The Denon Home 350 is a wired speaker designed for home use. You can add it to your Denon DHT-S716H soundbar and Denon DSW-H1 subwoofer to create a 5.1 home theater setup. If you want to use it as a standalone speaker, it has a slightly boomy sound profile that you can tweak with the bass and treble sliders in its companion app. It also gets pretty loud and offers fantastic voice assistant support with Alexa built in. That said, it has extremely high Bluetooth latency on iOS and Android, which makes streaming videos a frustrating experience.
Our Verdict
The Denon Home 350 is very good for music. It has a slightly boomy sound profile that's well-suited for most audio genres. If you prefer a different sound, the companion app offers bass and treble sliders. However, while it can play stereo content, its directivity isn't very good, so the sound will vary with your listening angle. It can also get pretty loud, but there are some compression artifacts at max volume. That said, you can play lossless audio from multiple platforms like Roon, Tidal, and Spotify.
- Bass and treble sliders available.
Can get quite loud.
Lossless streaming with compatible platforms.
Disappointing directivity.
The Denon Home 350 is okay for videos and movies. It has a slightly boomy sound profile, which can help bring out the intensity of sound effects in action-packed scenes. You can also connect it to your compatible Denon soundbar to create a more immersive home theater setup. However, while the bar can get loud, there are some compression artifacts at max volume. Its directivity isn't very good either, so audio won't sound consistent from all listening angles.
- Bass and treble sliders available.
Can get quite loud.
- Very high audio latency via Bluetooth on iOS and Android.
Disappointing directivity.
The Denon Home 350 is fair for podcasts. Its slightly boomy sound profile has a balanced mid-range, so vocal-centric content, such as podcasts or audiobooks, sounds detailed and accurate. However, it has disappointing directivity, so your audio won't sound as clear from all directions. It also doesn't support multi-device pairing, so you can't connect it to your phone and computer simultaneously. On the upside, it supports multi-room, so you can link several units together to play different content across your home.
Can get quite loud.
Disappointing directivity.
The Denon Home 350 offers excellent voice assistant support with Alexa built-in. You can activate the assistant with your voice, and it can hear you from a distance and in noisy environments. You can even mute the speaker's mic when you no longer want it to listen to you. Unfortunately, its directivity is disappointing, so you can't hear your assistant as clearly from all angles. Also, while you can control the speaker's audio via Google Assistant, this requires a third-party Google Assistant-enabled device.
Can get quite loud.
- Mic mute button.
Disappointing directivity.
The Denon Home 350 is a wired speaker and can't be used outdoors.
Changelog
- Updated Sep 22, 2026: This review has been updated to Test Bench 1.0.1. This includes the Test Bench 1.0 updates to all of our Sound tests: Frequency Response Accuracy, Raw Frequency Response, Directivity, and Loudness, as well as the revised Low-Frequency Extension calculation and related DRC updates introduced in Test Bench 1.0.1. There have also been text changes throughout the review, including to the usages and product comparisons, where applicable, to match these results. You can read more about these changes in our Test Bench 1.0 changelog and Test Bench 1.0.1 changelog.
- Updated Aug 28, 2026: This review has been updated to Test Bench 1.0, which includes new results for all of our Sound tests: Frequency Response Accuracy, Raw Frequency Response, Directivity, and Loudness. There have also been text changes made throughout the review, including to the usages and product comparisons, to match these results. You can read more about these changes in our changelog.
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Updated Oct 31, 2025:
The App and Music usage boxes were updated with information about lossless audio streaming and a new video recording of the companion app.
- Updated Apr 04, 2023: Added market comparison for the Marshall Woburn III in the Wired box.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Denon Home 350 comes in two color variants: 'Black' and 'White'. We tested the Black variant, and you can see its label here. However, we expect both color variants to perform similarly to our model.
If you come across another variant, please let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
Popular Speaker Comparisons
The Denon Home 350 is a wired home speaker. In the same vein as the Bose Home Speaker 500 and the Sonos Five, it can be added to a pre-existing compatible Denon soundbar setup for a more immersive audio experience. That said, on its own, it offers a slightly boomy sound profile that fans of EDM and action movies can enjoy. It also gets pretty loud and comes with Alexa built in. It even has a USB port if you want to listen to audio from a flash drive. However, its extremely high Bluetooth latency on iOS and Android devices causes syncing issues between the audio you hear and the visuals you see when watching videos and movies.
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The Denon Home 350 is a slightly better speaker than the Sonos Five overall, though they perform similarly. The Denon can get louder with fewer compression artifacts and supports Bluetooth, though it has high iOS and Android latency. It also offers outstanding voice assistant support with Alexa built-in. However, the Sonos has a slightly better directivity.
The Denon Home 350 is a more versatile speaker than the Apple HomePod (1st generation) and is easier to find in new condition since the Apple speaker has been discontinued. The Denon has a better-balanced sound profile out of the box and can get louder, though with a bit more compression. It also has bass and treble sliders to adjust its sound, it supports Bluetooth, and comes with Alexa built in. It also has lower Apple AirPlay latency. However, the Apple speaker has Siri built in and a wider-sounding soundstage thanks to its 360-degree design.
The Bose Home Speaker 500 is a better speaker for most uses than the Denon Home 350. The Bose has better controls, a more immersive soundstage, and it has outstanding built-in Alexa and Google Assistant support. It also has lower iOS and Android latency via Bluetooth. However, the Denon can get louder, and you can connect two units to create a stereo pair. It can also reproduce more low bass, which some users may prefer.
The Denon Home 350 and the Marshall Woburn III are both high-end home speakers with wired-only designs. The Marshall boasts the company's signature guitar amp design, which some users may prefer. However, only the Denon supports Wi-Fi connectivity and built-in voice assistants.
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