We used a Samsung Q990 in our bedroom. The bed is against the wall, surrounds in the back corners, and it was fine. Replaced it with a Sony HT-A9 with SW3 sub I found in fb marketplace for 750. The Sony surrounds are the the same spot as the 990 surrounds, but fills the room a lot better. Of course having the surrounds behind you would be better, but the experience without surrounds at all would be worse for us.
It can be distracting at first, just need adjust the surround levels to you're liking. Our system did make my wife think something was happening in another part of the house at first, I got a kick out of it the first week lol.
That I couldn't answer for you, as I have never tried the Bar 9. I will say the Samsung 990 is better at dialog, but the Sony HT-A9 is better at creative an enveloping sound field. Both are very good, if you can find a deal on the Sony HT-A9 or Quad, I don't think you will be disappointed, just try to pair it with the SW5, the SW3 I have is a little lacking, but still good.
Theatre Bar 9 mate, I have it and it's a beast and works seamlessly with my Bravia 9. Add in the wireless subs and rears and it is a fantastic plug and play system which is 'relatively' cheap. Going for a Sony SB will also allow you to use the Centre Sync too which admittedly is sometimes a bit off depending on contact but still good when it works properly.
I have 85 Bravia 9 with Theatre Bar 9 the wirelesss rears and bigger sub.
Whilst I have posted often about the TV upgrade being a case of diminishing returns, I can't fault my sound set up. Obviously it's not a true 5.1 or even 2.1 system but it does sound incredible and for a plug and play option does what it's supposed to perfectly, although it is on the pricier end of soundbar set ups.
Dude there are tons of other options besides Bose and Apple. You've got Sony theatre bar 9, samsung q990f and JBL Bar 9. All excellent choices. Oh and there's Sonos Arc as well (it's the most expensive one out of these). But I'm pretty damn sure all of these are gonna give you more value for money than Bose.
Nope, the unit itself is fine. What I'm trying to say that, the overall quality is definitely good, but for that price range I expect it to be excellent. It's definitely not worth the money imo.
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