Description
Wharfedale Heritage Centre Channel Loudspeaker
The Voice the Heritage Series Was Missing
The Wharfedale Heritage Centre is a dedicated centre channel loudspeaker developed in direct response to customer demand from listeners who have built their systems around Wharfedale’s beloved Heritage series. Styled in matching real-wood veneers and carefully proportioned to sit naturally alongside the LINTON and DENTON family, the Heritage Centre integrates seamlessly into any Heritage system both visually and sonically, delivering the same full-bodied warmth, expressive midrange, and natural, unforced presentation that have made these loudspeakers enduring favourites. Whether anchoring dialogue in a film soundtrack or maintaining coherence across a multi-speaker music system, the Heritage Centre ensures that the voice of the system remains consistent, balanced, and true.
A True Heritage Family Member
From the Denton 80th Anniversary through LINTON, Denton 85th, SUPER LINTON, SUPER DENTON, and the UK-built DOVEDALE and ASTON models, the Wharfedale Heritage range represents the very essence of what British hi-fi does best: timeless styling, natural musicality, and honest engineering. As systems have evolved beyond traditional two-channel listening, the need for a centre speaker that truly belongs within this family has become increasingly clear. The Heritage Centre addresses this directly, offering a solution that is both acoustically and visually aligned with every other loudspeaker in the series, without compromising the qualities that define the Heritage sound.
Heritage-Correct Design and Finish
The Heritage Centre is unmistakably part of the Wharfedale family. Available in the same real-wood veneer finishes as its companions, Black Oak, Mahogany, and Walnut, with a matching black baffle, classic cloth grille, and the signature Wharfedale badge, every visual element has been carefully considered to ensure complete continuity within a Heritage system. The centre speaker sits naturally alongside its companions without drawing attention to itself, allowing dialogue and musical detail to emerge with clarity and natural presence.
Purpose-Built Driver System
At the core of the Heritage Centre is a carefully balanced 3-way driver configuration comprising twin 6.5-inch woven Kevlar bass drivers, a 2-inch soft-dome midrange, and a 1-inch soft-dome tweeter. This arrangement reflects the design philosophy of the Heritage series, delivering consistent tonal character and wide, even dispersion across the listening area. Dialogue is reproduced with clarity and weight, the natural tonal balance required for music is preserved, and the transition between channels is seamless, maintaining the integrity of the soundstage across the entire system. Sensitivity is rated at 90dB with a nominal impedance of 6 ohms, and the Heritage Centre is compatible with any amplifier rated between 25 and 150 watts.
Cabinet Engineering and Bass Reflex Design
The Heritage Centre’s enclosure is constructed to the same standards as the LINTON and DENTON loudspeakers, internally braced to reduce resonance and fitted with a rear-firing bass reflex port for controlled low-frequency support. With a cabinet volume of 26.8 litres, a frequency response of 54Hz to 20kHz (plus or minus 3dB), and a bass extension of 47Hz at minus 6dB, the Heritage Centre provides sufficient scale and presence to anchor the front soundstage convincingly in both film and music applications, without overhang or bloom. The result is a presentation that feels balanced, assured, and thoroughly in keeping with the character of the Heritage range.
Ready for Modern Listening Systems
As listening habits evolve, many Heritage systems now extend beyond two-channel configurations into 3.1, 5.1, or broader multi-channel setups. The Heritage Centre fulfils its role in these systems with distinction, providing a stable and natural anchor for dialogue and central imaging that no conventional centre speaker from outside the Heritage family could replicate. The result is a system that remains coherent, balanced, and visually harmonious across every listening scenario.
KEY FEATURES:
- Dedicated centre channel loudspeaker designed specifically for Wharfedale Heritage series systems
- 3-way vented-box design: twin 6.5-inch woven Kevlar bass drivers, 2-inch soft-dome midrange, and 1-inch soft-dome tweeter
- Sensitivity: 90dB (2.83V at 1m), peak SPL: 106dB
- Nominal impedance: 6 ohms (compatible with 8-ohm amplifiers), minimum impedance: 4.0 ohms
- Frequency response: 54Hz to 20kHz (plus or minus 3dB), bass extension to 47Hz (minus 6dB)
- Crossover frequencies: 900Hz and 2.7kHz
- Recommended amplifier power: 25 to 150 watts
- Rear-firing bass reflex port with 26.8-litre internally braced cabinet enclosure
- Available in real-wood veneer finishes: Walnut, Mahogany, and Black Oak
- Matching black baffle, classic cloth grille, and signature Wharfedale badge
- Dimensions: H 250mm x W 550mm x D 320mm (including terminals), weight: 14.0kg
