HW-Q60CF 3.1.2 Ch Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer (2025)

I went back to find the photo of the Samsung I bought S60CF. His older very expensive Samsung TV has terrible sound. This was a huge improvement. $350 at Costco, $450 at BB, and oddly $169 at something called Pexbo. I would not trust that. All this said, I honestly don’t know how this compares to the Sonos Beam 2 or others that you are considering.

Just got it yesterday as well. Pretty much what I was expecting at the price point which was clear and loud dialouge and decent bass, but wish it did have more low end. The added Q symphony option is something I have to mess with a little more to see what differenceit makes. Most importantly, it was wifey approved. 😅

I just got the Q60CF which I believe is the Costco Q600F and I am also impressed. Not sure if I notice the upfiring speakers yet but early days…

UPDATE: Purchased the Costco HW-Q60CF and it was by far leaps and bounds better than the AX700. Dialogue clear as day and the upfiring drivers on the top of the bar gave a nice, clean, enveloping sound from above while not being too overwhelming or drowning out the rest of the sounds. I ended up returning it the next day because I was told by someone that Sam’s Club had the HW-Q65C on Black Friday sale for $289. I purchased the HW-Q65C which is a 5.1 system (no upfiring drivers on the bar, but comes with a pair of Rear Speakers). Overall I love it as much as the Q60CF, but I honestly think the sound displacement on the 3.1.2 bar itself takes the win over the 5.1. The upfiring speakers are a nice touch for those who don’t want the full “surround sound” experience. They give a nice height/depth feeling to whatever you’re watching. I will say though, the 5.1 on the Q65C is just as good, and I find the rears on this system to be more “solid” than the Hisense AX700 (IMO they felt and sounded hollow/plastic-y). For fun, I watched the same dialogue scene in the Gran Turismo movie that was beyond frustrating with the AX700 where I couldn’t hear ANYTHING unless I cranked the bar up to 30, which blasted my eardrums out on the following scenes - the Samsung handles it beautifully. The scene is clear as day at the lowest level (and DRC was toggled on/off for both the Hisense and Samsung to test) and everything sounds rich and crisp. The following scenes are deep and fulfilling with nice bass and good treble levels to enrich the sounds of the cars. The surround sound on the rears (which I also have placed in the same spot on the shelves EXACTLY where the AX700 rears sat) are super clean and not distracting. Note- The rears on the Q65C system ARE wired with speaker wire, which I know most will hate, but coming from someone who does telecom for a living, I prefer it as the wires carry throughput, power, and audio with less latency and minimal noise in frequency. Wireless is awesome, but all things wireless have drawbacks - quality in signal strength and latency is one of them. Overall - Samsung bars in general, but specifically mine that I have now (HW-Q65C 5.1) are 8/10 for me and my family. I rate it that only knowing something like the Q990 would be absolutely INSANE and would for sure be a full 10/10 I’d rate the Hisense AX700 a 5/10 as the system itself offers amazing value, but I truly was frustrated with it overall no matter what I was watching. The units feels much cheaper than Samsungs as well, which doesn’t inspire confidence. I hope this helps others. As everyone should remember - this is all my personal opinion. Everyone is different and I’m not an expert (but I have tested quite a few different soundbars at this point from different manufactures).

I have this one installed right now. Get it, you will like it.

Damn. I bought a Samsung Q-Series HW-Q60CF 3.1.2 Ch Soundbar with Subwoofer (2025) for $299 from Costco. Should I return and grab this one instead?

I just picked up the Q60CF from Costco to pair with my Samsung TV, and overall it’s a solid soundbar. It’s loud, and once you adjust the bass and treble, the low end is pretty decent. There are EQ settings too, though I haven’t managed to access them yet. Samsung also has a firmware update available on their website, but I haven’t installed it. I use it for gaming about 90% of the time. I had to plug the Xbox into the TV and then run eARC from the TV to the soundbar. The soundbar really shines when using Q-Sound with the Samsung TV—the TV’s speakers help widen the soundstage noticeably. I did notice a slight dialogue sync issue when watching content through Plex, but I’m not sure if that’s Plex or my Xbox or the soundbar. I swapped the included HDMI cable for an Ultra High Speed one to see if it fixes the sync issue. I haven’t had a chance to test it yet. One thing to note: the Xbox Series X didn’t detect my 4K TV when connected directly through the soundbar. Hope this helps with your decision.