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Truly great speakers. The mid range is mind blowing. Vocals are incredibly clear and smooth. The bass (if away from the wall) is punchy and controlled. ZERO listening fatigue, listening to these speakers for hours. Had them for months, and I strongly recommend them to anyone.

I got these speakers Last year in April. I just love them. it's the best speakers for the price and I am not really interested of going to a higher point..this is the sweet spot. Glad to see that I am not the only one :)

I just bought a pair of Denton 80s, I'm in love with the warm Wharfedale sound.

This is indeed a speaker that makes you smile from the first moment and for many hours to follow. I got them and a refurbished Denon PMA-1060 amplifier for 1550 euros total. A very satisfying and balanced solution. If you don't need more, don't change. With a more expensive and more capable amplifier the Lintons can get a bit bass heavy.

I'm currently playing Adladin Sane David Bowie on RCA International vinyl on my Technics 1500c, Denon 1510 amp & Wharfedale Linton Heritage . It sounds superb. This speaker is for people who like to listen to music for long periods.

The Linton’s sound great with metal, classical, jazz a lot of stuff. Really big sounding that you might miss from narrow tower and bookshelf speakers of today.

The Linton, Denton 80 and 85 all use the same Ferrite magnet tweeter, very nice stuff.

Hi Mike, came across this impressive and detailed review. Appreciate the insights. I currently own a pair of Klipsch RP 6000f floorstanders. Had it about 3.5 years. Now am thinking of getting the Lintons after rather good reviews including yours. My issue is this, I can only pull the Klipsch out from my back wall about 8 inches( measured by rear of the speaker cabinet to the wall). So I may not have too much distance to pull out the Lintons. My listening position is about 7 to 8 feet away from speakers. My living room is small, 10 feet by 10 feet with glass doors at one end and open space at the other. Can I have the Lintons closer to the wall and still sound good in my listening room given the measurements? Would it be better than my current RP 6000f ( which I use without a sub) I notice the Lintons in your friends review was placed close to the wall. Second question is will the Lintons pair well with a solid state XTZ power amp ( about 300W at 4 ohms) and a Schitt Freya Tube pre. Thirdly, will these Lintons be good as the Klipsch for movies. Can it be matched with a Klipsch RP 600c which I currently have. I also have klipsch dipole surrounds. Appreciate your views. Thank you.

Phantastic speakers, pair well with my Croft acoustics amp. Great for classical and jazz

I am still on the fence. They are amazing looking loudspeakers, no question. I love vintage vibe they give off.

My ears are treated to the delightful sound of 1972 Bowers and Wilkins DM2 transmission lines, driven by the superb power of the Technics SU-8088 :D I don't think it gets much better than that for me :D I do love Wharfedale though, Linton 3XP were my first ever speakers.

Hey Mike welcome back! Had my eye on The Wharfedale Linton's for a while! Great review! Any other speaker stand suggestions?

Anyone know how these would compare to Rogers L6 speakers from the 80’s? I bought them and use them with my Leak stereo 130 and keep wondering how my system would sound with these instead…

How will these speakers perform on 16 in deep shelf? I don't have room to put them on the stands.

Great review! Thanks 😀

I notice both Mike and the guest have their Linton's close to the wall. Do you pull them out for listening sessions? How much punch do you lose when they're pushed back into the wall?

It’s a beautiful speaker and stand.

Damn I just bought one yesterday, the left one. I'll take it back.

I have an enormous amount of blues albums and cds as well as classical. Are they the right mix played through the Lintons. Very apreciative.Thnx.

Can you recommend a pre amp and power amp combo that pair well with the lintons?

I don’t get that people want speakers without grilles. It reduces WAF, looks ugly in most cases and exposes drivers to damage. I’d love to put the grilles on my Buchardts, but the ridiculous disc grills look dumb and most definitely introduce diffraction artifacts. I find it admirable that Wharfedale recognizes the desire for real furniture vs. utility loudspeakers.

Do you mean 39hz? Waterfall as a term usually means decay/ringing. I agree they make you smile, my only misgiving was bass definition but this was on floor models only open for two weeks.

i am surprised that i still can get these speakers for 900 dollar where i live, i guess there are a value buy for that price. i do not have the large space for speakers so i dont need them.

Can anyone offer a comp between these and the kef r3’s? Really hard time choosing here

Do you happen to know the thread size and length for the spiked feet that the stands come with?

Love the Sschiit setup !

Doesn't your buddy in the video have his speakers reversed? Logo should be on the outside correct?

I ordered pair of Linton's after trying out some other speakers. Never had a speaker that pairs so well with metal. I am driving them with vintage pioneer sx550 amp and changing it with kenwood kr-3400 or sony ta-f45 amps. Really amazing speakers and they have just right amount of bass while with others like kef i had feeling they are bass only

Thank you! Very good information! I am a lucky owner of Larsen 6,2 wery amazing speaker 😊

I own the pair of Wharfedale Linton 3 speakers that my parents bought in aug 1974. The speakers and layout are totally (!) different than this modern version. I have always missed the high-end clarity, though they have a very rich bass and mid. Compared to other speakers I always found them sound rather dull. Since I lately obtained from friends an amplifier that was able to drive channels A and B simultaneously, I added a different pair of speakers with very clear tweeters, in order to compensate for the lack of these in the old Linton 3 speakers. This is a tad better soundwise, but there is no clear space definition of the sound image. As I have this setup in my barn where I have the space to put 2 pairs of speakers side by side (on a shelve), but this setup is limiting on the amplifier choice , which needs to be able to drive 2 speaker channels at the same time...

Hi all, i ve got a pair o ve Linton s 85th and love them very much but i think there a little low on bass im wondering if its the amp or the speakers i got it hooked on a Mc Intosh ma 252 i would love response thanks!!

Question: did you ever compared those to the KLH Model 5? I am curious between those…

I don't have much modern electronic music, but IMO, the Lintons sound best with classical and jazz (or well recorded music that doesn't sound too compressed or processed). They actually strike me as fairly neutral with a warm touch. I've noticed they are not always that forgiving with some harsher recordings of the '70s or even the '80s. Then the broad mid-range can be too exposing for certain frequencies, resulting with me quickly reaching for the volume knob. Note that this is just my experience. There are plenty of other people claiming that the Lintons make everything sound good. I guess we all have different ears.

I tried to replace my 23 yr old B&W 602s with Focal Chora 826, and that was a mistake. Amazing imaging and detail, but midrange that is like an ice pick in the forehead after 15 minutes. I am seriously considering these or the KLH model 5s, but I am leaning towards these more. I just wish I could hear them before I pull the trigger. Cheers for the review.

I bought mine last week.

Hello!! thank you for your review. I have borea 03 speakers, and like you said on that review They are great speakers for someone to enter the hifi world. I love them paired to a prima luna evo 100 (43w). And now I'm thinking of upgrading them. Do you think this is a good upgrade, since they are double the cost. Do you think it's worth it? Will I miss detail? Basically borea 03 vs linton heritage.....who wins? thank you

Any comparison with emotiva t2+ ?

Kia ora. Shouts from New Zealand. Great review! I'm building a cabin. It's only 5.5m by 3.5m (16 by 11 ft?) 2.7m ceiling. Do you think these beauties would be too large for that room, acoustically. Thanks heaps.

I love your ironic ending 😂

Guttenberg says the tweeters are a bit "grainy," or not as high resolution as he prefers. This guy likes the "smoothness" or "mellowness" of the treble.

I have the mahogany ones and they sound as they look....lush!

fantastic rview my friend

I have no idea about speakers... say I buy these speakers, can I power them from a chord mojo 2 and use the poly attachment to stream my Tidal for my playlists? If not, what would I need? Could I get a full setup for like £2,500-£3000?

Why is it important to have the stands? Cant I just put some acoustic pads underneath for a similar effect?

I just Loooove mine.

Mike, How would you compare Wharfdale Linton Heritage to Dali Oberon 3 in terms of quality sound? I love them both and I don't know which to buy

I had to check the date on this video... "the other day I saw kids sifting through vinyl" - yeah, 15 years ago. 😂

Mike, what is the Linton's large bass woofer size? It's described as 8 inch (20cm) but there are rings around the woofer. As a comparison, my Oberon 5s woofers are described as 5 and 1/4 but when I meaure it the woofer alone is around 4 inch. The rings /mount around the woofer is not a woofer. It misleading.

Once again out of the park. Along w/ a cold dog & a warm beer 😆 lol. Oh I would love to own british speakers 🔊 wharfedale rogers kef harbeth splendor almost all go back to the BBC school of speaker engineering.

They have now just revamped the wharfdale dovedale 👍

If that right speaker we see over your left shoulder is where you actually placed them for listening, no wonder they seem bass heavy. I bet it’s boomy af - and you’ll never get a proper soundstage or imaging when the speaker is crammed into a corner like that. Also the Uturn is DEFINITELY the weak link here. Those wharfedales and the evo 150 are leagues better than the table you’re using. What is that, an Ortofon OM-5??

Personally, looks are way down there when evaluating speakers. I'm going to try them when I decide on a streaming amp.

Wharfdale have the secret british key . designed many years ago...

I don't believe in cables changing sound, I don't believe in breaking in, but I believe these are awesome speakers.

I agree these are meant for modern music paradoxically. Great speakers

A different dimension, The Twilight Zone. Still miss flippin' through album bins, now a major portion of recorded music is download only ! No physical format !

Anyone tried these for movies/tv ? I’m limited on space so I can’t have a dedicated tv system and a music dedicated system so it’s going to be doing both if I get a pair.

Hello, Sonus Faber Lumina II or Wharfedale Linton?

I believe you have the speakers switched in this video. The Logo on the left is the left speaker and the logo on the right is the right speaker.

I miei Linton pilotati da un Yamaha A-S1200 cantano in modo divino! Gli ho associato un Bluesound Node X e...sono felice

Dont forget there is no such thing as the perfect speaker...

Are they better than Oberon 3?

Really want to get these Lintons to replace my B&W 603 towers in a two channel setup purely for music. I do like speakers/headphones that tend to be warmer.

Listening to someone that puts these speakers not even an inch from the wall. Remember they are back ported. Excuisit sound???

I just ordered the lintons. I'm very concerned about it and thinking of canceling them. I've never seen so much disagreement in comments before over how a speaker sounds.

These are 6 ohms. In the manual of my NAD C275 BEE I see that it can handle 4 or 8 ohms. Will my amp drive them well?

I have a standard $500 A/V Receiver (100 watts a ch.....so we're told)....i'm just skeptical that these kind of huge 'power hungry' speakers will put to big a strain on your average A/V Rec'r.

The past tense of shine is shone NOT shined.

How do they compare to the klh 5 or a jbl

Notice he never says the speakers sound good or really good. Decent. Just bought a pair.. I do like the sound. KLH 5 have more detail and better timbre. But I only have a hour or so on the Linton's. What I do luv about the Linton's is there very smooth and warm sounding. I will report back after 50 hours.

The speaker cables give you a bit more bass?…. Ok

Too late, just bought them

I would prefer the Linton´s in a more modern package. Not all people like retro looks.

Kids don't like the old stuff because it's a cool fad. They like it because unfortunately they are growing up in post modern dystopia and when they hear the good stuff on good equipment, they love it. I

Those are very specific albums they like, ugh. Ok.

The cables accentuated the bass..? That's when I hit stop moved on to another video.

Sound is subjective for everyone. For those who listen to music, most speakers will sound gud after they get used to the sound. I always laugh at reviewers who claim this or that, only cuz they try to listen to "sounds" and not "music. They sit in a chair perfectly placed and sit on pins and needles, never relaxing their rectums waiting for the slightest sounds...unlike 99% consumers who don't try to listen to every nuances of a fart.

I'm getting tired of grill-off people. it screams 'i was a poor in a 90's trailer park' vibe

Is there any company out there that makes a speaker without out sourcing to China? I'm an Aussie DJ audio/visual engineer of some 30 years...I'm 61 now. It's a valid question. China are hardly popular on a global stage and aligning themselves with Russia and North Korea proves this. Wharfedale are an English company. Ok they have to follow the English standards of construction but when I saw Made in China on the back, I just felt a bit sad and sold out! Australia does not make any model of car! Period! No more Holdens or Fords and boy we made some serious V8 muscle cars in the 70s. This saving of cash is a cop out. Are they great speakers? Obviously....I own a pair of Wharfedale book shelf speakers but bit by bit I feel that every country is losing it's identity to what I call CHEAP CHINA SYNDROME! Ok so we might use parts from other countries like Japan but Japan make high quality components like resistors for example and sometimes you want Takmans in your signal path because they're great. Russia are, or should I say were making great new Valves for modern tube amplifiers. I hope this ridiculous war ends soon so that we can do business with them again cos they make great valves. Just not while Putin is in control. I own a Primaluna HP Integrated Amplifier running 6 12AU7s on the input side and 8 EL34s on the business end and it is a beautiful amplifier and my Wharfedale speakers sing when I play anything on them from Enya to Queen. I know it has foreign parts in it...DUH, but Kevin Deal still holds the reins and only uses the best parts sourced from all over the world each time he releases a new product under the Primaluna name. I haven't had the chance to listen to the Lintons, but I will when I get the chance. Cheers from down under, Andrew.

Terrible terrible speakers. Supremely marketed. The crossover and the tweeter are serious weakpoints. The flat, greyish, dull overall signature with a ringy treble/upper mid and a lack of transient attack renders these not only lacking musicality but also harshness in the lower treble and upper presence region. They also have pretty poor stereo imaging. A similarly or much lower priced pair of Focals wipe the floor with them.... proper in house drivers made by the actual maker for one thing.

The great British speakers made in China like many so-called British loudspeakers. Quite sad really!

Wharfedale Linton , made in China? 😒😒😁😁

I watched up until you mentioned speaker cable !!!!!!!!! Jeez man ! .Do some electrical theory ..................... Snake oil cables