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Denton 1S

Wharfedale launches Denton 1S standmount loudspeaker

The compact Heritage model brings Denton styling into a smaller standmount format. Its placement-focused design gives dealers and buyers another option for rooms where free-space positioning is not always practical.

Georg S. Kuklick

Wharfedale has launched the Denton 1S, a compact Heritage-series standmount loudspeaker with a new cabinet and driver arrangement. The model sits in the Denton family and is aimed at listeners who want a small-format loudspeaker with flexible room placement.

The design includes a rear-panel Brilliance EQ switch for adapting tonal balance to free-space, shelf or near-wall use. Wharfedale also lists standmount use and a rear mounting point for wall installation, giving the speaker a role beyond conventional hi-fi stand placement.

The cabinet uses fibreboard panels of differing thicknesses, bonded and braced to help control resonance modes. Official product metadata lists Black, Blue and White variants.

Key specifications

Driver

Two-way coaxial driver with 25mm silk-dome tweeter concentrically mounted within a 165mm polypropylene cone

Enclosure

Bass reflex, 11.5-litre internal volume

Bass extension

45Hz (-6dB)

Sensitivity

88dB

Nominal impedance

8 ohms

Placement control

Rear-panel Brilliance EQ switch

Mounting

Standmount use; rear 3/8-inch mounting point for wall installation

Dimensions

330 x 236 x 229mm

Finish

Black, Blue or White

The Audiophile Man reports late-May availability and a UK price of £649 per pair.

Sources

- The Audiophile Man - DENTON 1S FROM WHARFEDALE - The Audiophile Man

Key specifications

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