Wharfedale Linton's 3 Month Update - Should You Buy Them?
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2024
- What do I think of the Wharfedale Linton's after 3 months of use?
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I just love your sense of humour. Your getting out of bed routine is exactly like mine as I’m 50 now. Best hifi channel out there. 👍🏽
I have 5 sets of different speakers ,with the lintons being one of those sets! I love them!
Congratulations on your anniversary, buddy! Those are exceptional looking speakers! Very nice indeed.
I have the same "issue" with my speakers. Regardless of make, model. Sometimes I think they sound absolutely terrible, muffled, muddy, I switch to another set of speakers, then switch back. Suddenly they sound perfect, lots of detail, plenty of top etc. I think the key thing is to remember that you listen with your brain, not your ears. Your ears are just a tube feeding your brain. It all depends on how your brain interprets the signal on any given day or time.
Great to see you enjoying your new bits of kit, I love my Oberon 5's, can't help thinking, if you'd done some room treatment earlier & topped up the meagre lining in the Dali's, they would have sounded even better, now just get Living Colour - Vivid fired up and sit back and enjoy your new Linton's 👍
I needed those three solid punches to wake me up after watching a Jay’s Iyagi review.
Anyway, congrats on your anniversary 😛
Congratulations Marty on your anniversary I’m 30years this year how do we do it as for speakers there stunning 😍
Hi. Congratulations on 10 years! Well done matey. Anyways, I reckon it’s more the amp than the speakers. My amps definitely need half an hour warm up time, even my latest marantz pm7000n. But especially my older Denon audio amps. The speakers I’ve got said 200 hours running in time! One company suggested just leaving them playing all day. Lol. I do want those speakers!
😂 funny video !
love the Lintons and the Oberon’s too
Congrats, I wish I could afford buying these speakers right now.❤
Great speakers and it's normal for most speakers too sound ropey sluggish until they warm up if not used
Yes I have experienced what you called the wake up period but I felt like it was the amp warming up not the speakers. I’ve had mine a little over a year now. They respond well to cable changes in the system. Now they sound better than ever. Like you said they will fill a room up. I don’t have mine as close to the wall as you and bass is very fruitful. That being it is a 6ohm speaker my amp is pushing a little over 250w and the first 10w is class a . I am using separates and I believe that really helps their performance along with good cabling.
Could be the speakers breaking in bearing in mind the material used in those wharfdale cones is quite stiff, it could however be the amp though too, I have a big old Denon Amp which is fairly new and if I have not played that for a while it is fine when i switch it on, however it deffinately gets a bit louder after a few tracks, and in turn the base seems to fill out more. Or could be a bit of both.
I was afraid you would leave out your punches at the beginning of the video. Don't ever do that, we deserve those punches every time a new video comes up. By the way, I think those Linton speakers are like a good wine. They get better and better with time...
As long as my arms still work, I'll never stop punching! 😄
Yes, i got the same thing as you!
They sound 'bright' on the first minutes, slowly after about 15 minutes they become warmer and normal.
Thought it was just me.
My Linton are 2 months old.
That could be your amp warming up
My amplifier behaves the same way, it takes 20 minutes to warm up and the sound becomes brighter. I didn't notice this in the speakers.
Congrets🎉
I have a pair and love them I many listen to them at low volume a sub would be fine only at low volume congratulations on your wedding anniversary you are a lucky man many wife's don't like audiophiles too many wires around
Thanks. Really interested in the Lintons, but think my listening room is too small. I like your reviews. Hope you get a chance to review the new Wharfedale Super Dentons. Interested in your take on them. 👍🏼🎶😎🤜🏼
Hi! What size is your room? I’ve got the same problem. Mine is 3mts x 4mts I’m think in evo 4.2 super denton or maybe pay less (first expirience in audiophile) for diamonds 12.2
I have had my pair with rosewood finish for about 5 months now, though I don't get to play them everyday. Love the warm and rich midrange but feel they sound a bit grainy sometimes with string instruments...
aside from grain, do you find any issues with male vocals?
its my target loudspeaker this year..
and would pair them with elex mk4
I really like rich tonality in the midrange (esp in vocals,
more than anything else
any compromise in the lows and highs are ok with me
Congratulations. Nie speakers. I heard them playing in shop - beautiful sound and look. Materials used in speaker drivers are still hard I think and they need more time for breaking in process. I was thinking that could be the amp itself as well as he needs to warm up but more likely speakers itself. The way I "breaking in" new speakers is 1st week or 2 low to medium volume level and after 2 -3 songs with dynamic music on about 70 to 90% of speakers power to give them good stretches. After that even on evening listening on low levels can have full sound with nice bass.
I'm going to try your advice with my Wharfedale Aura 2 speakers which I just got only yesterday. I was up until 4:00 AM enjoying these beauties.
Just don't go too loud, be careful and don't burn it 👍 speakers need higher sound volumes from time to time as well for loosing up suspension, it will give them good stretches and they will become softer and faster responding for signal imo
Hi another video, they are great speakers but to big for my room including the stands , if I had more space be great funny u have lintons 2 vintage speakers on my other system just updated the caps on the crossover nice sounding for r the age. I know you had 606s2 anniversary of which I have too but seriously thinking of changing them , I still like my old dm602s3 better than 606s2, it’s also interesting that b&w have re-engineered to s3 model . Regards mark
Wharfedale, please put a pull tab on your grills. That would be eazy peazy.
Not had the issue - but I start them at v low volume…maybe that helps?
I notice they are not toeing in to your listening position or do you move them when listening? I would think 30 hours is a short time to fully loosen up the drivers my 12.2's took around 100 hours before they really kicked in. Are you sure the Leak has enough grunt I use a couple of Vintage Receivers Pioneer SX750 and Toshiba SA735, I do find the Pioneer a bit weaker than the Toshiba when it comes to driving the 12.2's especially at lower volumes. Keep it up Thanks
I tried toeing them in but preferred them as they are. The Leak 230 has 75 watts per channel so it should have enough power to drive them.
I got both speakers but am using the Dalis because the linton dominate my room which is 5m x 4m plus the wifey is happier but the linton is a better speaker especially and replacing the cheap crossover parts with better ones with the same values improved the speaker sound even better
which area in performance improved ?
and how many parts are there to be changed?
please feel free if you can spread the details
I have the Lintons and wonder how they sound with your Leak 230 amp? Are they too warm? I would appreciate your comments as I might go and audition the Leak. Thanks
I don't find them overly warm with the 230.
Love your video.. thinking to get a linton for myself… any recommendation for the ampli? Like marantz PM6007 or yamaha a-s301 is good enough for the speaker? Or need the bigger amp? Thanks
I'd probably go for the as501 if your wallet can stretch that little bit further?
@@UTILITARIANTVUK lovely❤️ .. thank u 🙏🏻
Congratulations! BTW, do you think Linton's can reproduce your bones' sounds accurately?
I can't afford the Linton's, so, do me a favour: don't regret that purchase and, instead, enjoy them for you and me...
Cannot afford lintons get yourself a pair of b&w dm4 you will be shocked how good vintage speakers are I use spendor bc1 superb images and terrific separation of instruments I've used loads of speakers and they new what they were doing back then go have a listen don't believe me
@@michaelvincent8306 thank you!
hi, I have been following you for a long time, I know you had diamond 230, and I would like to ask you what you advise me to buy, linton or diamond 250. Thank you
I've not heard the 250s but the Lintons are a lot better than the 230s.
@@UTILITARIANTVUK Thank you for the answer. If we're only talking about the mids and highs between linton and diamond 230, is linton over diamond? i keep reading that the linton has the more relaxing highs, how are they on the diamond?
Coucou tonton 😁 , moi je l'ai ouvre avec un couteau fin , et a 10 cm en dessous du haut, 👌🏻 écoute moi j'ai un ampli nec aua-8300e des années 80 et un équaliseur marantz eq-515 pour régler au petit oignon les médiums et les aigus , Pa ! Pa ! Pa ! Incroyable le son , c'est juste inimaginable la pureté des basses, d'une douceur absolue !! Tellement peur que mon ampli grille que j'en ai acheté 2 , c'est ampli ne laisse aucun bourdonnement désagréable dans la caisse de l'enceinte !!! Du miel je te jure !!!😊ma porte d'entrée vibre de partout , c'est le son que j'ai toujours voulu avoir 😍 , je l'ai garderai toute ma vie avec cette configuration de matériel 👌🏻😎 , je les ai essayé avec un marantz 2230 , c'était horrible le son , un son de carton désagréable ! Je l'ai remis sous mon lit , essaye les avec un équaliseur tu verras 😳😍
It might be your Stereo Amp that needs Warming Up to Sound it's Best, Rather than the Speakers
That's a good point.
It could be.
Please could you tell me the height of these from base of stand to top of speaker
About 120cm.
Ta thanks very much 👍
I hope your UA-cam channel lasts as long as your marriage, great video, thanks.
I hope so too! 😄
Would you please review Rega Aya speakers or else I will give u an uppercut 😅
I'd love to review them but I have a limited budget (I'm broke 😄). So I guess I'll have to eat an uppercut! ✊
@@UTILITARIANTVUK ask Rega to send u a pair?
I've emailed them but don't hold your hopes up. 😄
@@UTILITARIANTVUK 🤗✨
If you could pull them out away from the wall a foot or more…they will be even better
I agree mine are almost 3 feet from the wall they are so good and I am still in breaking in mode
If Crosshair looks like Flea then yes, you look like Crosshair.
That's a bit of a 'Chilli' comparison!
Regards the sound difference, I've noticed it can happen with a cold and warm room?
I'd love to give them a try. Congratulations on your 10 out of 10😅I have to dali 5s and a pair of fyne 501s. There's a difference but dunno what it is. Anyway 🤛🤜👊🫵😂