Topic: Wharfedale Diamond 9 Series

[oweidah]

what do you guys think is the next upgrade from a diamond 9.1?

b&w601 or 602; if you wana go higher- castle dynaudio epos

if you mean "upsize" - go for the 9.5 or 9.6

note: pag nag-upgrade / upsize ka, be aware that your current audio components (amp/source cd/ic/speaker cables) may not be up to the task in terms of matching with your new speakers. baka di kayanin ng powers!?

[oReOsHaKe]

now i get why the 9.dfs is only in black. from the pictures, mukhang it's all grille yata.

[EDIT] or is it? if only i can match the dfs with the others.



anyway, isang tulog na lang before my 9.5's arrive. now i realize - diamonds are men's best friend, too. 

Pre, how's your 9.5's?

[torque]

what do you guys think is the next upgrade from a diamond 9.1?

Bro, upgrade agad? di ba kabibili mo lang ng 9.1...
Hintayin na lang namin sa buy and sell ang diamond mo if ever you decide to sell it...

[gearhead]

Pre, how's your 9.5's?

hi brother oreo.

i couldn't be happier with my setup now. as i've said, it keeps getting better with every listen. i should say my previous gales have more clarity, but the 9.5/9.cs's have more weight to them. this isn't to say they are muddy... coz without the direct comparison you wouldn't know the difference. as it is, i really haven't felt the need to add to the treble (nor the bass). i just keep everything flat. i have now all the excuse i need to go home early. hope my tv gets fixed soon to add another more compelling reason in braving rush hour traffic.

anyway, is the setup you posted still for sale? if they are still fresh looking i guess it is a good starter set. as what skylynx in the previous page said, you can get the whole system, add a 9.5/9.6 and make it a full 7.1 if you have the space for it. otherwise, you can just make the extra set of the 9.1 into a separate audio setup. one other option is to post the extra 9.1 in the b/s thread here.

i haven't heard other combinations, but the marantz might be one of the more warm sounding amp out there. my initial apprehensions though about the marantz/wharfe combo is largely unfounded. the diamond 9.cs can give out clear dialogue even with this amp. still, i think this speakers may go along really well with bright amps like the yamahas.

one other thing about speaker sensitivity. my gale 3030's are 90db fronts, and the 9.5's are 88db... but i could say that there's not much of a difference to speak of loudness wise. initially i have one 9.5 on the left channel and a 3030 to the right. there's a really slight balance towards the left even. i just confirmed it with the full diamond fronts and still the gales at the  rear. it now sounded as if i have lost my rears, even as i could hear sound coming out of them if i moved my ear closer.

if you do get the 9.5's, take the extra effort in siting them. it will make a lot of difference how far to the walls you place them or how much toe in you position them. also, i think it takes some more effort to matching it with your subs as opposed to bookshelfs, but it can be done.


good luck.

[AlvinladeN]

Bro, upgrade agad? di ba kabibili mo lang ng 9.1...
Hintayin na lang namin sa buy and sell ang diamond mo if ever you decide to sell it...

hehe hindi naman.. just for the sake of curiosity lang  satisfied pa rin naman ako so far 

b&w601 or 602; if you wana go higher- castle dynaudio epos

thanks!

[gearhead]

just wanna ask for opinions:

i have the 9.dfs as surround for my all wharfe setup. i bought it sight unseen and somehow not so excited by it's all black color though. so i'm looking to replace it with either a 9.sr or the 9.1.

i know the 9.1 will have better sonics than the smaller 9.sr, though i might have a difficulty with siting for the 9.1's greater depth. anyone with experience with the 9.sr? better yet, someone having the chance to compare the 9.dfs and the 9.sr? will i be losing anything going from one to the other?

TIA.

[maximusIII]

how do you find the dfs. i'm in the market for surrounds but can not decide whether to get monopole bookshelf or dipoles thanks

[gearhead]

hi maximus.... i think you're the one looking for a used dfs right?

anyway, my desire to replace my dfs isn't borne of it's sonic quality, but more of aesthetics. previously i had a matched gale setup in beech all around. i really like how that set complemented the color of my cabinets. now i have the wharfe 9.5/9.cs in rosewood with the exception of the dfs w/c is only available in black locally.

sonically, they are timbre matched to the other speakers. i have tested it with the avia and it can go as low as @95Hz, so i set it to small with a 100hz x'over. no complaints soundwise.

[mojako]

may diamond 9.0 ba available dito sa pinas?

[spectraav]

may diamond 9.0 ba available dito sa pinas?

sir,
wala po nabbili na hiwalay
nsa isang set po ang 9.0
nsa 9hcp po yun, include 9.0 9cc 9sr sw100

[mojako]

aah.  thanks spectra!

[paolorenzo]

 :'(  Help...

Nahulog yung isang 9.1 ko, and nabali yung isang binding post.

Baka meron kayo alam/kilala na meron spare parts?  Baka meron sa inyong sirang Diamond 9 na buo pa ang bi-wire binding posts?  Same lang yata ang bi-wire binding posts ng Diamond 9?

Or baka meron kayo alam na gumagawa ng speakers sa Ortigas/Pasig-Cainta area?  Yung mabilisan (at mura) lang sana.

[bumblebee]

Try Golden Mars sa Raon.

or this:

http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=33445.0

[Ferl]

Boys and Girls,

Got news talaga dito na Diamond 9 initially Black color daw meron..

Center - P4,500
Surround RS - P3,800
9.1 - P5,000
9.2 - P7,000
9.3 - P8,200
9.4 - P9,700
9.5 - P12,500
9.6 - Wala hehehehe

Got price from Spectra JIM

Bili bili na ako ng center wowowowow

any new update from the mentioned prices above? magkana na po ba ito ngayon at pa dagdag po 9CM

[Mrk]

gonna be buying the 9.1 this weekend yahhoooo!!!

[John E.]

  congrats! these are fine pair of speakers!

looks wise, budget wise and performance!

  enjoy your diamonds MrK !

[CocoBoy]

OO nga, congrats.  I have the 9.1 bi-wired with a Yamaha receiver, got it back in december, and true enough, bang for the buck din tong bookshelf na 2.

[Lantis]

Recently bought a set from SGT:

Wharfedale 9SR
Wharfedale 9.5
Wharfedale 9cs

... and Velodyne VX10 for the subs.   Just so excited it will be installed tomorrow! 

[John E.]

OO nga, congrats.  I have the 9.1 bi-wired with a Yamaha receiver, got it back in december, and true enough, bang for the buck din tong bookshelf na 2.

  true, im happy with my bi-wired 9.2 and yamaha

Recently bought a set from SGT:

Wharfedale 9SR
Wharfedale 9.5
Wharfedale 9cs

... and Velodyne VX10 for the subs.   Just so excited it will be installed tomorrow! 

nice set-up ! congrats!

lantis feedback naman sa VX-10 II 

thanks!

[Lantis]

lantis feedback naman sa VX-10 II 

thanks!

Still have problems setting up my HT, will update you in the Velo thread kung ok na 

OT, how much can you crank the volume (in dB) in breaking-in the Wharfs?

[barrister]

OT, how much can you crank the volume (in dB) in breaking-in the Wharfs?

I don't think your Wharfes will need any break-in period.  I've strained to notice any discernible difference that a break-in period can give to main, center and surround speakers, but I've found no improvement.

But for subwoofers, it's a different story.  Subs improve appreciably after break-in.   

[Mrk]

alin mas ok yung 9.1 or 9.2??

parang mas marami kasi akong nabasa mas maganda ang 9.1 kaya yun ang binili ko

never get the chance to audition the 9.2

but so far im happy with my 9.1

[psychodreamer]

I got the chance to listen to the 9.2s yesterday, and it sounded nice at moderate volumes.  However, I noticed that it easily bottoms out when driven hard.  I can't compare it to the 9.1s though, as I wasn't able to hear it.

As for the 9.3s, it was an altogether different experience.  Nakakabilib ang consistency even at very high volumes. It also packed a good punch, even without a sub. Well, understandably so, since it has a large driver.

[Ferl]

ask lang po kung mag kano ang latest price ng 9.4,9.2 at 9cm.

[scoob]

Has anyone here tried using the 9.SR as fronts?  Any comments?

[gearhead]

after having 2 systems already (an entry level marantz/gale, and now an hk/wharf combo), i have come to realize the futility of trying to have an all-in-one system. both my previous setup played well in movies and concert dvd's, but i really haven't warmed up to them in music listening except perhaps for some audiophile demo discs. i find more satisfaction listening to the radio or playing p-cd's on our old 3-in-1 20 watter pioneer with 2-way bookshelves.

it's not that i'm unhappy with my d9.5's... to the contrary i'm very much satisfied with it. it's that for my needs i find it too much already. in movies, i usually set the fronts to small so you don't really get to use the 9.5's low freq abilities. so i guess if you have a good sub, you will be perfectly happy with a d9.2 for better soundstaging probably. a good speaker stand is only about 2k so a 9.2 with stand will only come out to 9k. then you can afford to have the 9.1's for surrounds.

just rambling here. 

[audiojunkie]

Got 9.5 but found n manipis ang bass compared to my Paradigm Studio ref 60 v2. comparing the two height is almost same, depth mas malalim Ref 60 weight 16 kgs 9.5/30 kls an st60. You need sub to feel the lower end.

Here's the pix side by side medyo malabo lang kuha:

[ar_b78]

hi guys newbie here 

i was convinced to buy a pair of 9.1s yesterday because they sounded so good when i auditioned in a shop in makati cinema square. they guy from the shop said that it would sound great if i hook it up to my NAD 304 amp.

so when i got home, i hooked it up and it didn't sound as good as it is in the shop. is my amp a bad match for it?

[Chito C.]

Baka kasi underpowered yung NAD 304 (35 watts). Pwede din room acoustics. Take note na maganda talaga sound sa audio shops dahil treated yung room. Break-in mo muna yung 9.1.

[ar_b78]

Baka kasi underpowered yung NAD 304 (35 watts). Pwede din room acoustics. Take note na maganda talaga sound sa audio shops dahil treated yung room. Break-in mo muna yung 9.1.

ok. thanks! i'll try to change the location of the amp and speakers.