Wharfedale Denton 80th Anniversary is a passive bookshelves that cost around 600 USD for a pair.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is ASR.
  • Format of the data is generated by a Klippel NFS .
  • Sensitivity:
    • Measured: 84.5 dB (avg. 300Hz-3kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 71.8Hz (resp. 55.7Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.0dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 3.9dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 3.14 and would be 5.66 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.679, LW 0.449, SP 0.479, PIR 0.441; SM: SP0.633, PIR0.426; LFQ 0.468, LFX 55Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.88 with an EQ and would be 7.96 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.487, LW 0.297, SP 0.307, PIR 0.23; SM: SP0.919, PIR0.939; LFQ 0.429, LFX 43Hz
  • Link to Original review.
Wharfedale Denton 80th Anniversary
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.8dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 46.0 0.73 2.99
PK 113.0 1.43 -2.01
PK 260.0 2.94 0.76
PK 820.0 2.47 -4.54
PK 1010.0 1.21 2.87
PK 5165.0 1.34 -4.57
PK 9319.0 2.35 -2.4
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This EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.
AutomaticEQ LW (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -1.7dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 130.0 1.58 -1.53
PK 344.0 1.03 1.74
PK 356.0 3.0 -1.74
PK 792.0 2.58 -3.38
PK 1121.0 1.87 2.27
PK 5732.0 1.69 -2.44
PK 12736.0 2.99 1.23
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This EQ optimise for a flat listening window and is a good start for near field listening like on your desk.
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