Samsung - HW-Q930D

I mean I used to have a cheap FFalcon JBHifi TV and the sound on that was way better than my new LG C4. TV speakers nowadays just can't match the older models so they seem to rely on soundbars - I've never had a top of the line TV until now and now I'm just realising that this is why people buy soundbars for them, because the base TV sounds like shit lol. I'm not an audiophile by any means, but I'd just prefer it if my TV didn't sound like someone yelling at me through a toilet paper roll. As far as I know the Samsung Q930D is pretty similar to the Q990D, just missing a couple of rear channels and the HDMI 2.1 passthrough. That's why I'm looking at the 930D, since it's an identical price to the LG one I was going to get but has the quality of the 990D instead. As someone who has never had a soundbar I'm pretty sure that I won't be able to tell the difference between the 930D and the 990D anyway, so I'll probably lean towards the $1000 930D vs the $1500 990D (sale prices at JBHifi at the moment).

Just updating to say that I bought the Samsung Q930D today, plugged it all in and set it up with no issues that I'm aware of. Sounds great out of the box, there's some EQ settings on the app and extra settings to fiddle with but imo it already sounds great so I don't feel the need to. Rear speakers are a bit quiet for my liking so I turned them up, but I also don't have speaker stands yet so they're pretty far away from my seating position just on random tables in the corners. No noticeable audio delay on PS5 just using eARC. I'm a noob at all of this so I'm sure that there are little issues, but I'm just not aware of them unless I go looking for them lol. All in all it was a really easy setup and sounds infinitely better than my TV speakers did.

I don't have anything useful to say other than that LG soundbars seem to be awful. I haven't used one myself, but I have an LG C4 and wanted an LG soundbar to keep it the same. I was looking around at reviews on soundbars and settled on the LG S95TR since it was on a pretty good sale for almost half price. Doing more research into LG soundbars was really weird, because they get good reviews from places like rtings.com and the stores review pages, but everyone on reddit shits all over them and says they sound like crap. It could just be really subjective with how one person is able to put up with TV speakers and someone else can't even stand certain soundbars, but I was afraid to spend so much money on something that could possibly end up being instantly returned. I ended up playing it safe and going for the Samsung Q930D which was on the same sale and I purchased it for the same price that the LG S95TR was going for. Not a fan of Samsung as a brand, but I really can't fault this soundbar. Had it for a few days now and I have nothing to complain about, it was quick and easy to set up and sounds wonderful.

Just bought the Samsung Q930D yesterday and it works flawlessly. Was going to get the LG S95TR but apparently LG makes awful soundbars so I went with the Samsung. Sounds amazing and I have nothing to complain about other than not being used to how loud it can be lol

I had to rip out a 5.1.2 denon driven system with wharfedales because 'the sitting room isn't a theater'. We compromised with a Samsung Q930d. It isn't as good for the sound but is honestly still really good. Also it's wireless and you don't have to go into sub sub menus to fiddle with settings to get it to actually do Atmos

I have 930D. Room is 14m² . It has enough power, just don't listen it too loud so as not to disturb the neighbors and you will be happy with this soundbar, just like me :) I wait for months becaiuse I worry about haha It all depends of the source of course, but even on youtube its sounds fine. To be honest I regret a bit I didn't wait for F series because subwoofer is smaller and price isnt as high compared to D series

Yes. You can test for yourself using the files here: https://www.reddit.com/r/hometheater/comments/11qqv95/surround_sound_test_files_in_almost_every_format/ My Samsung Q990D is pretty good at placing the channels correctly, particularly bouncing sound off the ceiling, but also the right and left wide channels. I tested the Q990D against the Q930D and the JBL Bar 800. There was certainly a difference. Will this significantly enhance your enjoyment of content? That's a different question.

I just got this bar. I will say it's clear and the sound is CRISP. But what I hate is the lack of bass. For this amount of money and the research I did I was expecting my room shaking. Sadly it was not the case. My old Vizio m5 has way more bass than this thing and it's a 3rd of the price. I am returning this bar and the search continues. I was so excited spending this cash thinking this was the last bar I'll need for awhile, sadly disappointed with Samsung and read I am not the only person who is disappointed with the lack of bass. LOTR thumped with Vizio and you can barely hear the balrog on this bar. I've done all the app stuff, reset the bar, firmware nothing changed. Maybe I did get a dud, but not rolling the dice again.

Love my 930d for my flat…

Bass is just about settings .. I have 930D and bass is not a problem in any way

If you compare on rtings the new bass speaker change is mostly cosmetic and mine goes behind the sofa… i can’t put my bass above -6 or the neighbours complain

Yeah never understood people that are saying bass response is bad. Must live in mansions cos the 990D and even the 930D have a crazy powerful bass response that I have to keep decreasing. Absolutely awesome systems.

I bought a 930d to save some money and just don’t use the rears

The 930d is closer to the Q990d than some folks might think. And I heard both.

I agree, from personal expierence I would argue that the Q990d may sound a touch better with regards to movies, at least this was true for the OG Arc Full Setup. However, I use my system as a one stop shop with 60 % music, 10% TV and the rest ist Streaming on Netflix etc. For this usecase, the Samsung would be a total disappointment and I had the 950a und currently installed the 930d at my fathers house. So If movies is your top priority, Samsung clearly has the the better value and may also sound better with movies (although Andrew Robinson might disagree).

The Q930D should give you the best bang for the buck, simply due to the fact that it comes with Surrounds and a Sub. Since your focus is on TV/Movies, it is a no brainer given the price and you will have a lot of fun with it! However if you aim for the best sound quality and money is no issue, it is hard to beat a fully equipped Sonos System. I compared the Q930D, Q990D and Arc Ultra with Era 300s and Sub Gen 2 and sticked with Sonos - also, because it is also my music player and Samsung Soundbars just suck for music unfortunately. Otherweise, I would have gone with Samsung.

Go check the Arc Ultra Review from Andrew Robinson and the soundbar comparison 2024 by NeverEnoughTech on YT. Both state, that the full Sonos system is significantly better than Samsung, with conflicting opintions if it also wins against the Sony Quad system. Samsung offers better value for the money though, you can get a full bodied system for $800 or less. I recently set up the Samsung 930D at my parent's place. The Samsung is really bad for music, but not too far away from my full sonos setup (Era 300s, Sub Gen 2, Arc Ultra) for general TV and Movies. This was a bit shocking, to be honest, given the price difference..

Y its decent and used for a good price its a non brainer. I bought the samsung q930d in ebay for 410 Return product price. Best soundbar i had and have so far.