Wharfedale XP2s and speakers in general.

[Pothole]

I have the opportunity to buy a pair of the aforementioned Wharfedale XP2s for £5. I see that a similar pair sold on e-bay recently for £34. Is there anything obvious I should look for apart from cone damage and crap sound?

On the general info point, do speakers deteriorate over time if not used? Will they be 'better' if they have been driven fairly hard or used at low volume?

TIA.

[Pothole]

anyone..? anyone..?

[P700DEE]

A £5 pair of speakers ! You will get what you pay for them Perhaps a bargain if you find someone else prepared to foek out £34

[Pothole]

Any chance of answering my questions rather than just being a smartarse?

[cjs]

The foam edge of the cone (if they have one) can deteriorate over time, should last 15-20 years at least, other than that, speakers just work as long as they are not over-driven.

[Pothole]

cjs said:

The foam edge of the cone (if they have one) can deteriorate over time, should last 15-20 years at least, other than that, speakers just work as long as they are not over-driven.

Superb, thanks. Cones look fine and they are now mine. Not bad for £3.75 in the end, I reckon.

[mammamia]

£3.75 ! youv'e been done ! ( smartarse )

[TonyRPH]

And IIRC they're rated at about 15w RMS - so be careful how much power you put through them.

[ndtman]

Wow, that's a blast from the past. I bought a pair of secondhand XP2s probably twenty years ago. Lovely rich sound. Had a faulty tweeter that was repaired by Goodmans (I think that was the company that owned Wharfedale). For a fiver I'd be prepared to just give them a go. If you don't like them then bin them. Cone repair kits are readily available from the web and DIYable, coil damage will be another matter. HTH.

[Pothole]

TonyRPH said:

And IIRC they're rated at about 15w RMS - so be careful how much power you put through them.

40 according to the stickers

[TonyRPH]

Pothole said:

TonyRPH said:

And IIRC they're rated at about 15w RMS - so be careful how much power you put through them.

40 according to the stickers

Is that 40w peak or 40w RMS?

I suspect it states something like "Maximum power handling 40w" or similar - which in reality means 20w RMS (or there abouts).

[TonyRPH]

Found this:

Wharfedale XP2s
The new range of Wharfedale XP2 budgetpriced loudspeakers which is being introduced during the summer contains several of the familiar names of this big-selling series, plus one newcomer, the Shelton. The Chevin XP2 remains largely unchanged. handling 20 watts (DIN) and costing £37 per pair. The Denton XP2 has two new drivers, handles 25 watts and costs £53. Next comes the two-unit Shelton (28 watts, £65). The Linton (35 watts, £80) has new bass and treble units, plus the mid-range from the old Linton 3XP, while the Glendale (40 watts, £105) uses the same mid-range and treble units as the Linton, but with a completely new bass unit.

Found the above here

So I guess it depends if you got the Chevin, Denton, Shelton, Linton or Glendale..

I seem to recall there was a Dovedale XP2 as well....

Edited by TonyRPH on Thursday 10th June 15:24

[Pothole]

Glendale.