British based
loudspeaker manufacturers, founded in Yorkshire 1932 by Gilbert Briggs. During
WW2 the company produced military equipment but soon returned to making
speakers in
1945.
In 1958 the company was sold off to
Rank.
Since then Wharfdale has bought several other
British hi-fi companies including
Mission,
Cyrus, and
Quad.
Recently Wharfedale have been working on a joint project with the
British Defence Research Agency which resulted in the creation of flat panel speakers, now sold under the brand name of
NXT