Denon is refreshing its home audio lineup by introducing some of the best designs from its HEOS line, led by the new $799 Home Amp

While essentially just a remake of the HEOS Amp HS2 with added features, the new Denon Home Amp aims to compete with Bose and Sonos with a beautiful design fused with a serious technology stack, starting with eARC compatibility and multi-channel Dolby Audio It aims to

It also combines several existing features from the Amp HS2, including app-controlled multi-room music streaming, wireless or wired connectivity, a Class D two-channel amplifier, dual-band 80211 Wi-Fi Apple AirPlay 2 support, and voice control via Apple Siri

The Denon Home Amp will be an important foil to competitors like the Sonos Amp, a $700 home audio solution with similar features With the addition of multi-channel Dolby audio and broad connectivity, Denon's new home audio design may give rivals Sonos and Bose a run for their money

With its boxy design and front-facing touch controls, the Denon Home Amp is as chic and understated as it is powerful overall; the next generation of the HS2 HEOS amplifier, the Home Amp, has many of the same features, but with an emphasis on power, with 8 ohms at The power is increased from 70 to 100 watts per channel at 8 ohms and 125 watts at 4 ohms

Denon claims that the home amp will decode lossless audio up to 192 kHz/24-bit in ALAC, FLAC, and WAV formats One of the wonders is that it can decode DSD 28 MHz and 56 MHz, which is not necessarily true of most wireless home audio solutions (the Bose Music Amplifier is an example) with many of the best AV receivers that support HEOS can be paired with

As for I/O, the Denon Home Amplifier has many of the same inputs found on the previous HEOS Amp HS2, including USB-A, optical, RCA analog, subwoofer outputs, and an HDMI ARC/eARC port for Bluetooth pairing buttons and TV audio connections The HS2 is equipped with many of the same inputs found on the previous HEOS Amp HS2, including a Bluetooth pair button and an HDMI ARC/eARC port for TV audio connections Wired and wireless network connectivity is also available

The new HDMI eARC port allows the home amplifier to support Dolby Digital Plus for multi-channel Dolby audio and downmix to 2-channel sound for TV stereo users who do not have the best Dolby Atmos soundbar can use the system to downmix to 2-channel sound As expected, the Denon Home Amp, like the Denon Home 150, can share audio with other connected HEOS speakers in the home, including HDMI audio [If you're looking for an efficient new audio amplifier built with ample specs and a classy design, the Denon Home Amp is perfect Starting today, you can pre-order it at various retailers and at Denoncom for just $799