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frontpagejk6812 | Staff posted Jan 04, 2025 10:03 AM
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Wharfedale EVO4.4 Floor-Standing Tower Speakers (Pair, 3 Colors)

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$1,499

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Crutchfield has Wharfedale EVO4.4 Matched Floor-Standing Speakers (Pair) on sale for $1499. Shipping is free.

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Note: Item is on backorder but may still be purchased and ships when available.

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About this item:
  • 3-way design
  • Air Motion Transformer (AMT) tweeter
  • 2" soft-dome midrange
  • Two 6-1/2" woven Kevlar woofers
  • Frequency response: 40-22,000 Hz (±3dB)
  • Recommended amplifier power: 30-200 watts
  • Sensitivity: 89 dB
  • Nominal impedance: 8 ohms compatible
  • Bass reflex design with port on the underside of the enclosure
  • Two sets of binding post speaker terminals allow bi-amping or bi-wiring
  • Removable magnetic grille

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Crutchfield has Wharfedale EVO4.4 Matched Floor-Standing Speakers (Pair) on sale for $1499. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter jk6812 for finding this deal.

Note: Item is on backorder but may still be purchased and ships when available.

Available in:

About this item:
  • 3-way design
  • Air Motion Transformer (AMT) tweeter
  • 2" soft-dome midrange
  • Two 6-1/2" woven Kevlar woofers
  • Frequency response: 40-22,000 Hz (±3dB)
  • Recommended amplifier power: 30-200 watts
  • Sensitivity: 89 dB
  • Nominal impedance: 8 ohms compatible
  • Bass reflex design with port on the underside of the enclosure
  • Two sets of binding post speaker terminals allow bi-amping or bi-wiring
  • Removable magnetic grille

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Zorbat1446
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"speakerdecision" is a worthless site. The only thing that matters is what YOUR ears think, and a home audition is the ONLY way to know. ​
aztecsurf
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The Revel Concerta2 deal earlier is better in my opinion.
Zorbat1446
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The only way to get Atmos is to have in-ceiling, on-ceiling, or at the least, "height" speakers, in that order of effectiveness. Those built-in upfiring "Atmos" speakers are just a worthless sales gimmick.

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Jan 08, 2025 01:38 AM
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Zorbat1446Jan 08, 2025 01:38 AM
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Quote from CalmJuice1435 :
How are these compared to the Klipsch 8060FA? Worth replacing with?
Wharfedale is the opposite of Klipsch in terms of sound signature. Klipsch has tons of in-your-face treble energy, which some people love and some people hate...very polarizing. Wharfedale is known for a midrange-forward, "warm" smooth sound which will never give you listening fatigue unlike Klipsch, but which some people find too polite or even "boring." So try them out at home and use Crutchfield's generous subsidized return shipping policy if they're not your cup of tea.
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Jan 08, 2025 01:40 AM
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Zorbat1446Jan 08, 2025 01:40 AM
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Quote from CalmJuice1435 :
I found a comparison on speakerdecision that compares the two. It seems it's not worth the change.
"speakerdecision" is a worthless site. The only thing that matters is what YOUR ears think, and a home audition is the ONLY way to know. ​
Jan 08, 2025 02:05 AM
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jippelJan 08, 2025 02:05 AM
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Quote from Zorbat1446 :
The only way to get Atmos is to have in-ceiling, on-ceiling, or at the least, "height" speakers, in that order of effectiveness. Those built-in upfiring "Atmos" speakers are just a worthless sales gimmick.
This is not technically correct. Dolby Atmos is a surround technology that uses spatial/3D audio encoding. One of the things that Atmos enables is height channels, but this is due to the way that the audio is encoded in a 3D object-oriented manner. That's why you can have "Atmos enabled headphones". You can also have a 5.1 or 7.1 setup without height channels that is still Dolby Atmos. In that scenario, the height channels are just not used. Atmos actually has a total of 128 audio tracks.

That being said, in-ceiling or on-ceiling speakers are a much more accurate way of representing the height channels. To say that the only way to get Atmos is with a specific type of height channel is simply not true.
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Jan 08, 2025 02:07 AM
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jippelJan 08, 2025 02:07 AM
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Quote from Zorbat1446 :
Wharfedale is the opposite of Klipsch in terms of sound signature. Klipsch has tons of in-your-face treble energy, which some people love and some people hate...very polarizing. Wharfedale is known for a midrange-forward, "warm" smooth sound which will never give you listening fatigue unlike Klipsch, but which some people find too polite or even "boring." So try them out at home and use Crutchfield's generous subsidized return shipping policy if they're not your cup of tea.
Also not true. The Reference Premier line is surprisingly less bright and "in your face" than their other lineups.
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SlickHamster963Jan 08, 2025 04:33 AM
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Marketplace bruh.
I 2nd this. The wife would sell for top dollar on Marketplace.
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supermanrobJan 08, 2025 05:04 AM
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Quote from jippel :
This is not technically correct. Dolby Atmos is a surround technology that uses spatial/3D audio encoding. One of the things that Atmos enables is height channels, but this is due to the way that the audio is encoded in a 3D object-oriented manner. That's why you can have "Atmos enabled headphones". You can also have a 5.1 or 7.1 setup without height channels that is still Dolby Atmos. In that scenario, the height channels are just not used. Atmos actually has a total of 128 audio tracks.

That being said, in-ceiling or on-ceiling speakers are a much more accurate way of representing the height channels. To say that the only way to get Atmos is with a specific type of height channel is simply not true.
Well he does make a good point maybe not pointed out well.

Dolby originally labeled them good-better-best but quickly realized best(overhead) could be a challenge & may pigeon hole their product.

They quickly changed it to just options, very smart business move, as it turns out.

Look how popular "Atmos" soundbars, even soundbars in general.
Heck you have some say they are so impressive they are on par with a 5.1 speaker setup!

Another issue is most have never actually heard a well/proper implementation of one so their definition is skewed.
Jan 08, 2025 05:49 AM
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Zorbat1446Jan 08, 2025 05:49 AM
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Quote from jippel :
This is not technically correct. Dolby Atmos is a surround technology that uses spatial/3D audio encoding. One of the things that Atmos enables is height channels, but this is due to the way that the audio is encoded in a 3D object-oriented manner. That's why you can have "Atmos enabled headphones". You can also have a 5.1 or 7.1 setup without height channels that is still Dolby Atmos. In that scenario, the height channels are just not used. Atmos actually has a total of 128 audio tracks.

That being said, in-ceiling or on-ceiling speakers are a much more accurate way of representing the height channels. To say that the only way to get Atmos is with a specific type of height channel is simply not true.
"Dolby enabled headphones"---were you really born yesterday? I suppose you believe that those soundbars that claim to provide "surround sound" actually do that? (facepalm)

Look, it's very simple: Atmos is all about adding VERTICAL sounds together with horizontal sounds. To get upward firing speakers to bounce the sound so that it hits the listener at MLP in any convincing fashion is pretty much impossible if those upfiring "Atmos" speakers are stuck to the top of your tower or bookshelf speakers. At BEST it MIGHT provide a somewhat more scattered soundfield but it's NOTHING like real Atmos provided by correctly aimed in- or on-ceiling speakers.
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Quote from jippel :
Also not true. The Reference Premier line is surprisingly less bright and "in your face" than their other lineups.
The RP is not as ear-piercing as the bottom of the barrel R series, or its predecessors the RB, Icon, etc. garbage that used to be sold at Best Buy. But it's still the direct opposite of the Wharfedale sound signature.
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LEOMHK1.0Jan 08, 2025 09:48 AM
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I 2nd this. The wife would sell for top dollar on Marketplace.
Just make sure to state: No Returns !!
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Jan 08, 2025 11:10 AM
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sirdan357Jan 08, 2025 11:10 AM
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I love the look of these. Not super into the overly warm sound profile though.
Jan 08, 2025 01:28 PM
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merkyJan 08, 2025 01:28 PM
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Quote from Buckeyefan 1 :
If you're buying for music, you can get the Wharfedale Linton's for the same price. One of the highest rated speakers on the market today. You'll have to add stands.
+1 for Lintons heritage I ordered those because of the vintage look. I might check out the new Super Lintons from Crutchfield as these are still under the return window. Looks like the Super Lintons available to ship Febr.
Jan 08, 2025 02:17 PM
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lilbabykennyJan 08, 2025 02:17 PM
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These or Polk r700?
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CalmMitten9192Jan 08, 2025 04:29 PM
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Quote from SlickHamster963 :
I 2nd this. The wife would sell for top dollar on Marketplace.
hahaha
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turbodogJan 08, 2025 05:20 PM
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Are these made from real wharfs?
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merkyJan 08, 2025 05:49 PM
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Quote from lilbabykenny :
These or Polk r700?
R700 for bass heavy music these for warm and vocals

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