Hi Venkat, i had gone for auditioning of wharf Diamond 9.5/9.6, AS 9.6 was nt available with the dealer , we tried on 10.5 with sw150.I found 10.5 more detailed and warm, have you any opinion on it. Is it better than 9.6(which I cud nt audition). The dealer suggested to wait for 10.7??
Cud u opine on this. THANKS.
The only place I could find some details on the 10 series was a Chinese site (
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10.7
Bass Drivers - 2x165mm
Midrange - ?
Tweeter - 25mm
Impedance - 6 ohm
Sensitivity - 90db
Frequency Range - 30-24khz
Crossover - 150hz /850hz/ 4.5khz
HF Limit at -10dB - 35Khz
Size - 965x 223x301
10.6
Bass Drivers - 2x165mm
Midrange - none
Tweeter - 25mm
Impedance - 6 ohm
Sensitivity - 88db
Frequency Range - 35-24khz
Crossover - 100hz / 2.5khz
HF Limit at -10dB - 38Khz
Size - 900x 223x301
10.5
Bass Drivers - 2x165mm
Midrange - None
Tweeter - 25mm
Impedance - 6 ohm
Sensitivity - 86db
Frequency Range - 35-24khz
Crossover - 600hz / 3.8khz
HF Limit at -10dB - 40Khz
Size - 850x 223x301
9.6
Bass Drivers - 2x204mm
Midrange - 50mm
Tweeter - 25mm
Impedance - 6 ohm
Sensitivity - 88db
Frequency Range - 28-24khz
Crossover - 150hz/1.0KHz/6.0Khz
HF Limit at -10dB - 44Khz
Size - 1080x247x331
Frankly, I like the specs of the 9.6 better, and I feel it will perform even better than the 10.7, the highest in the new series. It is bigger, has larger woofers, better crossover......
I think Wharfedale, like all other companies, seems to be playing frugal and designing new products with lesser specs.
If you can get a 9.6 at good prices, go for it. Try to beat the dealer into selling 'old' stock and laugh all the way home.
Also see
http://www.hifivision.com/speakers/4113-wharfedale-10-series-being-launched.html for some more discussions.
Cheers