I'm looking for new speakers for my secondary man cave system. My electronics in this system are all vintage Yamaha. I recently purchased a Ca-810 Integrated. I had one when I was in my twenties and loved it. Listening to it now and it sounds great so want to get better speakers for it. Looking for bookshelf stand mounters and also am interested in Wharfedale, Epos, or whatever else you guys would think would be a good match. Not looking to spend over 700- 800 for the pair. Thanks and I hope you guys don't mind the jump in.
Wharfedale - Reva/Diamond
Does anyone here have any experience with the Wharfedale Diamond 11 series or Reva series?
The Reva 3s and 4s looks fantastic. They seem to have everything I want from a speaker. Soft dome tweeter, full range, beautiful fit and finish (Walnut!) and the right price tag, but I can't find more than one or two reviews of them, and for the most part none of them were favorable. I find this hard to believe. I called the only two Wharfedale dealers around me and neither of them carry the Revas in stock for me to take a listen. One did say that he actually liked the sound of the new Diamond 11 series better. "More Refined" is how he put it.
So this poses another problem for me... Wharfedale seems to have a lot of speakers in the $1,000 to $2,000 range - Diamond 250, Diamond 11.5, Reva 3... All with woven polyglass woofers and soft dome tweeters. How different can they all be?
I currently own the Diamond 10.7s, but have grown tired of their fit and finish and loose, relaxed sound. I am aiming to upgrade slightly to something with a soft dome tweeter, but hopefully a little more airy, something that will reach a little higher than the 10.7s. I hope to gain tighter, more precise low end and of course a nicer look as well.
So.. How to those Revas sound?
The Reva 3s and 4s looks fantastic. They seem to have everything I want from a speaker. Soft dome tweeter, full range, beautiful fit and finish (Walnut!) and the right price tag, but I can't find more than one or two reviews of them, and for the most part none of them were favorable. I find this hard to believe. I called the only two Wharfedale dealers around me and neither of them carry the Revas in stock for me to take a listen. One did say that he actually liked the sound of the new Diamond 11 series better. "More Refined" is how he put it.
So this poses another problem for me... Wharfedale seems to have a lot of speakers in the $1,000 to $2,000 range - Diamond 250, Diamond 11.5, Reva 3... All with woven polyglass woofers and soft dome tweeters. How different can they all be?
I currently own the Diamond 10.7s, but have grown tired of their fit and finish and loose, relaxed sound. I am aiming to upgrade slightly to something with a soft dome tweeter, but hopefully a little more airy, something that will reach a little higher than the 10.7s. I hope to gain tighter, more precise low end and of course a nicer look as well.
So.. How to those Revas sound?