Samsung - HW-Q800D
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Last updated: Dec 25, 2025 Scoring
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"A good robovac is a life changer. Even a $350 basic S8. It is a great place to start. ... I promise you that you will not be disappointed by a basic S8. It will change your life even if it can't fit under every piece of furniture you own. ... My two S8s just finished vacuuming our entire house in about 46 minutes. ... While my floors were being cleaned, I sat comfortably on our patio in the cool shade with a slight breeze and composed my far too long response to you while sipping a diet soda and relaxing. ... I will have to spend about four minutes maintaining my two S8s. This will be my entire contribution to my home floor cleaning effort for today. Four minutes!"
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"For gaming the Tea Pros so far are a 10/10, I play mostly Hunt: Showdown and the additional separation, staging, and tighter but punchy bass were all noticeably better for my ears."
"The best is hearing directly via TV apps such as Disney+, Netflix, Prime and Kayo. The surround, smooth deep bass and clarity with the upfiring speakers on both the bar and rear speakers is 'chef kiss'."
"I don’t listen to EDM, but I can say that Karma (Electric Fountain) from the Tekken 6 OST sounds awesome. The bass rumble feels like it’s always present in the space when the mid-bass punch hits. Meanwhile, the details in the upper-mids and treble are clear but never sounding harsh or fatiguing"
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"Noble fokus rex5 best sounding change my mind. ... Five drivers per ear bud game changing for sure ... Yes, you're so right. They are by far number one. ... There may be a few airbuds that get better battery a little bit, better ANC but right now my two cents worth, there's nothing on a planet that sounds better than these. ... I have all the heavy hitters. The techniques 80/100 Sony 4 and 5 sennheisers 3 and 4 and the Devialet gemini II. ... Ronontech on YouTube did a review on the Aviot a few days ago. I belive he liked the Nobels better. ... Also on YouTube, check out Flossie Carter review on the Nobles, he went absolutely nuts. Best sounding wireless earbuds he has ever heard."
"As for gaming I'd probably rank them 1. A50 ... As for music I'd rank them 1. A50 ... And for movies I would rank them 1. A50."
"these fifth generation A50s sound better than anything I’ve ever used. ... New DAC, new Graphene drivers, really nice sounding."
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"Features like midnight playback and dialogue boost works great!"
"Voice clarity is what shocked me the most."
"terms of vocals, nothing really beats the Tangzu Wan'er SG or the Wan'er 2. ... But vocals is still better for the Wan'er SG/Wan'er 2."
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"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."
"Since we also got a new Samsung Q TV to go with it we are enjoying the Q Symphony and yes, it does make a huge difference! ... I think the TV has 4 speakers, so it uses those 4 on top of the sound bar speakers (does that make it technically 11channel then?) to give more dynamics to the surround effect."
"The sound is amazing in Q Symphony mode! ... I fully set the system including balancing the speaker levels for our room setup. ... You can do this either through your Samsung TV or the Smart Things app."
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"the current sub is beyond terrible, at least to my ears. ... my 80W 10" Vizio subwoofer that is miles better than the Samsung ... The biggest complaint about the Samsung soundbars was always the lack of bass. ... I returned the B and the D due to the poor subwoofer performance. ... The weak sub was always the main problem with these bars."
"the subwoofer disconnects sometimes every 15 seconds ... now its been ok after reconnecting it for the 20th time"
"Will they fix the subwoofer dropage issues? ... Ended up returning it due to the neverending link problems."
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"I'm very disappointed - it sounds incredibly 'tinny' ... I wanted clearer vocals, and it has that, but I sacrificed 'rich sound' for 'tinny tv speaker sound with a thumping subwoofer'. ... Even my wife noticed that its awful and she's not into this stuff. ... I have an old samsung DVD player sound system from like 10 years ago that I likely only paid $200 for and the sound had much more depth and sounded like a quality system."
"The sound? Hot garbage, sounds the same as some cheap earbuds. And i mean earbuds, not iems. No bass no treble, nothing. Most boring sound ive ever heard (and im eq the Pure to my bunnys, mind you, that one is supposed to be no bass and its way better)."
"which are considered very treble forward and the sharpest sounding non-KZ IEMs in their price range ... other IEMs that people might be upgrading from had even sharper treble, even with better tips."
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"there is not much of a surround effect in Q800D due to the lack of rear speakers"
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"Without the rubber feet that come with the soundbar, the Q800D fits very closely under the QN90C. But it can only go back about 2cm, and the top speakers reach underneath the TV's lower edge. ... With them on, it doesn't fit under the TV anymore, but it has a good grip, doesn't slide around at all, sits flush with the TV's lower edge, and the top drivers aren't covered at all. This only loses ~2cm in depth (the bar sits a little more forward), but it's the formula that I liked best after some trial and error."
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"Last but not least Q-Symphony is kind of pointless. ... Idea is cool but when you buy any high-end audio system you will never want to use TV built-in speaker. ... At best it's a very minor "upgrade" and realistically it's marketing gimmick."
"there is not much of a surround effect in Q800D due to the lack of rear speakers"
Hey, I got a clearance Sale cost of 34K INR(390 USD) for Q800D.. and similar price for Sony S700 RF.. which one do you think is best price for sound quality and reliability and doesn’t get outdated soon?
r/Soundbars • Best soundbars on the market currently? ->This confusion of door knocks, screams afar have been consistent on my 12 year old basic Sony 5.1 wired speakers too. I now bought a Q800D last week
r/Soundbars • Is the Samsung HW-Q990F/D/C that good or it's just a "Reddit" hype thing? ->A reliance digital sales guy quoted 54K for 990D, I didn’t have budget so I went with 800D for 26K
r/Soundbars • Which one is better at this price LG S95TR OR samsung q990 ->wow! nice, how do you like the soundbar? last week I was in Reliance digital and they had both Bar 500 and the Q800D, the Q800D sounded much better than the Bar500. they said they have a clearance sale for Q800D, for 34K. I am thinking of buying it, what are your thoughts? also online today JBL Bar 500 is available for 30K. Edit: My room size is 220 Sq ft
r/Soundbars • Q800D (demo unit - $410) vs JBL Bar 500 (new-$420). Or the SC9S (new-$350) ->I just bought Q800D from reliance digital. They just opened a store near my house last month 12th and they had a demo unit without box. I got the new remote/cable from another soundbar Q700 maybe. They all work. Got it for 300$
r/Soundbars • Q800D (demo unit - $410) vs JBL Bar 500 (new-$420). Or the SC9S (new-$350) ->Sound bars have their place. Typically a small apartment. I have a Samsung Q 800 it’s quite good. Would it be better with individual speaker of course but for my use case I prefer this. It’s cleaner looking and it works well.
r/BudgetAudiophile • Friend was gonna buy a brand new sound bar. I said nope. ->I find my samsung Q800 looks alright. It blends in fairly well on my tv stand. Everyone has been impressed with it so far.
r/BudgetAudiophile • Friend was gonna buy a brand new sound bar. I said nope. ->I find the cheap Samsung or the slim ones sound rough that’s why I called out the specific one I have. You have tried the Q800 or Q910/990 series? I used to have a Vizio that also sounded solid for what it was but the Samsung Q800 is far better. I went to a large audio shop and I wanted a soundbar for a variety of personal reasons and it was the best one that I could find.
r/BudgetAudiophile • Friend was gonna buy a brand new sound bar. I said nope. ->IMHO, the Q800D is an incredible value and will not disappoint. While the F series does have the newer compact sub, the actual driver size is smaller. The Q800D has an 8in driver, while the Q800F is a 6.5in driver with an 8in passive radiator. Both are superior to the S800 series, as they'll have much richer tone due to their larger drivers and higher wattage.
r/Soundbars • Samsung S800 v Q800D v Q800F ->Ya I went from a JBL 2.1 soundbar that maybe cost me $300 in 2019, to the Q800 it there was little to no difference. Some movies even sounded worse especially with voices or dialogue. Luckily I got it on sale but the normal price of these Samsung set ups for the quality is insane. Just get a decent speaker and avr set up for that.
r/BudgetAudiophile • Friend was gonna buy a brand new sound bar. I said nope. ->I recently purchased the Samsung Q800D and am QUITE impressed! \* wide sound state \* gets lound \* bassy if you like it that way \* fantastic instrument saparation I consume more music than tv/movies, so I notice the details more than cinema consumption, I'd say. Highly impressed with this soundbar so far, also considering how it doesn't have rear speakers.
r/Soundbars • Best soundbar without rear speakers? ->Go for q800d, even i am from India and been researching alot about it and with all the choices available to us q800d seems to be perfect option for you, plus one if you add rear speakers in the future. I bought q600c because i didnt have budget for 800d
r/Soundbars • Soundbar Suggestions under ₹40000/$450 ->Q800d/f is your best option. Slightly over your budget but worth it. I have bought 800d and q930f and both were excellent for movies.
r/Soundbars • Recommendations of a sound bar with Dolby Atmos and HDMI out. ->Q800d/f is your best option. Slightly over your budget but worth it. I have bought 800d and q930f and both were excellent for movies.
r/Soundbars • Recommendations of a sound bar with Dolby Atmos and HDMI out. ->Soundbars (high tier) nowadays are very good. Although. But if you really appreciate surround sound and/or music I would recommend at least a 3.1 system+AVR instead. I was never pleased with my Samsung Q800 soundbar, so I went back to regular speakers again and couldn't be happier.
r/LGOLED • I need suggestions with soundbars ->Q800 and Q990 are both the absolute best price/perf in their respective categories. Are they the best thing singe bread came sliced? No. Are they the best package you can buy in their price ranges? Absolutely.
r/Soundbars • Is the Samsung HW-Q990F/D/C that good or it's just a "Reddit" hype thing? ->go for jbl bar 800 or samsung q800/930, jbl have excellent bass while samsung have excellent clarity
r/Soundbars • Soundbar recommendations ->Q800D will suffice more than you need it have clear dialogue and crisp base as you requested, if prices are close get the F
r/Soundbars • Samsung vs Klipsch vs Polk vs TCL (maybe) thoughts ->Just got the 800D from Samsung. Coming from a Yamaha 3.1.2. Massive leap. I haven't tried watching a lot of my physical media as of yet, only a few but it's amazing so far. I'll probably want to get the 9500s satellites down the road but right now it's perfect for my setup.
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