Wharfedale evo 30 copared to opus 1

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griffinconst

Senior Audioholic
I thought the evo 30 looked beautiful but sounded a bit stuffy. They had tons of bass but not real tight bass and not revealing enough for me. I also thought they did kick the **** out of all def tech speakers that I heard.
Def Tech's would be great for movies but suck *** for music.
I didn't hear any Opus speakers. They are supposed to be a big upgrade from the evo but I haven't heard them.
Can anyone tell me about Opus 1's?
I like B&w 683 and Paradigm studio 60. Any comparison?
 
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xrodney

Enthusiast
I didnt audition opus, but did evo2 and giving the price, you could also try B&W 7xx as they cost about to be same.
 
TjMV3

TjMV3

Full Audioholic
Where did you hear the Evo 30's that had a lot of untight bass?


I have no idea of what set up they were in or where you heard them, but it must have been a shabby setup or suffered from poor room acoustics.

The Evo 30's bass is typically what ever is on the recording, if you have gear that does bass correctly. There is a slight warmth or richness to the bass; but it's thight and solid. At least in the set up I have mine in.

As well in several other setups I have heard the Evo 30 in.

As for highly revealing, no, the Evo 30 are not highly revealing. But they do have nice musical detail without being analytical, harsh or fatiguing.

They are not exactly lacking in detail. Just not overly-revealing. Which makes listening to less quality recordings or masterings, a very nice, musical, pleasant experience.

If you already have the Evo 30 in your home, you may want to work on speaker placement/setup and take a good look at the components your feeding them with, as well as room acoustics; before making a change.

I have had the Wharfedale Opus 2 floorstanders in my main two channel/HT system for five years, now. The Opus series in general are a little more revealing than the Evo series. But still not analytical. They remain musical and pleasantly listenable for long hours.

The bass on the Opus 1 is a little bigger......more prominent.... than the Evo 30. Larger driver. Depending on what gear you have, it may or may not be a night and day difference. But Noticable.

The Opus 1 uses that three inch dome midrange ( an awesome driver), which utilizes a loaded horn design. So the midrange detail will be a bit obvious and larger, too. Yet smooth and sweet with the right gear.

A lot will depend on the components you use to feed them the music, the music/recordings themselves, room acoustics and speaker placement.

Best thing to do, if you can, is audition these speakers and decide for yourself which sound you like the best.
 
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jamie2112

Banned
How do you copare? :D ..........................oh its a misspelling.....yeah I knew that.
 
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griffinconst

Senior Audioholic
Thanks for the good info. I hope I can find some Opus speakers to audition. I figured that midrange dome would sound great.
Also thanks to Jamie for that pearl of wisdom. With my typing skills, I'm surprised that was the only mistake.:rolleyes:
 
TjMV3

TjMV3

Full Audioholic
Don't scrutinize my posts/spelling, you'll be quite busy...for a while. You would think I type with my toes:D;)
 
braminator

braminator

Junior Audioholic
Well I landed an amazing deal on a brand new pair of OPUS 3's. I will have them in 1 week or so and I will post my results and opinions.
 
adk highlander

adk highlander

Sith Lord
Well I landed an amazing deal on a brand new pair of OPUS 3's. I will have them in 1 week or so and I will post my results and opinions.
Wow very nice. Did you get them locally? I'm seeing some decent deals on the Opus line (I just picked up an Opus center) now that the Opus2 line is out. What finish did you get? Oh and post pics too.
 
braminator

braminator

Junior Audioholic
I got the maple finish. I will post photos and my review after I get them next week. I am replacing a pair of Von Schweikert VR-4jr's with the Opus. It seems every couple of months I have been changing speakers and I am hoping this will be the last for awhile.
 
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griffinconst

Senior Audioholic
Good going. I'm looking forward to the pictures and the review. Thanks
 
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griffinconst

Senior Audioholic
I thought the evo 30 looked beautiful but sounded a bit stuffy. They had tons of bass but not real tight bass and not revealing enough for me. I also thought they did kick the **** out of all def tech speakers that I heard.
Def Tech's would be great for movies but suck *** for music.
I didn't hear any Opus speakers. They are supposed to be a big upgrade from the evo but I haven't heard them.
Can anyone tell me about Opus 1's?
I like B&w 683 and Paradigm studio 60. Any comparison?
I went back and listened to these again. They were set up in a different part of the room and wow, what a difference. The bass was tighter and the overall sound was much improved. Evo 30 has front ports but apparently need to be away from the wall cause they sounded very good in this set up about 20" from the back wall.
Can't wait to hear about the Opus'.
 

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