Wharfedale W90

Jules,

please in future could you try to post just the one thread and also try to ensure it goes into the correct room.

I can't help you with opinion on the W90.  Big old things by the look of it.  Here's some info from Wharfedale for you;

This is some speaker !   Sand-filled cabinet construction, eh?  Could be one of those long lost speaker construction techniques that's waiting to be rediscovered.  Where do you suppose is the best place to fill my B&W 802 diamonds with sand?  (I mean through which opening in the speaker, not 'fill them in the yard').

Roots in audio!

This is my very first turntable (please notice the superb isolation platform)!

Thank you all very much for the help with the Wharfedale request. Sorry for the blast in posts...wont happen again.. Aloha and Happy New  Year. 

Gianluigi Mazzorana posted:

Roots in audio!

This is my very first turntable (please notice the superb isolation platform)!

 

 

So this must be what inspired the original Fraim design.

I'm going to give stone a try, replacing the metal ball bearings... I'm betting the only reason the Fraim comes with metal ball bearings is because of the cost & rarity of round stones.  Luckily I only live a few miles from the beach & was wondering what I was going to do this weekend... now I know !    This could turn out to be a gold mine (OK, a quarry) for 2016.

Anyone know what the legal position is with regard to removing round stones from the beach ? 

Welcome to Naim.

Can't help with those I'm afraid. I had a pair of Wharfedales in the 80s but they had simplified the design by then. Sounded good they did.  

rjstaines posted:

Gianluigi Mazzorana posted:

Roots in audio!

This is my very first turntable (please notice the superb isolation platform)!

 

 

So this must be what inspired the original Fraim design.

I'm going to give stone a try, replacing the metal ball bearings... I'm betting the only reason the Fraim comes with metal ball bearings is because of the cost & rarity of round stones.  Luckily I only live a few miles from the beach & was wondering what I was going to do this weekend... now I know !    This could turn out to be a gold mine (OK, a quarry) for 2016.

Anyone know what the legal position is with regard to removing round stones from the beach ? 

I don't know!

But please don't grab my loudspeakers!

rjstaines posted:

This is some speaker !   Sand-filled cabinet construction, eh?  Could be one of those long lost speaker construction techniques that's waiting to be rediscovered.  Where do you suppose is the best place to fill my B&W 802 diamonds with sand?  (I mean through which opening in the speaker, not 'fill them in the yard').

The sand-filling technique remains one of the best ways to dampen speaker cabinet vibrations. It is expensive as it requires double-walled construction (the sand filling the space between the walls). Swiss loudspeaker manufacturer Jean Maurer uses this technique in their speakers. Now the question is which type of sand gives the best results...

Isn't there a purveyor of hi-fi accessories who obviously I can't name who used to provide special sand for filling your speaker stands and some special cement for an earth wire?!