● Verified system · 3 components — ~€1.499 total
First proper rig
NAD C 316BEE V2 · Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 · Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO
weighted avg · 4 categories
● 02 · Room
A 4 × 3.5 m room with the listener at 2.4 m.
Listening position derived from speaker placement and room dimensions. The triangle is drawn from spec sheets — not a marketing diagram.
Top-down · to scale · derived from spec sheets
● 03 · Synergy breakdown
Why 72?
A weighted aggregate of four category scores. Reasoning is editorial — physics-grounded engine in development.
NAD C 316BEE V2 delivers 40W into 8Ω, 60W into 4Ω. Adequate for the Wharfedale Diamond 12.2's roughly 88 dB sensitivity in this room size, though headroom for dynamic peaks is thin at higher listening levels.
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO is a competent belt-drive entry-level table with the bundled Ortofon 2M Red cartridge. NAD's onboard MM phono stage handles the carbon's output cleanly. No streaming path.
4.0 × 3.5 m room is a comfortable fit for the Diamond 12.2's bass extension. No sub needed; the Wharfedales reach into the upper-30 Hz range with mid-room reinforcement at this distance.
Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 has a slightly forward upper midrange; NAD's known warm mid-band offsets it for a balanced overall presentation rather than a hot one.
Synergy preview · physics-grounded engine in development. Numerical scores are editorial for the alpha release.
● 04 · Components
All 3 traced to spec.
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