Samsung - HW-Q80R

I was faced with the same debate when I purchased the Q80R a few years ago. I have had no regrets and feel that the rear speakers would only have added 10%, at most, enjoyment for a lot of extra cost. This was the right value proposition for me.

Yup, still worth it. I have a 5 year old Samsung HW-Q80R soundbar which did not come with the rear speakers which are optional. I originally thought of adding the rear speakers later on but really saw no need to after a while.

I am not convinced a smaller subwoofer is ever better since the larger the driver, the more air you can move to produce more deep bass sounds. Agree that only way you can compensate for reduced size is with gimmicky AI stuff. Same is true for the soundbar itself. My 5 year old Samsung Q80R is obscenely large (48" x 5.5" x 3") and not sleek by today's standards. However, the sound quality more than compares with some of the new smaller soundbars.

If you get a Samsung soundbar with Q Symphony that will add an extra dimension to your system that you won't get if you choose another brand

If you have a samsung tv or plan on getting one go with the samsung. Q Symphony is dope

FYI, I already had the Samsung soundbar when TV shopping. I thought it would be kool to have the Samsung TV to use with the Samsung soundbar- Q Symphony, but in the end it wasnt enough for me to not get the G4.

Get the Sonos system. Samsung is terrible at support. Further you can buy the Sonos components from Costco. At least most of them. Return policy is quite generous as you probably know. Don’t be tempted by the Samsung pricing. It’s just not as good or reliable as the Sonos systems. He’ll even the JBL soundbar systems have better sound than the Q series.