Lil Caesar Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 SOLD Item Condition: Excellent used condition, 12 months old Shipping Options: Pickup available but audition is not available.,Shipping is available at agreed cost. Suburb or Town: Western Suburbs State: Victoria Payment Method: Cash, EFT Reason for selling: Change of Direction Further information: The "new" Wharfedale Lintons' are almost everything you could want of a legacy reproduction; classic cabinet design and production values with high levels of attention to detail BUT benefitting from current manufacturing and transducer technology embedded within. This speaker is most things to most people but is best characterised as somewhat forgiving and above all smooth and neutral in its delivery. Care need only be given to the distance from the front wall, as the dual reflex ports on the rear of each cabinet do require some breathing room to prevent excess chestiness in the mid-bass. I've found in my eleven months with these speakers that they have no preference for genre or volume level, assuming the matching electronics are up to the task. Whilst not difficult to drive, a reasonable amount of power - 100 WPC+ is desirable to deliver the most satisfying results with higher-energy music @ pleasing SPLs in a 30 sqm room. My tastes lean towards greater incision and slam so for this reason they just don't quite cut it with rock, pop or electronica but the fault is not with the speaker, this listener just needs to make up his mind Audition MAY be possible here in Melbourne, depending on what measures are announced on the 25th of October and thereafter. I have all the packing materials - four large boxes in total as the dedicated stands are included. Strong preference for pickup by local buyer however shipping is possible at the buyers' expense. A 3rd party courier will be required as the size and weight exceeds Auspost limits. This example feature the Mahogany finish and it is truly furniture grade veneer with full wrap and grain matching. Photos: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill125812 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I love mine. So musical. Grab yourself a bargain here. And the stands that come with it are incredibly solid. GLWS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawso8 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Absolute steal at that price! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryansamui Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 If you don't fancy paying 3 or 4 times as much for a pair of Harbeth HL5+ or Spendor Classic 100's, SP2's and the like.... then grab these.. Bargain Alert! GLWTS (although I don't think you'll need it) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzzy Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Lil Caesar said: The "new" Wharfedale Lintons' Look superb. Shows Wharfedale have serious intentions I think. If only I was in the speaker market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGuy Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 As a proud owner, I can vouch to the quality of this speaker!! Absolute bargain at asking price! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONYCH31 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 fantastic 3 way speaker for the price. I am using this to listen to 70's and 80's music which are normally not well recorded. It is a very forgiving speaker and very analog sounding (smooth and warm). Easy to drive. Great bass. Just don;t push this so close to the wall as there are 2 ports at the back. Give it a bit of space to breath. You can certainly use very detailed dac such as chord qutest on this and it will still not sound bright at all. GLWTS. Wharfedale is certainly producing again good quality speakers at a great price. Watching their new Elysian range speaker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Quiet...Listen Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Heard these at the Tokyo Audio Show last year. Very impressive speakers for the money! GLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinylear Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I bought the Linton's for my daughter. I'm impressed. Very listenable speaker. Packaging is excellent. you can ship with confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantan Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 These are the ultimate smooth operators and have a very non fatiguing sound. They are a lot like Harbeth speakers at less than half their price ( you are not paying for a badge ) They look great as well and the stands are brilliant for storing some ( or all ) of your vinyl collection. I would think they also have a great WAF as well. Excellent buying here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TZAR Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Can the CA Azur 651 integrated amplifier drive this speaker properly? or a good match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill125812 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, TZAR said: Can the CA Azur 651 integrated amplifier drive this speaker properly? or a good match. I drive mine with the new Leak 130 40 w per Chanel amp. Wonderful match The CA being British as well will be a great match 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantan Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 The Cambridge 651 will drive these speakers easily. It is also a good match in this situation, because it is slightly on the bright and shiny side of neutral so the combination with the smooth Lintons will offset that and they will work very well together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TZAR Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Thank you. Currently got floorstanding diamond 9.5 and this purchase is a significant upgrade for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Caesar Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 And now provisionally sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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