Wharfedale Linton Review & Sound Test 

I couldn't find the placement of the tweeters in the documents I received with the speakers either? Perhaps I missed it? I had to search online to find it.

Cheers Tim!

I had a pair of Airdales xp series back in 80's. so regret selling as I was moving and couldn't take them. I prefer the sound of the xp series as they we nice and crisp with good highs.

Houses for mere mortals in the UK are tiny. No point in wasting money “improving” room acoustics because as I said it is small and cramped.😂 You just have to settle on what you have.😊

How far you sitting listning to the speakers ?

​@@pinkypoohable You can improve the amount of reflections.

They have more bass than the Dali's. The Linton's can go very loud without distortion. Mids and treble about the same. Lintons have a warmer presentation, Dali's have a little more detail

In my opinion, the Lintons are quite an improvement over the 230's. For the price the 230's are still very good but the Lintons are a lot more refined with a much cleaner bass response.

The silicon is a good tip! I wasn't really bored with the Dali's, I just really wanted the Lintons! 😄

Thanks Mark. 👍

Best method as I found on earlier Wharfedale Linton 85 reviews: use a creditcard and gently ply off the grill. Easy, no fiddling, no chips.

You may be waiting a while before I get bored. 😄

..... I can wait. I'm very patient.@@UTILITARIANTVUK

Does the Sugden sound better, out of curiosity?

@@dextercool the A21 Sugden is in another league compared to the Leak 130 - but it's not a fair comparison IMO - and I won't in anyway take away the performance of the Leak 130 - but the Sugden is stunning at the price point - no bells or whistles / just a chunk of heavy class A performance

@@ramblinginmeath4950 sounds lovely’

The 130 is class D crap, the 230 is better

The grilles are designed to stay on.

Wharfedale recommend a height of 476mm.

Thanks for the tips!

I've also tried my Lintons with some amplifiers: refurbished Denon PMA-1060, refurbished Pioneer A-757, new Leak 130. Best result was with the Denon. That's a really good match.

@@colanitower That's good to hear. I have some on the way and I have a Denon PMA-1600. Hope it is a good match.

@@SnapperX3 Nice amplifier! That's kind of a modern successor of the PMA-1060. I guess it will work. The Lintons need a bit of experimenting in the room to get the most out of them. They need the right distance to the back wall. In my room it's about 60cm or a bit under 2 feet. Have fun and enjoy!

Thank you! Excited to start setting them up.@@colanitower

Is this why Im having unsatisfying midbass from my linton? Bass sounds and weak and ill-defined.I am using an anthem mrx500 receiver with my lintons.

@@jm-vq4cm It's possible. From my experience, almost all Wharfedale speakers tend to dip well below 4 ohms when dealing with certain bass frequencies. Your amp has to be able to deal with those momentary power draws, as well as be able to deliver the power consistently. If your receiver can do that, then It's possible to correct the lack of bass sound by positioning the speakers closer to your side walls and the wall behind them. Otherwise, you'll need a stronger amp.

@@jelk1188 sorry to ask but maybe you can educate me. I understand it's a question of current. But how is a 50w amp into 4 ohms good enough for Lintons while my 120w into 8 ohms cannot? Is current not a direct factor of power? I mean while listening at reasonable volume without going into overheat. To me the 120w should therefore sound as good or better than the 50w. I just don't understand that.

@@jm-vq4cm It's also about the power supply, but essentially you should be looking at an amp that can handle 4 ohms and lists it on the spec sheet too - i.e. 90w@8ohms/150w@4ohms, etc. You'll find amps that are designed to handle 4 ohms will do so at moderate volume levels without heating up a lot. If you're strapped for cash, you can find an old Yamaha A S-700 for very little and it will easily do the job. An Audio lab 6000a is probably the cheapest thing you can get new that has enough capacitance to make your sound richer and fuller as well. Ideally, you could get something like the Yamaha A - S1100 - that has 72000 micro farads capacitance and is built to last two lifetimes, lol. Its power supply is over 620Va - a monster. Feel free to ask me anything, anytime.

@@jm-vq4cm It's a matter of design and how much strain is exerted on your amp's power supply in tandem with the ability to deliver power at a certain ohm range. If an amplifier is not designed to work at 4 ohms it really struggles when your speakers ask for power in that range. Irrespective of its 8ohm power abilities it will overheat and clip. I'm no electronics engineer, but I have a friend who is and he used this analogy - 8ohms is running, 4 ohms is swimming. It doesn't matter how good you are at running if you can't swim. You'll drown - (amp switches off, speakers get destroyed) A manufacturer will disclose if an amp is designed to handle 4 ohm loads, and most will list the power an amp can produce at certain ohms, i.e. - 90@8ohms/120@6ohms/150@4ohms. Ideally, you would get an amp that can work easily in the 4 ohm range while being able to deliver power quickly - a high current amp (Flippers while swimming, lol). Cheapest solution would be to get an Audiolab 6000a, although I don't like it's power supply - 200va. But it does have excellent capacitance - this always expresses itself as a fuller and richer sound across all frequencies, if the unit has a flat freq. response curve. If you don't listen to music loudly (over 85 db at 9 feet), you should be okay with an amp like that. I solved this problem in my own system by getting an ex-demo Yamaha A-S1100. Its power supply is over 620va, and it has a capacitance of 72000 micro farads, plus it's built to last two lifetimes. For me it's an end game purchase. Still have my A-S500 amp which I use for night listening (65db)

Lintons were a little better.

How does it sound?

Ba-a-a-rley hear it.@@UTILITARIANTVUK

Can't pull the wool over your eyes!

I guess it's a matter of taste. I went for the Walnut.

@@UTILITARIANTVUK Thank you for your answer. 🌷

The Lintons can dig a little deeper and have a warmer sound. If I had to choose, I would go for the Lintons but I wouldn't say one is particularly better than the other.

@@UTILITARIANTVUK Thank you. I actually rock and Dali Ob 5 and quite pleased/rather surprised with how it sounds in such a small form factor

Glad you are one of the sensible ones and use headphones. You'd be surprised how many people listen on their phone speakers and tell me there's no difference!

Do either of you gentlemen have recommendations for decent headphones that are less than or about $200? I don't have any at all except Bose earbuds which are amazing but really uncomfortable for listening more than 10 minutes.

@@UTILITARIANTVUK 🤣🤣yeah I know mate people just don’t use their brains sometimes. 🤦‍♂️Lots of keyboard warriors to Mart. Mate, your vids are great, always look forward to them. Appreciated all the hard work that goes in to them to. 💪💪🙏✨👍

Haha.. thats best explanation for hi end I heard..

rubbish.

I don't have the Yamaha any more.

yeah but at the time, did you? could cause the speakers to sound bad if the ypao wasnt set up for the new units thats all.@@UTILITARIANTVUK

I've used a well worn paint scraper to get stubboorn grills off cheap HT speakers Concept 4 MK2

Same here. But I did commit blasphemy in the games room. Hafler surround decoding.

What model were they?

@@vaughntonkin539 diamond IV

Something magic happens when adding a Subwoofer, yeah magically get a sudden knock on your door, from neighbours, telling you to turn it down

B&W recommend them being toed in.

Me or the speakers?

I meant credit card

I'm probably going to accidentally buy the Leak 230???? 😄

Too big for Warwick, he'd get lost!

Faith No More do a great cover of War Pigs!

@@UTILITARIANTVUK will have to check that out 😋… lovely speakers.. would be top of my list if I was out for a new pair.. I’m running a pair of PCM FB2i …a good twenty years old .. wonder there stand up to the Linton ..

I set it to 6 ohms as it didn't sound great on the 8 ohm setting. It didn't really make any difference to the sound. Gene knows his stuff!

I also need a second job to afford it. 😄

There's a lot to pick apart here 😄

B&W

Are you really sorry though? 🤔

@@UTILITARIANTVUKOh, when reapeating i consider i‘am wrong when skipping the video within the short sound comparison after 16 minutes of looking.

I don't know? How do you manage it? 🤔