Denon Home 150 Black

Since last week I have the Denon Home 150 in my possession. I've had a Sony SRS-ZR5 for some time now. These are no longer available, so it was not possible to expand with them. I was very curious about the latest Denon HEOS line and now have the Home 150. My first impression: a lot nicer than the previous HEOS line, solidly built and a fantastic sound. But just step by step: 1. Connecting: It turned out that my router didn't have a WPS button, so setting it up was unfortunately not so easy. Setting via the HEOS app or autodiscover is not possible. Connect wired with an Ethernet cable to the router. Then search through the app. Still quickly arranged, but a pity that you cannot enter the SSID manually. The HEOS app is clear and the Quick Start Guide tells you just enough to get it up and running. 2. Spotiy Spotify is my primary music source via smartphone. Start Spotify, select a song, click on available devices and choose the Denon Home 150. Done. What a wonderful sound this thing produces. Tested with Pink Floyd, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Goldberg Variations by Bach, Four Seasons by Vivaldi, Dire Straits. All very nice sound. 3. The sound The sound is clear and well balanced. The HEOS app lets you easily control bass and treble, but I just have it in the neutral position. Even at low volume there is sufficient definition in the sound, subtle details remain clearly audible. And if you open it up just as well, you get the impression that there is more to howling than one speaker of barely 20 cm high. Too bad I only have 1, this really needs expansion. 4. Internet radio Take a look at how internet radio sounds. Select the country, search for the channel and put it in favourites. This speaker can store 3 of them. Turn it on via the app. Then press and hold the button 1, 2 or 3 on the speaker. If the blue light flashes, it is in the memory and the station can be recalled immediately. It's also nice that the display lights up immediately when you come close to your speaker. The keys also respond with a very light touch. 5. USB Just put a few flac files on a stick. You press this at the back of the speaker and scroll through the menu in the app. The USB folders are hidden a bit deeper, but are still easy to find. What is striking is that the speaker reacts very quickly to selecting a track, almost without delay. And here too: very good sound! My conclusion after the first week: this Denon Home 150 is definitely worth it. What a fine speaker! He really asks for family expansion, I'm so curious about the multi-room functionality.... Final note: Coolblue thinks I should assess the battery life, but it is not in this speaker. I'm not going to give this a low score, that would detract from this speaker.