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Are these wharfedale speakers a good deal?

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#1 ·
Hi all, I was thinking about purchasing some speakers to setup a somewhat decent surround system. Well, I think a found a pretty good deal on craigslist.
Wharfedale Surround System

are those a good deal?
 
#2 ·
By good deal, do you mean if the system itself is good or is it a good price for the system?

If you mean is the system good, then you check the reviews to see not only if the system got good reviews but if it can reproduce what you listen to the most.

If you mean is it a good price, accessories4less sells the 9.CS for $119.99. So, subtract that from the total price and see where you are. Unfortunately, there aren't as many Diamond 9 speakers for sale out there vs. say the Klipsch Heresy line of I, II and III. So, pricing data isn't as complete.

Remember, you can always offer less. All they can do is say no.
 
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I have the Diamond 9.6, indeed good speakers for the money. While they retailed for $1000/pr, I got mine for $425/pr.

Here is the current model that is the equivalent of the model in the photo -

Wharfedale Diamond 230 (2x6.5" bass drivers) - $799/pr -

http://www.musicdirect.com/p-281573-wharfedale-diamond-230-tower-speakers.aspx

Here is the current Diamond Center Speaker that is the equivalent of the models you are considering -

Wharfedale Diamond 220C (2x5" bass driers) - $299/ea -


http://www.musicdirect.com/p-281503-wharfedale-diamond-220c-center-channel-speaker.aspx

I don't think Wharfedale makes that same 4" satellite/surround speakers, but from the previous Diamond 10 series, this would be the closest equivalent -

Wharfedale Diamond 10.0 (1x4" bass driver) - on-sale $179/pr (retail $300/pr) -

http://www.musicdirect.com/p-15519-wharfedale-diamond-100-bookshelf-speakers-pr.aspx

So, using current prices, the equivalent system would be about ($800 + $300 + $300) $1400.

Though I'm guessing, I would suggest the original price on the speakers at the link you provided, it would be about about $600/pr for Tower, $250 for the Center, and maybe $180 to $200 for the Surround speakers. That's make the total cost about ($600 + $250 + $200) $1050/set.

The Diamond 9.6 (2x8") were about $1000/pr when they were the currents model line. Today that same speaker, the Diamond 250 (2x8") cost about $1599/pr -

Wharfedale Diamond 250 (2x8") - $1599/pr -


http://www.musicdirect.com/p-281602-wharfedale-diamond-250-tower-speakers.aspx

Keep in mind that since the Diamond 9 series, we have had the Diamond 10 series, the Diamond 100 series, and now the new Diamond 200 series which has just been released in the USA. I suspect with each new series, the price increased slightly.

Conclusion, if the speakers are in good shape, then $450/set is a very good price.

Though of limited value, here are my Diamond 9.6 in action on a Stereo system -





You can tell exactly how they sound, but you can tell that they do sound good.


Steve/bluewizard
 
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