Upside Down - the tweeter is mounted below the woofer - Sound Better? PSB Alpha P5 vs Diamond 12.2

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This video is a sound comparison between Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 and PSB Alpha P5 with Cambridge Audio AXA25.

These speakers are exact same price. However, the tweeter is located in opposite way. totally different design. So, which sound better? P5 or 12.2 ?

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Timecodes
0:00 - intro
1:11 - All the way up / Electronic / by Hadar Sopher
2:01 - Bedroom / Soul & RnB, Pop / by Raquel Castro, The Wildcardz
2:44 - Boost Your Power / Rock / by CustomMelody
3:42 - Chemtrails / Cinematic / by Semo
4:33 - Get Ready / Cinematic, Rock, Pop / by Midnight Noise
5:23 - Higher Love / Electronic, Pop / by Ben Fox
6:39 - Is Leroy On It / Jazz, Acoustic, Retro / by Southside Aces
7:37 - Pull Me Closer / Electronic, Pop, Hip Hop / by WEARETHEGOOD,
8:50 - Punkd / Cinematic, Electronic / by Out of Flux
9:51 - Seasons / Cinematic, Classical / by ANBR
11:01 - Star Night / Acoustic, Rock, Pop / Wonderland
12:52 - Time Traveling / Soul & RnB / Sarah Kang feat. Anthony Lazaro
13:25 - Outro

[bw]

I have to disagree with the other comments, the PSB's sounded more balanced and open to me, the Wharfedale's sounded like they were playing behind a curtain !

[shaunyweavey]

PSB what tweeter is that, it's wonderful sounding, the bass is sweet . Wharfdale as always great in the mids .
On this alone my money goes to PSB ..

[AbsoluteFidelity]

The 12.2 slays the thin sounding P5 in the midrange area. Deeper bass and smoother highs too. Check out the transition in Seasons, the P5 sounds very V shaped with a lot of information in the mids compressed. The 12.2 on the other hand sounds very natural and organic. Very noticeable in most songs.

[vynleshmynle]

Little off topic but I have the Alpha P3, what an awesome little speaker.

[williammiebach]

The Wharfedale 12.2 is better, more balanced and musical. The PS Alpha 5's have sufficeint highs and mids, but lack body and bass weight and sound comparatively hollow.
The inverse driver configuration can work when well designed, but the "highs" eminating from below the "lows" can be percieved as odd to some. Back when I worked for hifi dealers selling Mission, Infinity, JBL, Polk, Klipsh and others, the Missions with inverted drivers often sounded at least as good as other speakers, but few seemed to be comfortable with the design. Don't know how much of that was sound or looks.

[Eduar_Tribuno]

Psb sin dudarlo al final es cuestión de gustos

[genaishivatov]

How interesting the composition "Boost Your Power" sounded at 12.2 and how awful at P5. The Wharfedale is better!

[DougMen]

The PSB sounds better here than in your other videos featuring it, but it's still no match for the 12.2, which is more balanced and richer. The PSB is thinner and brighter, at times bordering on shrill

[CMA]

What are we doing here? I’ll tell you what I’m doing. I’m shopping bookshelfs that integrate into my space— handsomely.

D12.2
$150 more
1-1/8” wider
1-7/8” taller
2-7/8” deeper
Nicer badging.

Winner; P5. No brainer

[cesarjlisboa]

Diamond 12.2 better all the way around.

[silkhead]

if you love midrange the wharfdales...if you love a V sound...PSB (dont pair these speakers with a digital amp)

[MrPassiontea]

I bought the 12.2 recently and don't like the sound all that much. Was gonna try the PSB Alpha P5 but listening to this vid the PSB 5 sounds metallic and tinny. The 12.2 sounds muddy and boxy. Any other speakers around this price range that sound more balanced?

[joshuawang]

PSB is too V shape to be natural， 12.2 wins hands down

[majicogarcia]

I have not heard a single demo where the Alpha P5 sounded good. So overrated.

[fatboyvin]

no comparison at all, 12.2 wins by a mile

[gudufredolinares]

PSB ALPHA P5 mas natural y equilibrado, wharfedale muy brillante

The PSB sounds everything how it's measured by ASR, like bad freq. response, dips, thin, uneven, low frequency? etc. In some way the demo here is even flattered, because the off-axis response is prob. correctly done. I've auditioned them for real and it's MUCH worse sounding. What where they thinking? 🙄

The 12 crushes the PSB in everything, no match at all, imo.

Nice compare E Project, to save us from harm 😄