Author Topic: Wharfedale Diamond 9 Series (Read 568330 times)

jerq · « **Reply #2010 on:** Jun 23, 2006 at 09:32 AM »

Quote from: Paulo G. on Jun 17, 2006 at 09:09 AM

try to audition yamaha rx-v657.

Do you have an idea of the price?

Marami na ba naka 6.1 or 5.1 parin ang recommend niyo?

Dami na kasi 6.1 na package pero not sure ako kung practical pa ba.

last time i checked, yamaha rx-v657 is around 23k. try to go to The Home Theater. Sonny Tuazon might give you a good deal. its in Tordesillas cor. Bautista Salcedo vill. makati. try calling 812-5235.

Pawski · « **Reply #2011 on:** Jun 24, 2006 at 07:13 PM »

Guys i have 2 choices. Need help to ano ang mas BEST BUY sa dalawa.

choise no 1 46k ang price plus free HK dvd player - SCS 188 na JBL 6.1

http://www.rb.com.pl/apps/katalog/tekst.jsp?place=jbl_b3&news_id=428

Choce no 2 35k (mag upgade nalang ako high end na receiver) more or less 45k budget.
DIAMOND 9.1
DIAMOND CS
DIAMOND 9 DFS sw150
YAMAHARXV357 >> for upgrade

appreciate all your feedbacks!

bumblebee · « **Reply #2012 on:** Jun 24, 2006 at 07:24 PM »

I suggest getting the center and surrounds later so you can get a better receiver.

Jakob · « **Reply #2013 on:** Jun 25, 2006 at 09:18 PM »

quick question:

who carries wharfedale speakers locally?

sorry tamad mag browse, just need the info quickly.

ty,

who gives the biggest discounts?

Jairus · « **Reply #2014 on:** Jun 26, 2006 at 09:10 AM »

Quote from: Jakob on Jun 25, 2006 at 09:18 PM

quick question:

who carries wharfedale speakers locally?

sorry tamad mag browse, just need the info quickly.

ty,

who gives the biggest discounts?

Spectra, Ambassador. Amabassador usually gives the lowest price.

b0ss_sa_b0ss · « **Reply #2015 on:** Jun 27, 2006 at 09:15 AM »

question lang po about speaker.

a bit OT.

i have 2 small cube satellite speakers rated 4ohms, can i used this as surround speakers?
my front and center are wharfedales' rated 6ohms. my reciever HK235.

though HK claims that it can drive speakers rated 4ohms, hindi kaya ako magkaron ng problem.

front: diamond 9.5 (150 watts, 6ohms)
center: 9cm (150wats, 6ohms)

for surround: small satelite (? watts, 4ohms) <--ok lang kaya gawin surround to?

bumblebee · « **Reply #2016 on:** Jun 28, 2006 at 09:42 AM »

Ok lang yan basta within reason ka magpatugtog.

b0ss_sa_b0ss · « **Reply #2017 on:** Jun 29, 2006 at 12:49 PM »

sure kaya bro na okay lang to.

one time kasi biglang nagprotect yung AVR ko. something to do kaya with these 4ohms small cube speaker or sa heat.? medyo uminit na rin kasi yung avr.

anymore idea po...

speaker with different ohms (front 6ohms, center 6ohms, surrounds 4ohms) ok lang ba pagsamahin?

bumblebee · « **Reply #2018 on:** Jun 29, 2006 at 12:55 PM »

Lower impedances will require more current. More current means the avr will heat up faster and will shut down if it gets too hot. Are all speakers set to LARGE? If you're not using a sub, try setting all channels to SMALL except the fronts.

MAtZTER · « **Reply #2019 on:** Jun 29, 2006 at 02:55 PM »

Quote from: Paulo G. on Jun 24, 2006 at 07:13 PM

Guys i have 2 choices. Need help to ano ang mas BEST BUY sa dalawa.

choise no 1 46k ang price plus free HK dvd player - SCS 188 na JBL 6.1

http://www.rb.com.pl/apps/katalog/tekst.jsp?place=jbl_b3&news_id=428

Choce no 2 35k (mag upgade nalang ako high end na receiver) more or less 45k budget.
DIAMOND 9.1
DIAMOND CS
DIAMOND 9 DFS sw150
YAMAHARXV357 >> for upgrade

appreciate all your feedbacks!

I would go for choice number 1 only if its my secondary or bedroom system.

If not, go for choice 1, mas magastos ang upgrade (dumaan na ako dyan...many times) so get at least a HK235 or Yamaha 657. The more power you give your speakers the better it would sound.

av_phile1 · « **Reply #2020 on:** Jun 30, 2006 at 11:53 AM »

Quote from: b0ss_sa_b0ss on Jun 29, 2006 at 12:49 PM

sure kaya bro na okay lang to. one time kasi biglang nagprotect yung AVR ko. something to do kaya with these 4ohms small cube speaker or sa heat.? medyo uminit na rin kasi yung avr.

anymore idea po...

speaker with different ohms (front 6ohms, center 6ohms, surrounds 4ohms) ok lang ba pagsamahin?

Not ideal. But if your amp can handle low impedances, puede rin. As Bumblebee said, lower impedance will extract higher urrent so your rear channel amps could heat up more. And possibly deprive the fronts of needed current as the rear will be hugging most of them (current will always go the route of least resistance.) If your AVR goes into protection mode (this is actually a common occurence with HK and other recievers with current limiting protection circuits), it means it's detecting some adverse conditions at the amp output that merit being shut down. I really must wonder if HK is really the High Current it is often advertised to be.

b0ss_sa_b0ss · « **Reply #2021 on:** Jun 30, 2006 at 02:24 PM »

actually two speaker sya with 4ohms per speaker, nakaseries yung connection. Magiging 8ohms ba to?
pag nakaparallel naman po ano magiging result ng two 4ohms? thanks po

bumblebee · « **Reply #2022 on:** Jun 30, 2006 at 02:28 PM »

You mean you have 2 speakers for left surround and 2 speakers for right surround?

2 4-ohmers in parallel = 2 ohms

JojoD818 · « **Reply #2023 on:** Jul 08, 2006 at 03:40 AM »

hi guys,

just wanna ask if there are folks out there who had experience using 9.5 for audio? comments would be very helpful.

thanks!

seph1018 · « **Reply #2024 on:** Jul 10, 2006 at 03:50 PM »

Hey guys!

I just bought my friend's 9.5s and I have to say that I'm more than satisfied with it. But, I know I haven't tapped the full potential of what these floorstanders can do. Wanted to bi-wire them hopefully but I don't know how to...can someone post a pic of how they did theirs? And does bi-wiring really improve the sound? Any other suggestions on how to fully maximize them is appreciated...TIA.

av_phile1 · « **Reply #2025 on:** Jul 10, 2006 at 04:25 PM »

Just take out the gold-plated brass jumpers between the two sets of L and R speaker terminals markeded Low and High. Run two sets of L and R speaker cables to your amp. One to the speaker terminal marked LOW and the other to the terminal marked HIGH. The benefits of bi-wiring are debatable. But there's no harm doing.

dana · « **Reply #2026 on:** Jul 11, 2006 at 11:00 AM »

Mga Sirs,

Ano po latest best pricings ng 9.1 & 9.2 at colors available?
San po malapit sa QC meron nito?

Thanks

mheloy · « **Reply #2027 on:** Jul 11, 2006 at 11:46 AM »

I'm saving up for 9DFS para maging 7.1 na setup ko... may bagong model na ba na lalabas ang Wharfedale?
baka kasi mag stop na ng supply ng 9 series... yung 5.1 ko pa naman lahat 9 series...

Thanks

seph1018 · « **Reply #2028 on:** Jul 11, 2006 at 07:07 PM »

Quote from: av_phile1 on Jul 10, 2006 at 04:25 PM

Just take out the gold-plated brass jumpers between the two sets of L and R speaker terminals markeded Low and High. Run two sets of L and R speaker cables to your amp. One to the speaker terminal marked LOW and the other to the terminal marked HIGH. The benefits of bi-wiring are debatable. But there's no harm doing.

Thanks sir av_phile.

I hope someone can show a pic, especially of the wires going to the amp.

TIA

saltuhin · « **Reply #2029 on:** Jul 12, 2006 at 09:11 PM »

Quote from: JojoD818 on Jul 08, 2006 at 03:40 AM

hi guys,

just wanna ask if there are folks out there who had experience using 9.5 for audio? comments would be very helpful.

thanks!

hi sir jojo,

Nag AB na ako ng 9.5 saka MA B4 connected to a NAD C352 integrated amp. Both exhibited good imaging, having floated the image right between the two speakers. In terms of bass, mas maganda ang bottom end ng wharfedale in the sense na mas malalim yung bass niya. The B4 seemed to have rolled off in some much higher frequency. But in terms of detail, vocals, sibilance, midrange doon mas angat yung B4. I have kept the tone defeat switch to on sa MA pero hindi mo pwede gawin yun sa 9.5, dapat nasa mga 2 o'clock position ang treble dial mo to achieve a better sound. In terms of price/performance ratio maganda na ito, but kung sky's the limit ka in terms of available cash, wanting pa siguro ang wharfe. Hope this helps.

JojoD818 · « **Reply #2030 on:** Jul 12, 2006 at 09:26 PM »

saltuhin,

thanks for the review. just want to ask, are you saying that with the wharfs you have to "increase" the treble?

if yes, then that's good (for me).

that would make me a happy person because my 9.1 behaves like that - tame highs, which my ears are fond of.

can't wait to dispose off all my unused audio gears. :'(

cheers,
JojoD

sanction214 · « **Reply #2031 on:** Jul 12, 2006 at 09:37 PM »

Quote from: av_phile1 on Jun 30, 2006 at 11:53 AM

Not ideal. But if your amp can handle low impedances, puede rin. As Bumblebee said, lower impedance will extract higher urrent so your rear channel amps could heat up more. And possibly deprive the fronts of needed current as the rear will be hugging most of them (current will always go the route of least resistance.) If your AVR goes into protection mode (this is actually a common occurence with HK and other recievers with current limiting protection circuits), it means it's detecting some adverse conditions at the amp output that merit being shut down. I really must wonder if HK is really the High Current it is often advertised to be.

good thing i've read about this topic..kinda related sa gusto kong ipaabot sa mga may alam...i was planning to have a denon 1905 or 1705 to drive my existing JBL scs surrounds rated at 8 ohms and center at 8 ohms din...then (planned) a 9.5 which is 6 ohms...powered sub is at 8ohms din...pwede po ba pagsamahin to? thanks...

JojoD818 · « **Reply #2032 on:** Jul 12, 2006 at 09:39 PM »

pwede po.

john5479 · « **Reply #2033 on:** Jul 13, 2006 at 07:58 AM »

ironically i just found out for myself that a diamond 9.1 worked best with a beefy solid state amp, an aragon 4004 using an aragon 18k preamp. I would think that a 9.5 would sound great too

saltuhin · « **Reply #2034 on:** Jul 13, 2006 at 05:26 PM »

Quote from: JojoD818 on Jul 12, 2006 at 09:26 PM

saltuhin,

thanks for the review. just want to ask, are you saying that with the wharfs you have to "increase" the treble?

if yes, then that's good (for me). that would make me a happy person because my 9.1 behaves like that - tame highs, which my ears are fond of.

can't wait to dispose off all my unused audio gears. :'(

cheers,
JojoD

JojoD,

That's right sir, you have to increase the treble in my opinion.

Happy to be of service. Good Day!

ndy · « **Reply #2035 on:** Jul 20, 2006 at 03:37 PM »

bought a 9.5 yesterday kinabit ko sya sa kenwood krf 5560d ang laki ng pagkakaiba sa tunog compared dun sa mga dating speaker at di ko pa ginagamit subs ko ngayon ok na yung bass nya sa akin. swak talaga sa budget ko

di ko palang mailakas kasi break in ko muna daw simula na yata to ng pagabsent ko sa office

JojoD818 · « **Reply #2036 on:** Jul 20, 2006 at 08:30 PM »

Quote from: saltuhin on Jul 13, 2006 at 05:26 PM

JojoD,

That's right sir, you have to increase the treble in my opinion.

Happy to be of service. Good Day!

That's my kind of speaker.

Thanks man!

JojoD818 · « **Reply #2037 on:** Jul 20, 2006 at 08:32 PM »

Quote from: ndy on Jul 20, 2006 at 03:37 PM

bought a 9.5 yesterday kinabit ko sya sa kenwood krf 5560d ang laki ng pagkakaiba sa tunog compared dun sa mga dating speaker at di ko pa ginagamit subs ko ngayon ok na yung bass nya sa akin. swak talaga sa budget ko

di ko palang mailakas kasi break in ko muna daw simula na yata to ng pagabsent ko sa office

Congrats! Buti ka pa meron na. :'(

qguy · « **Reply #2038 on:** Jul 21, 2006 at 06:14 AM »

Whats the difference between the Pacific Evolution series and the Diamond 9 series

ndy · « **Reply #2039 on:** Jul 21, 2006 at 08:53 AM »

Quote from: qguy on Jul 21, 2006 at 06:14 AM

Whats the difference between the Pacific Evolution series and the Diamond 9 series

nagask ako ng pacific evo sa spectra wala na daw yung range na yun. kaya po if you plan to buy wait for the evoII.

yung pagkakaiba nya sa 9.5 di ko po alam

basta alam ko mas mahal sya ng kaunti.