More Than a Reintroduction
One of the notable things about the original Denton was its compact size, helping to popularise the concept of ‘bookshelf’ speakers at a time when hi-fi speakers were usually bigger, bulkier boxes. Most Denton iterations were two-way designs, combining a mid/bass driver with a treble unit, and the same is true of the two existing 21st-century models. However, in 1971, Wharfedale launched the Denton 3, sporting a three-way driver configuration with separate bass, midrange and treble units – in doing so, Wharfedale created the smallest three-way speaker on the market, claimed to be capable of delivering the performance of much larger speaker systems.
The Wharfedale SUPER DENTON portrays an authentic legacy. Traditional, simple, and beautiful yet highly evolved, it has a thoroughly modern design that is bang up to date – utilising a mixture of traditional and advanced technology for optimum performance whilst staying true to the legacy in the classic Wharfedale tradition – beautifully hand-veneered with an inset front baffle and traditional cloth grille.
A Three-Way Design with Family History and Precedent
The industrial design and cabinet engineering required incredible effort to support such a complex array in a small volume, small footprint cabinet. Measuring 360 x 246 x 275mm (HxWxD), the SUPER DENTON’s size is similar to the Denton 3, making it one of the world’s smallest three-way hi-fi speakers – if not the smallest, just like the Denton 3 over 50 years ago.
The midrange and treble units are offset from the centre, which helps maintain the speaker’s compact stature and scatter reflections from the cabinet edges.
The SUPER DENTON cabinet features critically placed bracing and internal acoustic damping using layers of long-hair fibre, and the midrange and treble units have their own rear enclosures. The cabinet itself uses a combination of woods to scatter panel resonances rather than having a single, audibly apparent resonant frequency. An inner layer of high-density particle board is bonded to an outer layer of MDF by an inter-layer of special glue with resonance-damping properties.
The SUPER DENTON is supplied in matched, mirror-imaged pairs. With one speaker optimised for the left channel and the other for the right, accurate stereo imaging within a deep, broad soundstage is assured when the speakers are sited appropriately.
As with all models in the Heritage series, the new SUPER DENTON cabinet is wrapped with hand-matched wood veneers for a furniture-grade finish befitting any living environment – classic or modern.
The drivers are advanced on any previous model with the Denton name.
The premium cast chassis 6.5” (165mm) bass unit is tuned to the cabinet for bass extension down to 40Hz, below the fundamental ‘E1’ tuning of a standard bass guitar – impressive for a speaker of the SUPER DENTON’s compact dimensions. This driver handles bass and lower-midrange frequencies with engaging definition and expression, bringing instruments and voices to life – astonishing for a loudspeaker of this size.
The midrange unit is based around a 2” (50mm) dome design – inspired by Wharfedale’s award-winning EVO4 project.
This driver delivers upper-midrange and lower-treble frequencies with aplomb. It provides the ideal transition from the fundamental tones carried by the bass unit to the harmonic overtones higher in frequency. The wide dispersion of this dome diaphragm is responsible for the clarity and finesse that brings the musical performance alive, seamlessly transitioning from the fundamental tones carried by the bass unit to the harmonic overtones further up the frequency range.
The development of SUPER DENTON involved intricacies and attention to detail comparable to a model pitched at twice its humble price tag, as the lead designer says; “even the grille incorporates internal haping to maximise the power performance of the drive units and avoid interference from reflections from the edges of the cabinet”.
The result is a musical output that suits all genres of music and sources, whether analogue or digital. You can rest assured that SUPER DENTON will delight and satisfy listeners with musical entertainment for years to come.
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There are many three-way speakers on the market, but the Super Denton is a uniquely compact version of this thinking, with a superbly clear sound.
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Best Affordable Speaker (2024/2025)
"It has achieved results that are quite some way beyond my expectations - and my expectations were high"
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… I think the SUPER DENTON delivers exactly what Peter Comeau intended them to:that is a little speaker with a big personality. The bass kicks, the mid-range is rich and relaxed, and it's all presented on a large canvas with good levels of detail. They're a lot of fun to listen to. The Wharfedale SUPER DENTON get a ‘recommended’ ...
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What we have here then is, at face value, another charming piece of retro revivalism that harks back to the glory days of home audio while being thoroughly modern at the same time. Dig a little further and the charms of the SUPER DENTON run rather deeper than that. By squeezing in that third driver, Wharfedale has built a speaker that possesses talents that are genuinely unusual and beyond most similarly priced rivals. The result is one of the most interesting and capable speakers you can buy anywhere near the price right now.
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8 of the best new speakers at the Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2024
Wharfedale was one of Bristol's heaviest-hitting names, with the British brand delivering the goods with its SUPER DENTON standmount speakers. They're a new addition to the company's Heritage Series and continue to build on the legacy of the original Wharfedale Denton, incorporating a three-way design and an industrial, slightly abstract look.
HiFi Pig MAGAZINE
And the big news at the press conference with Peter Comeau of IAG, was the launch of the new Wharfedale SUPER DENTON, a 3 way, just under £1000 a pair standmount speaker, listening to them in the press conference they had a room filling sound which bellied their diminutive stature…we are looking forward to hearing much more about them very soon.
| Model | SUPER DENTON |
|---|---|
| Enclosure type | Bass Reflex |
| Transducer complement | 3-way |
| Bass driver | 6.5" (165mm) Black Woven Kevlar Cone |
| Midrange driver | 2" (50mm) Soft Dome |
| Treble driver | 1" (25mm) Soft Dome |
| Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m) | 87dB |
| Recommended amplifier power | 25-120W |
| Peak SPL | 103dB |
| Nominal impedance | 6Ω (Compatible 8Ω) |
| Minimum impedance | 3.4Ω |
| Frequency response (+/-3dB) | 52Hz - 20kHz |
| Bass extension (-6dB) | 40Hz |
| Crossover frequency | 940Hz & 4.6kHz |
| Cabinet Volume (in litres) | |
| Dimensions (mm) | 14.7L |
| Height (on plinth) | 360mm |
| Width | 246mm |
| Depth (with terminals) | (275+20)mm |
| Carton size | 660*390*475mm |
| Net weight | 9.2kg/pcs |
| Gross weight | 21kg/ctn |
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