Wharfedale E70, any good?

**Andris** · 05-09-2011, 18:15

Originally Posted by StanleyB

Don't know about current prices, but I would quite happily pay up to £250 for a pair in good condition if I was offered a set and needed any more speakers.

A pair on eBay right now in apparently mint condition £500

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**StanleyB** · 05-09-2011, 18:31

Prices must have crept up in the last three years. I bid on a pair for a friend in 2008, and it went for about £150 then. Average prices were £125 to £200. At £500 you can get far better.

If you have the space you might as well put a bid on the Cerwin Vega AT-100. Not as practical as the AT80, but the absolute last word in sound induced suicide. I have seen them shatter a double glazed windows after being driven by a Yamaha PM-2400 power amp.

**Andris** · 05-09-2011, 21:10

Originally Posted by StanleyB

Prices must have crept up in the last three years. I bid on a pair for a friend in 2008, and it went for about £150 then. Average prices were £125 to £200. At £500 you can get far better.

That's what i thought, £500 sounds too steep.

Originally Posted by StanleyB

If you have the space you might as well put a bid on the Cerwin Vega AT-100. Not as practical as the AT80, but the absolute last word in sound induced suicide. I have seen them shatter a double glazed windows after being driven by a Yamaha PM-2400 power amp.

No doubt they have the power but what about the sound quality?

**Beobloke** · 05-09-2011, 21:51

Originally Posted by Andris

No doubt they have the power but what about the sound quality?

Sound quality? Pah. All you need to know about AT-100s is that if you can listen to a pair without a big cheesy grin on your face then you have no soul!!

**StanleyB** · 05-09-2011, 22:01

Nothing like a pair of Westministers or NS1000M, but comparable to the E70, AR90, etc. with a lot more and deeper bass definition. I have always argued that the more common single driver subwoofer does not do true justice to lower bass frequencies. It's after listening to the AT-80 and AT-100 and heard bass in stereo that I came to that conclusion.
JMJ sounds frightening on these.

**g0vii** · 12-06-2012, 19:49

Hi, I have a pair of E70 and they have been excellent. I now live in a house where I can't use them in the way they are accustomed. Does anyone know what they might be worth?
Regards
George

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**pumpkineater23** · 12-06-2012, 20:19

Originally Posted by g0vii

Hi, I have a pair of E70 and they have been excellent. I now live in a house where I can't use them in the way they are accustomed. Does anyone know what they might be worth?
Regards
George

I'm not sure what they're worth but I have had a similar problem with my Wharfedale Vanguards (which I believe are similar to E70s). Just too colossal for my flat. At present they are wrapped up in my brothers garden shed until I work out what to do with them.

**DSJR** · 13-06-2012, 09:59

Wrapped up or not, exposure to an overdamp environment is a killer for speakers, the pole pieces get rusty and the coil rubs. I believe this is terminal for most drivers...

**Reffc** · 15-06-2012, 11:54

A friend has a set of E70's and they are anything but bass shy. A Rega Brio drives them and the mids are pretty natural sounding, the treble not to shrieky at all but they have plenty of detail (they can be rolled off anyway using the controls on the front panel) and yes, they do Bass VERY well. Clean, taught and deep. I wonder how many people have actually listened to these? They're an outright bargain at the going rate of around £125 a pair as they are one of the last true good Wharfdales (diamonds being the later exception) and are very nicely made.

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