r/Soundbars

To all Q990D users, is it safe to update to Version 1051 via USB? I have version 1030.9 now.

What soundbar setup would be the best for watching movies mostly. It's a samsung TV (50 inch) which is installed. Space is around 45 inches in front of the TV.

Room size - 12x14 ft

Budget ~ upto 50/60k INR

What's the best that I can expect around this budget, should I go for the 20-30k range systems or the ones in the 60k range would really provide the true surround experience in this room.

Also, I read somewhere that the 5.1 channel systems have to used at 70-80% volume for all the channels to perform fully, is this really the case? Or is that related to the watts of the system. How would the tv being in that space affect the overall sound if using the q symphony system, or the soundbar being placed in front of the TV.

First time posting here,so sorry for violating any rules.

Hello all. I just got my first soundbar the Samsung Q800F and love it. I’ve connected my old Samsung TV via arc to the corresponding ARC hdmi slot in the sound bar and also my Firestick to the hdmi port on the soundbar using an HDMI extension cable as the Firestick won’t fit in by itself. Everything seems good. I changed the audio settings on the Samsung from PCM to bitstream. I’ve switched on AnyNet on my TV. One question I have is that I can’t get any Dolby Atmos content despite playing a Dolby Atmos Netflix movie. It just shows Digital Dolby Plus on the soundbar output. My audio and video diagnostics show that the firestick is good to go on Dolby Atmos. The only time i can get it to show Dolby Atmos is by playing the inbuilt video that the firestick uses to test Dolby and HDR content. Have I left anything out?

To begin, I believe there to be 2-3 posts in my brief research about whether or not this was possible or not, so I am making another post for those interested in the future. Also this post will apply to about any soundbar with a subwoofer.

The q930f for me has been an amazing sound bar, but as everyone has mentioned in this sub, the bass is quite terrible as it sports a single 6.5in driver and an 8in radiator compared to the q990f’s much beefier sub.

So the question was, can you add an external subwoofer to the system? The answer is yes! With some caveats. To get the most important out of the way: this will null your warranty.

What is needed:
Any soundbar with a subwoofer
An active wall powered subwoofer with lfe inputs (makes the process very easy)
Any cheap passive high to low converter or passive line out converter (LOC)
A shielded RCA cable.

The process is very simple, if you can get help from someone who is more confident with wire splicing that is always the better option as I will not explain how to do so, as there are plenty of viable options.

For my q930f subwoofer (this will apply like I said to most if not all subwoofers) there is a red and black cable that connects the amplifier to the driver.
At any point on this cable you will in whatever way you find is the best to splice the cables from your LOC positives to red and negatives to black. (It is important that your LOC does not have a ground as it will fry the amp if you ground it)

I then drilled a hole just big enough to run these 4 cables from the LOC out of the sub.
(Or drill the hole first to run them through as most LOCs come with the wires already attached)
Seal the hole if you want, I did not as the sub is not powerful enough that the hole made any difference.
Mount your LOC preferably onto the sub itself.
And now you can run an RCA cable from your LOC to your new subwoofer’s LFE inputs.

Now you can finally stop thinking what if I got a soundbar with better bass and just enjoy it.

I’m trying to figure out the best placement for the rear speakers on my Samsung Q990D. I've read that if they go right behind the couch to angle them a certain way so they don't just blast the people sitting on the couch.

I know that where I have them is probably the only place they can go, but I just thought I'd post this anyway to get suggestions that I may not have thought of.

Also, on paper this room looks so janky compared to seeing it in person.

First sound bar ever, I thought it’d look cool underneath my monitor.

In need of a soundbar for a family room. Which one will be the best for movie nights and some karaoke?😄

Will be paired to a 98’ QM8 TV. In terms of an “all in one” system ive been reading this is the absolute pinnacle (for those that dont want to go the AVR route with a bunch of cable management). Super stoked to get it in and try it out. Got the combo with dual 1500w 12’ subwoofers. Im not an audiophile by any means but i definitely know good sound when i hear it. I hope im blown away cause i now have a fat hole in my wallet

Just upgraded from Samsung A40R 4.0 to Vizio elevate pro 7.1.4. Super excited. Got the last box of 13 Walmart supercenters around me. Super excited. I’ll fill those in who are interested on how it sounds since it’s a relatively new system