Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 (Pair)

To make the most of the Wharfedale Diamond 10.1's stronger cabinet, the main drive unit chassis has been enhanced with a massive flange that is secured using six screws, thus improving its stability. A diamond pattern has also been moulded into the surround of the Kevlar cone; this is more than just cosmetic as the pattern reduces and damps standing waves in the surround, yielding a cleaner high-frequency acoustic roll-off and enhancing the ability of the mid/bass unit and tweeter to work as a cohesive whole.

The Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 speaker's twin reflex ports have been moved to the rear of the cabinet, to reduce the effects of audible distortion. These ports extend the bass to below 45Hz, contributing to an impressive sense of sonic scale. Over the soft-dome tweeter is a metal diffusion grid which, as well as protecting the dome when the speaker is being used without its grille, also irons out high-frequency perturbations right up to 30kHz, delivering a smoother response and crystal-clear treble detailing.

• Two-way vented box loudspeaker
• Multi-layer MDF Cabinet
• 25mm soft-dome tweeter with metal diffusion phase corrector
• 125mm woven Kevlar cone
• 2nd order Linkwitz bass and treble slopes yielding 3rd order acoustic crossover with optimal phase integration
• Twin ports on rear panel reduce bass distortion
• Interference-free grille with 'invisible' fixing
• RF screened, gold-plated terminals in vertical block, four per speaker for bi-wiring