JBL - BAR 1000

I have both. Two q990d both purchased after having the JBL bar 1000 for a year In my ears the bar 1000 is clearly inferior Bass is heavier in the JBL but to me it sounds cheap or overpowering most of the time With the q990d I feel is better in every way But I do feel like I needs bit more oomph If I was Best Buy I would try to move my JBL bar 1000 stock, the q990d will sell on it’s own

Probably get eviscerated for this but went to NFM Black Friday with the full intention of buying the Samsung 990 or 800. Walked out with the JBL 1000 for $599. To me, it was more impressive than the Samsung line and less $. Sales guy said it was priced wrong? Anyway…surprised it’s not mentioned more. (I prefer big theatre bass though) My only mistake wasn’t getting the 1300 for an extra $200 but my wife would’ve killed me.

I have a JBL 1000 in a room about that size and it’s pretty bloody good for the price

I had JBL and sent straight back next day maybe it’s just my opinion but was not loud enough it only went to max volume 30 and that wasn’t even that loud Samsung goes al the way to 100 as is loud as The JBL is way to bass heavy and the clarity is poor

For my needs I got the JBL BAR 1000. Sounds really good.

I ended up getting the JBL Bar 1000 and very happy with it. Although I think the Samsung bars sound superior even; reason I opted for JBL is to have the detachable rear speakers, which were the only workable solution for my living room setup.

I just want to say, i bought the JBL 1000 and i am loving it. If you, like me, dont have a big apartment and have no way of installing back speakers, this is the perfect purchase.

Thanks! I really wanted to keep my budget under $1000 so I bought the JBL to lock in the price, and see how much of a sale the Samsung is, and return the JBL if there's a better deal

Thanks! I'll keep an eye out for the 990C for black Friday to see if the price drops any further (I bought the JBL for now to lock in the price, and will return if it if the Samsung has a better deal since it won't arrive until December anyways)

I've got the JBL bar 1000. Basically, it's the same at the 9.1 but just a newer version. They are brilliant!

Im not sure what the prices are where you are, but I've got a JBL bar 1000. It has detachable wireless rear speakers that you can put behind you to watch a movie, then attach them back to the sound bar when watching normal TV or anything that you dont feel needs so much emersion. I really like the sound of mine. It's worth checking out. The sub also gets very loud (you can feel it), if that's your thing.

I've got the JBL Bar 1000, and I am very happy with it. Down firing sub that gives plenty of bass and detachable rear speakers. You can also get over models in the JBL bar range for cheaper, including the bar 9.1, which is very similar to the 1000 but just an older model There isn't that much out there review wise as the Samsungs seem to be the most popular. But, I tested the JBL and loved it for the sub and the detachable, rechargeable rear speakers in an awkward space I have where I can't really have a big speaker setup and permanent rear speakers.

JBL Bar 1000 has wireless rear speakers that are battery powered. You recharge by pulling it into the bar. Should last long enough for most activities that would benefit from rears.

Love mine.

I bought the JBL Bar 1000 a year+ ago and truly enjoy the sound quality.

All I can say is that I tried Onn soundbar at cad110 and then JBL soundbar costing CAD 260. I returned them both because bass sound was good but I couldn’t understand a word of any dialog. I returned them both and bought JBL bar1000 at $1k. My conclusion is that cheap soundbar will never satisfy you and not worth it

Have you downloaded the Jbl one app? In the app there should be an equalizer. For my model (jbl 1000) the equalizer is 7 band. So the middle Band 1k is for voice. If I feel some content has low voice, I usually increase the voice bands. I would also suggest playing with different content because they don’t all sound the same. I feel like downloaded torrent movies usually have very low voice and loud actions on mine for example. Also want to mention the effect button on the remote. I’m not sure if your model has this, there’s a button with a Dolby DD logo on it. It makes the surround effect more or less. I hope it helps… https://preview.redd.it/ksvkxh55pnfe1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=498ab95b16350531e4f94a484e0cb624aa93f48d

That’s cause u don’t have rear speakers. 1000 and 1300 side speakers come off… urs don’t have those right? I have the 1000 and when I unplug the side speakers and place behind me it’s a very nice atmos coverage. I’m in an apartment.

I have the Jbl bar 1000. 1300 is same price as Q990D and it’s better in my opinion. Edit: unless the tv is Samsung. If the tv is Samsung, then I would go for the Samsung q990D. Because with the Q-symphony added it becomes a lot better.

Hey, wondering if your rear speakers are discharging at the same level or not when you are looking at the Jbl one app? It seems some of us have this issue and not sure how widespread it is. Thanks 🤝

Saw a replacement battery for Jbl on the internet for 22$ 🤷‍♂️ I mean I don’t know how easy it would be to replace… But my rears last for like two days without returning back to the dock right now and they are about a month old… maybe after a year they will start losing their capacity just like a cellphone does I guess. My only complain with the Jbl bar is that one of the speaker battery discharges faster 🙊

I have really bad ringing in ears and slight hearing loss.  Yes soundbar makes a huge difference in sound for me.  Tv speakers are horrible for sound I have hard time hearing dialog on them.  Bought JBL Bar 1000 such a huge improvement.

Apart from the massive floor rumble (play independence day part 1 opening scene) on jbl, one will always struggle on dialogue clarity and absence of speaker levels on jbl. Smsung 990 is a true winner. Even better - take samsung 930b/c/d and save even more cash to enjoy an extremely good soundbar that samsung provides!

That is a great price and must have been priced wrong, love the Bar 1000, one feature I appreciate and use is the night time feature.

Was planning to replace this as I moved to a new house and I tried jbl 1000 and had to return the jbl . Have high ceilings so still searching an apt replacement for this.

I had same requirement. Not an audiophile and wanted to have decent audio via soundbar. Went with jbl bar 1000 and I'm more than happy with my choice. Music is excellent to my needs. Movies are on next level with detachable rear speakers. Try it out. PS. People were complaining that jbl are to much on bass. True but you have 5 levels of bass to adjust and also eq in app to even do more tweaks.