Samsung - HW-Q990B
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Last updated: Aug 12, 2025 Scoring
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"the larger drivers and better subwoofer with the q990 are definitely better ... The q990 just sounds clearer. ... The q990 has larger speakers all around that ultimately can move bigger volumes of air. ... The q990 is just crisper - somehow, piano sounds more like piano, guitar sounds more like guitar etc when you really listen, and the sub is just that little bit more refined - I don't know if it's because of the acoustic lens... ... everything is just a little clearer or crisper on the q990. ... The q990 has better nuance - that's maybe a nice word. ... You hear details that you don't hear on the q930 as easily, in both music and movies."
"My Samsung q990b is great and does not have a problem with clear dialogue on action movies."
"they both handle dialogue vs explosions wonderfully."
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"The Q990 series are pound for pound the best you can get. ... An all-in system that can be found for 600 euros is unbeatable with its great quality."
"The Samsung also out performed the Sonos system, which was three times as expensive hands-down, no question. ... I spent close to $3000 on the Sonos system at the time. Bought the Q 990 to compare it to at a third of the cost. And the Samsung killed it."
"And it should, for the fucking price it should. But it actually doesn’t. That’s why the 990 series have always been praised. It’s like the Nissan GTR of soundbars, beating super expensive systems while still below $1k lol!"
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4
"is terrific Atmos wise."
"We started bringing out the rears on movie nights but now just are permanently out"
"You can really hear it in 3D animated movies, in action games like first person shooters, or in well mixed traditional movies like Dune I/II or Top Gun Maverick. ... Sound bubbles are real."
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"the larger drivers and better subwoofer with the q990 are definitely better ... The q990 just sounds clearer. ... The q990 has larger speakers all around that ultimately can move bigger volumes of air. ... The q990 is just crisper - somehow, piano sounds more like piano, guitar sounds more like guitar etc when you really listen, and the sub is just that little bit more refined - I don't know if it's because of the acoustic lens... ... everything is just a little clearer or crisper on the q990. ... The q990 has better nuance - that's maybe a nice word. ... You hear details that you don't hear on the q930 as easily, in both music and movies."
"My Samsung q990b is great and does not have a problem with clear dialogue on action movies."
"they both handle dialogue vs explosions wonderfully."
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"I would 100% buy a Q990 for future proofing just for the improved rears, even if I didn't use them for awhile."
"The functionally totally integrated satellite on the Q990 speakers make a huge difference to just plain soundbars."
"We started bringing out the rears on movie nights but now just are permanently out"
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"movies sould like shit"
"the current sub is beyond terrible, at least to my ears. ... I returned the B and the D due to the poor subwoofer performance. ... The weak sub was always the main problem with these bars."
"My problem was never with the amount of power in the sub, but rather the quality of the bass. ... Its really powerful, but the quality is not great imo. ... I live in a 75m2 appartment, so i generally put the subwoofer and bass on very low. ... No, the sub is probably the weakest part of the entire set. Its not a good quality bass. ... And the samsung sub is not one that produces high quality bass."
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"if you aint having them rears disconnect every time then yeah, why upgrade lol ... because many of the B unites had that bad reconnecting rears issue"
"about once a week I'll go to watch something and the sound drops out and speakers disconnect, and the only (temporary) fix is to reboot my router."
"Q990b, at least some older units had issues with dropping rears/sub I think."
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"the current sub is beyond terrible, at least to my ears. ... I returned the B and the D due to the poor subwoofer performance. ... The weak sub was always the main problem with these bars."
"No way. No effing way. Not even close. ... There ’s the much better stereo soundstage on the Quad (because it ’s not faking it from a small bar), the much better upmixing, and just the realism, clarity, and detail that the Q990B doesn ’t have. Not by a looong shot. ... the Quad made it sound cheap."
"My problem was never with the amount of power in the sub, but rather the quality of the bass. ... Its really powerful, but the quality is not great imo. ... I live in a 75m2 appartment, so i generally put the subwoofer and bass on very low. ... No, the sub is probably the weakest part of the entire set. Its not a good quality bass. ... And the samsung sub is not one that produces high quality bass."
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"But they drop the ball on their firmware update with bricking some soundbars with the last update on their 990. ... Samsung had a bad firmware release last month or two. And some 990 stop working aftet the update"
"990B just gave in twice ... Had to change the motherboard the first time"
"about once a week I'll go to watch something and the sound drops out and speakers disconnect, and the only (temporary) fix is to reboot my router."
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"the 990 was too big for our area (55in oled tv)"
"I have a C3 in a small living room and picked up a Q990 and it is definitely overkill. ... It's great but it's a lot for a small area."
"I had to get a new TV cabinet in order to get the q990b ... It is kinda brick like ... the vertical thickness of the bar is also slightly greater, so you might need to set the TV slightly higher with the q990."
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