DIAMOND 200
SERIES

"…quite simply they are one of the best budget speakers around."What Hi-Fi review, October 2014

Diamond 220
Best Stereo Speakers up to £200

Heritage
Britain has long been recognised as being the home of loudspeaker technology in terms of innovation and quality. Gilbert
Briggs’ first loudspeaker was manufactured in 1932 through a passion for music and an ear for detail – in a sleepy little
market town of Yorkshire Wharfedale was born. After winning multiple awards, his work is still much admired andrespected throughout the hi-fi world today and our speakers are still driven by the same passion for music.
Wharfedale’s Diamond series has a long history of achievement. The first Diamond was born in 1982 in the form of a rearported hi-fi speaker. A combination of a 19mm dome tweeter, 120mm long throw polypropylene bass/mid driver anda simple yet highly effective crossover in a compact hi-fi speaker took the industry by storm. The speaker produced an
impeccable stereo image, quickly becoming a best seller and a permanent fixture in the Wharfedale product range. Since
then, every Wharfedale Diamond Series has been a best-seller.
From 1982 Wharfedale Diamond has meant one thing – impeccable performance at an affordable price. Today we arepleased to bring you the latest series of loudspeakers from Wharfedale that aspires to this tradition – Diamond 200.

Diamond Re-Engineered
The Diamond 200 boasts the latest in hi-ﬁ technology to produce a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience. Foremostin the design criteria for Diamond 200 is the ongoing research into loudspeaker driver sound quality. The DiamondSeries utilises our famous woven Kevlar® cone drawing inﬂuence from the ﬂagship Jade Series. Semi-elliptical ‘break-up’areas on the Kevlar® woofer smooth the response through the audible range and the cone edges are treated with a unique
diamondmoulding.
For Diamond 200 series Wharfedale’s engineers have reﬁned and updated this design and drive unit motor systems havebeen redeﬁned with more power with greater eﬃciency. Larger magnets for instance on the Diamond 220 create a greater
sensitivity compared with previous loudspeakers.
The treble unit uses a sheer fabric dome and advanced ferrite magnet system, surrounded by a carefully crafted wave
guide that encourages outstanding midrange performance too.

Improved Cabinet Construction
Cabinet materials have taken a leaf out of the extensive research that resulted in the advanced Jade series. Even theappearance is improved with new, lacquered front baffles and cosmetically enhanced veneers.
Cabinet walls and internal bracing developed using Wharfedale’s latest ‘Virtual Speaker ’ software, with the help ofDelayed Cumulative Spectral Analysis that ruthlessly reveals panel coloration in all its forms. Using this techniqueWharfedale engineers updated the cabinet combining layers of particle board and MDF bonded in a unique structure todamp annoying High-Q resonances and block internal sound leakage. The effect is that the ‘noise’ from cabinet walls isburied more than 35dB below the driver output. The same computer modeling also assists in fine tuning the crossover
while ensuring the speaker projects both on and off-axis for an enjoyable, room-filling experience.

Slot-loaded Distributed Port
Exiting at the base of the speaker cabinet, the reflex port is loaded by a slot created by the plinth. This equalises the airpressure to mimic that inside the cabinet allowing smooth transition between the pressure variation in the cabinet andthe low frequency sound developed in the room.

Tuned For Your Living Room
Hundreds of hours of listening tests have resulted in refinements to the crossover
systems to yield greater attack, dynamics and musical enjoyment in conjunction
with the neutrality and startling realism that is a Wharfedale tradition. Althoughcomputer modeling is a valuable tool in modern loudspeaker production, it isa combination of our engineers experience and passion for music that results insuch an enjoyable loudspeaker.
In the final evaluation weeks are spent fine tuning the acoustic performanceusing a wide variety of music in Wharfedale’s five listening rooms, each ofwhich mimics the kind of domestic environments the Diamond Series are likely
to be used in. Only when the acoustic tests are deemed truly satisfying are theloudspeaker designs signed-off for production, ensuring that each speakermodel fulfils its eventual owner’s dreams of musically enjoyable reproduction
from Britain’s Most Famous Loudspeakers.

BlackWhite

WalnutRosewoodSPECIFICATIONS:
ModelGeneral description
Enclosure type210
2-way bookshelf speakerbass reﬂex

220
2-way bookshelf speakerbass reﬂex

230
2.5-way ﬂoorstanding speakerbass reﬂex

Transducer complement
Bass driver
Midrange driver
Treble driver

2-way
100mm Woven Kevlar® Cone

2-way
130mm Woven Kevlar® Cone

2.5-way
165mm Woven Kevlar® Cone
165mm Woven Kevlar® ConeAV shield

NoNo

No

Sensitivity(2.83V @ 1m)
Recommended ampliﬁer power
Peak SPL

86dB
15-75W
90dB

86dB
25-100W
95dB

88dB
25-150W
102dB

Nominal impedance8Ω Compatible

8Ω Compatible

8Ω Compatible

Minimum impedanceFrequency response
Bass extension
Crossover frequency
Cabinet Volume

4.1Ω
68Hz - 20kHz
58Hz
2.3kHz
3.2L

4.1Ω
56Hz - 20kHz
45Hz
2.2kHz7L

3.7Ω
40Hz - 20kHz
37Hz
2.3kHz35L

Dimensions (mm)Height (on plinth & spikes)
Width
Depth (with terminals)

232mm
143mm
(165+5)mm

315mm
174mm
(227+28)mm(938+25)mm
196mm(306+28)mm

Carton size

415x260x330mm

495x320x410mm

420x310x1060mm

Net weight

2.6kg/pcs

5.3kg/pcs

17.8kg/pcs

Gross weight
Finish

6.5kg/ctn
Rosewood /Walnut Pearl/White
sandex/Blackwood Vinyl

12.6kg/ctn
Rosewood /Walnut Pearl/White
sandex/Blackwood Vinyl

21.2kg/ctn
Rosewood /Walnut Pearl/White
sandex/Blackwood Vinyl

Standard accessories
Optional accessories(+/-3dB)(-6dB)(in litres)

spike/spike seat240
3-way ﬂoorstanding speakerbass reﬂex

250
3-way ﬂoorstanding speakerbass reﬂex

220C
2-way centre speakerbass reﬂex

3-way
165mm Woven Kevlar® Cone x 2130mm Woven Kevlar® Cone

3-way
200mm Woven Kevlar® Cone x 2130mm Woven Kevlar® Cone

2-way
130mm Woven Kevlar® Cone x 2NoNo

Yes

89dB
25-150W
102dB

89dB
25-200W
110dB

89dB
25-150W
95dB

4Ω

6Ω

8Ω Compatible

3.0Ω
40Hz - 20kHz
35Hz
470Hz & 2.7kHz
Mid internal 10.6L
Bass internal 37.2L

3.1Ω
35Hz - 20kHz
32Hz
350Hz & 2.5kHz
Mid internal 8L
Bass internal 66.3L

4Ω
60Hz - 20kHz
65Hz
2.3kHz11.8L(998+25)mm
204mm(366+28)mm(1103+25)mm
250mm(396+28)mm(174+16)mm
470mm(236+28)mm

480x320x1120mm

510x365x1225mm

560x3320x280mm

21.6kg/pcs

29.4kg/pcs

8.5kg/pcs

25.2kg/ctn
Rosewood /Walnut Pearl/White sandex/
Blackwood Vinyl

34.5kg/ctn
Rosewood /Walnut Pearl/White sandex/
Blackwood Vinyl

10kg/ctn
Rosewood /Walnut Pearl/White sandex/
Blackwood Vinyl

spike/spike seat

spike/spike seatrubber feetcentre base

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