It depends on your tv speakers. The speakers on my Samsung s90d sound as good as the cheap sound bars I was using before I got a Samsung q800d, it was only then that I could clearly hear an improvement
Q800D, only benefit to the q800f is that it supports eclipsa audio and has a smaller sub(which isn't as good as the q800d's at higher volumes).
Basically u should just get the cheaper one.
Q800D and F the same but the subs are different, q800d is known to have more boomy bass, which i assume you would prefer as you said you want bass. (D has a ported sub with a 8 inch driver, F has a closed sub with a 6.5 inch driver and 8 inch passive).
Q800 is a 5.1.2 soundbar, overall its a better product compared to the 3.1.2 sony... the q600f is in comparison to the bar 6.
Not sure about others but in a 4m X 4m space, my Q800D gets plenty loud. I definitely don't go over 20 for the most part and I turned the bass down to minus 1 (though bass is something I'll occassionally adjust depending on given source material)
I've also found that setting my TV to pass through dulls (for lack of a better word) the sound a bit, while setting the TV to Dolby Digital Plus adds some oomph and vitality and volume to the sound. I guess pass through is giving me the most accurate sound, DD+ means the TV is adding its own processing on, but I definitely prefer Dolby Digital on
People having a right go at you here in the comments.
If it works for you, then it works for you.
If not, then your dissatisfaction is part of your education on the matter.
My first soundbar, a Hisense, was initially satisfactory but as time went on, I was increasingly dissatisfied to the point where I got a Q800d and I've been happy ever since
Sometimes the first time works out, sometimes you need to get burnt so that you learn
Depends on what you want and what you can afford.
But I had a Hisense soundbar that was decent. Had rears. Then I bit the bullet and got a Q800d. And I certainly don't miss the rears.
I think what I realised matters to me is the size of the sound, the width of the sound field and the power of the sound.
Even without rears, the Q800d trumps the Hisense. Obviously, it also has the Dolby digital and Atmos capability. But for big movies and big sound, you want that width with the extra channels that give you width and detail.
Also, if you care enough to put down the money for something that has some capability, make sure to also be discerning about the quality of the media you're watching.
I used to not give a toss about codecs but I've since changed my tune.
Watching a copy of Fury Road that was encoded with AAC, I tried one that was encoded with EAC3 and the difference is STAGGERING.
I did the same with The Good Dinosaur. I had a copy encoded in OPUS. But then I got a copy in EAC3 (which is basically Dolby Digital Plus).
And where OPUS felt a bit lacking , EAC3 had a richness and real OOMPH to it.
Obviously, this depends on your soundbars capability and ability to work with certain codecs.
I'll sometimes read people complaining here about their soundbar not feeling powerful and I wonder if a part of it is using less than the best media kind.
If you're going to get a soundbar capable of doing something, make sure you get the proper media for that.
Sometimes, just for the fun of it, I'll switch over to the TV speakers and be reminded of why I got a soundbar.
I wouldn't be overly concerned with the ceiling. You just want something to replace the TV speakers. That's your chief concern.
Then take it from there. I got a q800d, which is Atmos capable, but I don't feel like I'm getting a real appreciation for Atmos from it. But I still appreciate the hell out of it for giving me really big, quality sound.
I think getting something with rears to really fill the room will really help and won't really be hindered by the ceiling
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