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The Wharfedale Dovedale 90th Anniversary is a large 3-way bass-reflex standmount loudspeaker pair sold with custom steel stands. It uses a 10-inch Kevlar woofer, 5-inch Kevlar midrange, and 1-inch soft-dome tweeter, with a real walnut veneer cabinet and dual rear ports. Wharfedale positions it as a modern reimagining of the classic Dovedale lineage and notes that it is manufactured in its UK facility in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The BBC LS5/8's impedance is 8Ω against the Dovedale 90th Anniversary's 6.5Ω, its low-frequency extension 40 Hz against 36 Hz, and its high-frequency extension 16 kHz against 20 kHz. Both share sensitivity (89 dB).
The LS8/1's impedance is 8Ω against the Dovedale 90th Anniversary's 6.5Ω and its sensitivity 87 dB against 89 dB. Both share high-frequency extension (20 kHz) and ways (3).
The Classic 2/3's sensitivity is 88 dB against the Dovedale 90th Anniversary's 89 dB, its impedance 8Ω against 6.5Ω, its low-frequency extension 35 Hz against 36 Hz, and its woofer 8.66" against 10".
The Extrema's sensitivity is 88 dB against the Dovedale 90th Anniversary's 89 dB, its impedance 4Ω against 6.5Ω, its low-frequency extension 35 Hz against 36 Hz, and its high-frequency extension 18 kHz against 20 kHz.
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