Samsung - HW-Q900C/ZA
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Last updated: Aug 6, 2025 Scoring
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"Samsung is hands down winner here. ... Samsung provides close to cinema experience in my bedroom. ... While feeding DD5.1 to the bar soundstage opens up and I can hear the effects even behind me since my bedroom is relatively small and square. ... Sub woofer that came with 900C digs way deeper than Kef which is ideal for movies. ... in super low notes it performs fantastically. ... This soundbar is designed for Movies first recipe. ... I highly recommend anyone who is looking for soundbar at budget."
"Even the q900c was a dramatic upgrade in sound. ... But as people who mostly just stream tv shows, movies and watch hockey, it ’s way more than enough."
"when I play my PS5, I keep the sound output on amplifier so I can enable Dolby Atmos and that is a VERY noticeable difference."
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0
"I had a few less expensive ones before getting the Q900C and there was a *huge* difference between them and the Q900C. ... If you are willing to stretch your budget upward, the difference is absolutely monumental."
"maaaan, that’s almost cinema experience for a very competitive price."
"Great soundbar. ... The differences between the C, D, and F, do not justify the difference in price (unless you need 4K @120hz )"
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"And my fiancée complains that the bass shakes the dining table so clearly it ’s bassy enough."
"Even the q900c was a dramatic upgrade in sound. ... But as people who mostly just stream tv shows, movies and watch hockey, it ’s way more than enough."
"Samsung is hands down winner here. ... Samsung provides close to cinema experience in my bedroom. ... While feeding DD5.1 to the bar soundstage opens up and I can hear the effects even behind me since my bedroom is relatively small and square. ... Sub woofer that came with 900C digs way deeper than Kef which is ideal for movies. ... in super low notes it performs fantastically. ... This soundbar is designed for Movies first recipe. ... I highly recommend anyone who is looking for soundbar at budget."
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"Samsung is hands down winner here. ... Samsung provides close to cinema experience in my bedroom. ... While feeding DD5.1 to the bar soundstage opens up and I can hear the effects even behind me since my bedroom is relatively small and square. ... Sub woofer that came with 900C digs way deeper than Kef which is ideal for movies. ... in super low notes it performs fantastically. ... This soundbar is designed for Movies first recipe. ... I highly recommend anyone who is looking for soundbar at budget."
"when I play my PS5, I keep the sound output on amplifier so I can enable Dolby Atmos and that is a VERY noticeable difference."
"Most songs formatted in Dolby Atmos or other spatial audio sounds great on this this system. Gives a nice sound stage presence to almost all genre except rock/alternative."
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0
"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."
"Voice clarity is what shocked me the most."
"man what a difference they make, even for hearing vocals alone."
Disliked most:
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"That was my only real complaint with their 900 series sets. A small settings change in the menu, or even some system-wide awareness that allows switching to a different mode specifically for listening to music -- or even older Dolby 2.1 and stereo channel content from any source. ... not having solid music playback was a tough pill to swallow."
"the 900c might sound wider but….. it sounds muddier and messier ... the q800t I have right next to it is punchier and crisper… and that is blowing my mind…… ... I’m having trouble accepting my 900c w rears is not only not Bette but maybe worse 😭😭😭😭😭"
"Sub/mid bass is too forward, boomy, and ephemeral; it lacks impact and slam."
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2
"Most of the time, you probably wont hear sound from the rears unless the sound was required. ... Now, its more like I get surprised if sound from the rears are very active in action movies or even the overhead sound effect from atmos."
"the q900c doesnt have rears only a sub"
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"the 900c might sound wider but….. it sounds muddier and messier ... the q800t I have right next to it is punchier and crisper… and that is blowing my mind…… ... I’m having trouble accepting my 900c w rears is not only not Bette but maybe worse 😭😭😭😭😭"
"Sub/mid bass is too forward, boomy, and ephemeral; it lacks impact and slam."
"Mids are far too recessed and there's not enough detail past 1-2k."
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"That was my only real complaint with their 900 series sets. A small settings change in the menu, or even some system-wide awareness that allows switching to a different mode specifically for listening to music -- or even older Dolby 2.1 and stereo channel content from any source. ... not having solid music playback was a tough pill to swallow."
"the 900c might sound wider but….. it sounds muddier and messier ... the q800t I have right next to it is punchier and crisper… and that is blowing my mind…… ... I’m having trouble accepting my 900c w rears is not only not Bette but maybe worse 😭😭😭😭😭"
"Sub/mid bass is too forward, boomy, and ephemeral; it lacks impact and slam."
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2
"Most of the time, you probably wont hear sound from the rears unless the sound was required. ... Now, its more like I get surprised if sound from the rears are very active in action movies or even the overhead sound effect from atmos."
"the q900c doesnt have rears only a sub"
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