Wharfedale Aura Series
Aura 2
Three-way standmount. Surprising authority.
The Aura 2 packs a full 3-way driver complement — AMT tweeter, 4-inch glass fibre midrange, and 6.5-inch glass fibre woofer — into a standmount cabinet that weighs over 20 kg per speaker. With SLPP bass loading extending to 33 Hz at −6 dB and a multi-layer curved cabinet that disperses sound without reflections, it delivers an effortless, neutral presentation with a hint of warmth that makes every genre shine.
At a Glance
●AMT tweeter
●42 Hz – 22 kHz response
●88 dB / 6 Ω
●Full 3-way standmount
●SLPP bass loading (33 Hz −6 dB)
●103 dB peak SPL
●20.4 kg per speaker
●Piano Black / White / Walnut
Key Features
AMT Tweeter
27×90 mm Air Motion Transformer from the Elysian series delivers effortless, open high frequencies with exceptional transient accuracy.
Full 3-Way Standmount
Dedicated 4″ midrange and 6.5″ woofer — the scale and bass authority of a floorstander in a standmount format.
SLPP Bass Loading
Downward-firing Slot-Loaded Profiled Port extends bass to 33 Hz at −6 dB with reduced turbulence and zero port noise.
Curved Multi-Layer Cabinet
Multiple layers of different woods bonded with damping adhesive — smooth curves disperse sound evenly for a wide, stable soundstage.
Technologies Inside
AMT Tweeter
Air Motion Transformer precision.
Invented by physicist Dr. Oskar Heil, the Air Motion Transformer uses a folded, pleated diaphragm immersed in a powerful magnetic field to squeeze air laterally — like the bellows of an accordion — moving air four times faster than the diaphragm itself. The result is vanishingly low distortion, exceptional transient speed, and an effortless, open high-frequency response that conventional dome tweeters cannot match. Used across the Elysian, Aura, and EVO 5 ranges in sizes from 27×90 mm to 90 mm.
Glass Fibre Matrix Cone
The perfect bass and midrange diaphragm.
Wharfedale's woven glass fibre matrix cone offers an ideal combination of low mass and high stiffness, with a high-plasticity coating that provides damping to suppress high-frequency resonance. Unlike paper or polymer cones, the woven structure breaks up resonances at a microscopic level, resulting in a fast, detailed midrange free from colouration. Used in Elysian and Aura series drivers, terminated by high-flexibility rubber surrounds for transient accuracy and mounted on die-cast aluminium chassis.
SLPP Bass Loading
Slot-Loaded Profiled Port.
Wharfedale's Slot-Loaded Profiled Port directs high-pressure, high-velocity airflow through a series of precisely shaped slot ports in the speaker's plinth, rather than using a conventional round port. This reduces turbulence, eliminates port noise, and improves overall efficiency — delivering deeper, better-controlled bass from a given cabinet volume with improved dynamic performance at high listening levels. The SLPP system features across the Elysian, Aura, and EVO 5 ranges.
Sandwich Cabinet Construction
Resonance killed at the source.
Wharfedale's multi-layer cabinet construction bonds layers of different wood products together with high-damping adhesive — typically 6 mm MDF outer walls bonded to 12 mm high-density particle board inner walls. This sandwich structure shifts panel resonances below audibility and prevents energy storage that colours the sound. The Elysian and Aura series add precision-shaped internal bracing and curved cabinet walls to further reduce standing waves and diffract sound evenly.
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