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Whatmough Emotion Speakers, 6.5" Bookshelf $474, 2-Way Floorstanding $1049, 12" Subwoofer $649 Free Shipping @ Selby Acoustics

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Whatmough Emotion Speakers, 6.5" Bookshelf $474, 2-Way Floorstanding $1049, 12" Subwoofer $649 Free Shipping @ Selby Acoustics
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60beetle60 on 22/11/2025 - 15:00 selby.com.au (554 clicks)
Last edited 26/11/2025 - 17:12 by 1 other user

I've been on the hunt for a pair of bookshelf speakers and found Selby have ~50% off Whatmough speakers.

Talking with the local Adelaide store they didnt have local stock, online only, so I couldnt go in to listen before purchasing. I ended up pulling the trigger on a pair of the bookshelf speakers anyway as I've been chasing a pair like it.

For me I was after a ~6.5" bookshelf, the front facing port on these is a bonus as I'll need them close against the wall. Other options I was tossing up were Polk ES20 $637, rear port guide should make it bit better against the wall, or Elac Debut Reference DBR62 same front facing port style as these but $899 on sale. I took the punt on the heavily discounted Whatmough bookshelfs as I cant resist somethign 50% off.

Others on sale:
- The Whatmough Emotion 6.5" Bookshelf: $474
- 2-way floorstanding $1049
- 3-way floorstanding $1299
- 12" Subwoofer $649
- 5.1 speaker & sub pack, $1899

Worth consideration if you're on the hunt for speakers or sub

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  • skamalpreet on 22/11/2025 - 16:22

    Did you also consider the polk mxt20 or the wharfedale 12.2 was in a Similar boat but the 6.5 bookshelves were beyond my budget so ended up getting the polk mxt15. Coming from a 2.1 system was a bit surprised how much bass can these small speakers kick off with one day of listening. As they open up, I expect them to get better.

    • 60beetle60 on 22/11/2025 - 19:46

      In this case I wanted something that can go close up against the wall. I knocked off the above from the list for being conventional rear port. I’ve got another set of es20’s in another room which I love so was leaning towards a second set of those before these popped up in sale

  • woodencupboard on 22/11/2025 - 16:52

    Hey OP noob here but I'm interested, you say front port so good to place near the wall, then you say rear port so good to place near a wall?

    • GRP on 22/11/2025 - 19:27

      Port needs to flow air.

      If you have rear ported speakers and place them close to the wall, the port will not "breathe" properly. At worst a chuffing effect. Lot of rear port speakers out there and they can certainly be back to the wall but just not up close. Front ports of course will not have the same issue.

    • 60beetle60 on 22/11/2025 - 19:43
      +1

      Front port lets you place right up against the wall. The bit about the polks being rear port and against the wall relates to them having a plastic guide in the port which pushes the air out more sideways from the rear port instead of a conventional open rear port. Consider the comment something specific to that Polk range rather than generic to all rear ports

    • bjt on 23/11/2025 - 16:26

      Most front port speaker designs use a bass reflex:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_reflex

      Or passive radiator design:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_radiator_(speaker)

      I actually argue that rear port speakers are easier to deal with, because their cabinetry and design will have less issues with harmonic resonance, and so if you are looking at front port speakers, you need to pony up more cash to get something well built.

      In short, front port speakers can "honk" toward you whilst rear port speakers can "honk" into the distance.

      Front port speakers can, in theory, be more efficient however I argue that is secondary to the importance of fidelity.

      However, the problem is real estate. You practically need a very large special room, with good insulation, and position the speakers within areas of walkways, to use rear port speakers.

      And so front port speakers become a pragmatic solution.

  • rodericb on 22/11/2025 - 17:13
    +1

    The vagaries of English! Pronounced like 'what more'. Not 'what moo' (as in through) or 'what muff' (as in rough)….

    • graham johnson on 23/11/2025 - 09:56
      +2

      actually pronounced Whatmow …. I used to go around to his house in Clayton before he had the speaker company, when Dad and I were members of the Melbourne Audio club back in the early 1970's. Knew him quite well back then.

      • skysurfer on 23/11/2025 - 11:27

        "actually pronounced Whatmow" do you realise that doesn't clear it up at all lol.

        • graham johnson on 24/11/2025 - 08:00

          i think it does…. "What" " Mow" ( as in mow your grass)

  • graham johnson on 23/11/2025 - 09:50

    Wow, Whatmough are still in business? I used to know Colin Whatmough before he set up the speaker business back in the 70's. Wonder who owns them now?

    • AlexF on 23/11/2025 - 11:54

      ‘“… outstanding performance and exceptional value for money …” as quoted by numerous reviewers.’ - can’t get any more asinine endorsement.

  • Riceplate on 28/11/2025 - 11:52

    The 6.5" Bookshelf Speakers are no longer discounted to 50%.

    I am more interested in the sub though. Anyone have experience with it? 21Hz -6dB bass extension and 25-120Hz frequency response for $649 sounds like a pretty good deal.
    For comparison, the PB-1000 was discounted to $900 (while it was still in stock), which would be the SVS equivalent.

    • skysurfer on 28/11/2025 - 23:31

      Frequency response quoted at -6db is cheating, much worse than when using the standard -3db figure..

  • MrFrugal07 on 01/12/2025 - 11:36

    OP, did you end up buying it ? I am keen in the emotion 3 bundle ($1699) and keen to know the quality of the product.
    If anyone else has used it before then would be awesome to hear out about their experience
    Thanks in advance.

    • 60beetle60 on 01/12/2025 - 15:30

      I pulled the trigger on the bookshelves, currently sitting at the post office waiting for me to collect as I missed delivery end of last week. Can give my 2c on them in a couple of days when I'm wfh and can collect

    • 60beetle60 on 12/12/2025 - 12:46

      I missed replying to this earlier, as an update, I've finally gotten round to giving my bookshelves a proper test. In person very happy with the fit and finish of these, they look really nice in person and do sound great. I'm no master audio gear reviewer, but they're really nice balanced sounding speaker. As a point of comparison I've also got a set of Polk ES20's I was comparing against and they both sound similar in terms of detail with the Polk having a bit deeper bass, not that the Whatmough's are lacking bass, just not as much down really low. I've been running them with a Wiim amp and have let it do its auto room correction, so bear in mind I've let it run whatever equalization it deemed necessary to flatten things out.

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