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Step up your home theatre experience with the Wharfedale EVO 5.4 Package, featuring the commanding EVO 5.4 floorstanding speakers, EVO 5.2 bookshelf surrounds, 5.C centre, and the deep, impactful SW-12 subwoofer. Designed with AMT tweeters, woven Kevlar drivers, and SLPP bass ports, this system delivers spacious, articulate sound with impressive low-end authority—perfectly suited for high-performance movie nights, gaming, and music listening alike.
The EVO 5 Series represents a bold step forward for Wharfedale - taking everything that makes the EVO4 a showroom-staple and multi-award winning loudspeaker series but blending luxurious design updates with technical evolution further to enhance the appeal of a price-bracket-defying loudspeaker offering.
Whether an audiophile seeking nuanced musical expression or a casual listener desiring clarity and depth, the EVO 5 speakers promise an immersive, high-fidelity experience that rivals far more expensive high-end audio offerings.
The EVO series concept originated from the same thorough research and development processes that characterised Wharfedale’s flagship Elysian project. It was specifically designed to bridge the gap between affordability and high-end performance. A notable feature of this series is the EVO AMT (Air Motion Transformer) high-frequency unit.
AMT Tweeter for Precision and Detail: In developing the new EVO 5 series, Wharfedale has further evolved the cutting-edge Air Motion Transformer (AMT). The AMT is a type of high-frequency driver used in speakers, known for its exceptional accuracy, speed, and low distortion compared to traditional dome treble units.
Instead of using a conventional dome or cone to push air forward, an AMT uses a pleated diaphragm made of an ultra-thin, lightweight material (often a polymer film). Strong magnets are positioned on either side of the diaphragm, creating a powerful magnetic field. When an audio signal is passed through the conductive traces, the diaphragm is energised, causing the pleats to contract and expand. As the pleats move, they "squeeze" and "expand" the air between them, pushing it out in a highly controlled and eficient manner. This method allows the AMT to move four times more air than a traditional dome tweeter of the same surface area, leading to lower distortion (since the diaphragm moves less than a typical dome or ribbon), faster transient response (due to the lightweight material and minimal movement), wider frequency range and better dispersion.
Absorption and Damping Enhancements
A new sound-absorbing material, Silentweave™, has been added to the cavity behind the diaphragm to reduce sound wave reflection and sound colouration inside the speaker. This material, a combination of cotton and felt fibre, was specially developed for the EVO 5 series.
All EVO 5 drive units benefit from a new acoustic damping frame called ResoFrame™, made from elastomer and visible as a cog-like shape within the driver’s front panel. In the case of the AMT, an additional elastomer damping gasket between the diaphragm and the front plate further reduces mechanical resonances and smooths the response, especially in the important lower treble band.
These Internal Acoustic enhancements minimise unwanted sound colouration, ensuring a purer, more natural sonic signature. This smoother treble response delivers a listening experience that is crisp, controlled, and devoid of harshness.
Enhanced Midrange: A new technique, labelled Resoseal™, sees a thin mass ring of elastomer applied to the rear of the cone where it meets the surround. This further optimises midrange frequency response, allowing vocals to sound richer, more naturaLower-Midrange and Bass Refinements for Unparalleled Vocal Reproductionl, and more emotionally engaging. This subtle yet critical enhancement ensures a refined and immersive listening experience.
Each model in the EVO 5 series now features an optimally increased internal cabinet volume. The expanded cabinet volume contributes to deeper bass extension and improved overall sound dispersion, creating a more immersive and expansive audio field.
The inclusion of a hybrid plinth, which combines metal and wood elements of the cabinet’s details, enhances structural integrity and reduces unwanted vibrations. This innovative base ensures that sound remains clean and uncoloured, free from external resonance artefacts.
Wharfedale’s proprietary Slot Loaded Profiled Port (SLPP) system effciently channels the rear output of the bass drivers into the room. The specially designed slot at the speaker's base equalises pressure to the room, reducing turbulence while enhancing low-frequency performance.
The EVO 5 Series debuts a groundbreaking three-directional SLPP (Slot Loaded Profiled Port) channel. Unlike the previous two-directional port in EVO 4, this system optimises airflow distribution, reducing turbulence and distortion. This refined engineering allows the speakers to produce profound yet controlled bass without the muddiness common in conventional bass reflex designs. The result is exceptionally well-defined, tight bass that integrates seamlessly with mid and high frequencies.
For the EVO 5.1 and EVO 5.2 loudspeakers, specially designed stands are offered to ensure the perfect synergy between form and function. Crafted from high-carbon steel, these stands provide exceptional strength and stability while effectively minimising unwanted vibrations and interactions with floor surfaces that could compromise sound quality.
Engineered with precision, they position the loudspeakers at the ideal listening height, ensuring an immersive and well-balanced audio experience across various seating positions. Their understated yet elegant design seamlessly complements the aesthetic of the EVO 5 series, maintaining the refined and sophisticated appeal of the speakers themselves.
The SW series of subwoofers offer a level of performance previously unheard of in their class. Revolutionary drive units, amplifier modules and filter stages feature on every model. They strike the perfect balance between power and sound quality, offering remarkable sound pressure levels, yet retaining enough control to be considered audiophile in quality.
The new range of SW subwoofers comes with a host of new features. They now come with Non-pressed paper cones for increase self-damping, improved transient impact and intern increased the structural rigidity of the cone itself. The centre vents are copper lined to reduce the magnetic distortion and improve the heat dissipation.
Still utilising the solid, well-engineered power amplifiers the SW subwoofers are optimised for high impact at low frequencies and are ideal for movies or music. With the various finishes to the cabinets – Rosewood /Walnut Pearl/White sandex/Blackwood Vinyl with Hi-gloss baffle – these subwoofers look great with matching floorstanding speakers.
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