Samsung - HW-Q60C (Q60C)

How’s the dialogue on the 800? I just got the 600c and not very happy with it. The dialogue is so low compared to everything else. Thinking about returning it and getting the 800

The Q6C was one of my absolute favorites from samsungs lineup last year, at that price its hard to beat the quality of that. unless your heart is set on getting rear speakers, then i’d probably say go with the vizio

the soundbar retails around $400 so you’re definitely getting a great price on it, and if you do end up wanting rear speakers for them the 9200s is the model number of them, they’re $150

It’s a pretty good soundbar. I have it in the master bedroom and added the rear speakers which improved it quite a bit. Plenty of thump. Can’t speak to its Atmos quality because I haven’t had opportunity to try it out yet.

Yep for $200 at Walmart a few weeks ago. The good thing is, If you don’t like it you can always return it. It has a pretty accurate review over on rtings - https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/reviews/samsung/hw-q60c-q6cc

I was in the same exact position. I ordered a Samsung TV and HW-Q600C soundbar "for fun" in the beginning of this month. Liked the concept so much but returned both to get better models.  What I can say based on my countless hours of research: as of now, the best "budget" but decent quality system is hw-q600c especially if you can get some used version on Amazon or eBay.  The next best system for money is a used / renewed HW-QS730D. This is basically an improved version of the q600c with a better subwoofer, Wi-Fi and FLAC/ALAC support, as well as AirPlay 2 and others. I've realized how important wifi is for loseless streaming. You can't just do it on BT, have to use HDMI.  If you want to know what I ended up with: I've found an HW-Q800D for $370 on eBay from a reputable seller. It's used, but turned out to be like new. I guess enthusiasts here would say it's a steal. I am impressed with the quality of this tech.  Good luck! Added: I see you're concerned about design. Look up hw-s800b and related. Used of course if you want to save up a noticeable amount! 

The Samsung tv will help with center channel with the Q symphony I believe. Prob will not notice much if at all. Samsung as others had said is def a far better bang for your buck. I don’t consider myself an audio expect but I had what I thought was a nice lg 5.1.2 soundbar and the Samsung blows it away. Voice clarity is what shocked me the most. All ranges of sounds are more defined and crisp even when only steaming. 4k Blu-ray Discs up the level another few notches. There are a bunch of posts on this subreddit explaining how to save a bunch of money ordering some Samsung directly if you choose to go with that soundbar

I found that Q-Symphony adds a nice touch of fill-in to the front soundstage. Not life changing, but definitely worth it.

I’ve had the sennheiser ambeo, Bose smart ultra, and the Samsung q800, in that order. First two were returned for connectivity issues with my newish Samsung tv. The q800 has been great (the ambeo probably had the best surround but only if it connected). Q symphony is amazing. With the first two bars, you could clearly tell the sound was coming from below the TV… q symphony fixes that completely. And the subwoofer is amazing.