Samsung - HW-Q600A (2021)

Strongly recommending q600d ; its a beast

That's the best value option to go with

That will be the best one for its price point. It has the up firing speakers which help give spatial audio while still being a reasonable price.

Grab a samsung 3.1.2 there around 300$ open box Canadian usa prob like 199$ I forget the model

Just got a q600f on Woot for $300 and the swa-9250 rears for $150. Paired them together for a nice 5.1.2 system for $450. Sounds great for the money

Via Soundbar but I just checked neither support VRR passthrough so I'll have to connect via TV (Tcl q6c) as I guess video latency is more important than audio latency for regular gaming (not competitve), the Soundbar which support VRR are Sony Bar 8 and 9 both not in my budget also I need a simple front speaker setup as I dont have space for rear speakers, so I think I'll go with JBL SB-580 though will loose the upward firing speaker of the Sony Theater Bar 6.

Finally decided on Samsung Q600F, price is good for an upfiring sounbar with Dolby Atmos and decent reviews so far, will connect via TV (TCL Q6C) and will activate Game Master which should hopefully help with latency in gaming.

The Q600F is a decent option, but if you spring for a few more dollars, the Q700F would be much better value, it adds upward-firing Atmos speakers and Wi-Fi so you can stream music via AirPlay. I think both the soundbars have Voice enhancement setting, to elevate dialogue bit more from background music.

Just pulled the trigger on the Samsung one, thanks so much! Should be a lot better than our old two-channel LG.

Yeah I got that one! Been really enjoying it. I was admittedly upgrading from a pretty dated soundbar but it’s been a big difference for me. My wife even comments on it when she watches shows. I demoed it by watching the new Jurassic Park disc and it sounded great.

It’s not so much the sound quality (it’s OK, not amazing) but the connectivity. I have multiple soundbars including the 600 and they’re just really frustrating to use. They have a hard time connecting, randomly cut out or disconnect, and I often deal with problems when switching outputs Their support is very bad too..

Get at least. 3.1 bar. I like the Samsung q600f for it's value. It's enough. It's good. It's a hell of a lot better than the tv speakers. Something like the q000f will blow you away without being too bulky. But it's double. Split the difference with the q800. I quite like the Samsung bars. Sony's good but expensive and piecemail. I don't really like their sub and bar combo ones. Some with sonos or bose. Nice but expensive and piecemail. TCL and Hisense have stuff but I've never heard it. But also haven't heard discussion about it. I like JBL. But their bars are just too bass heavy and the mids aren't great. Lg's not bad either. But Samsung is my choice

Probably the Samsung s800. It's pretty decent actually. Nothing amazing but for the size packs a punch. I might also recommend the Samsung q600f or lg s9cs but those are both 2.2 or 2.4 inches. Hard limit of 2 the s800 is the best bet. And yes. It's better than g5 speakers by themselves

I was also looking to get one, and going with 600F, getting it for 23K INR owing to Corporate discounts, Personal reasons why I am going for 600F over 800F 1. 23K vs 38K INR - Corporate Pricing. 2. will need to connect to Gaming Console to Soundbar / TV anyway, so can't really use the wireless connection for Dolby Atmos on the 800F, TV pairing will be the 2025 Samsung Neo QLED. 3. My living room size is almost 270 sq ft. and I believe 380W will be ample on 600F. 4. Viewing distance is also 6-8 ft, so I am ok without the side speakers on 800F. 5. Not much of an audiophile, can do without that engulfing effect of the side speakers. I think the sole reason to go for 800F will be the following; 1. If you need to be in an omnidirectional sound aura. 2. Lower frequency response will be better on 800F, the subwoofer weighs 7Kgs on the 800F vs 5Kgs on the 600F, so I believe the "thump" will be way better on 800F, dense packaging. 3. If you just have a TV and Soundbar, no external devices (console etc.), then no fuss of running HDMIs, a clutter free setup.