FS Wharfedale Pacific pi-10

[jasonC]

I bought these a while back for £100
As i had never heard wharfedale non budget designs, have heard plenty of their budget diamond models.
Was surprised by the improvement over the diamonds.
I believe these were £399 when new sometime ago now and were out at the same time as the diamonds 8.1.
Just bought IAG bought the brand.
I think the past owner leasing out the name to allow tv and sound bars had cheapen the name
Meaning their speakers suffered.
They have some weight to them.
The gold plated binding posts work well.
I have had speakers in the post that did not hold banana plugs great but these ones are great.
They remind me of the binding posts on my opera super Pavarotti,not the tray but the binding post itself.
The tweeter pod does move and the mid/bass is 6 5"
Reviews from fellow users to give you an idea of what to expect sound wise but of course just a rough idea
http://www.audioreview.com/product/speakers/center-channels/wharfedale/pi-10.html
Spec's
2-way configuration,
bass reflex via rear-firing port,
kevlar cone midwoofer Wharfedale 1755H 170mm, rubber surround,

silk dome tweeter Wharfedale 0326H 25mm, time-aligned, swinging,

120W@6Ω,
55-20000Hz ±? dB,
sens. 86 dB,
mm 220x409x280, kg --,-.

I paid £100 plus postage so i am wanting
£55 plus delivery cost which i think is a fair price.
I have original the box with the packing inserts as well as manual.
Payment via paypal gift or bacs or if local collection is fine.


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[Lawrence001]

I remember going to demo a pair of these twinned with a Marantz amp with the class A button (PM7000?). I was blown away by how good it sounded but he wouldn't budge on price (about twice this asking IIRC) so I left it. Never forgot the sound though. GLWS.

[jasonC]

I agree mate.
The bass on them is something else.
Bass though is not something
I need as i mostly enjoy
Folk and chopin,debussy
And audiobooks.
I have replaced them
With a smaller pair of Castle speakers
I have always wanted to own
A pair of castle speakers
For over a decade so
Took the bite on a pair
And my place is to small
For two pairs as i already
Have rega ela speakers
So selling the wharfedale at a loss

[Lawrence001]

Sorry I misread the price I was offered them at twice what you paid not asking, stonking bargain!!

[jasonC]

I agree.
You know the only reason i
Am selling is because i have eldly
Neighbours and the bass goes low
For such speakers.
Not boomy. Just deep.
I bought them as my rega ela
Were ugly and i thought these look
Lovely and i thought being bookshelf
Would not have deep bass
But i was wrong so now i have
Some castle bookshelf that
Have rega ela style bass but
Look way better.

If i lived in a detached house i would
Keep them for sure.

[jasonC]

If delivery is needed it would
Cost £12.60 via parcel force 48
With tracking and insurance.
They would be sent in original boxes
With the original packing materials

[Lawrence001]

Boxed as well, total bargain then!

I'm pretty sure it's a real wood veneer on these upmarket models too.

I understand some won't like the name, in fact I was like that until I heard them. I went to buy the amp for the class A option and came away wanting the speakers but he wouldn't budge on the £200 price. No boxes either!

[jasonC]

I even have the manual
And original packing materials. ��
I am ocd for keeping boxes.

[jasonC]

Sold to Vinylspinner

[Alex_UK]

Sold to Vinylspinner

Thank goodness - one more glass of wine and I would have bought yet another pair of speakers I don't need nor have room for, just out of curiosity... That said, if the sale falls through for any reason... :eyebrows:

[jasonC]

Bless you.
They are great speakers
So i highly recommended them.
They have the floorstanders
The pacific p-40 on ebay for
£250. I can only imagine the bass on them.

[icehockeyboy]

Darn it!
2 days too late, looking for an inexpensive pair for my son.

[jasonC]

If the sale falls through i can
Let you know.
Look for Mordaunt-Short on ebay
Their is a pair of collection only
Near me in havant
Three days left no bids and at £45
Item number 265371010311
They have been listed more times then my
Talk electronics power amp which is a danm lot,lol
If you could then i could always store them for you until you could could collect as i am only
15mins from havant.

265371010311

[icehockeyboy]

These fine speakers landed earlier, and as I pointed out to Jason, I was going to try them first before letting my son have them.

Let me just say they won’t be going anywhere anytime soon and I’ll let him have my previous pair instead.
He has already told me he doesn’t mind, just so long as he gets a set up !


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[Macca]

IME most Wharfedale speakers are good to excellent.

[Lawrence001]

What about the 70s Lintons?

[Macca]

I did say most!- the Delta 30 was crap too. Although in fairness it was in the 'super-budget' category.

The CRS3 were excellent for a cheapo budget speaker. https://www.tersaudio.com/wharfedale-crs3-review/ - mine were sixty quid brand new from Argos.

[Lawrence001]

That review says the CRS3 sounds as good as the Delta 30s [emoji23]

[jasonC]

Glad you like them.
You were a true gent to deal with.

[icehockeyboy]

What about the 70s Lintons?

Part of my first ‘proper’ set up!
Thorens TD150 with a Goldring G800 cart
Leak Stereo 30 Plus
Wharfedale Suoer Linton’s.
Just realised you actually just said Linton’s
Was there much difference?


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[Lawrence001]

Part of my first ‘proper’ set up!
Thorens TD150 with a Goldring G800 cart
Leak Stereo 30 Plus
Wharfedale Suoer Linton’s.
Just realised you actually just said Linton’s
Was there much difference?


Sent from my iPad using TapatalkNot sure but I'm pretty sure I had the non super once and they were rubbish. Mind you I was a teenager and I liked tizz and boom. Maybe their laid back sound would be more to my mature taste now.

They might actually have been ragged and shouty but I wouldn't have noticed at the time!

[icehockeyboy]

I was a teenager too!
18 or thereabouts.