I have a pair of Wharfedale Diamond III speakers that wer given to me. They worked for anout 1 year and now they don't work. Are they worth repairing?

The best thing to do is place a VOM meter to confirm that there are 6 ohm speakers

These speakers have a bad reputation because there are scammers out there trying to sell them for more than thier worth cause the unit itself looks like it should be worth a lot ... however i say that to say I have a pair of these speakers I was given too me for free and I’ve been using them for over 5 years and they sound great the average music listener won’t know the difference especially in this ear bud era we live in ... someone mentioned these have no bass ... I personally only have 2 of the 3 speakers wired up ... I never wired up the sub cause I never needed too ... when I turn these speakers up I thump the whole block I live on ... these speakers produce plenty of bass without the sub active ... one day I’ll hook the sub and then I’ll prob find out it doesn’t work lol but if the subwoofers do work! These are good speakers for Someone on a budget who wants big sound and a good looking speaker box .... but if it doesn’t like I said it’s ok cause it produces more than enough bass with out it and I listen to hip hop! Maybe it may not be too great for those who want a more crisp sound but if you’re an 90s analog guy like myself these speakers do the job just don’t get ripped off and pay 100s for it ... I say @ the most they are @least worth $300 for the pair ... especially if the subwoofer works

Anything in the neighborhood of 8-ohms will usually fly safely with standard audio amplifiers. At only 50w x 2 you want efficient speakers. Watch the volume as this amp may clip if driven too hard. THAT will kill any speaker.

This owner had Valdus 200's and was happy. But just about any quality speaker in the 100w range should work out.

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I had the exact same thing, no sound at all but light on and heatsink slightly warm. Returned amp module to Wharfedale and it was diagnosed as a fault in the muting circuit and repaired under warranty. Asked for a circuit diagram but they don't give them out while the equipment is still in production.

The tweeter has burned out and cannot be salvaged. I also own a pair of (ex) Melton 2s. In the beginning Wharfedale were good at supplying spares (see www.wharfedale.co.uk for contact info and advice). A few years ago after my cat destroyed the 12 inch unit in one, i invested in new insides, including state of the art 12 inch woofers, 4 inch mid range and 1inch tweeters with a good 3 way crossover. The cabinet is great so consider asking a techie friend to do this for you. Please don't just cut out and connect to amp speaker wires! You will get terrible sound and risk ruining both amp and speakers! Best regards Karl ([email protected])

Sometimes the back does not come off, but the speaker comes out from the front...

Try contacting IAG America 951-360-6688
http://www.iagamerica.com/wharfedale/servspeak.htm

The spkrs sound like they are bi-amp spkrs, meaning you have multiple terminals on the backs of each spkr, the jumpers on the spkrs should be connected as such. Now you just connect the spkrs according to the Denon spkr conection diagram. Do not use the surround back unless you have 6 or 7 pair of spkrs

On the back of the speaker are six deep holes that screws the back panel to front baffle.There are six sponge plugs normally.You have to dig these out with
a long standard screwdriver or however you can get them out to expose the 6 Phillips head screws below them.Remove the 6 Phillips head screws and the whole speaker comes apart,leaving just the box.Good luck.

Is it old ? Is it making a rattling noise inside ? Completely lost its sound as in completely stopped sounding like a woofer and has higher frequencys coming out of it or as in no sound at all coming out of it ? I would say it's probably the crossover, perhaps a burnt resistor.