Wharfedale Elysian 2 Bookshelf Speakers (with stands)
Wharfedale Elysian 2 Bookshelf Speakers (with stands)
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ELYSIAN — The Pinnacle of Wharfedale's 90-Year Legacy
The Elysian series represents the most ambitious research and development project in Wharfedale's storied 90-year history. Designed to retain all that audiophiles have admired about the legendary "British sound"—warmth, intimacy, freedom from listening fatigue, and uncoloured response—while elevating those qualities that today's audiophiles demand: fine detail retrieval, spacious three-dimensional imaging, and complete freedom from enclosure-induced colorations. Beautiful enough for the finest homes and galleries.
⚡ Advanced AMT Tweeter Technology
The 3.5" (90mm) Air Motion Transformer tweeter utilizes a large, pleated lightweight diaphragm driven across its surface by strategically placed magnets. This revolutionary design moves air more efficiently and accurately than conventional dome tweeters, with the extremely low-mass diaphragm under precise motor system control at all times.
Wide bandwidth transducer achieves exceptionally low distortion and delivers musical detail without brightness, harshness, or fatigue.
🎯 Precision Woven Glass Fiber Midrange
Engineered with a unique 6.0" (150mm) woven glass fiber matrix cone offering the ideal combination of low mass and strength. A high plasticity coat provides damping to suppress high-frequency resonance, while a specially shaped central phase plug linearizes output across a wide bandwidth.
Astonishingly realistic reproduction of voices and instruments—vocalists and musicians appear present in your listening room.
🌊 Revolutionary SLPP Bass System
The 8.5" (220mm) coated fiberglass matrix cone woofer is vented by the advanced Slot Loaded Profiled Port (SLPP) system. Flared semi-parabolic flanges at both ends linearize airflow, while bass energy vents through a specially profiled slot that equalizes high internal pressure to room pressure without turbulence.
Eliminates port-induced distortion and "chuffing" sounds for entirely natural recreation of bass fundamentals with authority and articulation.
🔬 Computer-Modeled Crossover Network
Advanced crossover with 360Hz and 2.9kHz crossover frequencies developed over hundreds of hours of listening tests, fine-tuned for seamless driver blend. Features exceptional phase consistency between drivers, allowing highly linear and consistent power response throughout your listening room.
Highest grade, acoustically transparent components ensure you hear all musical detail with nothing held back.
🎨 Multi-Layer Resonance-Free Enclosure
Beneath the hand-polished piano lacquer finish lies a sophisticated multi-layer enclosure of different wood products sandwiched together. Dissimilar resonance characteristics cancel each other for vibration and coloration-free performance. Cabinet edges are contoured to minimize coloration-inducing diffraction.
Available in high gloss piano black, white, and book-matched real wood walnut veneer with six hand-polished lacquer layers.
💪 High Efficiency & Dynamic Range
With a sensitivity of 89dB (2.83V @1m), Elysians may be driven by modestly powered amplifiers (25-250W recommended) to reveal music's full dynamic range without strain or distortion. Experience the wide dynamic range and visceral impact of live performance.
Exceptional efficiency allows full dynamic expression with virtually any quality amplifier in the recommended power range.
📐 Technical Specifications
3.5" (90mm) Air Motion Transformer
6.0" (150mm) coated fiberglass matrix cone
8.5" (220mm) coated fiberglass matrix cone
4Ω (8Ω compatible)
360Hz, 2.9kHz
35Hz ~ 22kHz (+/-3dB)
89dB (2.83V @1m)
25 - 250W recommended
67.2 lbs
27.6"
13.1"
17.0"
SLPP (Slot Loaded Profiled Port)
Piano Black, White, Walnut
Matched pairs only
3-way floorstanding design
🏗️ Stand Specifications (Included)
17.13"
15.83"
16.85"
36 lbs
🎵 Perfect for: Audiophile listening rooms • Critical listening • High-end stereo systems • Luxury home installations • Concert-grade performance • British sound enthusiasts • Large listening spaces
"Elysian is genuinely an audio engineering work of art."
