Samsung - HW-Q850D

Saw your post a while ago. Was in BB and saw a 850d at open box. Picked it up as it was in excellent condition. Thank you! Great soundbar

That's what I just got. 7.1.2 👍

the soundbar only needs power and an hdmi connection to the tv, the sub only needs power, and the two rears connect to one transmitter which needs power but connects to the bar wirelessly. you would not need to wire your entire living room

I just got 850D from best buy today.... the sub slaps hard and I LOVE it. The sound is 🔥 look no further. I got lucky on black friday with an excellent condition open box that never left the store for $503 out the door. I debated the 990 but 7 does the trick just fine in my open living room take that $500 haircut... Dolby Atmos is dooope

Ok Best Buy had a return and it hasn’t been opened and I got that for $500. It comes with the soundbar, subwoofer and two rear speakers so I’ll see how it goes.

I’m not a huge audio person so I may not be the best person to ask. But I like it a lot, the audio quality is much better than my lg c2 and it sounds like audio coming from different directions at times. For me it was a great purchase but I also don’t have much to compare it to.

Just got the Q850D today at Best Buy. Had ordered the Q800 as it was on sale and the 850 wasn't at the time but was out of stock. When we went to get it today, saw the 850 was now the same price as the 800! 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. Our TV is mounted on the wall and the wires are behind the wall, so we set it up at first by BT and then realized Q Symphony wont work in BT mode. Wifi mode was easy to set up (I have a galaxy s24 ultra and through the Samsung Smart Things app you can set up and control the sound bar much more in depth) Q Symphony works perfectly in WiFi mode. (Thank goodness I didn't have to thread another HDMI cable through the wall as the conduit is a tight fit with the cables there now!) Yes the rear speakers are wired but only to the receiver box so no wires front to back and the sub is also wireless and easy enough to hide. We just put the receiver under the sofa and the wires are also behind the sofa. 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.

we had a vizio 5.1 that switches from receiver to tv speaker at exactly 6pm every single day.after 4 years of usage it suddenly died on us. considering the samsung q850d.i tested it at best buy and it sounds cool.even thinking of the much bigger q990d.

This is the way is you’re trying to save money. I originally bought the q850d because it cost less than the q800d from BestBuy at the time and I was going to add the $70 open box 9500s…. Sadly I later found out the q850d is a BestBuy only special setup and can ONLY use the included wired rears…. So anyways - if you can get the q800d on sale, and the 9500s on open box from BestBuy - this is a killer setup for the price!

I just got this from Best Buy today and it sounds awesome! Super easy to setup and amazing sound quality. Thanks for the feedback on this thread

Bought the Q850D sound bar had issues with the volume Turing itself up and problems with Blu tooth disconnecting but switched it back to hdmi arc and reset everything a few times and it all works properly...WOW what a system it totally rocks !  Surround sound is solid and music is incredible..You would easily pay thousands for a surround sound system like this because I still own one and this rivals that system easy,  the bass is solid and spot on , can't believe the depth in the music I can hear everything ...don't miss out on this if you have never had surround with your big screen...you'll be shocked at how cheap it really was to get this quality !   Little hard to figure out some of the controls you need to turn on but once you get it , Sit back and enjoy !

Just got this from best buy, open box but never taken out for ~ $500 and man my living room sounds like the movie theater

Definitely. I got the Samsung Q850D for around $300 (open box) at Best Buy and the surround sound is so much better than I thought was possible without a dedicated multi-channel system with an AV receiver. I think it would be perfect for your setup

Look for an open box Samsung Q850D from Best Buy. It’s an awesome setup and like $310 right now in “good” condition.

We're enjoying ours. Got it for Black Friday to replace an Onkyo 5.1 receiver (from 2008). Have a Roku Ultra plugged directly into the bar then using ARC to get to the TV. For the rears it's just one power plug to the module and the R/L wired to the module. Sub is one power plug. Everything connected right away. So far watched The Hobbit trilogy, Cross (Prime), and The Madness (Netflix). What's bugging me is Prime Atmos doesn't come through - its labeled Dolby Digital Plus on the soundbar. Netflix Atmos works fine. Maybe Prime is labeled wrong - it still sounds phenomenal. Make sure to get the Samsung SmartThings app and connect your bar to it. There are extra settings and it makes it a lot easier to calibrate/customize. Looked at the 990b, however, I have other hobbies/interests and just could not justify it.

How big is the room? Small to midrange rooms I would go with a Samsung q850d. You can get those specifically at Best buy I ended up getting an open box for 400 bucks and it sounds great in my bedroom.

I just got the Samsung Q850D 7.1 channel and it's insane how amazing it sounds. Especially if paired with a newer Samsung TV. Samsung has been killing it in the HT awards for the past 3-4 years now. I got my setup for $599 on Black Friday.

Just set it up. Only tested a few scenes from a few different movies and I gotta say it sounds fucking awesome. Really feels like you’re at the theater. Family was really impressed. Great fucking deal for 600 bucks. Especially since I first bought a Polk Mini Magnifi AX for 400 but returned it because it sounded like a small cheap Bluetooth speaker. It was a joke. I was skeptical a soundbar set up could give you a real surround feel. This does the job really well.

Vizio M Series 5.1.2 and call it a day. Great freaking soundbar for the money. Heck, it rivals my Samsung Q850 which is normally a $1000 system.

I’ve got a 5.1 jamo setup, and the HomePods are not even comparable, and a centre channel does make things better, but a good set of bookshelves handle dialogue well enough I don’t miss a centre channel at all. We watch a lot of TV, movies and TV shows, so I don’t know what to tell you. We bought the jamo gear because our 7.1.2 Samsung soundbar sucked hardcore with dialogue, and I constantly had to change sound modes to attempt to hear things. Not worth the bookshelf speakers though. IMO the HomePods are worse than the TV speakers sometimes. Also planar tweeters were a big upgrade for me for dialogue.

Typically yes there should be a difference. More channels means more sound separation. However it may not be as noticeable in a soundbar system compared to an actual surround sound home theater system. I would suggest just making sure whatever system you go with comes with satellite speakers to truly experience the difference. I originally purchased a Samsung 7.1.2 system that did not have satellite speakers. However I purchased the add-on satellite speakers that Samsung sells separately which converts my system to a 9.1.4. The satellite speakers is what made the difference. More channels=better/more sound separation.

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.