This works up to point, although the Evo4.2 sports a set of dimensions that are a long way outside the norm considering the price. The curved sides further control and eliminate standing waves while also helping reduce the perceived physical size of the cabinet. It is made from varying thicknesses of MDF to quell resonance and ensure it is as rigid as possible.
The cabinet also benefits from this trickle-down technology. Wharfedale says that this helps to control and regulate the flow of air in such a way as to permit placement where you want rather than working to a minimum distance from a rear wall. It’s built into the base of the cabinet and gives the impression of being a separate plinth. This is also borrowed from its Elysian models and is called SLPP (Slot Loaded Profile Port). The other interesting aspect of the Wharfedale’s design is the bass port arrangement. The trade off comes in the form of a more complex crossover and notional reduction in efficiency.
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In the Evo4.2, the dome midrange handles frequencies between 1.4kHz and 3.9kHz and keeps all the drivers within their operational comfort zones. The company says that there’s a strong argument for doing things this way.ĪMTs typically offer excellent high-frequency performance, but don’t traditionally work down to the same crossover point that a conventional dome tweeter is comfortable at, meaning the handling of midbass frequencies can be less than ideal.
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The Evo4.2 is the second of the two standmounts in the series and has a rare three-way configuration (at the price) with an AMT tweeter, 50mm soft dome midrange driver and a 165mm woven Kevlar bass driver. With the baby 4.1 priced at £450, this is one of the most cost-effective price points I’ve seen for this kind of tweeter. AMT-type drivers offer a tweeter design with the combination of large radiating area and low overall mass for wide dispersion and excellent high-frequency performance. The most notable is the use of an Air Motion Transfomer-type tweeter, which is fitted to all models in the range. The Evo4 Series is the company’s latest range and is intended to bring some of the technology and thinking developed for its flagship Elysian family to a more affordable price point. The ‘almost’ is important, though, because Wharfedale has different ideas.
In presuming this, you will have a handle on almost every model available at the price. For example, it will have two drivers, be around 30 to 35cm tall and there will be a port somewhere in the cabinet to aid its bass response. To many people, a £600 standmount speaker is likely to conjure up a few assumptions.
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