Densen Audio Technologies
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Densen Audio Technologies is a Danish manufacturer of exclusive high fidelity equipment based in Esbjerg, a city on the west coast of jutland, the main peninsula of Denmark.
Densen has a small devoted following gained through a combination of the sound of the products, the reliability, build quality, and upgrade and aftersales service. Densen products carry a lifetime warranty, which means Densen will service all products ever sold, free of charge to the initial owner.
[edit] History
Densen began when Thomas Sillesen, started Densen Audio Technologies in 1992. Prior to that Thomas Sillesen had been involved in the audio industri in Denmark, both with retail sales and import and distribution.
In 1990 the first Densen product was launched, a turntable shelf, that over the years was a well respected assessory on the Danish Audiophile market. However it was not before September 1992 Densen Audio Technologies was official founded, and at the same time the first Densen product; the integrated DM-10 amplifier; was launched at the HiFi Show in London.
The B-100 integrated amplifier launched in 1993 is perhaps Densens most well-known product, together with the B-400XS CD Player, the DM-10, and the B-200 preamp and B-350 monoblocks. 1993 was also the year where Thomas Sillesen finished his master degree M. Sc (BA & Ec.). The same year as Densen moved to its first official factory in the centre of Esbjerg, which is Denmarks 5th largest city.
[edit] Sonic Character
Early in the life of Densen, Thomas Sillesen launched the term “Air guitar Factor” to descripe the sound of the products. The term was soon grabbed by a reviewer from American audio magazine Stereophile, who in 1994, after Densens launch of the B-100 at the winter CES named the Densen DM-20/DM-30 preamp/poweramplifier combination “Highest airguitar factor and best affordable sound” at the CES.
However in later years Densen has used the slogan “Life is too short for boring hifi” to describe the Densen sonic signature, which Thomas Sillesen personally describes as “Oval World Sound”, thereby hinting that the truth of sound is a combination of the Flat earthers focus on PRAT (Pace Rhythm and Timing), and the more classic audiophile focus on timbre, details, soundstage and tonal character. Thomas Sillesen strongly believe it is possible to make audio products that can achieve both goals, and over the years various reviews seems to verify this.
