Wharfedale

Wharfedale was founded in 1932 by Gilbert Briggs, a music enthusiast and amateur engineer. He built his first loudspeaker in the cellar of his home in Ilkley, Yorkshire. The location, nestled in the valley of the River Wharfe—an area known as Wharfedale—inspired the brand name.

Gilbert’s commitment to high-fidelity sound reproduction would go on to shape the hi-fi world. His legacy includes pioneering work in speaker design and a life-long love of live music as the benchmark for audio performance.