Samsung - HW-Q990D
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"the q990d dual hdmi 2.1 passthru is the only reason i went for it(4k120,dolby vision,earc with 0 lag..or at least no visible lag) ... also made all my cable mess go away since i do not have to run 3 hdmi cables to the tv(wall mount): PC CoreElec android box Q990D pc hdmi and android box hdmi go in the q990d and one hdmi to the tv. ... can also confirm with this setup : pc-->q990d-->G4 oled no audio lag"
"Now I'm on Samsung S90D and the 990D soundbar with apple tv and 0 issues so far."
"Acutally, this was the decider for me towarfs the q990D. ... I needed the HDMI 2.1 for my xbox and PS."
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"The sound is ridiculous right up to full volume ... 990 is the best quality sound I've ever heard. ... If you are coming from anything other than a sound studio, you hear notes in music you have never heard before, and movies are game changers. ... It has upwards and sidewards facing speakers, so do the rears. ... You hear bullets ping off the walls, and things bounce from the floor to the ceiling. ... Dialogue and bass are perfect and have mine set to 0, so I can't imagine you would have an issue. ... I leave it on adaptive and perfectly happy."
"I moved it to the left side and now the entire house is filled with deep clean bass!"
"the bass was just excellent."
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"and cheaper too. ... Only gets beaten by the HTA9 and Theatre Quads. But those cost significantly more than the Samsung sets."
"If you wait for samsung direct to do a deal again with edu/work discount, I got it for $800 all said and done. At that price it's hard to beat."
"For the price you can't beat it. ... I saved $4k."
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"The sound is ridiculous right up to full volume ... 990 is the best quality sound I've ever heard. ... If you are coming from anything other than a sound studio, you hear notes in music you have never heard before, and movies are game changers. ... It has upwards and sidewards facing speakers, so do the rears. ... You hear bullets ping off the walls, and things bounce from the floor to the ceiling. ... Dialogue and bass are perfect and have mine set to 0, so I can't imagine you would have an issue. ... I leave it on adaptive and perfectly happy."
"I moved it to the left side and now the entire house is filled with deep clean bass!"
"the bass was just excellent."
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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 prefer crystal clear dialogue and surround effects over Bass my neighbors can hear."
"better clarity at low volumes"
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"just don't connect it to wifi ... Major issue with a recent software update, which effectively kills the unit."
"yes samsung fucked the update but that's not the soundbars fault and if you want prove look how pissed everyone is without it. ... Samsung fixing it and even those getting next day replacements it's too long. ... Even a day without it would be rage inducing ... Sure they drop the ball with the update"
"I did not get bricked and I had auto updates on and even try to update manual.I was one of the lucky ones in [Canada.Now](http://Canada.Now) in any case auto updates is off."
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"sudden raise of volume when switching from eARC at level 15 to a WiFi source, suddenly playing at level 60 or higher"
"I tested the Calibration on my Q990D and the channels were all over the place in volume."
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"High frequency distortions ONLY on Bluetooth. ... Usually, the distortions would appear the first couple of seconds after choosing a song on YT from my phone/laptop and then it would play normally (e.g. this song was one of them: Pop Smoke - Woo Baby (Audio) ft. Chris Brown) ... I had to send back the Q990C because of the distortions on Bluetooth, thought it was unacceptable for a high-end soundbar to behave like that. ... The distortions occurred only on Bluetooth."
"ditch the crappy sub"
"Sonos kills Samsung by a very wide margin with Music Sound Quality"
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"the current sub is beyond terrible, at least to my ears. ... my 80W 10" Vizio subwoofer that is miles better than the Samsung ... The biggest complaint about the Samsung soundbars was always the lack of bass. ... I returned the B and the D due to the poor subwoofer performance. ... The weak sub was always the main problem with these bars."
"ditch the crappy sub"
"Will they fix the subwoofer dropage issues? ... Ended up returning it due to the neverending link problems."
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"ditch the crappy sub"
"Will they fix the subwoofer dropage issues? ... Ended up returning it due to the neverending link problems."
"The sub-woofer sucks!!"
-0909i9i99ii9009ii 1.0Depends on budget. Better clearly exists but Q99d has been $400-1100 in this sub recently which is really good value vs. competitors. Not sure if you were just comparing the soundbar without sub and back speakers. IDK if you can even buy it that way or the cost to compare it vs. bravia bar 8 or anything else similar. On the other end once you hit a certain price point wiring an actual system surpasses the value prospect of soundbar/wireless but if you do want a soundbar or wireless soundbar surround setup with no budget consideration you wouldn't go with Q990D.
For my main TV watching space Q990D or wired system if I have \~$2k+ budget. For a TV in a living space used for stuff other than watching I haven't found Sonos deserves all the hate and might do an arc ultra with a sub and then have 2 era 100s for other rooms that I can pull into a surround sound group when needed.
123andriy123 1.0I don't understand, you bought the best soundbar in that price range and returned. Jbl will not be as good. You should have stuck with 990d and if you really hate the music on it so much, then get something dedicated for music. I am sorry, but I have been reading for a while and 990d/f are the top in that price range
1stlink 1.0Thanks for the tip. I bought one today using my veteran discount for the same price. I didn’t get the $50 bonus that they promised, but I’m still hoping that will come through.
1VrySxyGuy 1.0Moved in to a three level townhouse and no way to hide all the wires. Went with Q990D and love it. And technology has changed. Can’t believe my Onkyo receiver is going for about $40 on FB marketplace 😆
7tempest 1.0I 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
9MillimeterPeter 1.0Also, at least with the q990d you can adjust the volume of the rears and change it left/right as well. For me in my usual seating position the right rear is a bit closer to me than the left rear so I have the right rear turned down a bit in volume to make it equal to my ears.
ABEOTRON 1.0Just got the Q990D today . this thing is amazing
Accesobeats 1.0I’m have the q990d and it is way thicker than I anticipated. Luckily I was able to push my tv back some. But even with my tv all the way back it barely fit on my tv stand. But if you did put it on your tv stand it would point down which wouldn’t be good. I’m not sure how wide the 800 is but if it’s skinnier you’re probably better off.
I have the Samsung q990d with a 77” c3 and both the soundbar and tv are the best I’ve ever had. I’m blown away by the soundbar daily.
I would recommend the q990d. I have one and it is pretty amazing. Just know it may sound a little flat at first. It calibrates itself to your room. So just give it a couple of days.
I got a Samsung q990d for my lg. I don’t regret it. Best soundbar I’ve ever had.
I have the Samsung q990d and it’s a great soundbar. I’d recommend it if he wants to go the soundbar route.
I’ve had Sony, lg, and Vizio and recently got a q990d and it blows my other soundbars out of the water. There are definitely better surround sound options out there. But as far as soundbars go it seems it’s either Sonos or Samsung that most people champion. And most reviewers agree.
Any soundbar can do. But depends on how immersed you want to be. A 200 dollar soundbar is not going to sound near as good as a 1000 dollar one. I have a Samsung q990 and it trumps every other soundbar I’ve had up to this point. I’d highly recommend it if you have the cash. But if not, any soundbar will be better than tv speakers.
I’d say Samsung q990f. I have the q990d and love it.
Q990d is one of the better soundbars I’ve heard. That is why purchased it.
According_Pound6231 1.0Samsung Q990D will blew away both sony and that jbl
AccurateActuary9259 1.0I have the Samsung q990d and I don’t think anything else is better for watching movies.
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