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Wharfedale Evo 4.2 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers $1,259.99 (Pair) & Free Shipping @ Audio Video Revolution

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Wharfedale Evo 4.2 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers $1,259.99 (Pair) & Free Shipping @ Audio Video Revolution
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BlueGlowOne on 10/11/2023 - 07:38 avrevolution.com.au (360 clicks)
Last edited 10/11/2023 - 12:15 by 1 other user

Usually found around $1600, amazing at current discount compared to current KEF pricing, especially for those looking for bookshelf speakers that excel at music for long hours without fatigue.

Colours available include white, black, and walnut.

After A Year with Wharfedale Evo 4.2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgpKxM8s5dY

KEF LS50 Meta Vs Wharfedale Evo 4.2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bnEmnoiR8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bnEmnoiR8

CheapAudioMan "This could be the endgame speakers": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA3G9MpMHes&t=928s

Hi-fi Trends "To me, this is the best speaker under (USD)$1k.": "https://hifitrends.com/2021/07/27/wharfedale-evo4-2-review-the-best-bookshelf-speaker-under-1000-dollars/

WHARFEDALE EVO 4.2
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
General Description 3-way bookshelf speaker
Bass Driver 6.5"(165mm) black woven Kevlar® cone
Midrange Driver 2"(50mm) soft dome
Treble Driver 30 x 60mm AMT
Recommended Amplifier Power 25-120W
Nominal impedance 8Ω Compatible
Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1M) 87dB
Frequency Response (+/-3dB) 54Hz ~ 22kHz
Dimensions (HxWxD) 455 x 250 x (340+10)mm
Net Weight 13.4kg/pcs

They also have the Wharfedale Denton 85th Anniversary speakers for a discounted price of $1237.49: https://www.avrevolution.com.au/products/copy-of-wharfedale-…

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  • Ryanek on 10/11/2023 - 08:32
    +1

    Ooh the Linton's are on sale too

    • BlueGlowOne on 10/11/2023 - 08:39

      Looks like black sold out, available black and mahogany: https://www.wharfedale.com.au/products/linton-heritage-louds…

      • trippy on 10/11/2023 - 08:58
        +2

        With vintage-style speakers like this you have to go for walnut or mahogany right? :)

        • beltdrive on 10/11/2023 - 09:16
          +2

          The black is the worst looking one, so I'm surprised it's the colour that's sold out. Maybe they bought less stock in black.

        • BlueGlowOne on 10/11/2023 - 09:27
          +1

          Definitely, although it does not add or subtract from the output there is a certain aesthetic statement to be made walking into a room and appreciating the design.

          I am a fan of the older Harbeth and newer French Revival speakers but some may find those designs boring.

      • sqheaven on 10/11/2023 - 12:08

        There is no perception of stage on these, only good if you are not a critical listener lol

  • beltdrive on 10/11/2023 - 09:14

    That comparison video is a bit ridiculous. Criticising the KEF because it's high resolution so bad recordings sound terrible doesn't make sense. In a hi-fi context a loudspeaker's sole purpose is to convert an audio signal into sound with the highest fidelity possible.

    Anyway, I found this review of EVO 4.1 which would share components: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/w…

    "I am afraid Wharfedale seems to have gone for marketing sound here rather than high fidelity. There is no excuse for that resonances in treble other than to please people in short-term listening and showroom setting. It is a shame as I think they could have corrected for it."

    Doesn't sound like a speaker I'd personally want to own, but to each their own

    • BlueGlowOne on 10/11/2023 - 09:54
      +1

      I rarely look at ASR as their blind testing and analysis I find a bit over the top - less pouring over graphs and more listening especially as it is a personal experience.

      • rumblytangara on 10/11/2023 - 10:47
        +2

        ASR is one of the worst sites possible for audio. They've gone so far up their own blind cult of personality worship, and misuse the word "science" so badly that it is cringeworthy. The guy who started that site literally does not know what he is talking about- he's been caught out so many times making basic errors including not understanding how impedance works, yet hordes of Gen Z kids lap it all up.

        I have heard the KEFs but not these Wharfdales. Couldn't stand the KEF sound- piercingly unpleasant treble. They were the speakers that made me instantly understand the why people use the term "metallic."

        • beltdrive on 10/11/2023 - 12:16
          +2

          I understand that people have criticisms of ASR, but I reckon the site has done more good than harm. The industry is still rife with overpriced products, snake oil and superstitious beliefs, but ASR has at least provided a different perspective to the many subjectivist outlets that exist.

          • rumblytangara on 10/11/2023 - 12:57
            +1

            @beltdrive: I appreciate the argument, though I have to disagree.

            IMO it's just another outlet for subjectivism but falsely cloaked in 'objectivitist' graphs. The amount of circle jerking, fundamental lack of understanding that the site promotes is harmful. It's like anti-vaxxers talking about 'science.'

            I have no problem with overpriced products, people can buy whatever they want. I also have no problem with cheap gear,

            I have problems with people who claim 'science!!!' then do not make the attempts to understand testing methodologies, test results, or even do their own critical listening. That site is like the blind being led by the willfully ignorant. It's a travesty of how science is supposed to work, which is my problem with it. Instead of expensive snake oil, they are simply peddling cheap snake oil. It's all snake oil in the end.

            • beltdrive on 10/11/2023 - 14:54

              @rumblytangara: Not saying he has a perfect record, but Amir seems better qualified than most other people with measuring gear. He worked for like 20 years in the engineering side of the business and keeps abreast on AES papers etc.

              If you take his speaker measurements for example, I don't know how much else one can ask for. He uses the most accurate equipment and he uses the correct standard.

              Conversely I think there's a cohort of people who dislike ASR because of their own lack of understanding of the science, so I think it goes both ways

              • rumblytangara on 10/11/2023 - 16:22
                +1

                @beltdrive: Amir is hugely unqualified. He was a business-side guy at Microsoft, not an engineer. iirc he was responsible for… the Zune. Anyone who's been in tech for long enough knows what a complete failure that was.

                He doesn't understand how to use his fancy measurement gear. He's on film at an Audio Precision seminar asking the guy if they can install a single button to 'do all the measurements'. The AP rep's reaction is restrained disbelief- I wish I could dig that clip up again, it was priceless.

                Anyone can do measurements, you don't need a machine that costs tens of grand. You can start with a DSP EARS like I did. It won't be as fancy, it won't do time-domain, or impress the credulous, but almost nobody on that website does even this, they just take whatever the site owner says as gospel, often focussing on things that just don't mean anything in the real world. And it's been demonstrated multiple times over the years that the guy gets basic stuff wrong, then digs in his heels and denies it, or bans people who point it out.

                I stopped obsessing about audio a couple years back, after I went through enough gear, tested enough gear, and built enough gear to reach a happy state. Maybe the site has gotten less terrible since I last visited where there were some moderate voices and some even louder bullying sycophants, but it's probably gone the way of most things where it's just gotten worse.

                That site has created a huge amount of noise in the audio hobby, and for the most part, I believe it's been distracting and for the worse. It's usually a bad sign imo when someone only refers to that site as the sole source of all things authoritative.

                • hen dawg on 11/11/2023 - 00:36

                  @rumblytangara: Thanks, interesting to hear this side of things

                  • rumblytangara on 11/11/2023 - 21:13

                    @hen dawg: It's a site that seems to suck in the inexperienced because at first glance it's full of graphs and fancy pseudo-science speak, people who want to be told 'the one and only True Way' rather than deal with the complexity of having varied preferences and audio often being compromises between different factors, it attracts a lot of people who are short of funds but want to feel 'smarter' than people who blow crazy amounts of money on high end audio systems.

                    People who drink that flavour of kool aid will invariably quote it as an exclusive source of information, they bandy around the word "objectivism" and iirc they will go on and on about the Harmon curve as the one and only truth of proven consumer preferences (who TF cares what the average consumer likes- are you 'average'? The signs are easy to spot.

                    What they generally won't do is experience a wide range of gear rather they rely on online reviews, they won't have owned their own testing gear, they won't have established their own preferences apart from being told what they should prefer.

                    It's just a new diseased cult in audioland. The only difference is that it push cheap (usually Chinese SMSL and Topping) rather than expensive, because their target market tends towards the younger end of the scale instead of old farts with too much time and money.

    • Black Hole on 10/11/2023 - 09:57
      +1

      It is a matter of taste. We all have a slight different taste in food for that matter.

    • Ryanek on 10/11/2023 - 10:15

      Nah not ridiculous at all. If you've ever listened to the Kefs they're definitely much brighter than most and it can be very fatiguing. I think this is the general consensus with the Kefs.

      But hey, some people prefer the brightness.

  • sqheaven on 10/11/2023 - 12:10
    +2

    Kef R3 Meta please, patiently waiting for a deal

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