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WHARFEDALE Diamond 12.C

328 €

Central speaker WHARFEDALE Diamond 12.C

The DIAMOND 12.C brings cinema-quality vocal tangibility and depth to the Wharfedale DIAMOND 12 series home theatre system.

Designed as the centrepiece and perfect complement for the DIAMOND 12 series standmount (bookshelf) and floorstander models, the DIAMOND 12.C is compact, accurate and powerful.

Using dual 130mm (5”) Klarity^TM drivers for accurate, refined mid-range and bass frequencies, while the 25mm (1”) dome tweeter delivers open and smoothly extended high frequencies opening up detail and depth for movies, sports and music.

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Description

DIAMOND 12 Series

Innovative, High-performance, Whole Home Audio Solution For Music Lovers Of All Levels

In the early 1980s, Wharfedale created the blueprint for modern ‘budget’ hi-fi speakers when it made the first-ever DIAMOND. Through successive generations, the Wharfedale DIAMOND has remained the most famous name in budget hi-fi speakers

worldwide. The launch of a new DIAMOND range is always a major hi-fi event and this campaign will introduce the latest generation of DIAMOND loudspeakers to the world.

The Wharfedale DIAMOND line is “one of the most successful speaker ranges of all time” (What Hi-Fi? 2015). It’s also one of the most enduring – there have been Wharfedale DIAMOND speakers on the market for the past 38 years, updated from one generation to the next.

The all-new DIAMOND 12 Series is the best DIAMOND range yet, developed in collaboration with Karl-Heinz Fink – one of the most successful loudspeaker designers on the planet. Classic DIAMOND price points, industrial design that’s cool
and contemporary yet still distinctly Wharfedale, and sound that delivers a new ‘budget’ benchmark through exceptional acoustic design and engineering – the DIAMOND 12 Series is one of the most exciting audio product launches of 2020.

A voice coil beyond this class

Name: WHARFEDALE Diamond 12.C - TopEnd
Price: 328 EUR
Availability: InStock

The voice coil is wound on a high-power epoxy/glass ﬁbre bobbin highly unusual in speakers at this price level. This has the advantage of not adding eddy currents and delivering greater power handling than an aluminium bobbin, whilst also being much stiﬀer than the Kapton type associated with this price-class.

DIAMOND highs

The 25mm dome is made from a woven polyester ﬁlm with a high-loss coating to deliver open and smoothly extended high frequencies. The magnet system and the front plate have been optimised for wide dispersion and uncompressed behaviour. The front plate is ﬂat and exposes the dome as much as possible; only a very short duct on the front plate balances the acoustic load and improves the SPL (sound pressure level) measurement.

A crossover of style

The crossover network uses an acoustic LKR 24dB topology. This includes air-core inductors of the type more commonly found in high-end speakers, selected because they produce the lowest distortion of all inductor types. As the resistance of the coil is higher than a standard laminated steel or ferrite core inductor, the magnetic structure of the mid/bass driver has been modiﬁed to compensate, resulting in fast, clean bass with no distortion from the inductor.

Firm and fair

The DIAMOND 12.1 ’s rear-ported enclosure is precisely sized so that the internal volume works in harmony with the drive unit system to deliver the desired sonic result. A multi-layered sandwich design subdues the identiﬁable characteristics of the cabinet’s ‘sound’. Even the resonant properties of the glue between the layers was measured to determine the optimum combination.

Diamond 12.C specification:

General description	2-way central speaker
Enclosure type	closed-box system
Transducer complement	2-way
Bass driver	5″(130mm) advanced PP Cone x2
Treble driver	1″(25mm) Textile Dome
AV shield	No
Sensitivity(2.83V @ 1m)	90dB
Recommended ampliﬁer power	20-120W
Peak SPL	96dB
Nominal impedance	8Ω Compatible
Minimum impedance	4.0Ω
Frequency response(+/-3dB)	90Hz ~ 20kHz
Bass extension(-6dB)	80Hz
Crossover frequency	2.2kHz
Cabinet Volume (in litres)	8.7L
Dimensions ( H x W x D )	180 x 480 x (180+28) mm
Net weight	8.5kg/pcs

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Additional information

Weight	10 kg
Dimensions	20.8 × 48 × 18 cm
Colour	Black, Light oak, Walnut, White
Cena za pár / kus	Piece
Brand	WHARFEDALE
Seria	Diamond 12