Samsung - HW-Q990D
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Based on 1 year's data from Mar 17, 2026 How it works
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"For the price you can't beat it. ... I saved $4k."
"Makes me wonder why I spent so much for my living room setup. ... only paid $850 with their discounts so I figured I'd give it a try and I'm now a believer."
"Its probably the best price to quality soundbar you can get"
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"Now I'm on Samsung S90D and the 990D soundbar with apple tv and 0 issues so far."
"Acutally, this was the decider for me towarfs the q990D. ... I needed the HDMI 2.1 for my xbox and PS."
"I do have q990d and I have my devices - console and PC - connected to the Soundbar, so DTS:x works and I had some weird audio issues when PC was connected to the TV directly (tv is s90D). ... So for me the 4k 120hz support on Soundbar is worth it. ... May save your some potential hassle. ... So I use q990d ports instead, since they are 120hz and they works the best."
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"The sound is ridiculous right up to full volume ... 990 is the best quality sound I've ever heard. ... If you are coming from anything other than a sound studio, you hear notes in music you have never heard before, and movies are game changers. ... It has upwards and sidewards facing speakers, so do the rears. ... You hear bullets ping off the walls, and things bounce from the floor to the ceiling. ... Dialogue and bass are perfect and have mine set to 0, so I can't imagine you would have an issue. ... I leave it on adaptive and perfectly happy."
"the q990 beats my Bose ultra with bass module in every way except bass…both precision and boom…"
"I moved it to the left side and now the entire house is filled with deep clean bass!"
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"The sound is ridiculous right up to full volume ... 990 is the best quality sound I've ever heard. ... If you are coming from anything other than a sound studio, you hear notes in music you have never heard before, and movies are game changers. ... It has upwards and sidewards facing speakers, so do the rears. ... You hear bullets ping off the walls, and things bounce from the floor to the ceiling. ... Dialogue and bass are perfect and have mine set to 0, so I can't imagine you would have an issue. ... I leave it on adaptive and perfectly happy."
"the q990 beats my Bose ultra with bass module in every way except bass…both precision and boom…"
"I moved it to the left side and now the entire house is filled with deep clean bass!"
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"I prefer crystal clear dialogue and surround effects over Bass my neighbors can hear."
"dialogue/center channel clarity is a lot better with the Samsung."
"You won't have an issue with hearing dialogue with this soundbar."
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"just don't connect it to wifi ... Major issue with a recent software update, which effectively kills the unit."
"yes samsung fucked the update but that's not the soundbars fault and if you want prove look how pissed everyone is without it. ... Samsung fixing it and even those getting next day replacements it's too long. ... Even a day without it would be rage inducing ... Sure they drop the ball with the update"
"I did not get bricked and I had auto updates on and even try to update manual.I was one of the lucky ones in [Canada.Now](http://Canada.Now) in any case auto updates is off."
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"ditch the crappy sub"
"Will they fix the subwoofer dropage issues? ... Ended up returning it due to the neverending link problems."
"ditch the crappy 1"
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"ditch the crappy sub"
"it is not for music ... Music sounds dull and synthetic, lacking pleasure compared to a dedicated stereo setup. ... Q990D has small woofers when compared to stereo setup."
"Sonos kills Samsung by a very wide margin with Music Sound Quality"
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"ditch the crappy sub"
"Will they fix the subwoofer dropage issues? ... Ended up returning it due to the neverending link problems."
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"sudden raise of volume when switching from eARC at level 15 to a WiFi source, suddenly playing at level 60 or higher"
"I tested the Calibration on my Q990D and the channels were all over the place in volume."
-0909i9i99ii9009ii 1.0Depends on budget. Better clearly exists but Q99d has been $400-1100 in this sub recently which is really good value vs. competitors. Not sure if you were just comparing the soundbar without sub and back speakers. IDK if you can even buy it that way or the cost to compare it vs. bravia bar 8 or anything else similar. On the other end once you hit a certain price point wiring an actual system surpasses the value prospect of soundbar/wireless but if you do want a soundbar or wireless soundbar surround setup with no budget consideration you wouldn't go with Q990D.
For my main TV watching space Q990D or wired system if I have \~$2k+ budget. For a TV in a living space used for stuff other than watching I haven't found Sonos deserves all the hate and might do an arc ultra with a sub and then have 2 era 100s for other rooms that I can pull into a surround sound group when needed.
123andriy123 1.0I don't understand, you bought the best soundbar in that price range and returned. Jbl will not be as good. You should have stuck with 990d and if you really hate the music on it so much, then get something dedicated for music. I am sorry, but I have been reading for a while and 990d/f are the top in that price range
1VrySxyGuy 1.0Moved in to a three level townhouse and no way to hide all the wires. Went with Q990D and love it. And technology has changed. Can’t believe my Onkyo receiver is going for about $40 on FB marketplace 😆
7tempest 1.0I moved from Q990B To Q990D just yesterday after the 990B just gave in twice . Had to change the motherboard the first time . Other than HDMI 2.1 in 990D , no difference in sound quality between the two . Love this soundbar
9MillimeterPeter 1.0Also, at least with the q990d you can adjust the volume of the rears and change it left/right as well. For me in my usual seating position the right rear is a bit closer to me than the left rear so I have the right rear turned down a bit in volume to make it equal to my ears.
ABEOTRON 1.0Just got the Q990D today . this thing is amazing
Accesobeats 1.0I have the Samsung q990d with a 77” c3 and both the soundbar and tv are the best I’ve ever had. I’m blown away by the soundbar daily.
I would recommend the q990d. I have one and it is pretty amazing. Just know it may sound a little flat at first. It calibrates itself to your room. So just give it a couple of days.
I got a Samsung q990d for my lg. I don’t regret it. Best soundbar I’ve ever had.
I have the Samsung q990d and it’s a great soundbar. I’d recommend it if he wants to go the soundbar route.
I’ve had Sony, lg, and Vizio and recently got a q990d and it blows my other soundbars out of the water. There are definitely better surround sound options out there. But as far as soundbars go it seems it’s either Sonos or Samsung that most people champion. And most reviewers agree.
Any soundbar can do. But depends on how immersed you want to be. A 200 dollar soundbar is not going to sound near as good as a 1000 dollar one. I have a Samsung q990 and it trumps every other soundbar I’ve had up to this point. I’d highly recommend it if you have the cash. But if not, any soundbar will be better than tv speakers.
I’d say Samsung q990f. I have the q990d and love it.
Q990d is one of the better soundbars I’ve heard. That is why purchased it.
According_Pound6231 1.0Samsung Q990D will blew away both sony and that jbl
AccurateActuary9259 1.0I have the Samsung q990d and I don’t think anything else is better for watching movies.
AcidNoteZ 1.0If you think Spacesuit Sound Pro calibrates it right, then your wrong. I tested the Calibration on my Q990D and the channels were all over the place in volume. Calibrating them myself resulted in a much better sound and overall performance.
I commented on similar posts a while ago. Here is a copy paste Please refer to the Dolby Atmos speaker placing guide, or the ones from the Q990D/F manual. Next, you wanna calibrate the channels so that from the seating position, every speaker outputs the same volume. This varies from setup to setup, so you have to do it yourself. if your on an iPhone (there might be similar apps on Android), download the NIOSH App, place the phone with the microphone upwards on the seating position at ear level and get all channels to the same volume, as your main speakers on the bar. You can use a Dolby Atmos Channel Test sound file, which is somewhere in this sub. You have to make sure, that the bar gets fed with the Atmos audio signal, otherwise it won’t work. Then you should be good to go :)