Got my new speakers today! - Blu-ray Forum

blukibuken · 12-30-2008, 06:02 PM

Ok, so this is what happened: my wife and I recently moved from our old appartment into our new house and of course this was my chance to switch from my bookshelf speakers to a new pair of floorstanding speakers

We can't do surround in the living room (she'd kill me if I try

) so I'm perfectly content with my stereo setup. I'll post some more pics of the complete setup once we get everything unpacked.

Today I went to pick up the new speakers, Wharfedale Diamond 9.5 and tomorrow (hopefully) the new amplifier will be delivered (a Yamaha A-S700)

Here are the links to the Wharfedale and Yamaha site:

Speakers: http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/model.php?model_id=15

Amp: http://www.yamaha-hifi.com/index.php...ry=BE&idcat1=2

(very excited about the amp btw)

And now for some pictures of my new speakers

(I'll post more pics in the coming days)

The build quality on these things is awesome. They're heavy as hell!
I can't wait to hear these things once my new amp get's here.

Feel free to comment!

JJ · 12-30-2008, 06:16 PM

Wharfedales! Great choice, friend!

CptGreedle · 12-30-2008, 06:20 PM

Nice. Those look great. I am sure you will enjoy them.

I hope to upgrade my speakers to something decent in the future, but I just upgraded my dead subwoofer to a Polk (low end for Polk), but I still love it!
I am sure I would not appreciate the sound quality from these as much as others around here do.

Halcro 1 · 12-30-2008, 09:06 PM

Nice Speakers....

CasualKiller · 12-30-2008, 09:49 PM

Going to have to let me know what you think of these, there's a used pair exactly the same on Canuckaudiomart.com for 475.00 CAD I've been eyeballing.

hagar852 · 12-30-2008, 10:10 PM

Cool Speakers bro.. I can hear them here in Rhode Island.. Can you turn them down now!!

crazyBLUE · 12-30-2008, 10:12 PM

Real nice looking tower's ~ENJOY them !!

SupaSweet · 12-30-2008, 10:13 PM

Wow! i love those...i would love to hear those...please review once you have broken them in...I had a pair of wharfdale's in the past and was very pleased with them..good choice!

blukibuken · 12-31-2008, 11:04 AM

First Update!

I think it's my lucky day because when I got out of bed this morning the delivery guy had just rang the doorbell with my new amp!

The box was so heavy! This thing weighs a LOT! So I got to the unpacking (pictures below) and like the speakers, the build quality is fantastic, this thing would even survive a nuclear strike!

Then I started to get things set up, cut some speaker wire, tried to muffle away all the cables... etc. you guys now the deal

Pictures of the setup below:

Component List:

TV: Samsung LN40A656
DVD/CD player: Panasonic DMR-EH55
Amp: Yamaha A-S700
Speakers: Wharfedale Diamond 9.5

My wife's godchild has a condition affecting his hips and has to stay in bed for the coming 3 months immobilzed, so we gave him our PS3 to pass the time. But I will be getting a panasonic BD-35 soon, until then it's DVD and CD playback only.

Things to be added soon:

a good cd player (preferably the yamaha model that accompanies the amp, here's the link: http://www.yamaha-hifi.com/index.php...ry=BE&idcat1=2)

a new turntable as my dad took my old one... in a couple of months maybe...

Now for the sound, I'm not going to post a definitive review of the speakers yet as I want to give them some break in time, but from what I've already heard: the first thing that caught my attention was their "presence" in the room, they really have the ability to fill up the room with crisp, detailed and bass rich sound and they sound so nice and warm. Final review of the amp and the speakers in a few days when I've gotten the chance to listen more...

But thanks to everyone for the kind words (and yes in the some of the pictures the equipment hadn't been wired yet

)

*Small Update*

My wife got me a Sennheiser HD 595 headphone as a new year present! Yippee kay yay!

SHines-IT · 12-31-2008, 04:06 PM

Nice, really like the speakers.

CrazyInBlack · 12-31-2008, 08:49 PM

nice set up, please post more reviews when you break them in

JJ · 12-31-2008, 09:30 PM

Gorgeous amp - but what is your processor?

guitarist155 · 12-31-2008, 09:43 PM

looks like an integrated amp so he is probably going straight from the dvd/cd to the amp with out a processor

blukibuken · 01-01-2009, 08:50 AM

Correct!

Opips2 · 01-01-2009, 11:06 PM

awesome speakers and neat your new amplifer.

nice setup

swingle007 · 01-01-2009, 11:11 PM

new stuff looks sweet, congrats!

blukibuken · 01-02-2009, 09:44 AM

Trying to decide what CD's to do the review with...
Help me out here fellas! Here's what I have so far:

Joe Jackson - Night and Day II
Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool
Steve Lukather - Candyman

the rest... well I don't know yet... need your help!
Maybe a couple of classical recordings?

12-30-2008, 06:02 PM	#1
blukibuken Member Member since:Aug 2007	Got my new speakers today! Update Ok, so this is what happened: my wife and I recently moved from our old appartment into our new house and of course this was my chance to switch from my bookshelf speakers to a new pair of floorstanding speakers We can't do surround in the living room (she'd kill me if I try ) so I'm perfectly content with my stereo setup. I'll post some more pics of the complete setup once we get everything unpacked. Today I went to pick up the new speakers, Wharfedale Diamond 9.5 and tomorrow (hopefully) the new amplifier will be delivered (a Yamaha A-S700) Here are the links to the Wharfedale and Yamaha site: Speakers: http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/model.php?model_id=15 Amp: http://www.yamaha-hifi.com/index.php...ry=BE&idcat1=2 (very excited about the amp btw) And now for some pictures of my new speakers (I'll post more pics in the coming days) The build quality on these things is awesome. They're heavy as hell! I can't wait to hear these things once my new amp get's here. Feel free to comment! Last edited by blukibuken; 12-31-2008 at 12:13 PM.

12-31-2008, 11:04 AM	#9
blukibuken Member Member since:Aug 2007	First Update! I think it's my lucky day because when I got out of bed this morning the delivery guy had just rang the doorbell with my new amp! The box was so heavy! This thing weighs a LOT! So I got to the unpacking (pictures below) and like the speakers, the build quality is fantastic, this thing would even survive a nuclear strike! Then I started to get things set up, cut some speaker wire, tried to muffle away all the cables... etc. you guys now the deal Pictures of the setup below: Component List: TV: Samsung LN40A656 DVD/CD player: Panasonic DMR-EH55 Amp: Yamaha A-S700 Speakers: Wharfedale Diamond 9.5 My wife's godchild has a condition affecting his hips and has to stay in bed for the coming 3 months immobilzed, so we gave him our PS3 to pass the time. But I will be getting a panasonic BD-35 soon, until then it's DVD and CD playback only. Things to be added soon: a good cd player (preferably the yamaha model that accompanies the amp, here's the link: http://www.yamaha-hifi.com/index.php...ry=BE&idcat1=2) a new turntable as my dad took my old one... in a couple of months maybe... Now for the sound, I'm not going to post a definitive review of the speakers yet as I want to give them some break in time, but from what I've already heard: the first thing that caught my attention was their "presence" in the room, they really have the ability to fill up the room with crisp, detailed and bass rich sound and they sound so nice and warm. Final review of the amp and the speakers in a few days when I've gotten the chance to listen more... But thanks to everyone for the kind words (and yes in the some of the pictures the equipment hadn't been wired yet ) Small Update My wife got me a Sennheiser HD 595 headphone as a new year present! Yippee kay yay! Last edited by blukibuken; 12-31-2008 at 03:33 PM.

01-02-2009, 09:44 AM	#17
blukibuken Member Member since:Aug 2007	Trying to decide what CD's to do the review with... Help me out here fellas! Here's what I have so far: Joe Jackson - Night and Day II Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool Steve Lukather - Candyman the rest... well I don't know yet... need your help! Maybe a couple of classical recordings? Last edited by blukibuken; 01-02-2009 at 01:44 PM.

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12-30-2008, 06:16 PM	#2
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Wharfedales! Great choice, friend!

12-30-2008, 06:20 PM	#3
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Nice. Those look great. I am sure you will enjoy them. I hope to upgrade my speakers to something decent in the future, but I just upgraded my dead subwoofer to a Polk (low end for Polk), but I still love it! I am sure I would not appreciate the sound quality from these as much as others around here do.

12-30-2008, 09:06 PM	#4
Halcro 1 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Everywhere Home Theater Gallery:12	Nice Speakers....

12-30-2008, 09:49 PM	#5
CasualKiller Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Brooks Alberta Blu-ray collection:54 Trading Score:15	Going to have to let me know what you think of these, there's a used pair exactly the same on Canuckaudiomart.com for 475.00 CAD I've been eyeballing.

12-30-2008, 10:10 PM	#6
hagar852 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:107	Cool Speakers bro.. I can hear them here in Rhode Island.. Can you turn them down now!!

12-30-2008, 10:12 PM	#7
crazyBLUE Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Pacific Northwest Home Theater Gallery:89 Blu-ray collection:479 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:30	Real nice looking tower's ~ENJOY them !!

12-30-2008, 10:13 PM	#8
SupaSweet Senior Member Member since:May 2008	Wow! i love those...i would love to hear those...please review once you have broken them in...I had a pair of wharfdale's in the past and was very pleased with them..good choice!

12-31-2008, 04:06 PM	#10
SHines-IT Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Eustis, FL Blu-ray collection:19 Trading Score:3	Nice, really like the speakers.

12-31-2008, 08:49 PM	#11
CrazyInBlack Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Middle, AL Blu-ray collection:13	nice set up, please post more reviews when you break them in

12-31-2008, 09:30 PM	#12
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Gorgeous amp - but what is your processor?

12-31-2008, 09:43 PM	#13
guitarist155 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:nashville Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:134 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	looks like an integrated amp so he is probably going straight from the dvd/cd to the amp with out a processor

01-01-2009, 08:50 AM	#14
blukibuken Member Member since:Aug 2007	Correct!

01-01-2009, 11:06 PM	#15
Opips2 Special Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Edmonton, AB Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:175 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:1	awesome speakers and neat your new amplifer. nice setup

01-01-2009, 11:11 PM	#16
swingle007 Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Kingwood, Tx. Home Theater Gallery:34 Blu-ray collection:41 Trading Score:17	new stuff looks sweet, congrats!

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