Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary Review

Joe Mac said:
I have them in an area that’s about 4m wide by about 3m deep and they don’t come close to overpowering it. They are also really composed and sweet sounding at lower volume. Once they’re the recommended distance off the back wall so the bass isn’t too boomy so I think they fit well in a small living room situation, they’d probably be too much in a “box bedroom” that had been converted into a listening room/office.
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That's perfect, thanks! Our living room is pretty deep and about that wide, so that's very good to know.
 
Crabbers said:
Sooo…I just casually mentioned I’m about $300 away from buying these speakers…AND THE WIFE JUST SAID JUST BUY THEM!!!!🤯

Is she testing me? 😂😂😂😂
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Congratulations - you've won relationship roulette.

My wife's been putting up with my foolishness for 37 years. She's beautiful and smart and kind and I can't for the life of me figure out how I've ended up in this wonderful situation.
 
Z3bra said:
Hi all, this thread has been great to read. I bought and received my Lintons before discovering this and have genuinely enjoyed reading all of your comments.

I took an alternative route to most to get to these wonderful speakers. Apologies, it'll be a long winding road. I had a pair of KEF LS50 Wireless speakers for a few years, initially a Black pair with blue drivers, gorgeous speakers that are incredibly resolving and significantly more clinical, in my opinion, than the Lintons. Those had an issue about a month before the warranty was due to run out, the one of the amplifiers in the left channel died. So I sent them back, had it fixed up and immediately sold it for fear of it happening again outside of the warranty period. I bought yet another paid of the LS50 Wireless, this time the Nocturne edition. Again, beautiful speaker, amazing sound, but within one year the left channel amplifier died again. So, I sent the speakers back, it got fixed and when I received the replacement, the right speaker had been scratched. Fortunately for me, the dealer agreed to refund me and et voila, the Wharfedale Linton 85 appears.

I've been listening to these glorious speakers for about 4 days and the difference between these and the other British brutes, the KEF LS50, is staggering. I might not have realised just how velvety smooth music could sound. My Lintons are in nearfield config, as in just about a meter away (about 3.2 ft), same as my LS50s were, and I just can't get enough of them. There is *no* discernible harshness from these, the music flows into my aural palate like hot buttered rum, as opposed to the LS50 that would be more akin to a straight, expensive Scotch whiskey.

I am deeply in love and would never be able to go back to the comparatively harsh sounding LS50. Now, while I was listening to the LS50, they did not *feel* as it they were that harsh, but how can you compare bright fluorescent light to warm incandescent light if you've only ever seen fluorescent?

For what it's worth, I'm driving these with a seemingly meager 70WPC Yamaha WXA-50 amp, fed from my PC via Optical, and it is truly more than capable.

Anyway, hope you all get as much enjoyment out of these as I will. :)
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Rum vs whisky. Love that comparison!
 
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