These are quite possibly the best value, and most impressive sounding active speakers available for well under £200! Wharfedale's diamond series speakers have been ranked amongst the uk's best selling speaker ranges. The diamond 8.1 active monitors incorporate all the qualities of it's preceding models, and combines that with innovation and features to take value home studio monitors to the next level. The diamond 8.1 pro active model is the more compact little brother of the best selling 8.2. It features a 1" textile dome, ferrofluid cooled tweeter powered with an ultra-strong neodymium magnet for the fast and accurate high frequency response. The 5" woofer cone is made from a bi-directional kevlar weave - self-damping in nature, reducing resonant frequencies to virtually negligible levels. In order to achieve a matching response for the lower frequencies wharfedale have implemented a dual layer, vented voice coil which transmits the signal information with the highest levels of accuracy. Furthermore, the cone itself, is mounted on a nitrile rubber flexaural surround. With a profiled phase plug to improve the off-axis performance each speaker projects an excellent stereo image across a wide listening area, thus widening 'the sweet spot' in any studio or monitoring application. An expertly engineered flat-frequency response helps bring out a superb level of detail and clarity in music, making the what hi-fi award winning diamond 8.1 pro active monitors and excellent choice for studios, dj's and for enjoying the intricacies of fine music.