Wharfedale Linton

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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    Those look VERY nice, especially for the cost. Are those some sort Isolation Pucks on top of the Stands? I love it when gear comes with White Gloves, Classy.
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    I agree with smg, the wood tone looks stunning!

    They have to be the best value in speakers right now.

    Get them going!!
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,098
    Mike Reeter wrote: »
    Those look VERY nice, especially for the cost. Are those some sort Isolation Pucks on top of the Stands? I love it when gear comes with White Gloves, Classy.

    Yes they are. They came with rubber ones for the speaker and the disk do have a very thick foam at the bottom.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited December 2019
    Look awesome! Excited to read your feelings about them after you had time to get all situated.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,924
    edited December 2019
    ZLTFUL wrote: »
    I have to admit it...I have a funny feeling in my middle parts.



    rescinded...
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,084
    How is the clarity?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Wow bro. Looks great. And if they sound good now, wait til the drivers break in. Congrats.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Yea the whole setup looks awesome but those speakers look terrible so I think you should send them to me😉🤣🤣🤣
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,566
    edited December 2019
    I really <3 these!

    What a bargain! ;)

    Who cares how they sound :p, I just want to look at them for a while and admire their beauty and the stands' beauty too!
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

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    --Mark Twain.

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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
    Looking forward to hearing your thoughts of how they sound. They have beautiful veneer!
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,325
    I gotta build a new system around these beauties.
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  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,030
    Very beautiful rig! Congratulations on those wonderful Wharfedales!
    See my profile for list of gear.
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  • Gerres26
    Gerres26 Posts: 874
    They are very pretty that’s for sure... waiting on some first impressions :p
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,945
    Am I the only one who thinks they look bigger than one expected?

    The size of them set up in the room are bigger than what the manual or stock photos looked to appear to be.

    Art for the Ear and art for the eye.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Am I the only one who thinks they look bigger than one expected?

    Tom

    That is what she said
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,078
    edited December 2019
    I swear I read an article or saw posts on some facebook page about a guy who visited China and went to the Wharfedale factory there to learn how the Lintons were made. He posted several photos and got to assemble his own pair. Anyone remember where this was posted or have a link?

    Edit: Here it is: https://www.facebook.com/wharfedalehifi/photos/a.696159860459872/2555004901242016/?type=3&theater

    Just click the left arrow to go through his factory visit in chronological order.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,078
    Good eye, Ryan! I didn't notice that.
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,098
    edited December 2019
    So far this sound great. Like I said before they don't need a sub. As some one mentioned they are big. I have a set of Usher V601 and I thought those were big bookies.
    They have a very warm sound and so far easy to set up and can play loud. Interesting is the grills have a very thick cloth and is kind of squishy.

    I am thinking of ordering a few acoustic panels. No experience with those. Where do they go? Maybe side walls? The back?

    Cheers
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,945
    First point of reflection would usually be where to start but it depends on what your biggest complaint is as to which way you would want to go next.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,499
    edited December 2019
    Those are rear ported speakers just like my Dyn C1's. My Dyn's put out a solid bass. You need more of a bass trap than a reflection panel. Reflection panels is to tame and correct the higher frequencies. I have my Dyn's in a similar size room and have used them at LSAF which the hotel rooms are similar in size and have concrete walls which will create heavy bass nodes in the room....So I built panels with this material. It's a softer but dense material which is better for bass. It needs frames so I built frames and stands.

    https://www.acoustimac.com/ecoinsul422/

    One of my favorite albums for tuning bass is Shangri-La

    LSAF 2013

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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,098
    So my daughter is been listening to new rig and she likes it. I mentioned to her that I was going to order some bass traps and maybe some acoustic panels.
    And she went ahead and got this one's for me. They are the basic ones from Amazon but love the present.

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    Cheers


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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,325
    How are you liking these beauties?
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,098
    Conradicles wrote: »
    How are you liking these beauties?

    So far very happy with them.
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,098
    So I did a bit of room update. I used the panels the daughter got me. Not sure still how much different they make. Still enjoying them.
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    Cable management still a learning curve.

    Cheers
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Coming together man, looking good. What about your pros and cons list on them?
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    Irrenhaus wrote: »
    Conradicles wrote: »
    How are you liking these beauties?

    So far very happy with them.

    Been a while, have the Lintons settled in yet? I'm seriously considering a pair of these, your thoughts would be much appreciated.

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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,098
    Hi Mike,

    They have been getting better and better. They do have a nice sound stage and they disappear nicely in the room. They do have a nice bass response is like a nice tight punchy bass the one you feel right on your chest but not boomy.

    I am still trying to put more hours on them but work has been crazy. I don't think you will be disappointed with a set of this one's

    Cheers
    Rey
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    Irrenhaus wrote: »
    Hi Mike,

    They have been getting better and better. They do have a nice sound stage and they disappear nicely in the room. They do have a nice bass response is like a nice tight punchy bass the one you feel right on your chest but not boomy.

    I am still trying to put more hours on them but work has been crazy. I don't think you will be disappointed with a set of this one's

    Cheers
    Rey

    Thanks man, I'm really drawn to the Esthetics of the Lintons as much as anything, and all the Positive Reviews aren't helping any ;)

    After having the L200's in the house for a couple of weeks, I had forgotten just how good a Stand Mount can sound.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,915
    edited February 2020
    F1nut wrote: »
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Got you. And the 85th tweeter is different than the 80th or same with the wire mesh cover?

    All are 1", but the 80th is described as a soft dome while the 85th and Linton are described as textile dome.

    .. and the 90th will be labeled fabric dome, and the Century Edition, cloth dome.

    B)

    On topic (and I don't mean this in a negative way at all), they remind me in their form factor, so to speak, of the three-way Harbeths. I doubt the strategy of cabinet design (especially given Wharfedale's heritage) is all that similar, though.

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    They are very pretty. They look like loudspeakers. And not like something from a bad Doctor Who parody (as so many loudspeakers nowadays seem to do).

    :|



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