Good price for a highly praised surround system. Was looking into getting a good small system and narrowed it down to this or the Tannoy hts 101. Both have 5 stars at whathifi.com. (http://www.whathifi.com/review/wharfedale-dx-1hcp) Problem with the Tannoys is they have to be imported. So went into Rio the other day to have a listen to these and they had just put them on sale. At $630 l think they are a steal. Mind you, they are small, so they will sound great in a small room, but don't bother for anything larger, they just don't have the drive. Also sound decent with music. I came from floor standers to these, and although they can never compare to floor standers, they have a darn good try at it. Also check out there other sale items, I'm no audiophile so l can not tell you what else is a bargain or not.
This site has a more accurate and detailed review, for those who care.. http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article/test-report-wharfed…
WHARFEDALE - DX1 on Sale Now at Rio Sound and Vision $639
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No judgement by me on these, but just for future reference bubber and others - don't be too compelled by 5 star reviews in What Hifi. Relative to say Hifi Choice, their 'testing' procedures leave alot to desired. As for Sound and Vision mag, that is a TOTALLY advertising driven magazine. When they give out their yearly 'awards', nothing that hasn't been advertised in the mag wins anything. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong…
Get two floor standing wharfedale speakers
Bookshelves for rear
A centre
And a subIt's more worth it
Also 2 or 3 times the price. This pack seems like pretty good value for the money
agree.. seems pretty good value to me..
it might not be great, but with a 5/5 star review from what hi-fi, it cant be that bad.
Not great. You should be able to bargain down the Klipsch Quintets to $850. A far better set of compact speakers.
20% off RRP is OK and I'm sure the speakers are fine, but I personally would never buy anything from Rio.
I went in recently with cash ready to spend but the salesman couldn't be shagged letting me audition the combo of amp + speakers I was considering. All the bits were available and there weren't any other customers. Just plain lazy so I went elsewhere.