I’ve had the Wharfedale Linton Heritage speakers for around six months now, paired with my Rega Elex-R, and I thought I’d share my experience after spending a good amount of time with them.

I have to say, I’m really enjoying this combination. The Lintons have a lovely, warm and relaxed sound that makes them very easy to live with. The midrange is probably what I like most — vocals sound natural and full, and acoustic instruments have a really nice sense of body and texture.

There’s also plenty of bass, with a good amount of weight and scale. The Elex-R seems to be a great match, giving the speakers plenty of drive and keeping everything sounding controlled while retaining that smooth, musical character.

What I particularly appreciate is how non-fatiguing they are. I can sit and listen for hours without feeling the need to turn them down or take a break. They seem equally happy with old recordings, jazz, rock, acoustic music or just whatever happens to be playing.

They do benefit from a little care with positioning, but once I got them roughly where they liked to be, the soundstage opened up nicely and the whole presentation became very convincing.

After six months, I’m still enjoying them as much as I did when I first bought them. They may not be the sort of speakers that make you analyse every tiny detail of a recording, but that’s actually part of their appeal for me. They have a very natural, effortless presentation that makes you want to listen to music rather than listen to the speakers.

The Lintons and Elex-R have turned out to be a really enjoyable pairing. Six months in, I’m still finding myself putting on “just one more album” — which, for me, is probably the best sign that I made the right choice.

Excellent price point for the specs with the platter being on the heavier side reduces vibrations and sorts out older records pretty well with more groove wear. The counterweight needed some calculations to arrive at the correct tracking weight but thats the pleasure of buying a mechanical turntable. The wooden plinth is the show stealer which allows it to sit with aplomb on the cabinet. All in all a very good buy and thanks to HIFI Mart for the thoughtful, quick delivery

Had good experience timely delivery with good packing