The Wharfedale Diamond 225 is a modern classic that establishes a standard for years to come. A product that satisfies the buying public, trend-conscious reviewers, and bottom-line distributors deserves a permanent place in Stereophile's "Recommended Components."
"Forget the Diamond's modest price. This humble wooden box is actually a connoisseur-level audio component. It could satisfy any sane music collector for decades."
Compared to the Elac Debut B6 ($279/pair), the Wharfedale Diamond 225 played more clearly, more dynamically, with better attention to frequency extremes, and none of the Elac's processed sheen. The Diamond 225s sounded natural and resolving; the Debut B6es sounded like country cousins to the Wharfedale's urban sophisticate. The Elacs played like stock hot-rods shod with smoking rings and bald tires; the 225s never broke a sweat as they zoomed past the Elacs in every regard. The 225 was cool, a bit cerebral, but definitely up for any and every challenge. It sounded far more accomplished than its list price of $449/pair might lead you to expect, easily challenging some stand-mounted speakers costing $1000/pair.
Happily, the Diamond 225s loved to boogie. They sounded good at moderate levels, but came into their own when cranked up. The Wharfedales partied hard with Muddy Waters, Super Furry Animals, and Howlin' Wolf, swung righteously with Red Garland and Miles Davis, and scaled dynamic orchestral heights with Max Roach's M'Boom collective and Béla Bartók, becoming confused and strident only at very loud and taxing climaxes.
Cool-headed, ready to rumble, and ready to dance, the Wharfedale Diamond 225 stand-mounted loudspeaker strikes a good balance between studio-monitor precision and living-room bookshelf ease. It's the epitome of transparent response to both source components and recordings, extracting every last iota of information from CDs and LPs in a nonclinical yet highly revealing fashion. The Wharfedale Diamond 225 is an acute reproducer of music: tonally accurate, dynamic, and explicit. I second HR's recommendation.
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