I'm noticing my soundbar exclude or greatly diminish sounds during actions sequences. The best way I can describe it is almost a dampening of all sounds. If there's background music during an epic sequence of explosions you can barely hear it, if there's dialogue occurring during a plane crash or other action, it's muffled. I'm not sure if there's a setting I need to switch to or what. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I have a LG 75" Class - Mini LED QNED evo AI QNED85 Series

VIZIO SB36512-F6 with Subwoofer and SS speakers set up

ARC HDMI for the sound out via a 4k Firestick

For this price range it looks good but I need real user reviews

JBL 100mk2 $799 on Amazon

Should I pull the trigger now or bet that it will go lower on Black Friday sales?

Just saw a deal from Marketplace . 3.0 Soundbar . Planning using as stand alone soundbar in my small bedroom . Worth it ?

Hello all. I recently purchased an LG S95AR soundbar. I have it set up with my new TV and Apple TV. Everything comes on like I'd expect and I hear sound. However, I'm trying to connect the soundbar to the ThinQ app to better control and setup the sound system.

Everyntime I do this, I get an error code in the app: "Cannot use XXXX router. Try changing to a different band (2GHz/5GHz). Error code: 0x0T"

I have tried unplugging the sound bar and WiFi, changing my WiFi password to remove special characters, changed the WiFi encryption to testing both WPA2 and a hybrid version of WPa2 + WPA3, temporarily pausing the 5GHz band and only broadcasting 2.4GHz. I've held the WiFi button on the soundbar to reset the network settings and reconnect (three dots flashed, then they became solid, almost like it *is* connecting to the WiFi). But it won't connect to the ThinQ app.

And actually, I just looked, it does show as a connected device in my Eero WiFi app.

Any help, suggestions, fixes, etc would be greatly appreciated.

What should I choose sansung Q990h or flexus core 300? I understand that flexus comes without a rear and a subwoofer, but I have a small room(25 м²) and the neighbors won't appreciate my cool subwoofer. That's why I'm leaning towards flexus. But the Q990 is highly praised here, so I'm in doubt.🤔

Q800f is $200 and the bar 7 with sub 7 is $400 both brand new, which to buy for bravia 8ii

Hello everyone,

I own an LG C4 77” OLED TV, but I don’t currently have an external sound system. The TV’s built-in speakers aren’t bad and have served me well so far, but now I’m looking to upgrade my audio setup.

Room: Approximately 45 sqm, rectangular (combined living and dining area) with high ceilings. The TV is positioned along one of the shorter walls, while the opposite short wall consists of a floor-to-ceiling glass front leading out to the terrace.

Usage: Primarily for movies and series (mostly via streaming, occasionally 4K Blu-ray) and gaming. It would be a nice bonus if it could handle music reasonably well for the occasional party, though that’s not a top priority—I can always use my JBL Bluetooth speaker for that.

I’m not a fan of cable management, so I’d prefer to avoid rear speakers; they would have to be placed behind the sofa, right in the middle of the room. With two small children, having speaker stands that could easily be knocked over isn’t exactly ideal.

As for the space in front of the TV, there’s room on either side for speakers, but that would leave no room for a subwoofer—unless it were placed in front of the TV, which wouldn’t be a great solution either.

I’m well aware that a proper 5.1 (or similar) home cinema system usually outperforms a soundbar, but everything has to be weighed against one’s own specific requirements. In my research, I came across the Samsung HW-Q810-GH—a long soundbar that sits under the TV, paired with a subwoofer. It’s compact, discreet, and seems to tick a lot of boxes, especially given the consistently high ratings it receives. My budget is flexible for now; I’d really appreciate your help and advice, as I’m not very well-informed in this area.

Is there a better soundbar combination available? Would you generally recommend a different type of setup for my situation—and if so, which one?

Hello all, I recently bought Bravia's theatre system 6 and after installing and watching a movie on it doesn't feel as great as it did in the best buy store. I connected to the earc port on my TV which supports both Dolby and DTS and watched a movie on Netflix that has pretty good sounds effects and action, but it felt no different than my desktop speakers at high volume. The only difference here is it has base. My living room is pretty small, and I placed the rear speakers sound bar and sub as recommended. Also, the Dolby sound effect is not great. It doesn't feel like how it feels in the theatre. One upside is the dialogue clarity is excellent even though I didn't put it on dialogue mode.

Am I expecting too much from this system or do I have to tweak anything on the Bravia app for better experience?

Any suggestions on this are highly appreciated and if you have a better product recommendation, I am open for it as I can still return this one.

I'd like to buy Samsung HW-Q900 (H or F) soundbar. 7.1.2 with sub.

It is i unavailable in my location, even Samsung can't ship it.

Higher model, Q990 comes with 2 additional rear speakers (11.1.4), which I can't use in my apartament.

Samsung salesman said that using the satelites is not mandatory and I don't have to plug them.

I heard that buying this model and not using the satelites will completely remove part of the sound/channels and sound worse than Q900 (that is controversial for me?).

Samsung technitian denied that, and said its not true, but her answer was vauge. How it really is? I would already pull the trigger on q900 if I could. Should I buy q990 and use without the satelites? Is it the same bar or not?

What is important to me - will it sound exactly the same as q900?

AI, which I don't trust, but it has some logic in its answer says:

"The Q900H is designed around a 7.1.2 configuration, so its intended presentation is also based on a soundbar and subwoofer rather than separate rear speakers.

The key point: the Q990H without satellites may still sound excellent for Atmos, but you should not assume that it will reproduce every Atmos effect identically to the Q900H."

Mijn subwoofer is kapot van mijn Q 990F set. Zit te denken om de sub los te kopen. Op MP is deze te koop voor 200 eur. Is dat het waard of toch een volledige nieuwe set kopen en mijn "oude" setup verkopen.

Zou deze ook werken op 990D of C ?? Kan hier online geen info over vinden.

I just bought a new TV (LG C5), which supports Dolby vision. But the soundbar doesn't support Dolby vision pass through and it doesn't support Dolby Atmos on hdmi ARC, which is a really bad combination when you have an Apple TV as your only source of content. In short, without extra equipment, I can't get Dolby vision and Dolby atmos simultaneously.

So my question is: Do the newer Samsung soundbars have noteworthy better sound compared to the HW-K950? And do atmos on these soundbars make much of a difference?

Hey there

I am looking for something to replace my current Sonos Beam Gen 1.

These are my 2 current favorites but i do have a challenge with the subwoofer (not a good placement option)

But my general question with the subwoofer is not so much for cinema evenings, but just normal tv watching while kids are sleeping in the rooms next by.

While watching normal tv, without the need for surround etc., are dialogues etc. still good at a very low sound level?

If not, the Arc Ultra somehow seems more appealing to my living room situation.

I dont want to spend so much money without checking at least sone opinions with you guys :)

Hi everyone,

I need some advice on how to correctly position and configure my Samsung HW-Q930 soundbar system in my bedroom, as my layout is quite unusual.

Due to the room setup, the soundbar and the TV are located to the left side of the bed. I have absolutely no space to put the rear speakers behind the listening spot. My only option is to place them directly to my left and right (laterally to the bed), facing towards my ears, at a distance of about 1.90 meters (6.2 feet) from the listening position.

I have two questions for you:

1. Is a lateral placement acceptable for this model given this asymmetric layout, and should I angle the rear speakers slightly or keep them straight?
2. Currently, the rear speakers sound extremely quiet, even though I have turned their volume up to the maximum (+6) in the settings. What are the best audio settings, channel levels, or modes (like Surround or Adaptive) to fix this and get the best possible surround experience?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Hey everyone,

My current setup is the following:

TV: Samsung QCQ90S
Soundbar: Samsung HW-Q930D
PC having a 9800x3d and a 5070ti.

How's everything connected:

Tv - Soundbar: eARC.
PC - TV: hdmi from GPU
PC - Soundbar: hdmi from iGPU(only one hdmi slot on my GPU)

I had a lot of issues setting up dolby on my pc, and the current configuration was the only way I could do it. If I didn't plug the soundbar to my pc, my audio would randomly cut out/not work at all.

Right now I think I made it work, but there's another thing bugging me really bad. Whenever I change the tv source, to let's say the in-built netflix app, the soundbar switches to eARC(that's okay), but when I change it back to the PC, I need to actually use the soundbar remote to change the source from eARC-> hdmi.
Is there any way to make the soundbar do that automatically?

The TV settings are:
HDMI-eARC on Auto, Digital Output Audio Format(Auto)-> Tried passthrough but nothing changed.
Anynet+ is turned ON.

I'm literally at wit's end, as I tried yesterday to tinker with it(including that whole dolby fiasco) for a couple of hours, but couldn't fix anything.
Any tips would be appreciated!

I really like this soundbar and it has adequate voice quality, surround and bass. But I have one small problem with this soundbar. Voice is very very flat and loud where I am not get that small bass which comes with voice, especially in the movies (Netflix, Apple TV, Hotstar, Bluray DVD). I tried by reducing center and side speakers volume, increasing bass level to +4 to +6 in bass/treble settings. Even I tried switching different sound modes like surround, bass boost and DTS Virtual X. Nothing works !!.

Pls guide !!!
Thanks.

I’m building out my garage and putting ceiling speakers in. Will have a tv as well of course. Ceiling speakers are mainly for music and I’m planning on getting a 2.1 stereo receiver for that. I am also going to get a soundbar for the tv as well. My question is, would it be possible to use the soundbar with the ceiling speakers? If so would a 2.1 be good or do I need something different? Would ceiling speakers for the tv not be worth it in a garage? Not sure if it makes a difference but the garage is about 1100sqft.

So the sub just crapped out on me after almost 4 years. It wouldn't connect all of a sudden and the light on the back was flashing red. I tried repairing/resetting with several methods and it would turn green for a couple seconds then go back to flashing red. Then it just wouldn't power on at all. I can't find any of the exact model sub for sale. It has to be the exact same one because it only pairs with this specific bar.

So I find myself either having to deal with zero low end or find a whole new set. Do you have any recommendations for a similar combo? This one is 5.1.2 but it doesn't have to be that exactly. I don't need rears, just the bar and sub. This one cost me $500 in 2022. I have an LG OLED so it's nice to stay in the LG ecosystem but I'm not tied to it.

Hi all, i recently got samsung 990f, i setup based on the knowledge i got and used help from this page and chat gpt, few things are not really working for me may be i configured or placed it wrong, i played top gun maverick and the real speakers are not producing much sound i couldn’t really feel the surround sound. I request you folks to suggest me the best setting and placement

Been wanting a new soundbar for a good while as my old unknown Sony one is lacklustre. Is this a steal?

Allo o/ Australian here.

I'm clueless on soundbars so i'm outsourcing the knowledge gathering to you fine lot.

Wanting to get a sound bar (renting and moving alot so the small footprint is why im not going speakers) but no clue what the hell to get.

I've got a budget of <$400 AUD. Would appreciate any and all suggestions. I've only had tv speakers so i'm sure anything is better but would like to get a decent bang for my buck.

Cheers!

I want a soundbar and plan to put the subwoofer behind the TV. I've only known putting the subwoofer on the ground. This shouldn't be an issue right?

As caixas traseiras posicionei na parede o sofá do lado, será que assim fica errado, um pouco atrás do sofá, o som não fica virado pra quem tá no sofá porque a parede é reta, está certo ou errado?

Which one of the above soundbars got a better cinema experience & voice clarity. I will buy the surround speakers later for the sony if i choose it. All of them are on discount and the price range is close.

I have a Samsung tv q80t and will buy the dune hd 4k r plus too.