Best WiFi Receiver?

I'm not very excited about getting another device (Harmony hub) to begin with, much less that I would have to line it up with the receive and make sure the kids don't block/move it.

The build in Denon or the community-developed HEOS sounds tempting. It sounds like you have a Denon using the built-in driver. Can you do all the basic functions like speak notifications, pause, hit next, adjust volume? Also, what happens when you are watching a movie and HE integration speaks a notification?