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Introduction to Wharfedale Pro

Created from the ground up into the demanding, high performance world of professional audio, Wharfedale Professional enjoys global success with a range of great value, great sounding, and innovation products.

Since 1932, Wharfedale has been at the forefront of loudspeaker technology – these seventy-five years of experience in the design and manufacture of audio systems make Wharfedale Pro Products second to none.

Today, Wharfedale Pro is a leading force in the highly competitive professional market. Amplifiers, mixing desks, effects modules, equalisers and lighting are all included within the portfolio as well as loudspeaker ranges to suit every application and installation .

The Wharfedale Professional philosophy is simple: A ll with a common design philosophy - Value, Integrity and performance. We put in a lifetime of experience – you get out a lifetime of performance.

Wharfedale Pro

In the early 1980s Wharfedale took the opportunity to enter a new market. The rapidly developing professional loudspeaker market had for many years been an attractive proposition. In the early 1960s Wharfedale had experienced much success with ‘Public Address’ or P.A. systems, so this was hardly a new venture. The market had, however, become much better defined. Bars and Public Houses were installing better sound systems. Nightclubs were a booming business. People had more leisure time than ever before and every teenager wanted to be in a band.

We developed larger and better professional loudspeakers and became involved in developing loudspeakers for huge touring rigs. This was a steep learning curve and, in turn, taught us to make better and more powerful home loudspeakers.

By 1998 the momentum of development within the Professional industry prompted the decision to establish a separate division within Wharfedale to concentrate purely on the Professional market. Wharfedale Pro was born.

Today, Wharfedale Pro is still one of the fasting growing professional audio companies in the world. By staying true to the pursuit of product excellence whilst adapting products to our customers’ needs and providing unparalleled value for money, we have survived both evolution and revolution.

Wharfedale products are still amongst the best in the world, winning top awards for acoustic excellence, just as Gilbert Briggs did in 1932 with his ‘Bronze’ transducer. His legacy and philosophy still permeate the company. Whilst designing the best products he could, he firmly believed that ‘a fair price to all is the best way of doing business’.

We are here now to celebrate our sevent y-five anniversary and look to the future with more optimism and confidence than ever.