Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 Bookshelf Speakers - Walnut Pearl Finish | Hi-Fi Audio System for Home Theater, Music Listening & Studio Monitor Use

I've owned and loved my pair of these for three years now and essentially the strength of these speakers comes from 2 or 3 big things they do absolutely right, which are:Sound: These speakers sound great. They are full, rounded and can handle reasonable levels of bass meaning that a subwoofer isn't a necessity as it is with almost all other lower priced speakers. How do they do this?:Construction Quality: These speakers are BIG. They weigh over 6.5 Kg each as they have a very deep cabinet (some 12 inches front to back) which means that you'll likely need to position these at an angle to fit them onto bookshelves, tv benches or stands - not a particular problem since you really should angle speakers towards the center of a room anyway. The speaker cones are woven kevlar, and have the excellent bonus of a good quality tweeter in each speaker for clear treble frequencies. This means music and particularly dialogue in movies is clearly audible, even at lower volume levels.Price: I bought these speakers some three years ago for £200. Even at that price, these are still a steal, so for the £149.99 price at time of this review? What are you waiting for, an invitation?Bottom line:Great, balanced, long lasting, clear sound quality with a warmth and depth of sound you don't normally get even from higher priced bookshelf speakers - the only thing I will ever replace my pair of Diamond 10.1's with is another pair of Diamond 10.1's.5*(I use the Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 speakers with a Cambridge Audio S90 Subwooder and a Yamaha RX-V467 Av reciever. Blu Ray, DVD, CD and Vinyl all sound fantastic with the right choice of DSP settings. MP3 also sounds great if you have high quality files. IF YOUR MP3 PLAYER IS LOADED WITH LOW BIT-RATE PIRATED GARBAGE, THESE SPEAKERS WILL NOT HIDE IT. DON'T BUY THESE OR ANY OTHER QUALITY EQUIPMENT TO DO SO.)