Edifier or Wharfedale diamond 9.0 / 9.1

Devious · 13 Jul 2019 at 20:56

I'm after some new PC speakers for gaming and to listen to mainly dance music.
I keep reading threads on here recommending edifiers 1280 or 1700 etc or the wharfedale diamond 9s but they never mention how they compare to each other. I realise I will need a small amp to go with them.

Which would you guys say is better?

Max budget around £150 for the speakers without the amp,

P.S I have a xonar stx sound card.

Cheers

Devious · 14 Jul 2019 at 20:47

Was set on the diamond 9.1s but then realised the depth is probably to big at 280mm. These are going to sit either side of my monitor against the wall.

I think I need to look for shallower speakers

Devious · 15 Jul 2019 at 08:13

Found a good deal on the edifier R1850DB (£50 off) so gone with them. I can add a subwoofer to this model later.

They are a bit shallower than the diamond 9.1s.

Devious · 15 Jul 2019 at 12:24

I was set on getting separate speakers and amp but then realised I hadnt been considering the depth of them on my desk.

i wanted the option of a sub later so would have had to get the smsl ad18 amp with a pair of speakers.

Ive took the plunge of the edifier R1850DBs as it was a great price. I can always return them if they arent great but unless you can hear both options you will never know i guess.

Looking for a sub now, seen a Wharfedale Vardus VR8 for a good price second hand. Hard to find any info about it though the specs seem similar to the diamond 150 but it downfiring instead of front fireing.

Devious · 16 Jul 2019 at 06:49

Looking at subwoofers a bit more now and a couple more alternatives to the Wharfedales

I can get Rel Quake and T-zero 2nd hand locally for a similar price, the T-zero is lot newer maybe just 2 years old but is it better than an older and little bit scratched Quake?

From what I can see the Quake has more settings on the rear.

This is only for a pc desk in a small room so I dont think I need bigger.

The edifier R1850DB have a 3.5mm sub out connection, I assume that will connect to the low level or is it the pc connection on the rear of the sub?

Cheers

Devious · 16 Jul 2019 at 18:31

Ok thanks for the info, the edifier arrived today and I pick up the Quake later tonight.

Ordered a couple of leads to link to the sub, a 3.5mm to 3.5mm and a 3.5mm to RCA. The leads wont arrive for a couple of days though ☹

Devious · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:02

update.

Got everything set up last night, sounding really nice, still playing about tweaking the Quakes volume & crossover to get the perfect sound but it seems to depend on the track being played.

The Edifier R1850DB speakers are very impressive, very loud and clear and had a reasonable bass themselves before i added the Quake sub. For the price £110 they were a bargain.

The sound quality is in a different league to the Klipsch Promedia 2.1s which have been replaced.