The Diamond 200 Towers (review forthcoming) are actually 3-way speakers and also have significantly more power handling, and we thus assume they’re intended to be the main satellite speakers in a sound system. 2-way speakers can sound fine on their own sometimes, but they’re generally designed to work in conjunction with an external subwoofer, whereas 3-way speakers generally suffice without one. The larger 225’s response floor is actually quite decent for a 2-way speaker, but bass reproduction will always be limited without a subwoofer with a dedicated crossover. These speakers use a 2 way design (most common amongst bookshelf speakers), meaning you’ve got a single midrange woofer and a tweeter. That doesn’t necessarily mean worse sound, just that a standalone pair of Diamond 200 bookshelf speakers will probably be best in a desktop near/mid-field setting. The power and efficiency specs are modest. Otherwise they have the same build and aesthetic design. The Diamond 210, 220, and 225 vary slightly in size and power and have different sized woofers: 4, 5.25, and 6.5 inches respectively. The Diamond 200 lineup was released circa 2014 and contains several different types of home theater speakers, including three different sized bookshelfs which we’re reviewing herein. Wharfedale is a boutique British audio company, and the Diamond series speakers have been their flagship product since the early 1980s, with many different iterations of such having come about since then.

*When nominal/RMS power isn’t specified by manufacturer, we use an approximation of ~30% of the specified peak/dynamic power for comparison purposes.

The 225s, shown with and without the driver foam-grill covers Important Specs Overview and Comparison Table Model Diamond 210 Diamond 220 Diamond 225 Speaker Type passive, 2 way, ported (<- same) (<- same) Continuous Power Handling 22.5 W* 30 W* 36 W* Peak Power Handling 75 W 100 W 120 W Impedance 8 ohms (<- same) (<- same) Sensitivity (db/W/m) 86 86 87 Response Range (+/- 3dB) 68 - 20k Hz 56 - 20k Hz 45 - 20k Hz Woofer Size 4 in 5.25 in 6.5 Unit Dimensions (w x d x h) 6 x 6.5 x 9 in 7 x 9 x 12.5 8 x 10.5 x 14 in Unit Weight 6 lb 11.5 lb 14.5 lb Warranty (not specified) (not specified) (not specified)

Diamond dimensions 220