In this review, we will be comparing specifications of LINTON Heritage and R-51M, two Bookshelf speakers from Wharfedale and Klipsch.
Let's have a brief look at the main features of Wharfedale LINTON Heritage and Klipsch R-51M before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on the following sections in order to better understand in detail how Wharfedale LINTON Heritage and Klipsch R-51M compares and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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Drivers
One of the fundamental differences between these two speakers is that LINTON Heritage is a 3-way design whereas R-51M is a 2-way speaker. 3-way designs utilize a midrange driver in addition to the tweeter and woofer on 2-way designs. Designing a crossover for a 3-way speaker is a complicated process and generally increases the overall cost of the speaker. LINTON Heritage features a 1" Soft-dome Tweeter and 1 x 8" Woven Kevlar Woofer with a Crossover frequency at 630 Hz / 2400 Hz Hz. On the other hand, R-51M features a 1" Tractrix Horn Tweeter and 1 x 5.25" Copper-spun IMG Woofer with a Crossover frequency at 1660 Hz.
Frequency Response
LINTON Heritage has a frequency range of 40-20k Hz whereas R-51M has a frequency range of 62-21k Hz.
Low Frequency
Bookshelf Speakers
Wharfedale LINTON Heritage
High Frequency
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Wharfedale LINTON Heritage
Impedance and Sensitivity
LINTON Heritage is a 6 ohms speaker compared to R-51M which has a nominal impedance of 8 ohms. These two speakers also have different sensitivity levels. LINTON Heritage sensitivity is rated at 90 dB and R-51M's is at 93 dB. This 3 dB difference makes Klipsch R-51M a more sensitive speaker compared to Wharfedale LINTON Heritage, hence will play louder with the same amount of watts.
Sensitivity
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Wharfedale LINTON Heritage
Power Range
LINTON Heritage has a power range of 25-200 watts RMS whereas R-51M has a power range of 85 watts.
Input Type and Bi-Amping / Bi-Wiring
LINTON Heritage features Single Gold Plated Binding Posts - 5-way type posts and R-51M has a Single Gold Plated Binding Posts - 5-way type posts. None of these speakers feature bi-amping/bi-wiring.
Cabinet Type and Port Position
Both LINTON Heritage and R-51M have a back firing ports.
Physical Specs
Size of a speaker can sometimes become an important decision factor due to space constraints or in some cases purely for esthetic reasons. In this section, We are going to compare Wharfedale LINTON Heritage's and Klipsch R-51M's external dimensions. Wharfedale LINTON Heritage has external dimensions of 565.0mm x 300.0mm x 330.0mm ( 22.2inch x 11.8inch x 12.9inch ) whereas Klipsch R-51M has external dimensions of 338.0mm x 178.0mm x 215.0mm ( 13.3inch x 7.0inch x 8.4inch ) .
Wharfedale LINTON Heritage is clearly the larger of the two speakers. Its body is 122mm wider, 227mm taller and 115mm deeper than Klipsch R-51M.
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Wharfedale LINTON Heritage and Klipsch R-51M.
Comparison image of Wharfedale LINTON Heritage and Klipsch R-51M Size and External Dimensions