Compact Stature, Three-Way Architecture, Big Performance, Proud Tradition: Wharfedale Super Denton Bookshelf Speakers Play with Size-Belying Depth, Definition, and Expressiveness 

The world’s smallest three-way bookshelf loudspeaker? The Wharfedale Super Denton may very well claim that title, and even if it doesn’t, no stand-mount comes close to the big performance this 14.2 x 9.7 x 10.8-inch (HWD) unit delivers — not to mention the definition, expressiveness, and depth it provides even with low-end and low-midrange frequencies. Supplied in matched mirror-image pairs, wrapped with hand-matched wood veneers and showcasing a furniture-grade finish, Super Denton carries on the proud tradition the original Denton established in 1971.

As such, its two-inch soft-dome midrange driver and one-inch treble are offset from the center in a layout that both maintains the compact stature and helps scatter reflections from the edges of the cabinets. The latter feature strategically placed bracing and internal acoustic damping that incorporates layers of long-hair fiber, while the aforementioned midrange and treble have their own rear enclosures. And yet Super Denton still finds room to accommodate a 6.5-inch black woven Kevlar cone bass driver tuned to reach down to 40Hz — practically the epitome of “size-belying.”

In combination, the three neatly aligned drivers operate with a smoothness and cohesion via a sophisticated crossover network complete with air-core coils and polypropylene capacitors in the midrange and treble circuits for distortion-free operation. You’ll experience detail and air from the highs; punch and detail from the mids; and tonal weight from the bass. Overall, Super Denton plays with absorbing clarity, balance, imaging, and finesse — true to British hi-fi convention. And it remains impartial to genre and whether you’re listening to analog or digital sources.

Rated at 87dB sensitivity, available in three gorgeous color options, and sold with elegant removable grilles, Super Denton is the result of modern computer modeling and old-school fine-tuning: thousands of hours of listening tests. Striking in appearance and sound, this is a loudspeaker that more than lives up to its superlative name.