I was able to use AAA membership 2 years ago for the Samsung store discount , not sure if that still works. Worth the trouble of getting a community college email for sure though.
For $700ish the Q990(x) models are amazing and I love watching movies in Dolby atmos. The first time you hear a helicopter/plane fly over you is mind blowing. I also now love it for listening to music as it’s much better than my other speakers.
I really can’t compare the sound as I haven’t listened to the Sonos outside of stores and that environment makes fair comparisons tough. If you want a really fancy multi room setup, you need to go Sonos or one of its premium competitors. I don’t like some of the decisions Sonos made with their app or older hardware, so I barely considered them when I was looking for a new system. The Q990C I have is just a soundbar system that works with my TV and AppleTV. I can cast to it or do some other things but really I don’t use those options. The appleTV gives me all the high quality music I could want.
A Sonos system with a sub and rear speakers is going to be 3x the sale price of the Samsung which was a non starter for me. But the Sonos app features might be worth more to you.
I have the ultra soundbar with full setup, the 700 soundbar, ultra headphones, home smart speakers. And I m very satisfy
I cannot say the same for the Sonos Arc Ultra full setup and the Samsung 990c that I both returned
That's not true at all. I have a 2021 Sony OLED tv and have no problems at all. My Q990C connects to it via eARC to eARC. I have my Amazon Firestick 4K Max connected to an HDMI input on the Sony, but it works just as well plugged directly into an HDMI input on the soundbar. Most soundbars work with most any tv if you know what you're doing.
Yeah, probably the Sammy Q900F. Just be aware it only has a 6" bass driver (plus an 8" passive radiator, i.e., dummy speaker) so the bass isn't going to kick quite like it's bigger brother (Q990 series). But, you can add rear speakers later if your environment changes (for an additional $250 or so).
I own the F, D and C.
The F had a much more enjoyable tight bass. The D and C sub can go a whisker lower, but it's a farty annoying type of bass.
The F bass is much preferred in my household.
The Rtings verified pass through from these sounds bars for picture is less than 1ms. Routing audio over eARC will more ms. If you have 2.1 pass through on your soundbar that is preferred route. eARC choice is secondary, like if you had a Q990C.
Adaptive adds compression to the sound.
Personally I prefer surround for everything.
BTW surround on the Q990F (and presumably H) is improved over its predecessors.
My opinions as a 990C user:
- Put the rears on stands or something, ideally at or slightly above ear level (yes, them being the same level as one another is important).
- Put the sub elsewhere in the room for the most bass response; generally, a corner works (bass isn’t super directional to my knowledge, so it can be a little off to the side).
- Mess with the settings to your liking, like some others have suggested (I bump up the upwards drivers due to my popcorn ceiling diffusing the sound).
- In my opinion, use either adaptive or standard mode; surround forces all the speakers to be active, which ironically takes away from the “bubble” feeling of atmos since sounds won’t be as precise.
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