Denon DHT-S517 TV Sound Bar with Subwoofer, 3D Surround Sound, Dolby Atmos, Wireless Subwoofer, HDMI eARC, Wireless Music Streaming via Bluetooth, Quick Setup, Wall-Mountable

I have traditional 5.1 surround sound set up in my family room and my 1st floor home office, which doubles as a secondary tv room, but I couldn't justify setting up a 3rd surround sound configuration for an outdoor tv I set up on a 3 season porch. However, I got tired of the poor sound off of the Sunbrite TV I have installed on the porch. It was drastically worse than what I was accustomed to, and made the viewing experience bad enough that I avoided watching a movie etc on that tv. I was wary about the quality of what soundbars provided based on what I heard at friend's homes. But lately I had read some positive reviews of soundbars, so I gave it a try. I am a fan of Denon in general. Their products are not the cheapest, and they are a bit outside the norm (I see a lot more Bose for wired audio and Sonos for wireless), but I find that Denon/HEOS provides the best value and I can count on the audio quality always being the priority with their products. I have heard complaints about the HEOS app, but for me, their mixture of receivers, wireless speakers, and HEOS Amps. After not having the opportunity for the ten years I lived in my first home, when I moved to a new home in 2016 that was new construction, I wired the place up before the walls closed. Although Sonos now has amps like the HEOS ones, and Bose also technically competes across the board, I like the fact that Denon products always sound great, everything I buy for audio in my home or away from my home can be within the Denon/HEOS ecosystem - receivers, amps, peripherals, wireless speakers - and while the price point is not low, it is not top of the market either. When I see negative reviews of Denon, I often see comments that this standard or that standard isn't supported, or that they are not 100% alexa compatible, which is true for all until their most recent line of products. I judge audio products on how they sound, not by the specs, outside of requirements. What I mean is - yes, specs matter, but it's not a specs-driven decision. I have never heard a samsung or sony audio product that sounds right to me. This soundbar, like the other products I have bought, sounds GREAT. This was the purchase I was most concerned about compared to past receivers and speakers. I have heard Vizio soundbars that in my opinion sounded terrible. Granted, they were cheaper, but still, they sucked. The other chief complaint about denon/heos is the heos app. I have seen the sonos app and I would agree, it is cleaner and better designed from a software perspective than the heos app. But for me, I am using a harmony remote for TV, or I am using spotify on my iphone, and spotify connect integrates natively with heos/denon products, so I can choose the speaker or receiver right from my spotify iOS app. That renders the heos app inferiority null and void for me. If I was a TIDAL user, maybe it would be different. Like other denon products, the inputs and so on are excellent, an area Denon often beats Bose. I'm actually shocked by how good this soundbar/subwoofer combo is. it approaches, not quite 100%, but it approaches the 5.1 I have elsewhere. If I set up a TV in my bedroom or somewhere else in the future, I am likely to go with a Denon soundbar again. I don't write reviews often, but this deserved a thumbs up. It's a great product that flies under the radar.

I read many of the bad reviews prior to buying this bar and I have to say I experienced non of those issues.. I had no problem pairing the bar or subwoofer, took all of 15 mins to set up the unit! Maybe those negative reviews are not tech type people or have bad wifi ! Now as for the sound quality, it is 500% better than TV speakers, clearly a major upgrade.. However for 40 years I have always used a receiver & great bookshelf speakers & added center & rear as time went on to 5.1. You just can't beat 5.1. For that matter you just can't beat stereo with 2 good speakers.. I would toggle between my receiver & the Bar and my receiver is hands down the way to go. The best sound you can get with the most control over the sound.. Now my problem is my receiver after 20 years lost the digital, it just crapped out, after using analog stereo for about 4 months my analog started to get intermittent, hence why I just went & got the Denon bar. I have now gotten used to the bar & it is good quality, but as I said it will never compare to good stereo . Maybe in time when I add rear bluetooth speakers I will be even more satisfied.. For now, I trashed the receiver & have stored my speakers for future use on a larger TV in another room. The overall price was too high for me for what you are getting,. I could have just bought a Yamaha or Denon 5.1 receiver for $100 less and be set with my great stereo sound.. The bar has multiple features to adjust sound to some degree & easy set up for other rooms or adding the rears.. If you go threw the setting there isn't much you can't do. I would have gotten then DHT-716 but that was just way to much money, for that kind of money I am going with a great receiver & speakers. I guess it's this new generation that wants convenience so hence the sound bars..

Awesome sound quality and good sound stage in music mode. Movie mode kind of shrinks the sound stage but enhances the dialogues (this is a killer feature and works as advertised), wish they had implemented this better. I think Denon is lying, this doesn't sound like a mere 150w system, its plenty loud and doesn't distort at high volumes !! Very minimalistic look, just the gray fabric at the front with the tiny Denon logo. The remote looks good, but feels cheap, the button are spongy and needs a firm push. The remote is from the 90's, you need to point it head straight at the soundbar for it register a press !! The only reason I bought this over the Polk S4 was the hdmi input with 4k HDR pass-through, this is very important if you have old TV which doesn't have eARC or if it cant decode atmos. It is also convenient to have input port on the soundbar, saves a hdmi port on the TV :) I got it for $249 and its a steal for that price (considering how other soundbars are priced with similar feature set)

I'm not an expert on sound equipment... I just wanted something with some BOOM and could actually hear dialogue in movies. I never heard of Denon so I was skeptical and didn't realize they've been around for over 100 years. I pulled the trigger because of all the great reviews and wasn't disappointed. Like others stated, setup was amazingly simple. I had it up and running in a few minutes with no issues. I tested it by watching Fast 5 and was blown away how great the movie sounded. I love that it turns on and off when with the TV power. The remote is very simple to use and effective. I know there much better units out there, but if you're like me and just want something that sounds good during movies and use as a stereo in the living room, you can't go wrong with this unit.

Super duper; couldn't be better. Very clean sound and with good base. Can even adjust the voice layer to make it stand out better (and this works!). Would buy again in a heartbeat!

Having had a Denon turntable and a receiver in the past I felt confident in getting their sound bar. I have had it for about three months now and am pretty pleased with it for the most part. Music is quite good with good highs, midrange and the sub doing its job nicely but I would like to get a better voice tone though. My big gripe is the remote which is pretty much useless. The whole face is coated with rubber and very hard to give a solid push unless you use your fingernail. I finally got a third party remote that has the traditional rocker switches that work great and only cost $16.00 and more than worth it. Outside of the remote I really like it for the quality and price.

Amazing product with great sound and easy installation.

I bought this item and it was delivered on Dec 21. I had it installed around January first. It worked great until February 18. The unit died, I had no power or sound on my television. I had go back to my internal television speakers , as my DHT had no power. I called Denon the next day. I was told they would send paperwork to my email telling me what to do with my unit. 24 hrs later, still no email. I recalled Denon and once again they said they would send me email with instructions. The email never arrived. I contacted Denon via their online chat. The lady was nice, and I did finally receive an email saying, corporate needed to make a decision on what to do with my unit and it would be resolved in 24 to 48 hrs. It was 3 days later and still not resolution. I chatted with Another online representative and he tells me it has gone as far as he can take it, we just have to wait for a resolution from corporate. So now it has been a wee since I talked to the fire online representative and I have hear nothing on my defective piece of junk with no power. I am disappointed as I thought Denon was a good product. It obviously is not with very little customer service. I wouldn’t buy another Denon product ever, they do not stand behind their product.