Voice assistants can be useful, time-saving additions to a piece of technology, but not everyone wants or needs them. So why does it feel like they’re present in almost every wireless speaker on the market? If you want great audio quality but feel uncomfortable at the idea of a robot listening in on your every conversation, or already have voice assistant technology in other devices, the Denon Home 150 NV wants to have a word with you. Not literally, of course.
Built around the very same best-in-class audio tech as Denon’s Home 150 but with the microphone and access to voice assistants Alexa and Siri removed, the Home 150 NV is a compact wireless speaker that delivers a virtuoso routine – either as a solo performer or as part of a multi-room system.
Class-leading hi-res sound
The Denon Home 150 NV may be compact enough to sit on a bookshelf, but it’s been constructed with bold room-filling audio in mind. The speaker’s dynamic tweeter and brawny mid-bass driver, powered by two built-in Class-D amplifiers, deliver a commanding performance that’ll bring your favourite tunes to life. Listeners demanding the highest quality playback will love the fact that it supports ALAC, FLAC and WAV hi-res audio files up to 24-bit/192kHz as well as DSD 2.8MHz and 5.5MHz music.
Speaking of music, there is no shortage of ways to get it playing on the Home 150 NV. Equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the speaker is fully compatible with all the major streaming services including Spotify, Amazon Music HD, Apple Music, Deezer, Pandora and Tidal. You can also stream music directly from a mobile device or computer via Bluetooth or Apple AirPlay 2, and store up to three of your favourite internet radio stations for hassle-free access at a moment’s notice.
For those who prefer things cabled up, the Denon Home 150 NV also sports Ethernet for wired networking, a 3.5mm stereo aux input and a USB port, the latter allowing for wired playback of stored music (in MP3, WAV, AAC, WMA, FLAC, ALAC and DSD formats) from a thumb or storage drive.
Whole-home audio – no wires required
The Home 150 NV is designed for flexibility and expandability and works brilliantly as part of a seamless Denon multi-room system. With HEOS built-in, you can quickly and easily build a whole-home audio solution of Denon products including other Home speakers (such as the Home 350 or Home 250), soundbars, network players and AV receivers. Put simply, anything with HEOS built-in will work together as part of the system, enabling you to switch quickly between playing different music in every room and delivering the same soundtrack throughout your whole abode – a mode we like to call ‘party time’.
The HEOS mobile app makes setting up a multi-room system a cinch, and because it uses your home’s Wi-Fi network there’s no need to trail wires all over the place. No mess, no tangle, no cable spaghetti – just stunning music playback in every room of your home.
To find out more about the Denon Home 150 NV and explore the rest of the Home and HEOS Built-In range, visit Denon.com now.
