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Wharfedale Wireless Works was founded in 1932 by Gilbert Briggs, and became one of Britain's leading manufacturers of audiophile equipment, particularly loudspeakers. In addition to winning awards by groups such as the Bradford Radio Society , in mass public testing at Carnegie Hall Wharfedale speakers proved indistinguishable from live music.
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May 31, 2017 · Wharfedale’s current iteration of the Diamond range is the Diamond 200 series; once again, a multi-award winning range, the Diamond 200 series comprises of three, ‘bookshelf’ stand mounters (210 220 225), three, floor standers (230 240 250) and two, centre channel speakers (220 and 240).
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Four years after its re-found independence, Wharfedale launched the Diamond 8 Series. The result of many years of research into materials science and enormous investment in new production facilities, this was the product that was to catapult Wharfedale, and the International Audio Group to the forefront of domestic hi fi once more.
Mar 30, 2024 · The 90th anniversary Dovedale. The new Dovedale is the first Wharfedale loudspeaker to be manufactured in IAG's new, 9000ft 2 UK production facility in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. It was designed by IAG Acoustic Director Peter Comeau. In an interview at the 2022 Munich show (footnote 1), Comeau outlined the new Dovedale's design philosophy ...
- Wharfedale Bronze drive unit (1932) Gilbert Briggs founded Wharfedale in 1932. Briggs was a keen music and audio enthusiast and developed the company’s first product – the Bronze drive unit – in his cellar.
- Wharfedale Corner Cabinet (1947) After the war, Briggs continued to develop his speakers. In 1947 the company released the Corner Cabinet, claimed to be the first two-way hi-fi speaker for home use.
- Wharfedale SFB/3 (1956) The Wharfedale SFB/3 was Briggs’ answer to Quad’s ESL57 electrostatics. It was a three-way, open-back speaker with a sand-filled baffle.
- Wharfedale Linton (1965) The original Linton went on to become one of the best selling speakers of its era. It started off as a two-way model with a 3in tweeter and 8in bass unit, but over time developed into a three–way design called the Linton 3XP.
Mar 5, 2015 · That original was a squat thing, standing just 24cm high. The Mk1s cost just £65 and soon built up a mighty reputation for being musically talented. They delivered surprising bass weight (for one so small) and had far more finesse than their lowly price suggested. Wharfedale has built on that success with regular updates and additional ...
Release. 1 September 2020. ( 2020-09-01) –. present. All Creatures Great and Small is a television series set in 1930s Northern England starting, [1] based upon a series of books about a Yorkshire veterinary surgeon written by James Wight under the pen name of James Herriot. The series was produced by Playground Entertainment for Channel 5 in ...
