Bigger shelf kind of bookshelf loudspeakers - where the shelf better be big otherwise it will slowly crumble. In fact the shelf better be the floor !
Included in the acoustic suspension design were a long-throw spider 30cm bass long-fiber paper cone with rubber surround, a 5cm mid/high friver with lightweight CAB cone (cellulosic Butyrate Acetate).
The enclosure is made of solid wood (front) with the top and sides veneered in teak or walnut.
Around the Melton 2 were the tall Triton 3 and the Dovedale 3 variant of the Denton 3 - all rather successful.
And, yes, there was a Melton 3, too.
These are a bit like the ALTEC model names : the first three you remember distinclty, the next ones blur a little - too many "ton" and too many "dale" sometimes :)