Articulate Bass, Punchy Midrange, Seductive Highs: Wharfedale EVO 4.4 Floor-Standing Loudspeakers Play with Addictive Sound, Feature 6.5-Inch Woofers and Custom Tweeter

Step up to the unmistakably rich, colorful sound of Wharfedale with EVO 4.4, among the latest overachieving floor-standing loudspeakers from the iconic U.K.-based manufacturer. Sitting in a class above Wharfedale's highly praised Diamond 11 Series, EVO 4.4 employs trickle-down innovations from the company's Elysian flagship. If you get just one dose of its seductively sweet, grain-free handling of upper-register material and you'll agree EVO 4.4 is downright addictive. Couple that with deep, articulate bass and a punchy midrange, and you have an extremely affordable three-way unit deserving of its high-end label.

One of the keys to the outstanding sonic performance relates to EVO 4.4's dual, 6.5-inch, bidirectional, black-woven Kevlar cone woofers. They incorporate a naturally self-damping material that reduces and distributes resonances to extremely low levels. In addition, a fixed, profiled phase plug ensures a smooth acoustic roll-off that enables the drivers to seamlessly mesh with EVO 4.4's specially designed Air Motion Transformer tweeter and two-inch silk midrange driver. You'll enjoy incredibly wide dispersion of high frequencies and palpable soundstaging.

EVO 4.4's crossover also deserves special mention. Using the company's custom-designed Computer Aided Optimization technology during extensive listening tests, Wharfedale engineers carefully fine-tuned the crossover to the point that EVO 4.4 achieves balanced integration of its driver, woofer, and tweeter – allowing the speaker to practically disappear and draw all attention to the music program at hand. Indeed, EVO 4.4 provides the detail audiophiles love and the effects-enhancing dynamics home-theater enthusiasts crave.

Measuring 41.7 x 10.1 x 14 inches (HWD) and weighing a shade over 56 pounds, EVO 4.4 fits in tight spaces all the while its 90dB sensitivity means it can be driven by a wide range of amplifiers. All high-end speakers should be so versatile, enaging, and attractive. 

"[They] produce a large-scale sound with plenty of weight. But they also deliver transparency and subtlety, helping to ensure a natural, easygoing presentation — a quality that is all too rare at this price.... [For] the money, these are some of the best floorstanding speakers you can buy right now."
—What Hi-Fi?, Best Floorstanding Speakers 2021, five-star review

"Despite its premium credentials, this is a great value system for impressive and engaging home cinema sound.... We already know that the Evo 4.4s are excellent musical performers, but listening on a full surround system reiterates their prowess."
—What Hi-Fi?, five-star review, 2022 Product of the Year Winner