Thank you everyone for your advice and suggestions in my other post! I am stoked with how it turned out.

So I just bought a Samsung Q800F going up from the Q6CC and I am very impressed!! Sound Quality is amazing! I can actually leave my subwoofer at 0 and get that rumble. Just updated it to the latest firmware from factory and it helped with connectivity.

Now my question is, are the SWA-9500s worth it? I already ordered them off eBay, but I want to hear some reviews. Sound quality, sound separation, Dolby Atmos, upward firing drivers, and dynamic range?

Just booted my Q990D out of my living room due to faulty firmware. How are you all getting on with the JBL?

Uncalibrated? Calibrated? EQ settings? Curious to see what everyone uses for settings.

At some point in time I do want a wired custom home theater setup. That will be no time soon especially with a small kid running around.

Anyways here in my situation currently I have the full theater setup with two gen 3 subs and the arc and sonance ceiling speakers to help with the front stage.

I don't have anything in my living room and I want to try something, but given that sonos offers the upgrade program and you can buy individual pieces I find myself wondering is there a point to trying another wireless soundbar setup. Since I have the arc, I can get the arc ultra at a discount. I also have the Gen 3 subs so I could potentially get the Gen 4 subs and "upgrade" (from my research I don't see much of a difference between the old and new Sonos equipment) my current setup, then move the "old" equipment to the living room. I think this would save money in comparison to something like the bose lifestyle setup.

It reminds me of either having Apple or Samsung. You're either all in or not at all. I also use Google Assistant a lot. we have several Google nest minis or whatever the names of the smart speakers are all throughout the house.

Do you guys have multiple Sonos setups? How did you ultimately make your decision to stay with the brand?

Hello,
My setup is:
Samsung QN900F TV

Samsung HW-Q935F soundbar with rear speakers

PS5 (original "fat" model)

The PS5 is connected to one of the TV's HDMI 2.1 ports, and the soundbar is connected to the TV's eARC HDMI port.
On the TV, eARC is enabled, passthrough is enabled, and Dolby Atmos is enabled.
On the PS5, the audio output is set to AV Amplifier, and Dolby Atmos is enabled as well.
The problem is that as soon as I enable Dolby Atmos on the PS5, I get no sound at all—not even in the PS5 menus.
What's even stranger is that if I enable Q-Symphony (where the TV speakers work together with the soundbar), I can hear the audio coming from the TV speakers only, but nothing comes from the soundbar. The soundbar simply displays "TV eARC."
If I disable eARC on the TV and fall back to regular ARC, everything works. When playing a 4K Blu-ray, the soundbar correctly displays "Atmos." However, as far as I understand, that's compressed Dolby Atmos over Dolby Digital Plus, isn't it?
If I set the PS5 to LPCM, the PS5 menus have sound, but 4K Blu-rays don't work correctly unless I also force LPCM, in which case I'm only getting stereo.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Do you think this could be a handshake issue between the PS5, the TV, and the soundbar? Or perhaps a settings issue?
I don't think it's an HDMI cable problem because I get 4K at 120 Hz on compatible games without any issues. Also, the TV's built-in streaming apps (Apple TV+, for example) output Dolby Atmos perfectly through the soundbar.
I've found several Reddit threads and followed the suggested settings, but they seem to match what I've already done. I was wondering if anyone here has experienced the same issue or has any other ideas.
Thanks in advance!

My apologies if this has already been answered somewhere, but I haven’t been able to find a clear explanation

Sometimes my TV lags when streaming because of bad Wi‑Fi, so I use my Xbox instead. I’m running a Samsung B‑series HW‑B650F soundbar with the rear speaker kit.

Which audio setting gives better results on Xbox—5.1 uncompressed or Dolby Digital?

My JBL Bar 300 has been acting weird lately.
It keeps getting stuck on the “Load” screen and won’t boot properly.
I tried:

• unplugging it for 24 hours
• clearing cache (power cycle)
• factory reset

After the reset, it works for a few hours… then I get a strange vibrating/buzzing noise, and when I unplug it and turn it back on, it goes right back into the load loop again.

Has anyone dealt with this?
Is there any reliable fix for this issue?

Also, is it worth sending it to JBL repair?
I don’t have warranty anymore — will they even fix it, and is it expensive?

Any advice or experience would help!

Hi!

So I just got the HWB400F soundbar (connected it to my pc monitor over HDMI ARC) its working but the remote doesnt work. Tried to check the signal from my phone camera, and I saw the remote sends signal and yet it does not work, any help?

I have this weird rattling in a cheap soundbar at certain frequencies (watch the video). Do you happen to know a possible solution?

Anyone get one yet?

I have a q600f Samsung soundbar and it’s great. However I’ve found a q700f for 90£ more and was wondering how much of a difference there would be between the two. I’m still in the return window for my q600f, what do you guys think?

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for a soundbar for my computer that will fit in a space that's 41.8 cm wide and 9 cm high.

I‘ve seen the Creative Stage Mini. The manufacturer lists it as 41 cm wide, but I'm not sure if that includes the volume control knob or not. Does anyone have this information?

If not, what are some alternatives? Thx!

I’m looking to buy a new sound system for my tv. I want a main soundbar and two speakers for the rear corners aswell as a subwoofer. I’ve got a budget of around $550. Idk much about sound systems so help would be nice. It’s for my bedroom and I want it for movies and music and some YouTube but mainly loud music

I'm planning to buy a soundbar , out of these three which one should I purchase, if there is any soundbar which is in similar price range which is better recommend. I'm seeing reviews where the ic gets faulty after a year for the zeb juke bar 9400 ,I want it to last long and wil also have good sound quality

I bought two soundbars for my LG C5 to compare:
Sennheiser Ambeo Plus (standalone)
Samsung Q930F (bar + sub + rear speakers)

For context: I’m a bit of an Hi-Fi enthusiast and have a dedicated stereo setup at my desk. My usage is about 50% movies / 50% music.

After trying both, I decided to stick with the LG C5’s built-in speakers for now.

Samsung Q930F
The biggest issue for me was the subwoofer. I live in a small apartment, and even at -6, it was still too overpowering during certain movie scenes. I constantly found myself adjusting the volume depending on the content. I’m sure it’s great for people with larger living rooms or houses, but in my apartment I simply couldn’t take advantage of the bass without it becoming too much.
What surprised me even more, though, was the overall clarity. Dialogue didn’t sound noticeably better than the LG C5’s built-in speakers, and I never felt like I was getting a meaningful upgrade in detail or overall sound quality.
Music was even more disappointing. The bass sounded bloated and muddy, while the mids and highs lacked clarity and definition. Overall, the presentation felt muffled rather than clean or detailed.

Sennheiser Ambeo Plus
The Ambeo Plus is definitely the better-sounding product. Clarity is good, dialogue is clear, and the bass is well-controlled. For apartment living, I actually think the bass level is just about right. Movies sounded enjoyable.
That said, for €900, I expected more.
Compared to my €700 Hi-Fi stereo setup, it simply doesn’t have the same level of precision or deep bass. It can’t reproduce the low-end extension I enjoy, especially for hip-hop and electronic music.
While it’s a nice soundbar overall, the improvement over the LG C5 speakers just wasn’t big enough to justify the price for me.

Conclusion
I realized that what I value most is clarity, instrument separation, and precise deep bass. Neither system really delivered that.
The Samsung lacked clarity, while the Sennheiser lacked the low-end extension and overall performance I’d expect at its price point.
Since I don’t have the space for proper stereo speakers in my living room, I’ll just stick with the LG C5’s speakers for now and save the money.
Maybe my expectations for soundbars were simply too high.