Description
Wharfedale Linton Heritage
Wharfedale Linton Heritage – To celebrate its history, Wharfedale has established the Heritage Series. Recreations of famous models from its past, entirely re-engineered using contemporary techniques and materials. The latest loudspeaker to join this collection is the Linton.
The original Linton debuted in 1965 and the line continued in various iterations until the end of the 1970s. It was a classic model of its time, viewed as a serious hi-fi speaker but also relatively affordable. Its cabinet was substantial. As a result, big enough to hold three drive units including a good-sized bass unit. Yet not overly unwieldy by the standards of the day.
The new Wharfedale Linton Heritage has a clear family resemblance. It, too, is a three-way stand mount model – a rarity in the modern era. Consequently, it retains similar proportions to the classic Linton models. Its wood-veneered cabinet has a vintage look. The standard of finish is distinctly contemporary.
Retro style, timeless musicality
The Wharfedale Linton Heritage 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.
Rich and natural sound quality was the hallmark of the original Wharfedale Linton Heritage incarnations of the 1960s and 1970s. 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. Consequently, 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 Wharfedale Linton Heritagen 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. Also, the design even provides space to store vinyl records within the stand’s structure.
Back in Black
Now available in a new contemporary Black Oak finish; the Wharfedale Linton Heritage represents one of the most iconic models in the long history of Wharfedale loudspeakers. A model that embodied the Wharfedale pioneering research through the 60s, 70s and 80s, with a bloodline dating back to 1965, LINTON has always been manufactured according to the Wharfedale principles of quality and value for money.
