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Did a Famed Japanese Hi-Fi Brand Just Become the Next Big Sonos Rival?

Its trio of multi-room speakers has some key advantages over its Sonos counterparts.

Dark gray fabric-covered Denon wireless speaker with rounded edges on a black surface.Denon
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By Tucker Bowe

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After Denon announced its first Bluetooth turntable earlier this month, the Japanese audio maker is doubling down on home hi-fi by introducing a trio of new wireless multi-room speakers that look like clear Sonos rivals.

More specifically, Denon’s refreshed family of Home speakers looks to compete with Sonos’s Era 100, Era 300, and Five speakers.

Denon’s Home 200, Home 400 and Home 600

Three beige Denon wireless speakers of different shapes on a wooden table in front of a beige sofa with orange pillows and a striped blanket.
Denon’s new family HEOS-powered speakers: the Home 200 (left), Home 400 (right) and Home 600 (center).
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Denon’s three new wireless speakers are, from smallest to largest, the Home 200, the Home 400, and the Home 600. Each of these speakers supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth streaming, as well as USB-C and 3.5mm line-in audio, giving listeners the flexibility to listen however they want.

The big advantage with these new Home speakers, of course, is that they run on Denon’s HEOS platform, which works with its AV receivers and soundbars, as well as wireless speakers from other brands (including Marantz). This gives users more ways to build out their home hi-fi and home theater systems.

Black cylindrical Denon wireless speaker with fabric cover and matte base on a dark teal surface.
The Denon Home 200 is the most compact and affordable of the brand’s refreshed speaker lineup.
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The Denon Home 200 is the most compact and affordable of the refreshed speaker lineup. And you can think of it as a rival to Sonos’ Era 100 (even if it looks more like a Move 2).

The speaker features three individually amplified drivers (two tweeters and one woofer) that, according to the brand, deliver “natural, room‑filling sound with a spaciousness that feels larger than its size.”

Woman using a stylus on a tablet next to a laptop on a beige wall-mounted desk with a glass vase of flowers and a beige Denon speaker.
You can think of the Home 200 as a rival to Sonos’s Era 100.
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The Home 200 is a compact wireless speaker that can be grouped in a multi-room group with other HEOS-compatible speakers.

Additionally, it can be stereo paired with another Home 200 speaker, or two be configured as rear satellite speakers when paired with one of Denon’s latest wireless soundbars.

Black Denon wireless speaker with fabric grille and curved edges on a dark surface.
The Home 400 is an wireless speaker with up-firing drivers primed for Dolby Atmos content.
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Next up, Denon’s Home 400. It doubles the drivers and amplifiers and, most notably, features up-firing drivers to deliver a more immersive Dolby Atmos experience. You can think of it as Denon’s answer to the Sonos Era 300.

According to the brand, it’s built for those who “want deeper immersion and more presence from their speaker, wherever they choose to place it.”

Beige Denon wireless speaker with fabric cover on a wooden table next to a beige sofa.
The Home 400 in a stone finish.
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And finally, there’s the Denon Home 600. It’s the largest and most powerful of the three new speakers and is designed to deliver the best stereo sound with the deepest bass. Similar to the Sonos Five.

Black Denon wireless speaker with rounded rectangular shape and fabric-covered sides on a dark teal surface.
The Home 600 is the largest and most powerful of Denon’s new speaker lineup.
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The Home 600 features dual, opposing 6.5‑inch woofers, along with an array of tweeters, midrange, and up-firing drivers. The latter of which promises to actually make it a more immersive-sounding speaker than the Five.

According to the brand, the Home 600 “delivers deep, authoritative bass from its built‑in subwoofer system, revealing the full depth of your music.”

Four people sitting on a patterned rug in a modern living room with abstract art and a white speaker on a black cabinet.
Denon’s Home 600 promises deep bass without the need of an external subwoofer.
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Availability and pricing

All three of Denon’s new Home speakers come in two different finishes: stone (white) or charcoal (white). And they are all available to order now.

The Home 200 costs $399. The Home 400 costs $599. And the Home 600 costs $799.

About the Author: Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol’s editorial team since 2014. With a passion for consumer tech and hi-fi, he tracks everything from headphones and turntables to smartphones and wearables. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.

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