Wharfedale Linton Heritage 85th Anniversary


These are fun speakers.  They are musical and smooth. An absolute pleasure to hear with tubes.

I cannot believe how well made they are at this price point.  I'd like to wheel in a pair of Harbeths or Spendors (classic type) to have a shootout.  The stands are well executed.  Everything feels substantial and high end.  Color me impressed.  


jbhiller

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With their standard 3-way T-M-W configuration, the Lintons are not really directly comparable to Harbeths or Spendors that are more expensive, but not too many orders so, as those Harbeths and Spendors will be 2-way designs or super-tweeter/tweeter/mid-bass models.  The Lintons in this sense are more like scaled-down 40.2's or Classic 100's.  I know this is an improbable comparison, but has anybody been able to make this comparison?

Similar to a number of the old ProAc models, with off-centered tweeters.

If they're close-ish to side walls, "inside" would be recommendable.

If plenty of space, "outside" will probably give a wider soundstage.

Really, more room to experiment (or obsess). Depends on room size, room acoustics, listening position, practical considerations on speaker positioning, etc.