LG G6 owner: I returned my S95TR unopened because I’m considering the Samsung Q990H. Did I make a mistake?
I recently bought an LG G6 and also purchased the LG S95TR soundbar, but I ended up returning the S95TR before even opening the box.
I spent almost 15 days going back and forth about this. I tend to overthink expensive purchases because I want to buy the right system once and be done with it. Electronics are also extremely expensive where I live, so I really don’t want to spend this kind of money and then wonder why I didn’t buy the better option.
My room is only about 3.11 m × 3.33 m (10.2 × 10.9 ft), so it’s not a large room.
My usage is mostly movies/series, but I also listen to bass-heavy music, and that became part of the reason I started considering the Q990H. From what I’ve read, the Samsung seems to have a harder-hitting subwoofer and stronger overall bass performance, and I don’t want to buy the S95TR and later start thinking, “Why does this not hit as hard as the other one?”
I paid (around $813) for the S95TR. The Q990H was about more (roughly $325 extra).
The other thing that made me hesitate was the rear-speaker performance. I saw quite a few comments criticizing the S95TR rears, while I also found LG G6 owners using the Q990H and being very happy with it.
On the other hand, with the S95TR I get the LG ecosystem features such as WOW Orchestra and better TV/soundbar integration. With the Q990H I lose that integration because I have an LG TV.
To make things even more complicated, I’m already somewhat disappointed with the G6 itself because I haven’t been completely happy with its picture/motion performance, so there is a possibility that I may switch to a Samsung TV in the future anyway. In that case, the Q990H might make more sense long term.
For streaming I just bought an Apple TV 4K for now because I couldn’t find an Nvidia Shield Pro that I felt comfortable buying.
So I returned the S95TR unopened at the store and decided to think about it for a few days.
For people who have actually heard or owned both systems: in a room this size, would you choose the S95TR for the LG integration, or pay the extra money for the Q990H for stronger surround and bass?
Especially for bass-heavy music and movies, is the Q990H noticeably better, or am I overthinking this and the S95TR would already be more than enough for my room?
Did I make a mistake returning the S95TR?