Stuff - UK (2020-01)

Denon Home

Ooh baby, do you know what that’s worth? Yes, from £219 / denon.co.uk

OOH, DENON IS A

PLACE ON EARTH

O(We want) the same thing

The mere-exposure effect is when

you develop a preference for the

familiar, and it might explain why

Denon has gone down the Sonos

styling route. The range comprises

three models: the Home 150, with

3.5in woofer and 1in tweeter; Home

250, angled for wide dispersion

with two tweeters, two woofers

and a 5.25in bass radiator; and

Home 350, with two woofers, two

mid-drivers and two tweeters.

OLive your life be free

Denon doesn’t discriminate with

its music sources: choose from

Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon

Music HD, Tidal, TuneIn, Deezer

and more via Wi-Fi, plus AirPlay 2

and Bluetooth. Support is provided

for ALAC, FLAC and WAV files up

to 192kHz/24-bit, as well as DSD

2.8MHz and 5.6MHz tracks for

crystal clarity, while each speaker

also has a USB socket and 3.5mm

aux input for wired listening.

OCircle in the sound

The Home range can be connected

to existing HEOS speakers plus

compatible Denon and Marantz

receivers, soundbars and subs. The

only downside is no voice control.

For that you’ll need an additional

device for your chosen assistant...

at least until native support arrives

via a firmware update later in 2020.

Denon’s HEOS multiroom
system was pretty decent.

It beat Sonos to the punch

for Bluetooth connectivity,
portability and hi-res audio

support, but the design

wasn’t for everyone...
plus its second wave of

speakers was named
HS2, which made it

synonymous with a

fustercluck rail project.
Well, Denon has rightly

kept the HEOS tech, but

now stuck it in a new set
of speakers called Home,

with Sonos-like looks.

NATIVE VOICE

CONTROL WILL

ARRIVE VIA

A FIRMWARE

UPDATE LATER

IN 2020

The touch

controls on the

panel light up

when your hand

moves near.