Denon Home Soundbar 550

31 reviews

Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 31 reviews of Denon Home Soundbar 550. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the design and bass quality. The size and usability are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the price.

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Expert review by : Kob Monney (trustedreviews.com)

Denon Home Sound Bar 550

Smart looks and plenty of smart features, the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 marks itself as a solid alternative to the Sons Beam Gen 2

Dolby Atmos and DTS:X ; Confident ‘overhead’ performance ; Entertaining with music ; Lots of connectivity options

Volume ramping leads to an unbalanced presentation ; Adding more speakers is pricey

Big sound from a small soundbar, the Denon impresses with its performance and range of features. If you’re looking to compact system to beef up your TV’s audio and get a system that doubles up as a music system for the front room, this is a soundbar...

Dec, 2021

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Expert review by : Simon Lucas (techradar.com)

Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

Bringing it all back Home

Well specified and flexible ; Poised, large-scale sound (at reasonable volumes) ; Nicely made and finished

Becomes socially aggressive at higher volumes ; Doesn’t feel as nice as it looks ; Dolby Atmos effect is lacking

Feb, 2022

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Expert review by : Simon Lucas (t3.com)

Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review: impressive Dolby Atmos sound for a good price

The Denon Home Sound Bar 550 produces a truly impressive wall of sound for its size, and is a major upgrade for any TV, but has one notable caveat

Good specification, good flexibility ; Tall and convincing audio presentation ; Quite musical when required

Loses composure at volume ; Doesn't match genuine Dolby Atmos height

The Denon Home Sound Bar 550 is carried a long way by its mercifully manageable proportions, a good selection of inputs, a decent app and some areas of truly impressive audio reproduction. Go carefully with that volume control, though…

Jan, 2022

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Expert review by : Steve Withers (pocket-lint.com)

Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review: A compact performer with a surprisingly big sound

This soundbar offers easy installation, decent inputs, HEOS multiroom, and a surprisingly big sound despite its compact proportions. If you avoid

Big sonic delivery ; Dolby Atmos and DTS:X object-based decoding ; HEOS multiroom functionality ; Decent set of connections ; Channel expansion options

Pricey to add extra speakers ; Limited sense of immersion ; Struggles at high volumes

This soundbar offers easy installation, decent inputs, HEOS multiroom, and a surprisingly big sound despite its compact proportions. If you avoid pushing the volume too hard and don't expect true full sonic immersion, this capable performer is sure to...

Mar, 2022

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Expert review by : Mark Craven (homecinemachoice.com)

Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

The handsome, compact Sound Bar 550 is compatible with HEOS speakers and a wireless subwoofer for optional 5.1 playback, but Mark Craven discovers it cuts the mustard on its own The soundbar market is saturated, but amongst the myriad models it's...

Sep, 2021

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Expert review by : Simon Lucas (stuff.tv)

Denon Home 550 review: compact brilliance

Home is where the soundbar is

Good specification and connectivity ; Big, detailed and organised sound at lower volumes ; Good-looking and well made

Not so good at louder volume ; Not as Dolby Atmos-y as is ideal ; Plastics are especially tactile

About to buy a Sonos Beam Gen 2? Just hold on for a moment…

Jan, 2022

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Denon Home Sound Bar 550

One part Dolby Atmos/DTS:X soundbar, one part fully-fledged HEOS multiroom speaker, Denon's Home Sound Bar 550 brings both a rewarding audio performance to movie and music playback, and the possibility of expansion to a home cinema-style multichannel...

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Expert review by : James Barber (techhive.com)

Denon Home 550 review: Great sound in an unobtrusive package

Denon aims to deliver a full-featured soundbar in a compact and unobtrusive package with its all-in-one Denon Home 550. It's designed to work with the company's HEOS multi-room audio platform, which means you can upgrade the soundbar with other Denon...

Exceptional for music listening Can handle both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X playback Built-in Alexa

Not as loud as many other soundbars

The Denon Home 550 delivers fantastic audio quality, but it might be better for music playback than for home theater buffs.

Aug, 2022

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Expert review by : John Panoryios (rtings.com)

Denon Home Sound Bar 550 Review

The Denon Home Sound Bar 550 is a 2.0 setup that you can upgrade with a dedicated subwoofer and satellites, sold separately. It has a compact design, and it offe...

Bass and treble adjustments. Dialogue enhancement feature. EQ presets.

Lots of compression at max volume. Mediocre center channel performance. Doesn't get very loud.

The Denon Home Sound Bar 550 is fair for mixed usage. Out-of-the-box, this soundbar has a slightly boomy though fairly neutral sound profile. However, it struggles to reproduce a deep low-bass, so you don't feel the thump and rumble in bass-heavy music...

May, 2021

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