My dad and I are noobs who bought a 5000 EUR sound system 4 years ago

[Deusdies]

Tell me if we chose right (please don't tell me we didn't )

Speaker set: Wharfedale Diamond 8 series (not sure if 8.0 , 1 or 2)
Amplifier: YAMAHA RX-V530
DVD: YAMAHA DVD-S530
Subwoofer: Eltax Atomic A10 450W

Overall, the system has been serving us perfectly fine for the last 4 years. My dad and I like sound, but are no audophiles.

I'm posting this thread mainly to see whether Wharfedale are good speaker brand or not. I personally have never heard of them before, and I don't find them popular even today.

On a side note, one more question: I'm at college now, thousands of miles away from home. I'd like to listen to a good sound again, however, my budget is severely limited (up to $100). Should I get some "crappy" 2.1 set (like Altec Lansing) for $100, or get good Sennheiser headphones also for $100? I have a $20 JVC headphones at the moment, and they're actually pretty good.

 

[JerryLove]

I'll let someone else comment on where Wharfdale falls in the audio spectrum.

Headphones vs speakers: That's such a subjective thing I don't know how anyone could answer it; though I think Sony makes a good set of monitor headphones in that range.

If I had $100 to spend I'd start trolling craigslist. I've seen some ok towers go around that price. I got my PSB 400i bookshelves off ebay for $60.

 

[Deusdies]

Thanks Jerry.

Hmm, I don't like buying used stuff, but that never crossed my mind - nothing could possibly be wrong with used headphones (well, if nothing is wrong, then nothing is wrong - right?) and the price could be lower.

Given the fact that I'm from Europe (although living in the US atm), I like European products patriotism.

Anyway, I was checking out these Sennheiser's:

newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106297
newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106324

Sony:
newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826159110

(sorry, cannot post links because my post number <5)

 

[JerryLove]

At around $133, you can get the Behringer 2030p bookshelves, but you'll still need a receiver or amp, and that's gonna push your budget high.

My knowldge of modern headphones is very limited. There was a thread that I posted on on this forum (search for posts by me with the word "headphone" in it) where several people made recommendations. You may want to find that.

 

[Deusdies]

Is anyone willing to give me an opinion on Wharfedale?

 

[bandphan]

Is anyone willing to give me an opinion on Wharfedale?

have you tried the search feature?

ill help

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/search.php?searchid=4243962