaker lines in history and is still in production in its umpteenth generation.

Briggs built his first speaker in the cellar of his house in Ilkley and went on to write the best-selling loudspeaker books of the era and to stage live-versus-recorded demonstrations in concert halls.

Briggs did more than anyone to explain hi-fi to ordinary British buyers, and the live-versus-recorded demonstrations were as much showmanship as engineering - they filled concert halls. Wharfedale, KEF and Rank found themselves connected: Raymond Cooke worked at Wharfedale before founding KEF, so the two great Kent and Yorkshire names share a bloodline.

Bought by IAG in 1997 and built in the group own factory in Shenzhen, with design and engineering in Cambridgeshire.

Notable models: Wharfedale Diamond, Linton, Denton, Super 8, Evo, Dovedale.

Official Wharfedale website

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