Wharfedale Elysian 4 Floorstanding Speakers(Pair)

ABOUT THIS ITEM

ELYSIAN Goals

The Elysian series results from the most ambitious research and development project in Wharfedale’s storied 90-year history. The design team took on the goal of retaining all that audiophiles have admired about the “British sound,” such as warmth, intimacy, freedom from listening fatigue, and uncoloured response. 

AMT Tweeter

The Air Motion Transformer (AMT) tweeter utilised in the Wharfedale Elysian 4 Floorstanding Speakers is a radically different method to move air than a conventional dome tweeter. A large, pleated lightweight diaphragm is driven across its surface by rows of strategically placed magnets.

ELYSIAN Midrange

Determined to match the sensitivity and accuracy of the AMT, the Wharfedale design team chose a unique woven glass fibre matrix cone with an ideal combination of low mass and strength. A high plasticity coat provides damping to suppress high-frequency resonance.

ELYSIAN Bass

The woofer cones are the same low mass yet stiff woven glass fibre matrix as the midrange driver. The most advanced version of Wharfedale’s unique port system – the Slot Loaded Profiled Port (SLPP) – vents the woofers. As with all other bass port designs, the woofer’s rear radiation is not wasted but vented into the room. But that is where the similarities end.

The bass energy in the enclosure is under high pressure. In conventional port designs, air turbulence occurs when the bass waves abruptly exit into the low-pressure room. 

ELYSIAN Crossover

Combining the drivers’ outputs is an advanced computer-modelled crossover that has been developed over hundreds of hours of listening tests, fine-tuned to make sure that the blend between the drive units is seamless. Of particular note is the phase consistency between the drivers, allowing the power response to be highly linear and consistent throughout your listening room. 

ELYSIAN Enclosure

One can’t help but notice that Elysian is attractive. That beauty is more than skin deep. Underneath the hand polished piano lacquer finish lies a multi-layer enclosure composed of layers of different wood products sandwiched together. The dissimilar resonance characteristic of each material serves to cancel the other’s resonance for vibration and colouration-free performance.

ELYSIAN Dynamics

With a sensitivity rating of over 92dB, Elysians may be driven by modestly powered amplifiers to reveal the music’s full dynamic range without strain or distortion. You will enjoy the wide dynamic range and visceral impact of a live performance.

Greater Than the Sum of its Parts

Elysian offers indulgence in design, technology, materials, aesthetics, and performance. A thorough and no-compromise approach has led the Wharfedale design team to create a benchmark in audiophile-grade, ultra-performance loudspeakers.