When ever you see
"Lifestyle" attached to any product, you are not going to get good value. Now that doesn't mean it doesn't serve a purpose. Many people buy High-Featured/Low-Powered Mini-Amp and are very happy; they do fill a place in the market. But you can usually get better with more power for your money, though perhaps not quite as many features or as compact a size.
I assume the same in the UK/EU, but in the USA if you are going to call your product Hi-Fi, you have to conform to the FTC Standard for Power Testing, which is Full Range to 8 ohms. When you see Mini-Amp and AV Receiver that do not give a Standard 8 ohm rating that is as good as the manufacturer admitting that the product is not High Fidelity.
Now, those NOT Hi-Fi products can still sound very good, but by not conforming to the industry standard and in some cases legal Power Rating, they are admitting the limitation of their product.
This
What Hi-Fi? review list the DRA-100 with a suggested Retail Price of £700 -
Denon DRA-100 review
Unless you are absolutely desperate for a compact Amp, I just don't see the value, not when the full-sized high-powered
Yamaha RN803 is available for about £570.
MusicCast R-N803D - Overview - Yamaha - UK and Ireland
Now it is entirely possible that the Denon DRA-100 sounds fantastic for a 35w/ch amp with digital features. Perhaps the price is justified. But I just don't see myself paying £700 for a 35w/ch amp. Though I don't fault those who do.
Though listed at £700,
Peter Tyson is selling them for £599.
Denon DRA-100
I can see a device like this serving some people in some situations, I just don't think I would ever be one of those people.
Steve/bluewizard