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Great speakers!

These speakers sound fantastic. I was hesitant because it seemed like a lot of money for such small speakers but they fit in the space available and sound really great.

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Great match

Perfect choice for bookshelf speakers for a mid sized apartment. Match well with a Denon receiver and audio technic deck

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

Nice little speakers

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

good for low volume listening in a small room, clear treble and soft bass for a 4-inch bookshelf, beautiful color combination and well made, price at $250 worth it.

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Excellent Compact Bookshelf Speakers

I'm blown away by the build quality of these speakers. Pictures don't do justice to how nice these look in person. Sound signature is lovely, not overly harsh or bright at all. They're not fatiguing and suitable for long listening sessions. I bought these for a setup in my office, the 12.0's are plenty to fill the room with sound. I'm driving them with a vintage teac amplifier (ax35 mk2) and it's a lovely pairing. In addition, Crutchfield customer support is the best!

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Mighty-Minis

Good, very good. Surprisingly good sound and quality build. Clear articulate instrumentation and sound stage. Punches above their weight but no excess volume capacity. 4 stars due to overcompensation by being a bit boomy in the base (which is common for book-shelf size speakers). Could benefit by using a base port muffler. Would by again and do recommend these speakers.

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Wow

Wow. I bought these for my daughter with fairly low expectations, but they are amazing!!!! I'm blown away for the price paid!!!

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

I purchased these for desktop computer duty because I needed higher-quality audio for remote trials, hearings, and meetings. The sound quality is incredible. Lastly, I'm also impressed with Crutchfield. It's been 16 years since I purchased anything from Crutchfield. Like many, I fell into another retailer's labyrinth when it comes to purchasing goods. However, Crutchfield provided an excellent shopping experience. I've bookmarked the site for future purchases.

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

Outstanding for their sizegreat

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

Sounds great on a desk for nearfield listening! Connected to a Schiit Rekkr/Modi/Magni+ stack.

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Small and Mighty

I have auditioned the 12.1 & the 12.2's. I returned them, even though I thought they were great speakers. Just not enough. I received out of the blue the 12.0's. I really don't remember ordering them last Dec? Maybe i did because they were only 200 bucks. I initially was going to send them back but said what the heck, I'll give them a try. They're really small speaker's but holy crap was I blown away. For a small to medium sized room. Unbelievably good. Order some, trust me, you won't send them back. 5 stars.

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Quality sound in a small package

I'm not a true audiophile but I do appreciate quality sound. The build quality on the 12.0 is very well done. At first they sounded very flat and a bit muffled. Once I turned off the dynamic EQ function on the Denon receiver I was able to use the manual EQ on the Denon app and the Wharfdale's came alive. For a small bookshelf speaker, they are pretty impressive.

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

The pair of Wharfedales finished our surround sound system. They work well with our other speakers, pleasantly giving a full sound range.

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Great bang for buck

Great for a $200 pair of speakers. Nice separation and clear mods and highs. Nice bass too.

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Fantastic sound quality

Beautiful in appearance and sound. These speakers are perfect in every way. I have had speakers that cost five times what I paid for these and didn't deliver half the quality sound. Do not hesitate to indulge in this exceptional sound experience.

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new speakers

I love these speakers !hey have great bass, sidetone and highs. And they are distinctive simultaneously when they are playing. No muddy sound with these speakers!

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

Very impressive speaker happy required

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

I've just today started listening to these and I am impressed. They perform bigger than they are, with a clean and faithful sound. So far I'm very pleased with the room filling sound I'm receiving from such a small package.

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

Full range of sound - lots of depth. Great value.

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Mighty Monitor

What an excellent little speaker this is. These white/simulated oak beauties are absolute gems. They are clearly better than any mini-monitor I have heard in a long while, and are probably the best small speaker I have owned in my 30 years of audiophile listening. There is no harshness in the treble, and no "lightweight" uptilted sound, which is the achilles heel for most small designs. I do not have to turn up the volume in order to hear the bottom end. The lower frequencies are punchy, rich, velvety. The midrange is clear and lifelike without being overpowering. Best of all, the sound produced by these speakers is flat-out realistic. I can hear the "air" and "movement" in the music. Couple all of this with top-notch build quality and the 12.0 is a true diamond. These are a no-brainer, and do not waste your time or money looking elsewhere for a high-end mini-monitor. Bravo, Wharfedale!

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

Great sound.Good value

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Great Speakers for a Good Price

I haven't had the luxury of a stereo system in quite sometime - but recently decided to resurrect my old Marantz receiver and purchased both a new turntable and these bookshelf speakers for a small studio room in our house. The Crutchfield representative sent a good deal of time presenting the most suitable products in my price range and I could not me more pleased with my upgraded system. It's pretty cool to be able to listen to my vinyl albums again - especially through these new speakers.

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Delightful

I decided to go with the 12.0 Diamonds last year to fit a micro component system inside a shelf, tight space and all. Together with a sub, these speakers deliver fatigueless sound through a Class D amplifier. Digital sources or vinyl, their sound is delightful. In hindsight I could have fit a 12.1 pair, but probably the use of a subwoofer, and the fact that I am sitting pretty close to them in my tight listening area make the 12.0s shine. Plus, should I ever plan to upgrade to a home theater system, they make for great satellites. If you are in doubt whether you should go with the 12.0s or rather 12.1s for a simple stereo system, if you can fit the 12.1s they probably are the better choice if you do not use a sub and your listening space is at least of average size.

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Fantastic speakers

These things rock! I'm very much pleased by the sound coming out of these speakers. The sound is very clear and balanced with a good amount of bass built in to the sound, whether I'm listening to bebop, orchestral music or rock/pop (my receiver is a 90s Onkyo TX-8011). I would *definitely* recommend them to anyone wanting to get into hi-fi that may have certain budget limitations.

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

The sound is a bit thin

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Exceptional Budget Audiophile Experience

For reference, I owned a pair of Edifier R2000DB's. I had done a TON of research and wanted to upgrade my listening experience in a budget-friendly manner. Since I'm used to an active speaker experience, going passive really was daunting for me, but I am so happy that I did! These speakers, paired with Loxjie A30 amp, brought a whole new versatility to my CD playing experience that sound incredible at this price range.

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

Sounds great, good quality and doesn't take much to power them.

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Beautiful sound, nice heft

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Outstanding in every respect

I recently noticed that the fabric tweeters in my D330 speakers sounded better than the metal dome units in my other speakers. Given that, I decided to try a pair of Wharfedale bookshelf speakers, the Diamond 12.0. I am very pleased with the results. The high end is very detailed and smooth, and the bass is surprisingly good. In addition, the build quality is excellent, and the black grill on a white cabinet is very attractive. The size also makes them very unobtrusive. The presence of biamp terminals on such a small speaker is a nice surprise. And, as always, thanks to Crutchfield for outstanding service.

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Blown away by these little speakers

I am REALLY impressed by just how good these sound. I'm using them as near-field speakers in a smallish office, streaming Qobuz from my desktop PC, and they sound so good that it's distracting me from my work! The clarity is phenomenal. You can push these with some serious amplification and they handle it without breaking a sweat. I don't think I've heard anything that I'd remotely characterize as distortion even on quite high volume. I bought these to replace a pair of PSB Alpha P3s, which I used for a year and never felt they were anything better than adequate. I can't believe how much of an upgrade these Diamond 12.0s are, for not that much more $$. I could never go back to the PSBs after hearing the Diamond 12.0s. If you're looking for small-ish bookshelf speakers for your PC or office that deliver audiophile sound quality, you really must try these out. You won't be disappointed!

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Small, but Powerful

I bought these speakers to replace my ten year old Polk Audio TSi100 speakers that I was using for my home theater system. I was happy with the Polk speakers, but wanted to upgrade to higher quality speakers and after a lot of online research, I chose these Wharfdale speakers. The Wharfdale speakers are much more crisp and clear and have plenty of low end base . The small size of these speakers is deceiving because the sound is what you expect from a much larger diameter speaker. I was so happy with the sound from these Wharfdale speakers, that I purchased the Diamond center channel and I'm amazed at how great these speakers sound.

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Absolutely beautiful.

I have been using these speakers in my primary desktop system. They produce such a nice sound that I can't help but get tingles when listening to a guitar riff or hearing someone hit the high note. I have these paired with a Jamo S808 sub and they work well together for a small room. Speakers themselves are gorgeous and look amazing on my desk. Highly recommend if you're looking for some smaller speakers with great sound.

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Wharfedale Diamond 12.0

They sound leagues better than my old Dayton B652s. Much more bass too.

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La Pequeña Gigante

Es una bocina pequeña, pero resalta detalles que no se pueden obtener en bocinas de torres. Excelente

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Little but mighty sounding

I wanted a speaker that I can put in a vacation condo and I didn't want to spend too much or get something too big. But I am somewhat spoiled by my Dynaudio speakers in my current system. I decided to try these 12.0's after poking around the internet. I listened to Wade Preston's piano on "Subconscious Blues" and it sounded very natural with good tone; the string sections as well. At several spots on the song there are birds chirping and they fooled my dog who sat up and tilted her head to get a better listen. The moody bass was strong and present on Cigarettes After Sex "Apocalypse". Nora Jones vocals sounded strong on all the songs on "Come away with Me". As for fast paced rock Dire Straits "Solid Rock" sounded great. I think most people would be very satisfied with these speakers, given their size and price. They have a nice balanced sound, can play moderately loud, and sound bigger then their size. Build quality is very good. However I just wasn't quite sold on them. I felt they were just a little bit congested sounding. So I ordered the next model up the Diamond 12.1. I figured I would keep the 12.0's if I wasn't impressed with the bigger speaker. Well the 12.1's turned out well worth $100 more with a more open airy sound. I suggest the 12.0's are excellent if you are on a tight budget and want something balanced and musical. The 12.1's, they do everything just a little better though. BTW placement is critical with the 12.0's. They muddy up wh

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