Music for York House

Relative price

well below typical

Among the 26 loudspeakerss in the catalogue, this one is well below typical.

A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.

What it is

PLACEMENT UNSUITABLE FOR SEALED CAVITY (compound issue): (1) rear-ported reflex design requires substantial wall clearance — inside a sealed cavity the port chokes against the rear panel; (2) physical fit is also marginal — 304mm depth occupies the entire 305mm cavity leaving 1mm clearance, which is inadequate for binding-post connections and rear cable routing (banana plugs project 25-35mm). Practical 270mm cavity exceeded by 34mm. This entry is functionally EXCLUDED from system selection on both axes.

BRAND PATTERN: see Diamond 12.1 notes — Wharfedale catalogue is uniformly rear-ported.

CAVITY HEIGHT INELIGIBLE (added 2026-05-12 per constraint audit): Cabinet height 340mm exceeds the cavity's 324mm physical maximum by 16mm. This is now flagged as a HARD INELIGIBILITY (additional to the rear-port and depth issues already documented). Confirms and reinforces the previous "PLACEMENT UNSUITABLE FOR SEALED CAVITY" note. Per the Graham LS5/9 precedent (2026-05-05), height check is now mandatory in eligibility_filter.py — and Denton 85 fails it. Catalogue retained as §7 reference for open-placement context.

What the reviewers said

vintage Denton revived for 85th anniversary Wharfedale Denton 85th + Hi-Fi News reviews· Tonal body

bass powerful... makes modern small loudspeakers sound restrained Hi-Fi World (Keywood) 2015· Physical impact

clear, full bodied, punchy and exciting Hi-Fi World (Keywood) 2015· Tonal body

delivered with pace and power Hi-Fi World (Keywood) 2015· Dynamic coherence

emphasised treble... less forgiving Hi-Fi World (Keywood) 2015· Tonal consistency

How it scores

Voice

• Tonal body 76 from listening evidence

Bass

• Physical impact 76 from listening evidence

LowerVolume

• Tonal consistency 64 from listening evidence

Specifications