Wharfedale Pro is the professional audio brand born from Wharfedale, the English loudspeaker manufacturer founded in 1932 by Gilbert Briggs in the Wharfe Valley, Yorkshire. In the mid-1990s, Wharfedale became part of the IAG (International Audio Group), which also includes Quad, Audiolab, Mission e LeakTo keep pace with the growth of the sound market, the professional division became a separate brand. Today, Wharfedale Pro and Wharfedale Hi-Fi are two distinct brands, with separate catalogs. The headquarters are in Huntingdon, England; production takes place in the group's factories in China, which manufacture most of the components in-house.
The catalog covers the entire chain of a sound system: passive and amplified speakers, subwoofers, line array systems, stage monitors, mixers, microphones, processors, and power amplifiers. The power amplifiers are divided into series. The CPD series, in class AB and class H with toroidal transformers, ranges from the CPD1000 (2 × 230 W into 8 Ω) to the CPD4800 (2 × 1.000 W into 8 Ω). The DR series, in class D with selectable input sensitivity, includes the DR4800 and the DR6000, which in bridged mode reaches 4.700 W.
Wharfedale Pro products are designed for musicians, DJs, rental and rental companies, and for fixed installations in venues, clubs, theatres and houses of worship.
