Could it be? These Award-winning Wharfedale floorstanders are still 20% off

Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 flanking a living room

(Image credit: Wharfedale)

The Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 are refined, entertaining and well-built, and the recipient of more than one What Hi-Fi? Award.

So imagine our delight when we saw the flooorstanders get a 20 per cent discount on Black Friday. Better yet, the Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 has stayed at that price – you can still get them for £399 at Richer Sounds.

That's a solid £100 saving from their £499 testing price!

The Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 come highly recommended for a first hi-fi system, thanks to an excellent combination of performance and affordability.

They're also reasonably sized for floorstanders, with their 98 x 18 x 32cm dimensions not requiring acres of room.

The 2.5-way design employs the upper 13cm driver for everything from midrange downwards, leaving the second one to reinforce the lows. The cone material on both drivers is also made of Klarity, a mix of polypropylene and mica, for a nice balance of lightness, rigidity and damping.

The tweeter is an old favourite: a 25mm coated woven polyester soft dome that has been used throughout the Diamond 12 range and performed admirably.

This includes the Diamond 12.3, which are sensational sonically.

"As we move from Jay Z’s Blueprint 3 to Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love, we appreciate the 12.3’s articulate and expressive midrange and the seamless integration between the drive units," our Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 review reads.

"We like how Wharfedale has avoided excess; there’s enough bass weight to satisfy but not so much that it spoils the balance of the presentation. The lows are agile, satisfyingly rich and textured with it."

Truly talented affordable floorstanders are a tough nut to crack, but Wharfedale has more than risen to the challenge. If you're after terrific towers on a budget, make this Richer Sounds deal your first port of call.

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Daniel Furn is a staff writer at What Hi-Fi? focused on all things deal-related. He studied Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield before working as a freelance journalist covering film, TV, gaming, and consumer tech. Outside of work, he can be found travelling far-flung corners of the globe, playing badminton, and watching the latest streaming sensation (in 4K HDR, of course).

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