The Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 bookshelf speaker could well prove to be the goldilocks in the range. Not too big, not too small, just right. With the dramatic clean-sheet redesign of the Diamond 12 range, spearheaded by world-renowned speaker designer Karl-Heinz Fink, Wharfedale have once again raised the bar for what affordable audiophile quality speakers can achieve. At the price, and even well above it, these Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 stand mount speakers are going to be very, very hard to beat. Overview The Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 is probably destined to be the best seller in the range because of the stunning performance it offers for the price. Small enough to not dominate a room yet with fire power enough to fill medium size spaces, this is a prime candidate for top consideration. The Diamond 12.1 employs a sweet sounding 25mm (1") textile dome tweeter and an advanced 130mm (5") mid/ bass driver constructed of a new material called Klarity which combines traditional polypropylene with