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Sonos’ biggest rival is adding Dolby Atmos to its multi-room audio

Sonos’ biggest rival is adding Dolby Atmos: Denon is refreshing its home audio lineup by bringing over some of the best designs from its HEOS line, with its new $799 Home Amp at the forefront.

The Denon Home Amp is a new version of the HEOS Amp HS2 with extra features. It competes with Bose and Sonos. It looks nice and has powerful tech. This includes eARC compatibility and multichannel Dolby Audio.

It wrangles together several existing features from the Amp HS2 as well, like app-controlled multi-room music streaming, wireless or wired connection, class D two-channel amplification, and dual-band 802.11 Wi-Fi. Apple AirPlay 2 support is also included with Apple Siri voice controls.

Denon positions the Home Amp as a strong competitor against rivals like the Sonos Amp, a $700 home audio solution with similar features. With the addition of multichannel Dolby Audio and broader connectivity, Denon’s new home audio design might spell a win against rivals Sonos and Bose.

Sonos Amplifying the power of home audio

The Denon Home Amp is a stylish amplifier with a boxy design and easy-to-use touch controls. It builds on the HEOS Amp HS2, offering the same features but with more power. The Denon Home Amp delivers 100 watts per channel at 8 ohms and 125 watts at 4 ohms, up from 70 watts per channel on the HS2.

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Denon claims the Home Amp decodes audio at up to 24-bit/192kHz lossless audio across formats ALAC, FLAC, and WAV. One marvel is its ability to decode DSD 2.8MHz and 5.6MHz. It can also decode these high-resolution audio formats, a capability not shared by all wireless home audio solutions, like the Bose Music Amplifier. You can pair it up with many of the best AV receivers with HEOS compatibility.

The Denon Home Amp has most of the same connections as the HEOS Amp HS2, including USB-A, optical, RCA analog, and subwoofer output. It also adds a Bluetooth pairing button and an HDMI ARC/eARC port for TV audio. This reduces the sentence length to under 20 words. Both wired and wireless network connectivity is also a plus. 

case in point being the Bose Music Amplifier

The Denon Home Amp has a new HDMI eARC port for Dolby Digital Plus compatibility on multichannel Dolby Audio. It can also downmix to stereo sound for users without a high-end Dolby Atmos soundbar. The Denon Home Amp can share audio with other HEOS speakers, like the Denon Home 150, which even supports HDMI audio.

If you’re in the market for an efficient new audio amplifier built with ample specs and a classy design, then the Denon Home Amp is ripe for the taking. You can preorder it today for just $799 at various retailers and Denon.com.

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