HW-Q990C
Premium Sound in Somewhat…
05/09/2023 16:03
The unboxing of the product was nicely laid out, it was packaged very well. Setup was pretty easy, connecting the soundbar to the TV using the provided HDMI cable, turning on the two wireless speakers and plugging in the wireless subwoofer. For some reason, out of the box the ancillaries would not pair to the main bar. This was a simple unplug and plug and everything paired immediately. The remote is nice and small and allows you to control the unit with ease. The soundbar I have found does not have an excellent EQ. The bass and treble response does not seem to make a huge difference, though the system is plenty bass heavy out the box. If you connect your phone to the unit using the Samsung Smartthings app you will unlock a graphical user-interface to control the unit and all of the settings. The sound is very reserved and laid back during scenes where vocals are present such as talking or singing competitions but the unit shines during heavy action-packed scenes or video games. The quality of the sound is that of a small movie theater, it is very impressive when it needs to be. One thing I have found with the unit is if you walk away about 20 feet, the sound greatly diminishes. This is interesting and a good thing because you have full sound when in front of the unit and much quieter to those who are not in the same room and do not want to hear it. The artificial intelligence, vocal isolation and other features work as intended and definitely make a difference. No more need for closed captioning anymore! Alexa functions as intended and is very good at listening, no faults there. Note! Features like Alexa, vocal isolation and AI do not work out of the box because the microphone is disabled by default. Simply click the microphone button on top of the bar to enable it. Finally, this is one of the only units on the market with true Dolby sound. When watching supported content, the sound quality is amazing.
Overall, it's a powerful solid sound system. I am not entirely sure that it is worth the MSRP that Samsung is looking for. With a 20% - 30% discount off MSRP, I think the unit is solid for the price versus competition. You will absolutely not find another sound bar with more features than this one, that is the truth.
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