Topic: Wharfedale Diamond 9 Series

[deuce]

used to be at 9k but can sell it now at 8.8k.

Thanks, avshop.
I have an all-Wharfe HT and this just might complete it 

[moks]

if i were you i would look for a velodyne sub kahit na yung entry level nila yung VX-10 series II na sub. you're better off with that.

[avshop]

Thanks, avshop.
I have an all-Wharfe HT and this just might complete it 

just let me know. i try to keep my overhead low so that i can give good prices to my clients. all my items (jbl, infinity, wharfedale, klipsch, denon and harman kardon) are from the local distributor so warranty is not a problem.

[blackie]

Thanks, Blackie.
What would you suggest within that price range?

NOt to sure how much it costs the SW150,

More of why I suggested you look for another brand is the reviews that I have read re: this subwoofer. A lot of members here are pretty pleased with thier USAudio's and DQ12's.  If you have a little more to spend there a re a lot of higher end models that you can choose from.  What I would  suggest is you audition. Audition, audition, audition   Check also the buy and sell thread.  Got a lucky break there from another member, with the sub I am using now.  Have you heard of the Polk Audio PSW 110 and 125?  Great reviews and I'm guessing you won't have to spend as much. Will you use it for Audio or primarily HT? How big is your room? Lots of things to consider  
Hope this helps,

Good luck on the hunt

Blackie

[jojitv]

The SW150 is ok for small rooms and low volume listening. But if you watch movies at high volume, I would suggest you follow sir blackie's advice of looking elsewhere. You can try the Velo VX-10, I'm not sure about the price range though.

[E-reply]

Thanks, Blackie.
What would you suggest within that price range?

If you have a bigger room and want to have more feel of sub bass, you may opt for either Velodyne VX10 or Polk Audio PSW110.

You may want to audition these sub with the Wharfedale speakers, which are available at Sights and Sounds 4th level Shangri-La Plaza. 

[ASuL]

sir wala pa walnut?

[flak-jacket]

9.1s for the rear

anong color ang 9.1 na ito?

btw, anong 2 channel integrated amp and CDP ang match with Wharfedale 9.1?

[blued888]

got my 9.1 rosewood waiting for the 9.5 magiging rear nalang sya hehe

saan nabili yung speaker stand mo and gaano siya kataas? thanks!

[legalypogi]

sight and sounds shangrila 24 inches 2.5k

[otepsy]

ok lan ba ang HK AVR 135 sa 9CS and 9.5?

[skylynx888]

anong color ang 9.1 na ito?

its cherry colored sir 

[kid]

anong color ang 9.1 na ito?

btw, anong 2 channel integrated amp and CDP ang match with Wharfedale 9.1?

nad or rotel amps/cdp will do...

[JojoD818]

nad or rotel amps/cdp will do...

eh yun st70? 

[oyie_delapaz]

Mga sirs, meron ba repair center ang wharf dito sa Pinas where I can have my active sub (wharf) fixed?

Thanks.

[avshop]

Mga sirs, meron ba repair center ang wharf dito sa Pinas where I can have my active sub (wharf) fixed?

Thanks.

let me check with the distributor. what's wrong with the sub?

[ASuL]

wala pa rin ba yung walnut color?

[kid]

eh yun st70? 

 

 

[keldomingo77]

Hello po, im a newbie to HT..pardon me for this question, What will happen if i used wharfedale Diamond 9 speakers to an HTIB (samsung HTZ210K) ...im planning to go separates but kapos pa sa budget, i recently bought an LCD TV and an HTIB..kaya baka bili muna wharfedale speakers then ipon para sa new receiver...Tnx in advance

[blackie]

Hi Kel,

Not familiar with specs of the HTIB, but I am assuming this is where your speakers are connected tot he back of your DVD player too right?  Maybe you would like to familiarize yourself with the specs of the player? What kind of Diamonds are you planning on getting? I think that you will not be able to maximize the potential of your speakers if it is not a dedicated receiver that drives them. (Not even sure if they will work at all )  Why don't you save up for an entry level receiver? There are a lot of good deals on second hand receivers at the Buy and Sell forum of Pinoydvd as well.  Same goes for the speakers.  Since you just recently got the new TV and HTIB, why don't you maximize that first, while saving up for better gear.  Believe me there will always be room for tweaks and upgrades in the future.

Cheers and Hope this helps,

Black

[keldomingo77]

Thanks Black...you're probably right, i will just maximize my htib for the moment while saving for a dedicated receiver and speakers...like many of the members here i was affected by the itch to upgrade right away since i bought my small HT gears and once i saw other members HT set ups here

[blackie]

Rest assured that if and when you decide to take that bigger step,


There will be members more than willing to help out here

Cheers!

[avshop]

have good deals on the wharfedale diamond 9 series. pm me if interested.

[oneirogmophobic]

Hi everybody,

I just finished setting my first ht.  I have the denon 1909 paired with 9.1, 9cs and 9dfs.  Hope you could help me some issues.  First is that after a week of tweaking around with the system, I noticed that whenever i reach high volume levels, like -10 to -7db, i sometimes hear a crackling sound with the 9.1s.  is this caused by the source, the receiver's processing or is the speaker busted in some way?

 I have tried dvds and cds, and the crackling sound (its not that loud but its perceptible) occurs everytime i crank up the volume particularly when it reaches the aforesaid level, although the crackling is just intermittent nakaka oc pa rin.  Parang may pumutok pumutok tas nawawala then it comes back everytime you crank it up more then when I turn down the volume nawawala naman and to my inexperienced ears the sound quality and detail again becomes normal.  I really never watch movies or listen to music at this level, but the thought that there is something wrong with the speakers bothers me not to mention that i can still have it replaced under its warranty. 

The thing is that the crackling sound is not consistently there, paminsan naririnig mo paminsan hindi even if it reaches the said volume level. parang sinusumpong lang. Pag normal volume naman (what i mean is its loud but not harshly loud) the sound quality is always ok, the problem only sometimes sometimes and not everytime it hits the said volume level. 

Please give me your thoughts and possible solutions to this problem. appreciate it greatly.

[blued888]

Hi everybody,

I just finished setting my first ht.  I have the denon 1909 paired with 9.1, 9cs and 9dfs.  Hope you could help me some issues.  First is that after a week of tweaking around with the system, I noticed that whenever i reach high volume levels, like -10 to -7db, i sometimes hear a crackling sound with the 9.1s.  is this caused by the source, the receiver's processing or is the speaker busted in some way?

 I have tried dvds and cds, and the crackling sound (its not that loud but its perceptible) occurs everytime i crank up the volume particularly when it reaches the aforesaid level, although the crackling is just intermittent nakaka oc pa rin.  Parang may pumutok pumutok tas nawawala then it comes back everytime you crank it up more then when I turn down the volume nawawala naman and to my inexperienced ears the sound quality and detail again becomes normal.  I really never watch movies or listen to music at this level, but the thought that there is something wrong with the speakers bothers me not to mention that i can still have it replaced under its warranty. 

The thing is that the crackling sound is not consistently there, paminsan naririnig mo paminsan hindi even if it reaches the said volume level. parang sinusumpong lang. Pag normal volume naman (what i mean is its loud but not harshly loud) the sound quality is always ok, the problem only sometimes sometimes and not everytime it hits the said volume level. 

Please give me your thoughts and possible solutions to this problem. appreciate it greatly.

Umaabot ka na ata sa clipping regions ng amplifier mo, ibig sabihin kinakapos na ng power at the required volume levels. Don't do that often because it will kill your speaker. You may hear it sometimes, and sometimes no, this is because audio is very dynamic. I tried monitoring how much power goes into a speaker and the meter constantly flickers.

[blackie]

Hi everybody,

I just finished setting my first ht.  I have the denon 1909 paired with 9.1, 9cs and 9dfs.  Hope you could help me some issues.  First is that after a week of tweaking around with the system, I noticed that whenever i reach high volume levels, like -10 to -7db, i sometimes hear a crackling sound with the 9.1s.  is this caused by the source, the receiver's processing or is the speaker busted in some way?

 I have tried dvds and cds, and the crackling sound (its not that loud but its perceptible) occurs everytime i crank up the volume particularly when it reaches the aforesaid level, although the crackling is just intermittent nakaka oc pa rin.  Parang may pumutok pumutok tas nawawala then it comes back everytime you crank it up more then when I turn down the volume nawawala naman and to my inexperienced ears the sound quality and detail again becomes normal.  I really never watch movies or listen to music at this level, but the thought that there is something wrong with the speakers bothers me not to mention that i can still have it replaced under its warranty. 

The thing is that the crackling sound is not consistently there, paminsan naririnig mo paminsan hindi even if it reaches the said volume level. parang sinusumpong lang. Pag normal volume naman (what i mean is its loud but not harshly loud) the sound quality is always ok, the problem only sometimes sometimes and not everytime it hits the said volume level. 

Please give me your thoughts and possible solutions to this problem. appreciate it greatly.

Was just wondering how the calibration on your sysytem was made.  Who did it? What equipment was used? was it a manual calibration?  references? calibration discs?  It does seem that your speakers are clipping, but it is quite odd since you have a high power receiver and it is just the 9.1 fo the fronts?  the 1909 should be more than capable than driving those (understatement in fact)  have you observed your power light blinking at any time? then experienced a sudden shut off? how are your speaker wires terminated? how are they  inserted at the back of the receiver? into the speakers? my impression based on your description is that your speakers are working too hard when in fact they shouldn't I wouldn't bring the volume level that loud if you continue to experience this. Yes, your precious gear could bet damaged.

Please continue to give feedback as I am sure those more knowledgeable will be able to help you further

Cheers and Goodluck on this challenge of yours.

Blackie

[oneirogmophobic]

ok, the replies were very informative. a few days after i finished connecting the wires, basically setting the gears up, there was one incident where after turning on the receiver, mataas na pala ung volume level, i was playing a cd then, dahil sa gulat, i turned the master volume knob without looking at the display, tas palakas pala, it was a split second when the receiver shut down. I dint even see what volume level it reached. I know that the 1909 automatically shut down as a protective mechanism. after that wala namang problema when i turned it on again.  thereafter, wala namang problema mainly because hindi ko rin talaga pinapaabot ung volume more than -20db.  I just realized this problem when i was tweaking the system, there were faint crackling sounds on one speaker. its intermittent but when it occurs, its annoying.

I used audyssey for calibration.  i also use banana plugs for the connection. Is it possible that the receiver got damaged because right now i see and hear no problems at relatively loud levels but when it reaches the harshly loud sounds, paminsan yan na ung crackling and it happens on one speaker lang.  Two weeks pa lang tong setup na to so m very new to this hobby. I have a to learn pa. Im grateful for all the help and thank you for all your advice.

[jojitv]

ok, the replies were very informative. a few days after i finished connecting the wires, basically setting the gears up, there was one incident where after turning on the receiver, mataas na pala ung volume level, i was playing a cd then, dahil sa gulat, i turned the master volume knob without looking at the display, tas palakas pala, it was a split second when the receiver shut down. I dint even see what volume level it reached. I know that the 1909 automatically shut down as a protective mechanism. after that wala namang problema when i turned it on again.  thereafter, wala namang problema mainly because hindi ko rin talaga pinapaabot ung volume more than -20db.  I just realized this problem when i was tweaking the system, there were faint crackling sounds on one speaker. its intermittent but when it occurs, its annoying.

I used audyssey for calibration.  i also use banana plugs for the connection. Is it possible that the receiver got damaged because right now i see and hear no problems at relatively loud levels but when it reaches the harshly loud sounds, paminsan yan na ung crackling and it happens on one speaker lang.  Two weeks pa lang tong setup na to so m very new to this hobby. I have a to learn pa. Im grateful for all the help and thank you for all your advice.

Sir, try swapping the speakers to isolate wether the problem is the avr or the speaker

[oneirogmophobic]

thank you sir jojitv, blackie and blue. i tried playing it again at the problematic volume level, pero wala naman na.  its confusing. baka na ooc lang ako. hehe. 

last night i swapped the speakers and the crackling sound still occurs but with the same speaker. perhaps its the speaker. but if i may ask, what could be signs that the receiver is damaged? there arent any apparent or noticeable right now. by the way, what is the normal volume level? this is my first receiver so m wondering f its normal for it to reach at least -12 to -15 db to get loud but not harsh.  or does it vary with different models and calibrations? I dont have any basis to compare the receiver's performance before the shutting off incident and its state after. I havent yet fiddled that much the receiver before the unfortunate incident my only reference for comparison would be your experiences.

[blued888]

thank you sir jojitv, blackie and blue. i tried playing it again at the problematic volume level, pero wala naman na.  its confusing. baka na ooc lang ako. hehe. 

last night i swapped the speakers and the crackling sound still occurs but with the same speaker. perhaps its the speaker. but if i may ask, what could be signs that the receiver is damaged? there arent any apparent or noticeable right now. by the way, what is the normal volume level? this is my first receiver so m wondering f its normal for it to reach at least -12 to -15 db to get loud but not harsh.  or does it vary with different models and calibrations? I dont have any basis to compare the receiver's performance before the shutting off incident and its state after. I havent yet fiddled that much the receiver before the unfortunate incident my only reference for comparison would be your experiences.

I go up to -15dB during movies. This is on a Yammy 663. By then it's REALLY loud. I calibrated my system using an SPL meter with the volume at -10dB.