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Wharfedale Diamond 8 Center Channel Speaker (Maple with Champagne Front Baffle, Single)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Jolly good bargain!

Oct 22, 2002 - By Amazon Customer (WI)

This Brit rocks. The most popular of all British speakers for a good reason. The quality for the money you spend cannot be beat. I got an awesome deal on Amazon ... They go for [more] now but it's still definitely worth it. The clarity and tightness of the sound is truly a thing to marvel. Play your receiver at a higher volume and there is no noticeable distortion or harshness of sound. It's smooth and genuine. The only minor issue is its size and lack of beautiful design lines. But as far as functionality goes, there's nothing to beat it.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Excellent sound!

Nov 20, 2002 - By Amazon Customer (OAKLAND, CA USA)

I have been listening to the Diamond Center Channel speaker for several weeks and have been very pleased with it's performance. Excellent voice reproduction with television and DVD's. What has been really suprising is it's performance with music. I listen to classical, country, rock and folk music. Excellent clarity, no distortion or muddiness with these genres. Even opera, which I think is a real challenge, was accurately reproduced. My only criticism is the somewhat large, boxy appearance. Otherwise an excellent value for the price.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Excellent British design.

May 13, 2005 - By J. C. M. Bannerman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA)

I just upgraded to this from the KLH 525 II Center Channel Speaker for a couple of reasons (1) I used that speaker in my fiancee's home theatre system and (2) my main speakers on my av system are Linn Kans (also polk R15s for surround speakers, a Harman Kardon AVR 235 receiver, and a Yamaha YST-SW215 8" Powered Subwoofer). I was looking for an inexpensive way to match my Linn main system and the kans in my home theatre system. These guys do their stuff. The design is British, but the box said "Made in China". Oh well, the sound is fabulous! If you are looking for an inexpensive yet fabulous sounding speaker look no further. I won't knock the KLH 525 Center Channel Speaker, but you may want to spend the extra bucks for this speaker as this really matches speakers like the Linns and polks.