About the Wharfedale Crystal 4.1
Sweet sound at a great value
Sweet sound at a great value
Want warm, rich sound from speakers that don't take up much space? Then consider Wharfedale's Crystal 4.1 bookshelf speakers. These little guys offer engaging sound for music and movie soundtracks — perfect for a bedroom or small living room where space is at a premium.
High-quality drivers
Each speaker checks in at less than 8" tall, but packs a powerful sonic punch. A 4" woven Kevlar® woofer complements a 1" soft dome tweeter. Together they offer revealing sound in a surprisingly small form factor. These speakers wed Wharfedale's British hi-fi pedigree with a modest price tag — a combination that's tough to top.
Ideal for music or movies
The Crystal 4.1s are an excellent choice for a stereo music system, especially when paired with a powered subwoofer for low-end extension. They're also ideal for the front or surround channels of a Wharfedale Crystal Series home theater system.
Product highlights:
- pair of compact bookshelf speakers for music or home theater
- 1" soft dome tweeter
- 4" woven Kevlar® woofer
- frequency response: 75-20,000 Hz (±3dB)
- recommended amplifier power: 20-60 watts
- sensitivity: 86 dB
- impedance: 8 ohms
- bass reflex design with rear-panel port
- binding posts accept pins, banana connectors, or bare wire
- woodgrain vinyl finish
- removable grilles
- 5-9/16"W x 7-11/16"H x 6-3/16"D
- weight: 4.4 lbs. each
- warranty: 5 years
- MFR # CR4.1BK
What's in the box:
Wharfedale Crystal 4.1 owner's manual
- 2 Bookshelf loudspeakers
- 2 Grilles (pre-installed)
- User's Manual
- Installation Guide
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Features & specs
| Enclosure | Bass reflex | |
| Finish | Wood-grain vinyl | |
| Color | Black | |
| Tweeter Type | Soft-dome | |
| Tweeter Size (inches) | 1 | |
| Midrange Size (inches) | N/A | |
| Woofer Size (inches) | 4 | |
| Woofer Composition | Woven Kevlar | |
| Woofer Surround | Rubber | |
| Power Range | 20-60 | |
| Sensitivity | 86 dB | |
| Impedance (Ohms) | 8 | |
| Frequency Response | 75-20k Hz | |
| Connector Type | 5-way post | |
| Bi-amp Inputs | No | |
| Height (inches) | 7-11/16 | |
| Width (inches) | 5-5/8 | |
| Depth (inches) | 6-1/4 | |
| Weight (pounds) | 4.4 | |
| Wall-mountable | --- | |
| Bracket Included | Keyhole | |
| Recommended Stand Height (inches) | 28-31 | |
| Parts Warranty | 5 Years | |
| Labor Warranty | 5 Years | |
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Features
2-Way Driver Design: The Wharfedale CR4.1 is a two-way bookshelf loudspeaker which incorporates a 1" fabric soft-dome tweeter and 4" woven kevlar weave cone woofer. A finely tuned crossover guarantees a smooth transition between the tweeter and woofer with an enjoyable audible experience, both on and off-axis.
- 1" Fabric Soft-Dome Tweeter: The 1" fabric soft-dome tweeter ensures a wide dispersion, allowing multiple listeners to experience the same, rich soundfield.
- 4" Woven Kevlar Woofer: The 4" woofer uses a Woven Kevlar weave and rubber surround, combined with Wharfedale's advanced motor systems to guarantee the highest quality, clarity, and sonic performance.
Bass Reflex Cabinet: Exiting the rear of the CR4.1's cabinet is a round port which increases the speaker's efficiency and improves overall bass performance.
Binding Post Terminals: The CR4.1 bookshelf speaker is outfitted with a set of binding-post speaker terminals that will accept bare wire (up to 10AWG), pin-connectors, spade-lugs, and banana-plugs (single or dual).
Mounting Options: The CR4.1 bookshelf loudspeaker can simply be mounted on a stand, shelf, or other piece of AV furniture with a flat surface. On back of the CR4.1 is a keyhole slot to mount the speaker on a wall (mounting screws not included).
Placement: Try to position the loudspeakers equidistant (6.5' to 13') from one another and the main listening position. The speakers should ideally be positioned so that the tweeters are roughly at ear level to a seated listener. The speakers should be "toed" or angled (15° to 40°) into the main listening position. The speakers can be positioned as close as 2.25' to 3.3125' from a side facing wall. There should be a distance of at least 0.625' to 3.3125' between the back of the speaker cabinets and the wall (the speakers' bass extension will improve if they are positioned closer to a wall or corner).
Crystal-4 Series: Wharfedale's Crystal-4 series has been engineered to sound great for movies and music with crystal clear high frequencies and powerful bass. The Crystal-4 series consists of a floorstanding speaker (CR4.3), two bookshelf speakers (CR4.1/CR4.2), and center speaker (CR4.C) - all sold separately.
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These are extremely nice for their size and cost. Plenty of bass for normal listening levels in a smaller room. I was looking for some smaller higher efficiency speakers to replace my 25 year old JBL P-10's, these do a very nice job with 20 clean watts.
Jerry from Anderson, SC