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JOURNEYMAN AUDIOPHILE<br />
In my 15 x 24 foot room on<br />
the short wall, they produced<br />
the best balance of bass reinforcement<br />
and upper bass<br />
clarity about five feet out from<br />
the rear wall about eight feet<br />
apart, but your situation will<br />
probably be a little bit different.<br />
Thanks to their fairly wide<br />
dispersion, they sound decent,<br />
even thrown in the room with<br />
compromised positioning,<br />
but will sound their best with<br />
about 20 minutes’ worth of<br />
fussing if you have a friend to<br />
move the speakers while you<br />
concentrate, maybe an hour<br />
if you have to move and repeat<br />
by yourself. With decent<br />
HF output, I didn’t find toe-in<br />
necessary; however, if your<br />
room necessitates moving the<br />
speakers a bit further apart, by<br />
all means investigate this option.<br />
The entire line of<br />
Wharfedale speakers offer<br />
tremendous performance<br />
and value, but the top of the<br />
range Diamond 250s are pretty<br />
special. Superlative sonics and<br />
aesthetics in a very affordable<br />
package makes for a great<br />
combination. Enthusiastically<br />
recommended! l<br />
www.wharfedale.co.uk<br />
(factory)<br />
www.musicdirect.com<br />
(US Distributor)<br />
88 TONE AUDIO NO.78 FEATURE<br />
Where Have all the<br />
Good Stereos Gone?<br />
W<br />
e know. Sorting through the jungle that is pre-owned hi-fi gear<br />
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don’t offer the expertise required to make sound decisions.<br />
That’s where Echo Audio comes in. We have more than 20 years<br />
of retail experience in selling hi-fi equipment the way it should be<br />
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personalized attention.<br />
While we will certainly ship any of our gently used classics directly<br />
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Thanks to an in-house service department, we not only service<br />
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So, when you are looking for high-quality, lightly used hi-fi gear,<br />
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audio<br />
www.echohifi.com 888.248.echo
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