Samsung - HW-Q990B (2022)

I moved from Q990B To Q990D just yesterday after the 990B just gave in twice . Had to change the motherboard the first time . Other than HDMI 2.1 in 990D , no difference in sound quality between the two . Love this soundbar

Samsung q990b , it’s awesome with zero issues

Samsung Q990b I got from FB marketplace a couple years ago. I am beyond happy with it. 10/10.

Q990b, and Q990f. I think tuning them to your needs is important. They sound amazing playing music in my setup.

Anyone know if they support 1080p 24hz passthrough now? My Q990B stupidly does not. It tells the devices connected to it that it'll only accept 1080p at 60hz. I had to manually program my streaming device to use the edid for my TV rather than the edid of the soundbar, basically tricking it into outputing 1080p 24hz to the soundbar, and it passes through just fine. Really annoying though. Also, 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. The soundbar also freezes up every now and then and I have to unplug it and plug back in. Also, Samsung recently removed the ability to change the input from the API, which is super annoying because I used it with home assistant automations. Have any of these issues been fixed with the new ones? The only thing I like about the Q990B is the sound. Everything else sucks big time. 😂

More is better than less if you can afford it. I changed from a Q800B to a Q990B and the sound is noticeable even without the rears. Would've gotten the Q900C but it was not released where I lived.

I’ve got to second this, I’ve also got the 990b, the sub is insane and with all the channels installed at the right height and calibrated, barely listen to it above volume level 12.

Love my Q990B. For my room makeup it's perfect compared to a full system. Plus it thumps when I want it to

The one thing I don’t like about this Samsung is that it hasn’t changed, like at all and I had the Q990B, and while it was good, I paid more for the Sony hta9 and loved the difference in atmos on the Sony, then I got the Quads and Arc Ultra and I’m still in awe by how good the Quads sound with movies. The Samsung is able to keep it cheap because every part is almost identical, the bar, the rears, and the sub til this year keeps its price down from mass production. I get bored quickly especially since I’m unable to build my dream home theater but it’s been just under a year and when I first got it I bought the dragon at $4k and that was an absolute disaster at least for me.

I’m good with the Quads, as I have a pair of klipsch nines with a speedwoofer sub that’s only used for music. I have 2 young teenage boys and 2 well trained German shepherd’s but they like to play and need daily exercise so for now I’m good. The nines offer music at a different class than any soundbar can and my Quads are very good at movies so until I move in just about 3 years and change, that’s when I get my dream home theater and the best part is my wife loves audio too.

I had the Samsung Q990B and it was good, but I switched to the Sony hta9 which was much better with atmos and now I have the Quads which is the best Atmos I’ve ever heard and by a lot! I also have a full arc ultra era300s and 2 subs as well. The Samsung just never got me excited about movies which the hta9 did better, the arc ultra does better and the Quads beat them all. If money isn’t a factor then try the Quads as they are so easy to put anywhere unless your ceilings are not flat and past 12’. Maybe it’s time to upgrade to avr setup if you have the space for it as any 5.1 that’s decent will beat all of these even without Atmos.

Get the The 990F save money I have a 990B I am very happy with my bass performance, turn on bass boost and keep the sub at +3 level