Wharfedale Dovedale 90th anniversary

 "the word on the street is that they are overpriced when compared to the Linton or Super Linton."

"Overpriced" is reality of just about anything, so as long as you likem-to heck with everyone else. 

They look/read like a nice traditional build speaker. I liked the Linton sound, so I bet they sound  great. The linked videos show them well out into the room-the way I like to place speakers.

Knowing what we know, perhaps X'over circuit is where  a GR Research tweaking could take them to next level? 

Maybe best to resist the neverending audiophool game and just enjoy them.

I bought them used, so I didn’t pay full price. I know the 7k price point is pretty crowded with good speakers, but I certainly think they are contenders even at retail.

@ozzy62 how do you think the Elysian 2 compare to your? 

Never heard any of the Elysian line, so hard to say.

They do look beautiful in that classic or traditional way. I bet they sound great too. Seems to me the problem might be that many people don't really think of Wharfedale as a brand worthy of that pricing level. Sure they do great around the $3k level but at $7k they are playing in a different league. As someone above said, lots of very stiff competition there.

Note that for all I know they could in fact be the best choice at $7k. I'm talking more about the challenge of public perception and reputation.