DETAILS
PRODUCT Wharfedale Diamond 12.2
ORIGIN UK/China
TYPE 2-way stand-mount loudspeaker
WEIGHT 4.1kg
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 200 x 335 x 285mm
FEATURES
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25mm soft dome tweeter
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150mm ‘Klarity’ mid/bass driver
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Quoted sensitivity: 88dB/1W/1m (8ohm)
DISTRIBUTOR IAG
WEBSITE wharfedale.co.uk
For any product line to have survived a dozen model revisions is notable in itself. The Diamond series, Wharfedale’s premier range of affordable speakers, has managed this feat while competing in one of the most keenly contested product categories going, making the achievement more impressive still. The twelfth generation comprises three standmounts, two floorstanders and one centre. The 12.2 here is the largest of the standmounts.
The biggest difference between the latest Diamonds and their predecessors is the mid/bass drivers. The previous three generations used a woven Kevlar cone for this, but the 12.2 features a 150mm unit made from a material called Klarity. This is a combination of polypropylene and mica – used in small but unspecified amounts to increase the stiffness of the mid/bass driver. Then, to augment this process even further, it has 15 ribs added in a spoke patten arranged in three groups of five.
This story is from the September 2021 edition of Hi-Fi Choice.
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