Wellings Speakers - Opinions

[Joe Hanna-Rivero\Powergrade Computers]

Whats the general concensus on Wellings speakers, they seem to be quite
cheap compared to others. Does this cheapness reflect not so good sound or
are they reasonable for the money?

[Bob Milutinovic]

G'day, Joe...

Doubtless the purists in this group will find ample shortcomings in the
Wellings to "feed them to the dogs," but I've had a set (GA-8283
floor-standers, GA-410 surrounds, and GA-412 centre) for a couple of months
now, and am delighted with their performance with respect to their price.

Granted, they're nowhere near as smooth or succinct as some of the
better offerings from Tannoy, Mission, Castle and the like, but I feel they
give the best sound possible for a setup less than $2000 - which considering
I paid less than $1000 for the 5-speaker set, is quite good value.

In hi-fi use, the main speakers seem a little boomy, but no more so than
popular offerings from other manufacturers. If I had the means, I'd
definitely go for a set of decent ribbon speakers - but then again, I'm not
related to the Packers or the Murdochs, so I'll have to just settle with
these ;)

Seriously, I can't fault them. I'd suggest you don't take my word for it
though; speakers are the most subjective purchase you will make for your
audio system, meaning what one person finds pathetic (I personally find
Wharfedale's offerings miserable), another might deem perfect for their
preferences. Grab your favourite CDs and pop over to your local hi-fi shop,
and audition the speakers - that's the only way you'll know if they're right
for you.

Have fun!
- Bob.

--
Save a Tree - Eat a Beaver!
Better still, Save the World - Kill a Septic!

[Dave Cameron]

On Sunday, January 30, 2000 at 9:00:00 PM UTC+13, Joe Hanna-Rivero\Powergrade Computers wrote:
> Whats the general concensus on Wellings speakers, they seem to be quite
> cheap compared to others. Does this cheapness reflect not so good sound or
> are they reasonable for the money?

Hi Joe, I had a pair of welling floor standing speakers about 10years ago now they weighed probably around the 30-40kg mark , they were so good awesome sound and handled the power , think it was a Sony tuner Amp system I ran them on and I couldn't ever get the volume past halfway mark as it was extremely loud , I could literally hear the music from it at the local shopping mall that was a few hundred meters away and very busy area and right beside a busy intersection before highway from north to south , now I'm in the middle of getting some more , I looked online and everywhere to find those same speakers which I had no luck at all , they were around $8500 new Zealand dollars each so the stereo and speakers I was running was worth about $16000 , I am one that loves welling speakers that's for sure 👍👍👍