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Denon Home Sound Bar 550
Sonos Beam (Gen 2)
The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is better than the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. They're both standalone soundbars, but the Sonos is better built with better center and surround performances. The 5.0 setup can get a bit louder with less compression at max volume. The Denon has some extras, like a Full HDMI In port for high-quality passthrough.
Denon Home Sound Bar 550
Sonos Beam (Gen 2)
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