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REVIEW: Wharfedale Linton Speakers

Model:	Linton
Category:	Speakers
Suggested Retail Price:	$1198/pair; $1498/pair with stands
Description:	Bookshelf, three-way, ported
Manufacturer URL:	Wharfedale
Model Picture:	View

Review by svisner on November 29, 2019 at 07:55:13 IP Address: 96.83.74.33

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This is a review of the Wharfedale Linton speakers released recently. Please also see the review (https://www.stereophile.com/content/wharfedale-linton-heritage-loudspeaker) by Herb Reichert. His review influenced my interest in these speakers.

I have listened to and owned a number of speakers (AR, Polk, Magnepan, Epique) and auditioned speakers ranging from Klipsch to B&W. Of course, I have not heard all of these speakers in the same listening space, so comparisons are difficult to make.

However, I am very pleased by the Linton's. Herb appears to have found them very balanced, as do I. They have full bass response (though I have an existing subwoofer setup that I am keeping for now). Midrange is liquid (as they say) and hi's are detailed, but never shrill. Imaging is quite impressive, with soundstage extending on some recordings beyond the left and right visual image of the speakers themselves. Dynamic range is also quite good and they're easy to drive with a vintage McIntosh 240 power amplifier.

The Linton's do very well with large orchestral music, but with more intimate chamber and jazz music, it's possible to "get inside" the performance in ways not every speaker seems (to me) to allow. Better resolution recordings are particularly rewarding when played through the Linton's.

The Linton's are also quite attractive, well finished and handsome on their stands. Decide in advance where you want them go; their stands do slide, but the setup is fairly heavy. (I do have to add that the Linton's are lovely when viewed with a vintage tube amplifier.)

I have been rediscovering my music collection, a process I am enjoying immensely, thanks largely to the Linton's.

I have not experimented with speaker cables; I am using Mogami cables (which I like very much and have good connectors).

In sum, I find these speakers resolving and very satisfying musically.

These speakers are a remarkable value, with clarity, balance, and imaging I associate with multi-$0000 speakers. I recommend an audition. And do read Herb's review.

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Product Weakness:	None to date. I do worry about their finish, which one is not supposed to clear with any commercial preparations.
Product Strengths:	Frequency response, balance, imaging, detail, and "heft."

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Associated Equipment for this Review:

Amplifier:	McIntosh 240 power amplifier
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Denon AVR x3400h receiver with pre-amp outputs
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Oppo Blu-Ray; TASCAM CD with iPurifier; Pioneer RT707 Reel to Reel; U-Turn Orbit turntable with Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge, Sleeve City Weight and Auralex Base; Sony XDR-F1HD HD FM/AM Tuner; Acer Revo computer
Speakers:	Wharfedale Linton
Cables/Interconnects:	Mogami
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical, Jazz, Folk
Room Size (LxWxH):	14 x 12 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments:	None
Time Period/Length of Audition:	About one month
Other (Power Conditioner etc.):	Tripp Lite LCR-2400
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner
Your System (if other than home audition):	Main system.

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