Comparing Q Acoustics 3050i and Wharfedale Diamond 12.3

As of 6 Aug 2022, experts prefer Q Acoustics 3050i over Wharfedale Diamond 12.3, but both Speakers have solid expert endorsements.

As per this month's meta ranking, Q Acoustics 3050i received 5 recommendations: from What Hi-Fi (10 Jan 2022), The Master Switch (19 Jan 2022) Old Time Music (21 Jul 2022) and 2 others. By contrast, Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 received only 2 recommendations from What Hi-Fi (10 Jan 2022) and The Master Switch (19 Jan 2022).

Rank	Change	Price	Speakers	What Hi-Fi	The Master Switch	Old Time Music	Love and Lavender	Bob Vila	The Sound Junky	Music Oomph	KBonet	Music Critic	Lifewire
3	-	Check price	Q Acoustics 3050i	7	4	7	-	6	-	-	9	-	-
10	-	Check price	Wharfedale Diamond 12.3	1	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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About our ranking methodology

Endorsement summary:

• On 10 Jan 2022 What Hi-Fi ranked Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 as #1 and Q Acoustics 3050i as #7

  Rank	Speakers	Comment
  #1 out of 7	Wharfedale Diamond 12.3	Refined,entertaining and affordable floorstanders.
  ...	...	...
  #7 out of 7	Q Acoustics 3050i	Accomplished floorstanding speakers with plenty of punch.

  Source: www.whathifi.com
• On 19 Jan 2022 The Master Switch ranked Q Acoustics 3050i as #4 and Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 as #15

  Rank	Speakers	Comment
  ...	...	...
  #4 out of 19	Q Acoustics 3050i	Best Floorstanding Speakers for Small Spaces
  ...	...	...
  #15 out of 19	Wharfedale Diamond 12.3
  ...	...	...

  Source: www.themasterswitch.com
• On 21 Jul 2022 Old Time Music ranked Q Acoustics 3050i as #7

  Rank	Speakers
  ...	...
  #7 out of 10	Q Acoustics 3050i
  ...	...

  Source: oldtimemusic.com
• On 17 Feb 2021 Bob Vila ranked Q Acoustics 3050i as #6

  Rank	Speakers	Comment
  ...	...	...
  #6 out of 6	Q Acoustics 3050i	Best Design

  Source: www.bobvila.com
• On 10 May 2022 KBonet ranked Q Acoustics 3050i as #9

  Rank	Speakers	Comment
  ...	...	...
  #9 out of 10	Q Acoustics 3050i	Best Design & Build
  ...	...	...

  Source: kbonet.com

Verdict

After counting and adding up the 103 expert endorsements of the May rankings, Q Acoustics 3050i outranks Wharfedale Diamond 12.3. This is not to say that Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 is a bad option. Like Q Acoustics 3050i, it is recommended by experts, but less.