Samsung - HW-Q900C/ZA
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Liked most:
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"Voice clarity is what shocked me the most."
"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."
"All ranges of sounds are more defined and crisp even when only steaming."
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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."
"I found that Q-Symphony adds a nice touch of fill-in to the front soundstage. ... Not life changing, but definitely worth it."
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"Voice clarity is what shocked me the most."
"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."
"All ranges of sounds are more defined and crisp even when only steaming."
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"Great soundbar. ... The differences between the C, D, and F, do not justify the difference in price (unless you need 4K @120hz )"
Disliked most:
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"Mids are far too recessed and there's not enough detail past 1-2k."
"Sub/mid bass is too forward, boomy, and ephemeral; it lacks impact and slam."
"In summary, it's too warm, dark and veiled."
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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."
"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."
"Mids are far too recessed and there's not enough detail past 1-2k."
"Sub/mid bass is too forward, boomy, and ephemeral; it lacks impact and slam."
boner79 1.0I got a Samsung Q900c for my LG G3. No regrets.
Caleb-CM 1.0Using the rears as fronts, vastly improves music quality. But if u only want a standalone, maybe look to sonos arc ultra, if thats too much the q900 would be great as well, even the q800.
Q900C, the sub is so important.
FightOnForUsc 1.0I have a Samsung Q900c with the 9500s rear speakers. So basically a 990c but with only rear and up firing speakers, no rear side firing speakers. But I got the 900c for $499 and the rears for $121. So the whole package for $620 couldn’t really be beaten in terms of value to me. Rear side firing speakers weren’t worth the extra couple hundred the 990c would have cost
graison 1.0Q900c does not have rear speakers, but you can add that later if your situation changes. Sonos arc ultra is another possibility.
I have a small living room as well (tv is even closer) and have a q900c with rears and it works really well. My back right speaker is mounted to the wall and the left one is on a shelf and angled downwards. Go for the q990 and wait for the software issues to be sorted out. It'll still should great.
jamesxuu 1.0https://preview.redd.it/2p7b37nf0xqe1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59f64eece64c1aaf9cfffcb2607261f349ea8f3e Got this 900c for $503 and 9500s for $207 from Amazon. I believe this is an amazing deal! Any one can recommend a rear satellite stand?
Lwii2boo 1.0From Samsung : Q800C/D and Q900C/D (Q900 is not available in some regions)
namtilarie 1.0Great soundbar. The differences between the C, D, and F, do not justify the difference in price (unless you need 4K @120hz ).
pcmraaaaace 1.0With the Q900C, you can add SWA-9500S rear speakers so it'll be better than the q930c but a slight step down from the Q990c.
Significant-Ask9760 1.0I pulled the trigger on it as well. My problem was patience I bought it at about $635 then two hours later it it drops to $565 and then two days later it drops to $503 🤦♂️. Worst part is Walmart (local) will not price match Walmart.com so you have to order another one at the new price and return the old one. So I had to do this three times already. But hey I'm stoked to get such a flagship soundbar at a good price. This is replacing my HWQ-800A (great soundbar) that soundbar is going in my bedroom now. I'm keeping my SWA-9500S with the 900C.
siopao888 1.0Im also from canada. I returned the arc and got samsung. Its so much user friendly and it has the surrounds and sub. For the arc you have to spend so much if you want to complete the setup (surrounds and sub)
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