Wharfedale Diamond 220

I decided to get another pair of these speakers. I have another pair that I purchased a few year’s ago that I accidentally marked on the front edge but they are still ok. I think these speakers still hold their own against some of the newer ones. I never managed to get the right amount of Bass before when I set them up. I was reading a review that said pull them 8” away from the wall, where has all this Bass come from. To me this distance is perfect, enough Bass for me. Maybe for others not, without a sub. I would recommend them, hope this helps.

Took me sometime to realise a pair of mission 700 speakers were not ideal for a relatively small room, with limited positioning options. Read many reviews and auditioned a pair of Dali Spektor 2’s at a richersounds store, before finally deciding to buy the Wharfedale 220’s.The decision was based on 3 areas. 1/ Cost. I didn’t want to spend more than £200, since my hifi & DJ gear runs through a Denon M41. So although decent quality, is not exactly audiophile high end. Spending more than £200 seemed excessive for what I required. I.e relatively small speakers. 2/ Looks. Some speakers, like the Dali Spektor just didn’t really do it for me. Having speakers on so prominently display, especially in a small space, need to look as good too. 3/ I wanted speakers that would sound warm but slightly forward in mids, since I really enjoy vocals, whether it’s House, Jazz, Reggae etc. Many 2 way speakers i’d read reviews for, we’re not always great at projecting mid frequencies, and unless you spend a lot more, a 3 way speaker is really the only way to go. Bookshelf speakers seem limited in this design. ELACs make concentric speakers, but we’re beyond my budget.In summary, having just set these up out of the box, l’m really pleased I chose these. Listening to the Vangelis Bladerunner on CD is so beautiful. Considering these have not even burned yet, they sound absolutely amazing. I cannot fault them. The boom from my old mission 700’s has been replaced with warm, accurate lush low end bass. Treble and mids are also hugely improved with crisp definition and no harshness. Just really good balanced sound. £119, and delivered within 3 working days. Outstanding. Thank you Richersounds, Wharfedale & Amazon.

These small speakers put in a sonic performance at this price that will astound you, give them time to run in, I'm using mine on cambridge audio 61 amp and cambridge audio cd transport, I'm running those in, over all sound stage, sound appears far wider than where the speakers are, smooth sweet sparkling treble, taught punchy bass vocals will astound with realisism, one word off warning and that if you put these on aggressive sharp upfront sounding equipment they will sound awful, also make sure you get really good cables, don't by afraid to experiment with speaker positioning due to slot loaded bass port on the bottom of the speaker this makes for a more better choice on close to wall positioning put these on a good quality stand so that when you sit down in front of them the tweeters should be level with your ears,, slight toeing in of the wharfedale d220 will focus the treble towards you the closer to the wall the more bass you will gain, try to find the right balance in how much distance from the wall they are placed, any people hope my advice will be of help, have fun

Delivered on time , thank you Richer Sounds speakers look and sound fantastic

Speaker sounds very good, nice balanced midrage and trebles.Sounds great with my sub.

Looking for speakers for vocal music listening, a relative in the UK suggested me Wharfedale which is not a well-known brand in France.At Amazon Wharfedale Diamond 220 was at 117 GBP (delivery charges included) and I ordered a pair of speakers without hesitation. Wharfedale Diamond 220 paired with NAD C316BEE V2 amplifier produce beautiful sound and the speaker box is a fine art for a reasonable budget.

for the price nice speakers

I've had a number of Warfedale speakers over the years amd have never been disappointed with any of their products. These little bookshelves have excellent, accurate sound. I'd definitely recommend them for smaller rooms on their own (maybe with a sub if you like a lot of bass or go for their larger brothers the 225), but they also work really well as rear surrounds. Performance is clear and precise sounding. Very happy.