Wharfedale LINTON Heritage - Pair

The new Linton has a clear family resemblance. It, too, is a three-way standmount model – a rarity in the modern era – retaining similar proportions to the classic Linton models. Its wood-veneered cabinet has a vintage look, yet the standard of finish is distinctly contemporary.

Retro style, timeless musicality

The Linton makes use of its wide baffle by incorporating a large (by modern standards) bass driver with a 200mm Kevlar cone, mounted on a rigid, die-cast chassis. Above this sits a 135mm midrange driver, also sporting a woven Kevlar cone and housed within its own internal enclosure. Finally, a 25mm fabric-dome tweeter with a high-flux ferrite magnet handles high frequencies.

The original Linton incarnations of the 1960s and 1970s were well known for their rich and natural sound quality; the new model retains these attributes but upgrades the performance in every department. Its bass is deep and well-defined, its midrange clear and open, with free-breathing dynamics and an expansive scale that brings music to life. It is a sound you can dive into and lose yourself in, as you listen to album after album; a nostalgic nod to the past elevated to a level fit for the future.

Designed to appeal

This is a speaker that exudes authenticity, designed to appeal to the dedicated music-lover.

In keeping with a design intended to be treasured, the new Linton sports hand-matched wood veneers and optional matching stands with a similarly classic style. Custom-made to ensure each speaker is sited at the perfect height for a seated listener, the stand’s rigid metal frame ensures critical damping of unwanted vibrations, embellished with wood-veneered panels at the top and bottom to complement the speakers. The design even provides space to store vinyl records within the stand’s structure.

General Description

• 3-way vented-box/standmount
• Enclosure Type: Bass reflex
• Transducer Complement: 3-way
• Bass Driver: 8"(200mm) black woven Kevlar® cone
• Midrange Driver :5"(135mm) black woven Kevlar® cone
• Treble Driver: 1" (25mm) soft dome
• AV Shield: No
• Sensitivity (2.83v @1m): 90dB
• Recommended Amplifier Power: 25-200W
• Peak SPL: 110dB
• Nominal Impedance: 6Ω
• Minimum Impedance: 3.5Ω
• Frequency Response(+/-3dB): 40Hz ~ 20kHz
• Bass Extension(-6dB): 35Hz
• Crossover Frequency: 630Hz & 2.4kHz
• Height (on plinth): 565mm
• Width: 300mm
• Depth (with terminals): (330+30)mm
• Net Weight: 18.4kg/pcs