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I have an S700D soundbar with my 42 S90D. The 42 doesn’t have a subwoofer in the TV though. I use Q Symphony through the eArc port. I would say having the center channel from the soundbar helps with understanding dialogue more than my own TV’s stereo down firing speakers
I got a samsung s700d open box for $375 from bestbuy and a set of 9200s rear speakers for $55 open box for my bedroom setup to pair with my 55” s90d and it is awesome. Very happy with it. Just got it all last month and couldn’t be happier
I bought a samsung s90d a few months ago and am using its stand which is very similar but a normal soundbar wouldn’t fit in front because it is too tall. I ended up with a samsung s700d soundbar+sub and a set of 9200s rear speakers for full surround. If you have enough width you could do the s800d which has upfiring speakers too but with my stand the tv is on it would’ve hung off. I use it with qsymphony since my tv is also samsung and it sounds great
The s700/s800d are only 1.5” tall so they will fit in front without blocking view
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