HEOS required to enable WIFI
Apple Music sub here
HEOS
Poor man’s Sonos
Very Difficulty
HEOS App works great
Functional, but the user experience needs improvement
HEOS works, but the interface and overall user experience could be much better, especially considering the quality and price of Marantz equipment.
I recently discovered Dirigo, an independent app that combines Marantz receiver controls and HEOS music features in one modern interface. It even allows me to control my Apple TV from the same app.
It’s a good example of how much more convenient the experience can be when everything is thoughtfully integrated.
Marantz makes excellent hardware, but I think its software deserves considerably more attention.
Funktioniert einwandfrei!
= bin sehr zufrieden mit der Heos App und die funktionen.
Plays one song then stops
Requires a sign up and email just to use the AV equipment you paid $$$ for
Hard to navigate and find things
Funktioniert nicht mehr
Too wide
Why do I need to create an account to play local files?
Waste of time doesn’t work
Premium Audio Hardware Ruined by Subpar Software
The most severe issue is the volume control design and performance. Because the app relies entirely on touch sliders with no dedicated incremental (+/-) buttons, network latency frequently causes extreme, dangerous volume jumps that threaten to blow out speakers.
Multi-zone and multi-receiver synchronization is equally hit-or-miss. Pairing receivers across rooms frequently results in one unit outputting total silence or drifting completely out of phase due to poor master-slave buffering and packet handling. On top of this, local network discovery (mDNS) routinely drops out, locking the app on a connection loop or forcing app reinstalls just to regain basic hardware control.
Having to route around software glitches, hunt through menus, or resort to hardwiring every piece of gear just to reliably play synced audio across two rooms is unacceptable at this price point.
Denon and Marantz make world-class receivers, but the HEOS app feels like a legacy control system held together by workarounds. It needs a total UI overhaul—starting with dedicated stepper volume buttons, isolated zone controls, and a far more robust local networking stack.
