Reviewers Liked
- Big, powerful sound
- Good range of streaming services
Reviewers Didn't Like
- No way to play files from Macs
- No hi-res music support
- Bluetooth not integrated
Denon Heos 5
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Heos 5’s stylish design and killer sound quality cement Denon’s place at the multiroom top table, although the lack of hi-res audio is puzzling and the Heos app has room for improvement.
By TrustedReviews onWhat is the Denon Heos 5? Heos 5 is Denon's midrange multiroom speaker, sandwiched between the Heos 3 and top-end Heos 7. Smaller and more affordable than Heos 7, it's designed for use in medium to large rooms. Like its Heos brethren, it plays music...
By Trusted Reviews onWhen I asked the folks at Denon why they felt the need to develop a multiroom, streaming music system, this was the answer they gave: “Probably for similar reasons why we developed the LP turntable and didn't continue to manufacture gramophones.” That...
By soundandvision.com onWith app inconsistencies, a lack of Mac compatibility, and audio performance that fails to rise above the crowd, Denon's Heos multi-room speaker system was at best underwhelming, and at worst, downright annoying. Even if big bass is your pleasure, the...
By Digital Trends onDenon's Heos 5 wireless multi-room speaker is a solid entry into an increasingly crowded field, but it suffers from occasional distortion with extreme...
By PC Mag onThe Basics Heos is a Wi-Fi based multi-room system comprised of three speakers (the Heos 3, Heos 5 and Heos 7), the Heos Link pre-amp for turning your existing Hi-Fi or AV receiver into a Heos zone, and the Heos Amp amplifier for giving any set of stereo...
By Expert Reviews onHEOS by Denon c'est un système audio multiroom complet comprenant plusieurs enceintes connectées, de différentes tailles, et un ampli et un préampli sans fil. Denon entre en son tour dans le multiroom, un secteur qui a le vent en poupe...
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Mit dem HEOS Multiroom-System hat Denon bereits Mitte 2014 sein kabelloses Musiksystem, bestehend aus verschiedenen Komponenten, für mehrere Räume vorgestellt. Die HEOS Lautsprecher werden in das vorhandene Heimnetzwerk eingeklinkt und können dann...
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