Denon Home Sound Bar 550 Review

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;

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 pushing the volume too hard and don't expect true full sonic immersion, this capable performer is sure to please.

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;

Denon Home 550 review: compact brilliance review

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;