
Sonos
Beam (Gen 2)
Compact, easy setup, great value, but virtual Atmos disappoints.

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Sonos with dual subs. I have two 300's, Arc Ultra and two subs connected to my LG G4 65".
I run a Sonos Arc Ultra, two subs and two ERA 300's. Great sound.
There are Samsung haters and Sonos haters as well as, fan boys. I did my own research and for the past almost 2 years have been running a Sonos system: Arc Ultra, two subs (3&4), two ERA 300's into my LG G4 65" TV. From my perspective, I nailed it. Last week we had another out-of-town family member mentioned it sounded like a movie theater while we watched a movie on Netflix. I also use it for gaming and the sound as you can imagine, is pretty great.
Go to Best Buy and demo the arc ultra w/o sub. Sono’s app has built in toggle for speech enhancement with low/medium/high/ultra options
I just bought an ultra. Sound is amazing but surround effects are not great. It probably depends somewhat on room layout.
For me the sub is absolutely mandatory for the arc or arc ultra. The drivers are so small
For me the sub is absolutely mandatory for the arc or arc ultra. The drivers are so small
Here is my go: I have a Sonos system consisting of: arc, 2 300s and a sub gen3. I upgraded the arc to ultra and was honestly underwhelmed. I then added a second sub, a gen 4 sub (in addition to my gen 3 sub). Hands down; the second sub is an ”OMG” upgrade. I had no idea that the second sub add would make such a difference. I am all in on telling people to add a second sub now.
Sonos beam gen2+sub mini is most reccomended best buy and goes perfect with Sony tv's. I'm personally big fan of this combo. If You wanna premium sound than Sonos Arc ultra and sub 4.

Sonos
Beam (Gen 2)
Compact, easy setup, great value, but virtual Atmos disappoints.

Sonos
Arc Ultra
Immersive Atmos, strong bass, but pricey and weak for music.

Samsung
HW-Q990D
Powerful, immersive sound, great value; but music and software issues.

Samsung
Q990F (HW-Q990F/ZA)
Good for movies/Atmos, but music and sub are inconsistent.

Samsung
Q990F
Easy setup, powerful bass for movies, but poor for music.

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Sonos - Arc Ultra

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Sonos - Beam (Gen 2)

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Sonos - Arc Ultra

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Sonos - Playbar

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Sonos - Arc Ultra