Wharfedale ASTON – a New Classic
17.02.2025 13:06 | ~1 minute read
The wood-veneered cabinets of the new Wharfedale ASTON bookshelf loudspeakers immediately catch the eye – but “on board” such a strict classic solution is a whole bunch of innovations. The model is equipped with a 6" (150 mm) brand-new Mid/Bass driver with a diffuser made of Carbon Fibre. The driver is mounted in a rigid, cast chassis, which eliminates unwanted resonances as much as possible.
A new 1" (25 mm) soft dome tweeter is responsible for high frequencies, selected as a result of numerous tests and ideally matching the frequency range of the main driver. Computer modeling, the multi-layer cabinet design and audiophile crossovers are the cherries on the cake.
Wharfedale ASTON offers a sound pressure of 96 dB, has a sensitivity of 86 dB at a nominal impedance of 4 Ohms with a minimum of 3.9 Ohms. With an error of 3 dB, the loudspeakers provide a frequency response within 55 Hz – 20 kHz, and at -6 dB they play from 44 Hz – which is really impressive for 10.8 liter enclosures.
Specifications
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Bookshelf Speakers — Wharfedale ASTON
Model name
ASTON
Frequency Response low +/- 3dB (Hz)
55
Frequency Response high +/- 3dB (Hz)
20 000
Sensitivity (dB at 1 W/1m)
86
Impedance (Ohms)
4
Power amplifier requirements (W)
25 - 100
Has internal amplification
N/A
Internal amplification power (W)
N/A
Size (sm)
34.0 × 20.0 × 25.5
Weight (kg)
N/A
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