Samsung - HW-S60B

I have the S60B and S61B for reference. It's been solid, other than the fact that I wish it had a display on it. All prompts are voice-based; (e.g. mode switching). Even a tiny screen would have been nice to have.

You could go for an all-in-one. I’ve had a Samsung S60B for a year or so, I think it has great sound for the size and budget price. It also has a voice enhancement feature that works quite well. The current model is the S60D, but if you can find a B or C (the 2022/23 models respectively) for cheaper, I don’t think there’s too much difference in the new vs. old.

The Samsung tv will help with center channel with the Q symphony I believe. Prob will not notice much if at all. Samsung as others had said is def a far better bang for your buck. I don’t consider myself an audio expect but I had what I thought was a nice lg 5.1.2 soundbar and the Samsung blows it away. Voice clarity is what shocked me the most. All ranges of sounds are more defined and crisp even when only steaming. 4k Blu-ray Discs up the level another few notches. There are a bunch of posts on this subreddit explaining how to save a bunch of money ordering some Samsung directly if you choose to go with that soundbar

I found that Q-Symphony adds a nice touch of fill-in to the front soundstage. Not life changing, but definitely worth it.

I’ve had the sennheiser ambeo, Bose smart ultra, and the Samsung q800, in that order. First two were returned for connectivity issues with my newish Samsung tv. The q800 has been great (the ambeo probably had the best surround but only if it connected). 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. And the subwoofer is amazing.