Wharfedale Elysian Series
Elysian 2
Reference standmount. Three-way authority.
The Elysian 2 defies standmount convention with a full 3-way design — AMT tweeter, 6-inch glass fibre midrange, and an 8.5-inch glass fibre woofer — in a cabinet that extends to 28 Hz at −6 dB. At 30.5 kg per speaker, it is built like a small floorstander, delivering the scale and authority of a much larger system with the imaging precision only a standmount can achieve.
At a Glance
●90 mm AMT tweeter
●35 Hz – 22 kHz response
●89 dB / 4 Ω
●8.5″ glass fibre woofer
●Full 3-way standmount
●SLPP bass loading
●30.5 kg per speaker
●Piano lacquer finish
Key Features
90 mm AMT Tweeter
Identical Air Motion Transformer to the flagship Elysian 4 — pleated diaphragm driven evenly across its surface for remarkable low distortion.
Full 3-Way Standmount
Dedicated 6″ midrange and 8.5″ woofer in a standmount format — the scale and bass authority of a floorstander with pinpoint imaging.
SLPP Bass Reflex
Slot-Loaded Profiled Port vents through the base for clean, extended low-frequency response reaching 28 Hz at −6 dB.
Piano Lacquer Finish
Six coats of hand-polished lacquer over book-matched real-wood veneer — available in Piano Walnut, Piano Black, and White.
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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