I tested Denon’s top-of-the-range soundbar and it’s everything you’d expect from an audiophile brand — but there’s a catch

The Denon Home Sound Bar 550 is definitely one of the best soundbars I’ve tested, especially when you take into account that it’s just a 2.0 soundbar. This isn’t even a 3.0 — that means it only has as many channels as the super-basic $99 soundbars you might find on Amazon.

However, this performance doesn’t come cheap. For $699, the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 is incredibly expensive for a 2.0 channel setup. When used with the rest of Denon’s Home series, the overall price goes up to almost $3k — and you only get 5.1 channels.

If you’ve got money to burn, then by all means, the Denon Home series won’t disappoint. However, alternative soundbars provide similar sound at much better prices. So is this the soundbar for you? Find out in this Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review.

Denon Home Sound Bar