Old post, but best place to leave some fresh impressions on these Dentons that are still available at retailers..
I received mine last weekend, first bookshelf speaker I listen to since I bought my Rega RS5 5 years ago (Sept.2011). I ordered them just to switch to a different flavor - I 'd like to add a "warm" speaker as the Regas are so neutral, with moderate bass and treble, and clear, detailed articulate midrange.
The Dentons have been playing now 40hrs at low to moderate volumes, and warm yes they are. The bass / upper bass bands are VERY emphasized, and because detail is quite good and because they are very dynamic, these speakers reproduce drums really really well, but above those frequencies, I just don't get it...
Low-mids sound boomy and muffled, therefore really bad at reproducing voices especially female singers, mid-range is as muffled and unnatural as it can be, and the upper frequencies are so tamed... in other words I don't find them musical at all.
So I have read all the good reviews about them and I am really confused. At he same time you can ear that the drivers are totally capable of offering a good level of resolution and detail, and in the same time, I just do not recognize my CDs...
It is either the Regas are in another league, or my integrated marantz 8004 is a very bad match, or they are not broken-in yet, or worse, the dentons just can't score in the $500-$1K bookshelves....
Has anyone in this forum got the same impression?
I received mine last weekend, first bookshelf speaker I listen to since I bought my Rega RS5 5 years ago (Sept.2011). I ordered them just to switch to a different flavor - I 'd like to add a "warm" speaker as the Regas are so neutral, with moderate bass and treble, and clear, detailed articulate midrange.
The Dentons have been playing now 40hrs at low to moderate volumes, and warm yes they are. The bass / upper bass bands are VERY emphasized, and because detail is quite good and because they are very dynamic, these speakers reproduce drums really really well, but above those frequencies, I just don't get it...
Low-mids sound boomy and muffled, therefore really bad at reproducing voices especially female singers, mid-range is as muffled and unnatural as it can be, and the upper frequencies are so tamed... in other words I don't find them musical at all.
So I have read all the good reviews about them and I am really confused. At he same time you can ear that the drivers are totally capable of offering a good level of resolution and detail, and in the same time, I just do not recognize my CDs...
It is either the Regas are in another league, or my integrated marantz 8004 is a very bad match, or they are not broken-in yet, or worse, the dentons just can't score in the $500-$1K bookshelves....
Has anyone in this forum got the same impression?