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I picked up a Q7CB from Costco on clearance for $150 and added open box excellent 9500s for $120 from Best Buy to pair with it. I guess $35 for speaker stands too but I love my set up and watching atmos movies has been great.
UK based here - I bought the 990f from amazon a few months ago when it dropped to £799 and for that price its a really good buy - not sure it's good value at over £1000 though. I have a 4 year old Samsung 900A in my bedroom with the 950 rears - and I am still constantly impressed by it - bought with a cashback deal for around £500 in the good old days. I have a LGSN11RG in another room I picked up used for around £400 about 4 years ago - I've struggled with the LG - but am happy with it now - again for the price paid I'm not complaining. I am disabled and can spend days - sometimes weeks confined to bed - so I enjoy having a nice picture sound in vatious rooms around the house - and the rooms don't allow for a dedicated atmos amp etc - in my opinion it's all about performance and value. If the 990F Drops in price again - then I would absolutely consider it. I personally have no problem with the sub.
Wow.. no love at all for Sonos? Depending on the size of your living room, the Beam 2 is pretty good. I made a hobby of buying lightly used soundbaes, compare it against the Beam 2... Which ever is the better one, I would keep. I've gone through the Samsung 900A, the Klipsch cinema 600 with rears, polk something (can't recall). I did side by side comparisons using both music and movies and the Beam 2 was the preferred device in the household. But for larger rooms the beam felt weakER. I had a Sonos Arc and now have the arc Ultra. The Arc Ultra is pretty good and when you have more budget you can add a sub and rears.
The rear speakers are barely audible on the Q990a, b, c, d and f. and on my Sony A7000 and its speakers with volume included are wonderful!!!
Alright, yeah i also did this, like the Q950a, i actually have Q960a, exact same system. [https://www.proshop.se/Hemmabiosystem-Surround/Samsung-HW-Q990F-sound-bar-system-for-home-theatre-wireless/3395681?utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=cpc&utm\_campaign=searchengine&gad\_source=1&gad\_campaignid=21904520837&gbraid=0AAAAADl5oRcCo86z1H9mEG7PoFBRVKzpx&gclid=CjwKCAiAt8bIBhBpEiwAzH1w6TEKhrj6Wxrw9S5XnMaYnAPi22wq6wYFLmgPeyqdUCkp4lVwpoYvpxoCVg8QAvD\_BwE](https://www.proshop.se/Hemmabiosystem-Surround/Samsung-HW-Q990F-sound-bar-system-for-home-theatre-wireless/3395681?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=searchengine&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21904520837&gbraid=0AAAAADl5oRcCo86z1H9mEG7PoFBRVKzpx&gclid=CjwKCAiAt8bIBhBpEiwAzH1w6TEKhrj6Wxrw9S5XnMaYnAPi22wq6wYFLmgPeyqdUCkp4lVwpoYvpxoCVg8QAvD_BwE)
I don’t recommend them. They seem super laggy and wish I didn’t buy into the Samsung Q symphony concept for tv sound bar and picture frames
Go for Samsung Q series preferably the Q9 or try the Samsung B750 if you are budget conscious. If you looking for JBL go for higher trims
Using the rears as fronts, vastly improves music quality. But if u only want a standalone, maybe look to sonos arc ultra, if thats too much the q900 would be great as well, even the q800.
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Best for Dialogue clarity

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