The bottom line A compact one-box bar from a serious amplifier maker, sold without the specifications that maker publishes on its receivers.
What the brand means here
Denon’s AV receivers in this catalogue state power as “W into 8 ohms, over a stated bandwidth, at a stated distortion”. That is the house style and it is why those products are comparable. This bar states none of it, and this page reports the absence rather than borrowing credibility from the other shelf.
The configuration
2.1: two channels and a subwoofer inside the bar. No centre, so dialogue is a phantom image; no separate cabinet, so the low end is bounded by the bar’s own volume.
Where a one-box bar is the right answer
When there is nowhere to put a second box, no spare socket, and the television sits on a sideboard with 10 cm of clearance. That is a common room, and a bar that solves it is worth more than a better-specified system that does not fit.
What to do with it
Set the television’s audio output correctly, turn on night mode, and put the bar below the screen rather than above it. Those three are free and they matter more than any specification this listing omits.
The upgrade path
A receiver and real speakers, when the room allows. That is the step this bar is a placeholder for, and it is a considerable one.
Availability
On sale from 211 € to 279 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.
Listed but with no offer on the British Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.
Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
What we like, and what we don't
Strengths
From a manufacturer whose AV receivers publish power with the load, bandwidth and distortion stated
One box, so nothing else to place or power
Compact enough to sit in front of a television without blocking its bottom edge
Compromises
No centre channel
No power rating and no format list published in this listing
A built-in subwoofer cannot reach as low as a separate cabinet
Specifications
Channels
2.1 — stated
Subwoofer
Built into the bar — stated
Power
Not stated with conditions in this listing
Formats
Not stated in this listing
Amazon reference
B0CYTGQR74 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0747192143336
Questions people actually ask
Is a Denon bar better than a cheaper one?
Not on anything this listing publishes, because it publishes very little. What the brand brings is a track record in amplification — visible in this catalogue on its receivers, which state power with conditions — rather than a stated advantage here.
Should I buy the bar or the receiver?
If speakers can go in real positions and cable can be run, the receiver and speakers are better at every price above the entry tier. If they cannot, the bar is the answer, and this is a competent one.
The only bar in this catalogue with real height channels and real rear speakers — 9.1.4, with the four in the third position being physical drivers rather than processing.
Best for: A room with an ordinary flat ceiling where a full surround system is wanted without running speaker cable.
A 2.1 set with a wireless subwoofer at the accessible end, whose Atmos badge means decoding — as it does on every bar here without a third channel number.
Best for: A first two-box system where the separate subwoofer matters more than the channel count.