With one exception, I have had poor luck with the tone of a tenor tuned to dGBE (with a low d), but I've never tuned one to DGBE with a high D because I don;t usually use re-entrant tuning.
The one exception is a wonderful Beltona Blue Songster custom made "baritone" that sounds totally awesome tuned dGBE with a low d. It uses a modified tenor Songster body that was made slightly deeper to accommodate the lower tuning, and a 19" scale neck. Totally totally awesome tone with this tuning!
I'll unfortunately have to sell it though becuase my arthritis just can't handle the 19" scale. And I so want to play this dude...