Wharfedale Diamond 8.4 Review
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December 28th, 2003
Summary
Firstly, the tweeter in all models is a 25mm textile dome, Ferro fluid cooled unit powered with an ultra-strong neodymium magnet for the fastest, most accurate response we have ever achieved. Next, the woofer cone is made from a bi-directional KEVLAR weave self-damping in nature, reducing resonant frequencies to virtually negligible levels. The impetus for rapid movement here is a dual layer, vented voice coil, which transmits the signal information with the highest levels of accuracy. The cone is mounted on a nitrile rubber `Flexaural surround rim. A profiled phase plug improves the off-axis performance to project an excellent stereo image across a wide listening area.
Specs
Technical data
- In the box: Speaker, user's manual, warranty info
- Finish: Medium maple with champgne accents
- Bi-wirable: Yes
- Directionality: Monopole
- Enclosure materials: Medium-density fiberboard
- Powered: No
- Removeable speaker grilles: Yes
- Speaker drivers: 2 x 6.5-inch Kevlar, 1-inch slik-dome tweeter
- Speaker enclosure type: Ported
- Speaker terminals: 5-way binding posts
- Speaker type: Floorstanding
- Transducer type: Cone
- Driver surround material: Nitrile rubber Flexaural surround rim
- Wall-mountable: No
- Weather-resistant: No
- THX-certified: No
- Frequency response (+/- 3 dB): 30 to 20,000 Hz
- Minimum recommended power: 20 to 150 watts
- Nominal speaker impedance: 6 ohms
- Sensitivity/efficiency (1 watt at 1 meter): 86 dB for 2.83v at 1m
- Tweeter (diameter): 1-inch, silk-dome, ferrofluid-cooled
- Video shielded: No
- Woofers (diameter): 6.5 inches
- Item length: 11.6 inches
- Item width: 8.4 inches
- Item height: 35.4 inches
- Item weight: 24.3 pounds
- Warranty: 5 years parts and labor