Relative price
well below typical
Among the 26
loudspeakerss in the catalogue,
this one is well below typical.
A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only
price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the
two together far enough to give the figure away.
What it is
What Hi-Fi 5-star: "broad spread of abilities... place high on your shortlist." Voicing fractionally warm-of-neutral.
BRAND PATTERN NOTE: ALL current Wharfedale speakers (Diamond 12 series, Heritage Series Denton/Super Denton/Linton/Aston/Dovedale) are rear-ported designs. Wharfedale fundamentally does not make a sealed or front-ported model in the current catalogue, so Wharfedale as a brand is structurally mismatched with sealed-cavity placement constraints regardless of physical fit.
Who it comes up against
30 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path, Twin Arms, Vocals-First
Against the Anchored brief, the Emmae Reginae (custom) keeps the slot decisively.
With the Longdog Audio P6100M Biamp 2x2 (4 units), the pairing gives up most on bass control.
On its own merits the Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
lowest-distortion midwoofer he had testedZaph|Audio 6.5" shootout + ZRT measurements (driver-level)
7 lost · Artisan, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path, Vocals-First
Against the Characterful brief, the Neat Iota 2 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
5 lost · Artisan, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Twin Arms
Against the Intimate brief, the ProAc Tablette 10 Signature keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
2 lost · Anchored, Characterful
Against the Anchored brief, the Neat Petite Classic keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
2 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Epos ES-7N keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
0 lost· 3 won · Anchored, Romantic, Twin Arms
Against the Anchored brief, the Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 takes the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 is the stronger loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.