Wharfedale Linton
£999
W e often say that good sound doesn’t get old; but it does still date. Listen to hi-fi equipment from yesteryear and you might notice a different audio presentation more suited to the music from that era. In the case of the original Wharfedale Linton speakers, that era was between 1965 and the late 1970s – a time of big trousers, big music and big speakers.
Those original Lintons were 25-30cm across, depending on the specific model, and they were able to produce a big, rich, and fuller-bodied sound that’s very different from that of today’s much more compact standmount speakers.
But what if you want a new speaker that’s built using modern methods and materials, but that takes this old-school approach to styling and sound? Then you might well want the new version of the Linton, launched to celebrate Wharfedale’s 80th anniversary.