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Wharfedale Diamond Pro 8.1 Active Studio Monitor
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Wharfedale Diamond Pro 8.1 Active Studio Monitor

The Wharfedale Diamond 8 family has spent over twenty years receiving 5 star reviews & accolades while standing as Britain’s best-selling loudspeaker. The Diamond 8 series represents a de facto standard for sound quality and balance for everything from Jazz to Rock, Classical, to Movie Sound Track and effects. Carefully designed drivers and 100 Watts of biamplified power deliver the highest levels of accuracy. The tweeter features an ultra-strong neodymium magnet for the fastest, most accurate response Wharfedale has ever achieved. The KEVLAR woofer cone has a bi-directional weave and is self-damping, nearly eliminating all resonant frequencies. A profiled phase plug improves the off-axis performance to project an excellent stereo image across a wide listening area. The 8.1A provides a 1/4" unbalanced input, and the 8.2A provides a balanced XLR-1/4" combo input. Rear panel controls include Volume level and a carefully-tailored bass filter switch. For professional recording and post production, Diamond 8 speakers are a superb reference for the creation and mixing of program material.

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The Diamond 8 series is the result of over three years intensive research and development into virtually every aspect of acoustic design.

Firstly, the tweeter in all models is a 25mm textile dome, ferrofluid 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.

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Wharfedale Diamond Pro 8.1 Active Specifications

  • Type: 2 WAY
  • System Magnetic Shielding: Yes
  • Crossover frequency: 2.2K
  • Finish: IRIDIUM color laminate
  • Usable Frequency Range: 50Hz-24kHz
  • Drive units: 5" LF, 1" HF
  • Crossover Frequency: 2.0K
  • Input Connectors: 1 x 1/14” phono (unbalanced)
  • Slew Rate: 10v/micro s
  • Output SPL ((from peak power) IEC weighted noise @ 1m): 106dB
  • Bi-amplifier Power: 60W LF + 40W HF
  • Input Sensitivity: 0.775V RMS (0 dBu)
  • Amplifier System Distortion: 0.1% @ 50W
  • System Magnetic Shielding: Yes
  • Signal to Noise Ratio: 100dB
  • Mains Voltage: 110-130V
  • Power Consumption:
    • At Idle: 22 W
    • At Full Output: 130W
  • Dimensions: 295 x 198 x 280 mm (approx. 11.65 x 7.8 x 11.1”)
  • Weight (each): 7.5kg (approx. 16.5 lbs.)

 
 
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pgoerke from Valley Springs
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Subject:A true value for the home project studio .
Quality: Upon opening the box I was pleasantly rewarded to find the speakers sufficiently protected for UPS handling - no broken corners or rattling parts. Out of the box, in my hands I was very pleased with the fit and finish of the cabinets, a nice mirror like dark grey finish, very smooth and square. The best part though is the sound. Very good stereo imaging and upon listening to a collection of some of my favorite commercial mixes I found the response to be very flat. One does need to be aware that you are not going to get "thumped" in the chest with bass as it can seem light, but after spending a very short time in front of these gems I gained confidence. My mixes traveled very well to other systems and head phones. A truly Great value.
Features: Very basic, a center detent volume attenuator pot and a bass cut switch on the back as well as the on off switch. Front ported.
Ease of Use: Wide sweet spot, no ear fatigue.
Sound: Flat. with a wide enough sweet spot, very good stereo imaging. You will have to work to get the tonal balance out of these boxes but be patient and you will be rewarded with a honest mix.
Reliability: Only had these a week but seem like they should last. The only gripe I have and it is truly minor, is that the grill "frame" is plastic and a bit too flexible for my taste, but it does it's job of hiding the speaker. But I suspect unless you are using these in your home theater you will be putting the grills away in the box.
Overall: Great value. In a well treated room you can use these as your main reference and if you ever upgrade to more expensive monitors these probably will not end up on e-bay, which is probably why I couldn't find any cheap ones there.
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Date submitted: 02-21-2009
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"Great company with great service, love the 3-5 pay option. Allows me to obtain needed products without a great capitial outlay." Nov '09