Denon’s refreshed Home speakers offer advanced spatial audio performance and versatile wireless connectivity
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Denon has been making home audio systems since 1910 and has been making the Home line of wireless speakers for about six years. Given this, Home speakers have now had time to adapt to modern listening. This refresh of the Denon Home 200, 400, and 600 comes at just the right time: Dolby Atmos music is no longer a novelty, lossless streaming is more common, and whole-home wireless speakers are increasingly becoming part of the furniture, not just electronic oddities. Denon has clearly redesigned its range of connected speakers so that they fit in and stand out, tuned by Denon Sound Masters so that they sound less like smart home accessories and more like a real hi-fi system.
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The 200 [shown below in Stone] is the compact cylinder of the three, but that doesn’t make it a placeholder. Its dual tweeters and 4-inch woofer produce a polished, confident stereo image with enough body to keep vocals meaty and bass lines paper-free. And the virtual height marks are enough for small spaces. The 400 opens things up with a six-speaker, six-amplifier setup that includes dedicated, upward-angled drivers so Atmos mixes flourish dynamically instead of just spreading gradually. The stage is higher, looser, better for highlighting room effects. The 600, however, has the most swagger. Its eight-speaker array, featuring 1-inch upfiring tweeters and two 6.5-inch force-cancelling opposed woofers (each with its own Class-D amp), gives Spatial Audio more lift and low frequencies more mass, but without speaker chatter. It feels larger than it looks and appears calmer than it appears once the lower end starts to bend. Additionally, the curved housing helps create a sleek cabinet that requires less internal bracing but also remains rigid when the bass gets punchy.
The 200 is suitable for shelves, bedrooms, kitchens and smaller areas where you want a shape but can’t scale. The 400 might be the place for listeners who want Atmos (available through TIDAL and Amazon Music) to feel like a real rendering, not a gimmick. The 600 is forgiving in the best way. During a preview of the product, Norah Jones appears in close-mic, the Doors unfold in drifting dimensionality, and Ed Sheeran lands with a thud firm enough to show the muscles beneath the fabric. We have a 600 to test and will share more thoughts once we’ve listened more.
Denon’s Home range ensures there’s a powered speaker for everyone and everywhere, from demure and domesticated to atmospheric and authoritative. Just as importantly, the HEOS app runs the entire part of the house, routing sources to areas via Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2, Bluetooth (perhaps for a modern turntable), and a 3.5mm auxiliary input. Hi-res streaming from TIDAL, Qobuz and Amazon Music is supported, as is lossless DSD via USB-C or NAS, as well as Spotify Connect and Roon Ready. There is a digital equalizer, and the width and height can be adjusted. Additionally, you can set up stereo pairs and assign speakers as surround for a Denon soundbar.
All three, shown in various states below, are now available in Stone or Charcoal with soft-touch, anodized aluminum controls, priced at $399, $599, and $799 respectively.
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