BEST Soundbar 2022? Samsung HW-Q990B Soundbar Review + Demo
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Today we check out the Samsung HW-Q990B 11.1.4ch Soundbar with Dolby Atmos and DTS-X with Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and eARC. Is it better than the Bose 900 Soundbar ?
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Finally somebody who knows how to give a very detailed individual channel-specific review of every surround channel. 👍
Hey Shane. Really appreciate you supporting a quality brick and mortar retailer as opposed to amazon links. Keep up the good work!
Nice to see they put the display on the front. Nice!
Sincere thanks for an excellent review.
Have this soundbar and new Sony 65" A80J OLED (1st of
each) on order.
Having a 7,2,2 setup un my theater/arcade room I've always wanted to simplify the setup with a high quality soundboard solution but the oomph just isn't quite there. I've tested a few but always ended up returning and sticking with my current setup
Great Review! I just picked one of these up and am enjoying the surround sound capabilities. Newer version with Metal vs. Fabric and display readout on front vs top of unit is a huge improvement from the 2021 950B model. Glad I waited for this year's model.
Hi. Which TV have you paired it with?
2021 was q950a??? Not b
Thanks for providing this excellent review.....how does it fair against Sony HTA9 + SW5 in overall performance
A comparison to the previous models is what i'm interested in
Great vid as always.. did you notice much of a difference from the Q950a? Cheers
Which one would you choose, the Samsung HW-Q990B or the Sony HT-A9 + SA-SW5?
Same question!! I wanna know too.
Have picked up a cosmetically damaged 990B and really enjoying the performance. I bought the system to work with my Panasonic TX-65DX902B 3D TV (one of the last decent 3D capable sets).
hi Shane you should review the new nakamichi 9.2.4 earc it is unreal big difference from the old model playing the demo disc with the 747 in dolby HD is insane lol
What speaker stands are you using for the rears? They look nice!
I bought this a week ago and hadn't seen a good review yet. Thanks!
Why would u watch reviews if you already bought it?
@@timowthie that's a good question. Everyone watches reviews of what they bought in order to add value to their products, learn new features, explore, relate to what's said and etc. I highly recommend that! If you check the phone market, reviews are mostly watched by those who own the products.
Damn. That box is huge. I need to get this in the house without the wifey noticing. Once installed she’ll never hear or notice anything new. Still deciding this or Sony HT A7000.
At least your is more easy, I'm waiting for her to go to her mom house for the weekend to put it up she will notice it cause we don't have one 😓
@@Catholic1391 lol. My wife noticed it right away. She said she likes the look of the new look of the center speaker. No cloth.
@@RayPaganJr
I got an Idea, am going to send her the link for Samsung soundbar that cost $219.00 at Amazon on her text. Don't want her to know I spent $1,600.00 Total
Shane, would love for you to review the updated Nakamichi 9.2.4 earc soundbar system. It would be in the league of this one.
Hey Shane! I know this video is old. I’m looking for advice. I narrowed down my search for a soundbar to two. I’m deciding between the 990b or Ambeo max. Honestly I am just looking for the best possible sound quality. Which one would you choose out of the two?
How does it compare to the previous model?
How does it compare to a Sonos ARC system with Sub and OneSL Surrounds which is about the same price?
Thanks for the review. Just a simple question. May I know which is best?
JBL BAR 1000 or Samsung HW-Q990B
Thanks, Appreciate any help.
It supports DTS-X I thought it didn’t! Awesome
Is it better than last years model q950a?
How is this compared to the Sony HT-A9? Which would you choose?
KRS One backdrop love it
I'm actually contemplating between this 990 or LG. But I was hook on the Samsung photoframe TV so most likely I will be getting this instead. Was also juggling bet 990 be 950 . In sg , price is about 300 difference.
I just purchased the jbl 9.1
2 days ago.. should i just return it ? .. im still trying to learn about the 9.1
Can i customize the sounds ?
i like the look of this soundbar. I had problem with sub keeps disconnecting even i had changed the frequency with router. Ended sent it back 3 days ago. i had it only one week
big bummer, you end up replacing it?
Waiting on reviews for lg s95qr before I make a final decision but great job
@shaneLee Great freaking reviews.. i have much respect for what you do.. I in apartment 17 x17 x 8' ceiling.. Tv is 77" a80j i know hype on internet is 990b, But im torn Ht-a9 or 990b?? Or your opion pleaseee????
Will u be doing the Q930B as well?
Hello. Please when is your review of the perlisten subwoofers dropping?
I've been waiting since you did the unboxing
Where'd ya get that DTS demo?
Went with the Q930, just because the Q990b doesn't fit in my arcade 😭. Next project is making the Q930 work in my arcade build 😂.
Hi. How did you play the Dolby demo videos. Is it through a Blu ray player? Name?
I am confused between this one and Bose 900. Both are same price in my country.
Which one do you recommend.
Can you say a little more about the subwoofer? What is a „bloated“ subwoofer doing to the overall performance of the soundbar? How well worked the auto EQ for the subwoofer, did you notice any difference after the calibration? Asking about the sub in particular because it is one of the weaker spots of the Q950a.
During a live stream (no recording available) Shane also got asked about the Q990B subwoofer performance and he said it is decent and an improvement over the Q950A sub but still gets boomy/bloated at higher levels. Overall he thought it is a decent sub considered it is part of a soundbar package at this price, but it does not compare to actual dedicated subwoofer he tests on his channel.
Thanks
thanks for the video and awesome review. If I may share my two cents, considering not only Americans watch your videos, you could kindly provide the measures also in the metric system ;)
Shane does the subwoofer have good bass or does it need a second one
Would love to know you're settings through the smart things app for all the different channels.
Just purchased mine last night. I also have the q800 8k 85 inch TV set. I lwould like you to Calibrate my tv .)later this year I’m picking up the q9098 inch for the living room and my 85”8k will be going in the bed room along with the nss
Was waiting on this one after hearing about it this past week. Strangely though Samsung still has the Q90a still at the same price!?
Does space fit sound + work with Samsung qled only? Or can I use any tv with eArc
Hey Shane is this soundbar possible to connect to a PC instead of a TV will all the speakers work?
JBL 9.1 vs Samsung Q990B, which one is better for watching movies and listening to music ? I am planning to buy one, please suggest.
I did not get a dt s disc or anything similar, did you get it??? Or did you buy it
What is that app or test channel? how did you get those tests on your tv?
Any recommendations about individual channel settings? To get more atmos effect
Question for you all that know acoustics/speaker placement. I live in an apartment. Sectional couch is in a corner. That means the closest TV viewing seat is behind me (my seating position), and furthest seat is at the end of the opposite wall. Would it be ok to place a speaker behind me, and the other on the opposite wall? Rather than both behind me on the same wall. I'm thinking I'd get more coverage putting them apart from each other.
Can you please provide a link to these demo disks so when we buy new sound system we can know it’s working or not in atmos level. Much appreciate it
If possible, can you do a review on the LG S95QR?
finally a soundbar testing the seinheiser ambeo?
How can I get those DTS and Atmos demo discs???
He should have adjusted the channels separately to his liking. If you increase front top and rear top channels you’ll hear better height effects. You can also adjust the sub and bass to where you want it.
Yeah, this is what should be done day 1.
Hi there, thanks very much for the video! I was wondering, do you know how to turn up the volume of the rear speakers. I can barely hear mine. Thanks in advance!
directions are in the manual
I have been waiting for a solid review of this. I was looking at the Q950A but the Q990B seems to be a better option for me... plus I don't want to lint roll my soundbar all the time from my dogs hair! HAHA
Is it lot different from q950a ?
I’ve found that the top channel sound became much more convincing, when I lifted the ear level channels to ear level or higher, so that the top channels are physically above ear level (this prevents the sound leaking out of the side of the drivers from reaching your ears).
also, i found I managed to remove the boominess of adaptive, by tuning down the bass, then reverting the subwoofer (because the bass slider also affects the woofer volume). Although, this would also affect all the bass, instead of just the boominess.
Same, I have a Q90R and when I had it below me, it sounded off, but after making ghetto stands out of cardboard boxes, it became quite a bit more convincing.
I have an old k950 from samsung. One thing i noticed is you need to adjust your seating position as you cannot adjust the speaker much. I need to sit in the middle of the room. Like 2,5 meters (7 feet?) From the soundbar and rear speakers with a ceiling height of 2,3 meters and the soundbar about 60 cm (2 foot?) from the floor and a ear height of about one meter (3 foot?).
From the couch in the back of the room the atmos effect is pretty worthless. But in the middle of the room it is amazing.
Tip. Find the sweetspot from the soundbars height channels. Then point the back speakers to match that sweet spot. If you can see the angle the height speakers are firing you can estimate what place the sweetspot is.
In other words you need to use your brain with these kind of atmos sound bars. If I watch a movie alone I put my chair in the middle of the room.
Curious about subwoofer punch
I've heard this is a awesome sound bar maybe the best Samsung has released.
I’m sure the subwoofer is a lot weaker than the Vizio Elevate.
It is the best one they have released. I’ve been selling a/v for years and this one actually stands behind the “it’s the best soundbar we’ve ever made!” Proclamation.
@@loudspeakertestsmorebyaida3804 the sub is more than good enough. Iv had to turn it dowm, it's plenty powerful
I’ve had both the Q96R and the Q960A. Both had massive issues with the connectivity to the speakers and they would often cut out or not connect when powering the soundbar off
The 960 came with a defective left rear speaker and to Samsung 6 MONTHS to replace as I had to send the entire package back.
I also had the QN85 65” TV, 5 month old started making loud popping noises and they said it was normal heat expansion noises. But I took it into a repair shop and they found that the main PCB board and speakers was defective due to poor soldering and the noises was the capacitors xD
I’m never again buying Samsung
Products. I bought the Sony XJ95 TV as well as the A7000 with the premium sub and surround speakers and way more happy with those
@@ChandaniAranka I’ve never heard of those soundbar item SKU’s 🤔 maybe your from outside North America! That’s still no excuse though on Samsungs part.
Hey spare change! Would you chose this or the Sony HT-a9 with sw5 subwoofer?
Also want to know!
I can't speak directly on this, but I had the samsung q950a and was able to directly compare it head to head against the Sony hta5000, rs3s rears and sw5 and sw3 (the Sony was all open box at best buy.) I know the ht-a7000 is the top level soundbar, but the hta5000 I thought sucked. Barely got loud and the voices sounded unnaturally tinny. The atmos effects were little to none. I read about room shaking bass from the sw5. I didn't get that experience at all and it definitely doesn't dig deep. I'd say it's more of a midbass module than true sub. The sw3 while not nearly the output of the sw5, I found blended better and I prefered it of the two subs. The rs3s rears are not bad.
In comparison to the samsung I'd go with the Sammy any day of the week. I have a full dedicated theater space, and my biggest complaint with the Sony is the price.
I found the hta5000 so bad and it's retail is $1000, I had zero desire to audition the more expensive ht-a7000. And the sw5 at $700? That's a joke. You can get a real sub like an svs that'll far outperform it for less.
Again I have a dedicated theater space, and I surprisingly found the samsung more than acceptable. The only negative with it is I wish the subwoofer was stronger, but the bad itself is fantastic, with great dialog intelligibility.
I bought one of these as it was on sale and considerably cheaper than retail, being a self funded retiree, I always find the bargains, I bought new for less than people were selling their second hand units.
My 5.1.2 system couldn't do Atmos and so was looking for a easy to setup system with less wires and after watching a few reviews and then comparing the price, I couldn't go past the Samsung for only $1300, my 5.1.2 cost over double that.
I also have a new 85 inch Samsung Qled so this should work in well as the bar uses the TVs speakers as well in Atmos and does it all wirelessly, this was another reason to put a few more points to the Samsung Sound bar.
Will add a comment once I get mine set up and use for a day or two to see if I agree with your review :)
Sonys soundbar is better
@@LiquidSm0ke In what way ? You are the only one that has said the Sony is better ? Considering I have a Samsung TV and not a Sony so therefore get no benefits from the Sony as far as simplifying or consolidating as my Samsung TV remote works my Sound bar and the TV speakers also work in sequence with the Soundbar speakers, I don't get any of that with a Sony Soundbar, any way I have never found Sony to be better than any other Manufacturer and usually by Yamaha or Pioneer and would have bought one of their brands instead had I not had a Samsung TV and watched many reviews that gave the Samsung over all a better rating than the Sony.
Billy, could you please tell how's the audio quality? Any issues in set up, devices/connection?
I'm thinking to buy a new one on a good deal.
So what is your opinion with the Q Symphony. I've seen reviews that say it is pretty impressive. I plan on getting a neo qled soon and will be in the market for a sound bar shortly after.
@@bharathb4803 Set up was automatic, everything just worked, even the WiFi when I tried it to see how it was, it worked seamlessly and was no different to the HDMI arc connection, one less cable was another plus :).
I got the Electrician in to put power points next to the rear speakers and got him to shorten the speaker cords so they were just long enough to reach the point, much neater now.
I have had many friends and family over and didn't tell them about my new system and watched them when we started watching the Movie they came over to see with us, they couldn't believe just how much better this cheap sound bar system was compared to my near $8,000 Yamaha surround sound system.
Can you add 2 additional wireless 9500s speakers to the system?
Shouldn't the rear speakers be facing inwards? Diagonally aiming to your listening position.
How high can I put the soundbar on the Wall I have a 75' TCL all the way up I was just wondering if I put soundbar up like the middle of the walls up top will it still sounds good?
I have since 2 years the Samsung HW-Q90R and has been great, i had previously bose wich are pretty good as well. The blade runner 2049 intro with that Samsung set makes me shi..my pants
Blade runner sounds awesome on my 950a. I live in a condo and it does more than plenty. Yeah of course dedicated systems are better and if I had a house I'd have one. But the samsung soundbars definitely satisfies no question. I have the q850t also for the bedroom low ceilings. Good and plenty.
which one is better for music , this or jbl 9.1
Can this be used with any TV I have a Samsung 82 inch
Thank you for the video, can you do please the LG S95QR 2022 flagship soundbar, it'll be awsome video comparing it to this samsung soundbar.
I listened to both side by side in store and went with the Q990B as the sound and dialogue was bettet
Hi shane
Could you test and review the JBL 1300x soon?
Better than the Sony HT A9?
can u compare DS95QR to the samsung ?
Hi, Love your content but that's another driver on the side not back :)
Their is no drivers on the back :D
Hi Shane, did you got any other surround speakers dropouts? I have the soundbar for a week and it was working perfectly. The last two days the surrounds and the sub disconnect every now and then specially when I listen between 7-10 volume levels.
Did you resolve the issue?
Still u have this problem? .. how often bro
I have purchased q990b after such great reviews. I just wanted to know about 2 surround speakers. Inspite of putting rear channels at highest level of 6, I am getting very less sound in surround mode. Is it the default way of surround speakers?
Bro just buy basic 5.1 home theater system. With physical present speakers that cost less than this
@@o.c.g.m9426 classic snob
I have ht a9 and q950a I think Samsung 950a amazing more rich sound the q990b more clear and more bass not too much defrant
Will you do a video for q990c ?
Hi.. i have Sony 65xh8196 TV ..Will it work with my TV?.. Dolby atmos ... rear speaker..
I have just purchased the HTa9 and its great but the sound of voices is terrible and it seems to go up and down all the time , i have the 950a and the centre speaker makes all the difference its not as good as the HTa9 but at least i can here the voices.
Well, that's a good sign you still liked it using two SONY TVs. It's supposed to work even better using the Q900B or even S95B acoustic surface screens. I wonder if the HT-A9 would work as well using two Samsung TVs? 🤔
Im using the 990B with a sony X90J. Best Soundbar iv heard by far and works well through earc through the sony
sony 액정은 samsung과 LG에서 생산합니다.
Can u review the lg s95QR
how do you access the demos?
Does anyone know the actual weight of this sound bar itself?
What should I set the 7 band EQ to?
Hi sir
ı bought this q990b
back speakers ı need a wall hanger
where can ı fınd ıt
ın the box not even a screw came wıth ıt
where can ı fınd what type of screw ıt use
thank you
i am torn between this one and the LG S95QR to pair with my OLED LG B 77". What do you guys recommend?
LG
How much dB can this sooundbar produce?
Why they didn't go wireless satelit surround speakers?!?!? Philips Fidelio 97 10 has it
Thx a lot for the review! How does it compare to Sony’s HT-A9 with sw5 sub in your opinion?
Yeah I would love to know that aswell 🙏🙏🙏
Agreed ^
but, you need to know that full soundbar 7.1.2ch setup for Sony will cost twice the Samsung Q990B 11.1.4.
@@amirulasyraf1409 yeah I know but price doesn't matter , since I will keep it until it breaks
I come to write the comment about this compare this 2 device please compare them for surround quality cinema performance
Can you review the Bose 900
Essentially what the HW-Q950A should've been
Identical sound, but yes the way it should have, but not a sound upgrade or change what so ever
This one or the seenheiser ambeo.?
Why no review of the Sonos Arc system?
I have the 950a which is last years model to the 990b is there much difference ?
Yes the 990b is awesome. The design and sound is spot on! So clear even on high volume. The ground shakes and the expierence is awesome! Your personal home theater @home! I got a great deal. Bought it for 1199 in holland at hello tv and i receive a 300 cash back from samsung. Winwin 900 euros
I bought the q7cb at costco 350 bucks with dolby atmos 3.1.2. I am very pleased with this, watching horror movies really scare me with that sudden creepy sound, bomb blast, airplane moving. So I am sure q990b will be a lot of features compared to q7 because of the price difference 4x.
Just got mine in. Experiencing a ton of disconnect issue with the subwoofer and rear speakers. I moved them away from the Wi-Fi router and the issue persist (and yes I updated the firmware etc..) They should recall this product ...look at how many ppl are having those issues online.My Q950 had zero connection issues. Too bad Samsung decided to cheap out on this product (apparently they are starting replacing the transmitters in the soundbar.)
I'm looking for a soundbar to replace my Vizio V51-H6 which has this same exact issue and it's driving me nuts. Seems like the wireless tech for speakers still sucks. I'll probably stick to a wired one for now.
Can i ask, where did you get the information that samsung is starting to replace transmitters? Im very tempted to buy this soundbar but this connection issue is holding me back so i contacted my local samsung website on Finland and they said they haven't even heard of the problem...
@@teemutiihonen5895 Saw it on Reddit. Of course they won't acknowledge de problem.I was sent a new unit with 'ewer manufacturing date (May 22 instead Feb 22) but the issue is still there although not as bad (only noticed the subwoofer disconnecting ..I have it next to the sofa as the soundbar/TV is around 11' from where I sit and putting the sub next to the soundbar doesn't give enough bass )
@@neon420xd Yeah I had a Vizio with same issues. The I got the Samsung Q950A with zero issues and upgraded to Q990B and bam back to square one. The sound is incredible though and I got it at an amazing price so I'm sticking to it no matter what.
I had no problems with the connection.
How to setup inbuilt alexa?
I request you bro
Give away
Old sound bars or home. Theaters
Happy to see a feel dolby at once in home some people tanq
What number did you put the 7 band eq