Wharfedale Linton Heritage Bookshelf Loudspeaker

MSRP 1000 GBP82% External
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Product Overview

Wharfedale Linton Heritage inherits the three-way stand mount layout of the original Linton with a substantial cabinet and introduces new driver technologies.
With a timeless retro design, the Linton features a large 8" Kevlar woofer mounted on a rigid, die-cast chassis. The Kevlar midrange is housed in its own internal enclosure, and the 1" fabric-dome tweeter has a high-flux ferrite magnet.
The original Wharfedale Linton was a premium hi-fi speaker at an affordable price made between 1965 and the end of the 1970s.
A pair of Linton Heritage is priced at £999.95, while matching stands costs an additional 200.

Ratings

What we found**

Pros
  • Big, open sound
  • Lots of dynamic headroom
  • Excellent stereo imaging
Cons
  • Nothing in particular

What external reviewers found***

External score 82% (not directly comparable across industries)
Pros
  • Great build quality
  • Impressive dynamic headroom
  • Impressive dynamics
  • Gorgeous, open presentation
  • Big, clean bass
Cons
  • Not as detailed as the KEFs
  • Not the greatest
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Specifications

Construction

Drivers | Midrange
5" (135mm) black woven Kevlar cone
Drivers | Tweeter
1" (25mm) soft dome
Drivers | Woofer
8" (200mm) black woven Kevlar cone
Loudspeaker Type
3-way vented, bass reflex, bookshelf

Dimensions

Size | Depth
330 + 30 mm
Size | Height
565 mm
Size | Width
300 mm
Weight
18.4 kg

Function

Crossover
630Hz, 2.4kHz

Performance

Frequency Response
40Hz ~ 20kHz
Impedance
6 ohms (min 3.5 ohms)
Max Sound Level
110 dB
Power Input
25-200 W
Sensitivity
90 dB

Production

Debut
2019-05
Made In
China

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External Reviews

hifichoice[1]

Reviewer score 74%
Reviewers from hifichoice have found the following***:
The Linton is quite different to your average modern ‘tower’ loudspeaker. It has a sense of physicality and heft to the lower registers that’s really something special. Thanks to this relaxed, insouciant character, the music saunters along happily and everything sounds fun – whatever musical genre you choose.
Find the original article here.
Pros
  • Impressive dynamic headroom
  • Great build quality
Cons
  • Not the greatest

whathifi[2]

Reviewer score 90%
Reviewers from whathifi have found the following***:
The Wharfedale speakers have a brilliant sense of scale and space. No one instrument dominates - not Jagger's voice, not the tambourine and not the drums. The bass guitar has a wonderfully rounded hum to its strings, quite separate to the weight of the kick drum. With effortless weight and elbow patches, you don't need whisky to enjoy it.
Find the original article here.
Pros
  • Gorgeous, open presentation
  • Big, clean bass
  • Impressive dynamics
Cons
  • Not as detailed as the KEFs

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References

  1. ^ Wharfedale Linton. [hifichoice]. https://www.hifichoice.com/content/wharfedale-linton. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  2. ^ Wharfedale Linton review. [whathifi]. https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/wharfedale-linton. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2021-03-22.

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