We had no problems recommending the original Denon Heos multi-room speaker range, but a couple of minor gripes stopped it from true five-star performance. The follow-up, rebooted Heos HS2 range goes all out, offering hi-res streaming support and Bluetooth connectivity.

Since the original’s launch the multi-room audio highway has got a whole lot more congested though. There’s Yamaha’s MusicCast system, an updated Sonos, new Libratone, Bluesound and Gear4 products, plus new designs from Bang & Olufsen all vying for your attention.

The Denon faces that competition wisely: without a price hike for those new features. It also remains compatible with original Heos products. But does it sound any good? We received exclusive samples of the new Denon Heos 7 HS2 (£379/$568.5, reduced from £499/$748.5), Heos 5 HS2 (£349/$523.5) and Heos 1 HS2 (£199/$298.5) to find out.
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