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Denon PMA-900HNE
The Denon PMA-900HNE Integrated Network Amplifier, featuring Advanced High Current amplifier design, delivers superior audio from analog and digital sources. With Phono input, digital inputs for TV sound, plus network audio streaming Powered by HEOS™, Denon PMA-900HNE upgrades your listening experience from any source.
- Stereo amplifier
- 50W per channel (8 ohms)
- Advanced circuitry
- Powered by HEOS™
- Digital inputs
- MM/MC phono
An amplifier that works the way you want it to
Clean amplification & seamless connectivity
Streaming amplifier with rich connectivity
The highest quality audio from analogue, digital, and streaming sources.
Advanced High Current integrated amplifier
Engineered with premium Denon technology, this amplifier delivers 2x 85W.
Built-in music streaming
HEOS® provides access to music streaming services, AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth.
Add power to your Hi-Fi experience
Streaming amplifier with analog and digital connectivity
Bring out the best from your analog, digital, and streaming sources with the Denon PMA-900HNE Integrated Network Amplifier featuring Advanced High Current amplifier design.
Advanced High Current integrated amplifier with 85W
Engineered with premium Denon amplifier technology and Advanced High Current capability, the PMA-900HNE integrated amplifier drives your loudspeakers with 85 watts of power-per-channel into 4 ohms.
Built-in music streaming via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and AirPlay 2 capability
The HEOS® Wi-Fi connects to your network to provide near-limitless streaming options. Listen to a wide array of online music services or connect to a smart device via AirPlay 2 or Bluetooth.
Optical and coaxial digital inputs
The PMA-900HNE features three optical inputs and one coaxial input and supports PCM signals up to 192 kHz/24-bit to improve sound quality of your TV audio and more.
Build integrity with selected components
With more than 110-year of audio excellence, Denon products are built to last.
BT Re-Broadcast
Bluetooth® re-broadcast offers customers a convenient and wire-free way to enjoy their favorite audio content using a pair of wireless Bluetooth® headphones or portable speaker within the range of PMA-900HNE.
Sonic Innovation For the Past 110 Years
Sonic Innovation For the Past 110 Years
Sonic Innovation For the Past 110 Years
Key Technologies
Stream your music directly from your Spotify account for high-quality music in your TV room.
Use your voice to stream your favorite music services through Alexa with HEOS® Built-in. Turn volume up or down, pause, mute and play the next song — all with your voice.
Google Home or other devices with Google Assistant built-in can control content across your listening environment. Ask your Google Assistant to control volume, play, pause, skip tracks and more.
Play the same song in every room or select a different song for each connected room via a variety of streaming sources. Add Denon Home speakers to more rooms and control it all with the HEOS app.
Josh.ai offers flexible voice control for nearly any aspect of your entertainment environment. Use voice commands to control the thermostat, lights, home appliances, speakers, AV receiver, and more.
Get more out of your digital music library with searchable, surfable information about your favorite artists and songs. Find lyrics, concert dates, photos, bios, reviews and more.
Enjoy listening to your favorite audio content wirelessly from your smart devices with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
- Stream your music directly from your Spotify account for high-quality music in your TV room.
- Use your voice to stream your favorite music services through Alexa with HEOS® Built-in. Turn volume up or down, pause, mute and play the next song — all with your voice.
- Google Home or other devices with Google Assistant built-in can control content across your listening environment. Ask your Google Assistant to control volume, play, pause, skip tracks and more.
- Play the same song in every room or select a different song for each connected room via a variety of streaming sources. Add Denon Home speakers to more rooms and control it all with the HEOS app.
- Josh.ai offers flexible voice control for nearly any aspect of your entertainment environment. Use voice commands to control the thermostat, lights, home appliances, speakers, AV receiver, and more.
- Get more out of your digital music library with searchable, surfable information about your favorite artists and songs. Find lyrics, concert dates, photos, bios, reviews and more.
- Enjoy listening to your favorite audio content wirelessly from your smart devices with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
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Professional Reviews 92/100
Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
90/100
Build Quality
90/100
Features Connectivity
95/100
Value for Money
94/100
The PMA-900HNE pairs smooth, rich control with impressive detail, taut bass and spacious imaging, making streaming, vinyl and digital sources feel equally at home. Sound Advice applauds its energetic authority and dimensional soundstage, while The Absolute Sound highlights its low-noise clarity. HEOS streaming, MM/MC phono and extensive connectivity make this a versatile network hub.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Smooth, rich and controlled sound combines fine detail, strong dynamics and convincing three-dimensional imaging.
Analog and phono playback deliver a warmer, more organic and musically engaging presentation.
Extensive connectivity includes HEOS multiroom streaming, high-resolution digital inputs, Wi-Fi/Ethernet, AirPlay 2, Bluetooth and MM/MC phono.
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Cons
With bass-heavy material through its internal digital section, low frequencies can become exaggerated and less controlled.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 90/100
Reviewers find the PMA-900HNE smooth, rich and controlled, with strong clarity, convincing scale and an impressively dimensional presentation. Its analog inputs and phono stage earn particular praise for their warmer, more organic and musically engaging character, while the internal digital path can sound less settled in bass-heavy material.
Transparency Resolution
91/100
The Absolute Sound heard impressive clarity, plentiful low-level information, a very low noise floor and excellent separation between instruments. Sound Advice likewise describes fine presence and impressive detail without sacrificing the amplifier's relaxed, weighty character.
Tonal Balance Musicality
89/100
Its general balance is described as neutral with a slight warmth, clear treble, full voices and useful tonal colour. The analog and phono inputs were especially appreciated for a warmer, smoother, more organic and engaging sound; the internal digital playback was less convincing when bass content became excessive.
Dynamics
90/100
Sound Advice found ample reserve for high playback levels, saying the Denon could deliver drama, play forcefully and retain control rather than sounding strained. It also kept dense rock together convincingly and drove even demanding speakers with taut, room-shaking bass, though another reviewer noted that bass could become wild and woolly through the digital section on low-frequency-heavy recordings.
Soundstage Imaging
91/100
With revealing speakers, Sound Advice reports impressively three-dimensional images. The Absolute Sound also heard excellent instrumental separation, believable decays and voices and instruments emerging clearly from a notably quiet background.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
90/100
Sound Advice describes the PMA-900HNE as beautifully put together and finished, with smooth, well-weighted controls and a reassuring sense of solidity. Direct commentary on long-term durability is limited, but the reported fit and feel are clearly strong.
Features Connectivity
95/100
This is an unusually complete network integrated amplifier: HEOS multiroom streaming, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, a high-resolution DAC, digital inputs, USB playback and extensive service support are all included. It also provides MM/MC phono capability, headphone output, speaker A/B switching, a filtered subwoofer output, tone controls and a remote.
Value for Money
94/100
At its tested £899 price, Sound Advice calls it solid value, sensibly priced and lavishly equipped; at the subsequently available £649, it calls the amplifier an absolute bargain. The Absolute Sound also highlights the unusually broad combination of phono stage, DAC and streaming capability for under $1,000, and praises its all-around sound for the money.
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