WHARFEDALE DOVEDALE > Twittering Machines Review

The original Wharfedale Dovedales date back to 1959. This all-new version celebrates the company’s 90th anniversary and fits nicely into their Heritage line with lovely stout retro hand veneered appeal.

The Dovedale is a 3-way design comprised of a 10-inch Kevlar cone bass driver and a 5-inch Kevlar mid-range driver topped off with a 25mm fabric-dome tweeter. Frequency response is rated at 36Hz ~ 20kHz (+/-3d8) with an 89dB Sensitivity (2.83V @tm) and 6.5 Ohm nominal / 3.5 Ohm minimum impedance.

Based on listening to loads more music on the Barn’s A- and B-Sides, I can also say that the Dovedale paint a massive sound image, restricted only by what’s contained in the recording and they embrace the human voice lovingly. From Nina Simone’s soulful rendition of Billie Holiday’s “Tell Me More And More And Then Some”, to Nick Cave’s slightly off and all the creepier for it take on “By The Time I Get To Phoenix”, to Nico’s otherworldly “Chelsea Girls”, and Björk’s “Hyperballad” (Brodsky Quartet Version), you’ll thank the Dovedale’s big bodied richness for their ability to create physical presence.

If history and heritage are things that matter to you along with looks that embody both in a design backed by 90 years of speaker building experience also tickle your fancy, then the Wharfedale Dovedale already had your attention before reading a word about how they sound. When it comes to sound, the Dovedale’s rich refined physicality turns music into pure sound energy that refuses to be taken lightly. And they sure can boogie.

Wharfedale Dovedale
Twittering Machines