You're right, patience is a virtue.
I was in a hurry because I was looking to purchase the speekers soon after my post, and I did. 
I have them at home now, still reviewing them. Generally I really like them, well built and spacious sound, great imaging, I find the base fast enough and with good enough texture (running them with a sub). This speaker is not for people who want the fastest and punchiest base though, but then again, I don't think you'd look at these speakers if you are looking for that. On the other hand, they sound like larger speaker than most other bookshelfs. The midrange is laid back, warm and cozy, but I find the treble a bit too pronounced and sometimes too harsh. I've read about a resistor tweak to attenuate the treble but I've never tweaked a speaker like that before and I'm uncertain I'll try it, I might just sell it instead.Had them in store for some months new. A beautifully finished speaker - somewhat of a more natural presentation than the larger Linton 85th Anniversary.
We've had them playing with a LEAK Stereo 130 with QED XT25 speaker cable - a nicely balanced system that looks great in the right setting.
Placement isn't overly fussy either - we've had them on sideboards and on stands - the latter being the better performer.
We have them along with the big boys out in racks - people always refer to their history and their parents' first system when seeing them. I like sharing the moment when they go back to a far away place
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Thank you for your reply, it's very appreciated.
I have started with ordering some dampening feet to see if the base changes a bit (I like it now but I wouldn't complain if it got even a bit more precise), but since I don't have stands to them now dampening feet usually helps a good bit in my experience), then I probably will try to add resistors to them to attenuate the tweeter, I read somewhere that I should buy at least 25W to ensure that it will be able to handle the heat and power from the receiver in a good way. I have yet to find an online video that shows it step-by-step, but I'm sure you're right.
On avsforums and other places I've been told that tone control would not lead to the same results, but a high shelf filter could. Since I´m using a Yamaha RX-V-model in that room I don´t believe I can implement a high pass filter with that receiver, or do you mean buying some post-amp thing? I really don't know much about these things so I'm sure I'm misunderstanding some things.
Whilst it may be overkill, there's no harm in using a higher power resistor. Thing is, music tends to have much less energy as the frequency rises and you're considering adding a resistor into the tweeter circuit only. Most tweeters can't handle much more than 10W anyway - some not even that. However, if you were thinking of adding a resistor to the bass/mid unit crossover circuit, even a 25W one wouldn't have sufficient power handling.
This is the tweak I'm talking about:
"Emphasised treble has made the new 85th Anniversary Edition more critical and less forgiving than the 80th Anniversary Edition. With Dire Straits Brothers In Arms LP (Mobile Fidelity, 180gm, 45rpm) repetitive cymbal strikes marking out the beat had very obvious presence, more so than I am used to from our reference Martin Logan X-Stat electrostatic panels. Alison Goldfrap’s Ride a White Horse (12in 45rpm single) pounded out strongly, the synth bass beat having a resonant strength characteristic of an old-style loudspeaker – and all the better for it I felt. Unfortunately, emphasis of sharp vocal sibilants wasn’t so good.
Slightly frustrated by the mix of good and bad I got tweaking. A 2 Ohm resistor to the treble unit, replacing the bi-wire positive (+) link, gave a measured flat response but a warm-ish sound, whilst a I Ohm resistor was perfect – clear treble but not overwhelming. This gave me the Denton 85th I wanted to hear and is a very simple thing to do (such a tweak can be made to any bi- wirable loudspeaker). Hi-hats didn’t overwhelm, cymbals didn’t crash harshly and rim shots were clear but not destructive; ride cymbals fell back to accompany rather than dominate."
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I don't understand what you mean by short the speaker terminals. It shouldn't if the links are removed (assuming the speakers are bi ampable).
H I Guys. I have also registered on this site, as I read with interest the above posts concerning ways to tame the top end on the 85s. I had been thinking of buying either the 80's of 85's to replace my lovely Harbeth PE3's, which I have transferred from the lounge to my man cave, for reasons that I needn't mention here. I have always thought that good jumper cables improved. the quality over the manufacturers brass plates. Indeed some 20 years ago I replaced the Harbeth plates with Kimber cables, which cost an arm and a leg but gave a considerable improvement in the sound quality. I would not spend so much now on these for the Dentons but surely any jumpers should show an improvement over resistor links? For this reason, plus the many good user reviews, I went for the 80's for use with my Quad 44 pre amp. I am surprised how good they are out of the box although the top does roll off a bit sharply. I can correct this to some extent with the Quad slope controls and hopefully they will improve when broken in. I should therefore appreciate any comments on the issue I have raised, namely: resistors vs jumper cables. Thanks.
