Wharfedale Diamond 220 5025941156895 User Manual

 

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The result is deep, articulate and well-

integrated bass, without the ‘chuffing’ that is often associated with 

regular front- or rear-mounted ports. No other speaker range at such affordable price points implements an 

advanced bass loading system of this kind. 

 

All Wharfedale Diamond 200 Series speakers come in a choice of four finishes 

– black, white, walnut and 

rosewood 

– adding to their smart aesthetics and excellent value for money. 

 

 

 

 

When Wharfedale launched the very first Diamond in 1981, the company defined a new class of speaker that 

delivered genuine hi-fi accuracy and musical brio at a remarkably affordable price. Since then, every iteration 

of the famous Diamond line has adhered to that tradition but improved upon it. Our challenge with the 

Diamond 200 Series was to further enhance every model across the range, whilst maintaining the 

traditionally affordable retail prices that embody the Diamond ethos 

– no mean feat at a time when other 

manufacturers are being forced to raise the prices of equivalent ranges. 

 

It is no coincidence that research from loudspeakers further up the Wharfedale range has crept downwards 

into the Diamond 200 Series. Whilst higher retail price points permit the advanced research that lets 

Wharfedale engineers investigate cutting-edge performance in acoustic technology, the trick is to use the 

benefits of this research and apply it to materials that can be produced in higher quantities with the benefit of 

lower cost to production. 

 
That’s no more apparent than in the Diamond 200 Series’ new cabinet material. Research undertaken for 
Wharfedale’s upmarket Jade Series yielded a matrix of materials called Crystalam, which reduced the 
audibility of panel resonance and what our engineers call ‘cabinet hear-through’. This research showed that 

coherent materials, like raw MDF, have peak resonances (particularly in the midrange) that let sound out of a 
cabinet at volume levels that interfere with the sound from the drive units. Not surprisingly, this ‘hear-through’ 

causes a distinct coloration and character to the sound of such cabinets. 

 
In Jade’s Crystalam, Wharfedale put together a matrix of non-coherent materials comprising differing 

densities of particleboard and MDF, substantially reducing both panel resonance and cabinet hear-through. 
For the Diamond 200 Series, we found that a simpler ‘sandwich’ combination of particleboard and MDF, 

whilst not quite reaching to the absolute standards of Crystalam, yielded similar reductions in coloration at 

considerably lower cost. In addition, the inner and outer layers of MDF allow a superior finish to the cabinet 

veneers, enhancing the aesthetic quality of the speakers in comparison to the outgoing Diamond 100 Series. 

 

Topping this new cabinet material is a simple, one piece baffle lacquered to a highly polished finish that 

cosmetically matches the silver-coloured, diamond-cut drive unit surrounds. The result is an attractive 

appearance, with or without grilles, that makes Diamond 200 Series speakers look more expensive than they 

actually are, adding to their exceptional value for money.