Wharfedale Diamond 12.2

"Sit and listen to the Wharfedale [Diamond 12.2] for any length of time and you tend to stop listening to it and start listening to the music instead… This is the most fun and focussed Diamond yet; a speaker that needs little help to engage you in what it’s doing. It achieves this without compromising on the fundamental user friendliness of the Diamond models of old. When you also consider that is it a well made, handsome and practical design that is likely to shine in a wide selection of settings, the only logical conclusion is that the Diamond 12.2 has to be seen as a Best Buy."

"In a year where some superb affordable speakers broke cover, it was the 12.2 that impressed the most… The Diamond 12.2 is absurdly talented. This is the most fun and focussed Diamond yet; a speaker that needs little help to engage you in what it's doing. It achieves this without compromising on the fundamental user friendliness of the Diamond
models of old. When you also consider that is it a
well made, handsome and practical design that is likely to shine in a wide selection of settings, the only logical conclusion is that the Diamond 12.2 is the best affordable speaker of 2021"

"This all adds up to is a speaker with undoubted star quality. The Diamond range has always been about demonstrating ‘hi-fi ability' at a sensible price without losing the ability to work happily with less than pristine material... Lively yet forgiving performance with plenty of scale and depth... A tremendous combination of musicality and user friendliness that sounds consistently excellent!"