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Samsung EDU: Samsung HW-Q990B 11.1.4ch Soundbar w/ Wireless Dolby Atmos
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Samsung.com has for Samsung Education Members: Samsung HW-Q990B 11.1.4ch Soundbar w/ Wireless Dolby Atmos & Alexa Built-In (HW-Q990B/ZA) on sale for $909.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member mars_sag for finding this deal.
Note: Eligibility for Samsung discount programs may vary.
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Thanks to Community Member mars_sag for finding this deal.
Note: Eligibility for Samsung discount programs may vary.
Deal Instructions:
- Visit the Samsung Discount Program page and select the program for which you qualify.
- Go to Samsung HW-Q990B 11.1.4ch Soundbar w/ Wireless Dolby Atmos
- Click Add to Cart
- Sign in or create a new Samsung account if prompted
- May also be prompted to verify eligibility
- Total will be $909.99 + Free Shipping
Features:
- Wireless Dolby Atmos: Enjoy a surround sound experience with Dolby Atmos and skip the need for HDMI cables.
- True 11.1.4ch Sound: Enjoy enveloping sound with 11 channels, 1 subwoofer and 4 up firing channels.
- Q-Symphony: Perfectly synchronized audio uses every speaker in compatible Samsung TV and soundbars.
- Spacefit Sound+: Get room filling sound designed specifically for your space. This soundbar analyzes the room and automatically calibrates the audio to create a true to life experience.
- Up-Firing Rear Speakers: Fill the room with theater like sound with the included up firing rear speakers that project audio above and around you.
Editor's Notes
Written by oceanlake- About this deal:
- Our research indicates that this is $276.47 lower (23% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $1,186.46 at the time of this posting.
- This price is also $285 lower than a Frontpage Deal from last month.
- About this product:
- RTINGS.com gave this soundbar an 8.5 rating, noting it is "excellent for mixed usage".
- About this store:
- See the Samsung return policy for returns information.
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Samsung.com has for Samsung Education Members: Samsung HW-Q990B 11.1.4ch Soundbar w/ Wireless Dolby Atmos & Alexa Built-In (HW-Q990B/ZA) on sale for $909.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member mars_sag for finding this deal.
Note: Eligibility for Samsung discount programs may vary.
Deal Instructions:
Features:
Thanks to Community Member mars_sag for finding this deal.
Note: Eligibility for Samsung discount programs may vary.
Deal Instructions:
- Visit the Samsung Discount Program page and select the program for which you qualify.
- Go to Samsung HW-Q990B 11.1.4ch Soundbar w/ Wireless Dolby Atmos
- Click Add to Cart
- Sign in or create a new Samsung account if prompted
- May also be prompted to verify eligibility
- Total will be $909.99 + Free Shipping
Features:
- Wireless Dolby Atmos: Enjoy a surround sound experience with Dolby Atmos and skip the need for HDMI cables.
- True 11.1.4ch Sound: Enjoy enveloping sound with 11 channels, 1 subwoofer and 4 up firing channels.
- Q-Symphony: Perfectly synchronized audio uses every speaker in compatible Samsung TV and soundbars.
- Spacefit Sound+: Get room filling sound designed specifically for your space. This soundbar analyzes the room and automatically calibrates the audio to create a true to life experience.
- Up-Firing Rear Speakers: Fill the room with theater like sound with the included up firing rear speakers that project audio above and around you.
Editor's Notes
Written by oceanlake- About this deal:
- Our research indicates that this is $276.47 lower (23% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $1,186.46 at the time of this posting.
- This price is also $285 lower than a Frontpage Deal from last month.
- About this product:
- RTINGS.com gave this soundbar an 8.5 rating, noting it is "excellent for mixed usage".
- About this store:
- See the Samsung return policy for returns information.
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For reference, I have compared this soundbar to Sonos, Bose, JBL, and LG. All flagship models with Dolby Atmos. In terms of overall sound quality, the Bose sounded best to me and LG the worst. In music, Bose and Sonos are unparalleled. Samsung is the worst. In movies and TV shows, especially with Atmos content, Samsung was noticeably better. The surround effects are also crazy, very close to the dedicated HT system. Since I was going to use this for movies and TV shows, it was a no-brainer to go for Samsung over others. Samsung was also the cheapest, given that it already came with a sub and surround speakers.
Overall, I am fairly happy with the soundbar. The Q-symphony feature with Samsung TV actually makes a difference. It adds to the soundstage and overall immersion, and would highly recommend trying it out if you have a Samsung TV. Although, I have read mixed responses about it since it depends a lot on your TV speakers. At least QN90A and QN90B in larger sizes (65+) seem to have better than average speakers, so that helps. According to AVForums, it works best with Samsung 8k flagships.
One major issue with this soundbar, though. Sending in uncompressed audio (passthrough) can, at times, cause glitches like audio skips. On my unit, at least every once in a while, the chipset heats up and is no longer able to play lossless audio. HDMI passthrough also stops outputting 10-bit video. The fix is to turn the soundbar off for a few minutes allowing it to cool down. The issue has not been a huge PITA for me to try a warranty replacement which btw sucks. They ask you to ship the whole soundbar with no option for in-home repair or pickup. The soundbar is huge, so makes it difficult to ship.
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Sub is very much improved. Weak sub was a big complaint from all the previous versions.
Returned and got Arc with rears (will add Sub later). Sonos infinitely easier to setup and use.
The Samsung Soundbar itself was phenomenal.
I currently have the old N950 bar. It's 7.1.2 sounded great, Atmos was pretty damn good and I never had a problem with the rears.
Will move that into the basement and upgrade the main set to 9.1.2 at under $600 shipped. I think is a slicker deal than $1k after tax for 11.1.4
Sub is very much improved. Weak sub was a big complaint from all the previous versions.
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Ok so how to inactivate Dolby atmos. The Samsung tv I'm using (2021 QN900a) has that blanked out under settings and says must be enabled using earc. So it's the wireless atoms claim bogus?
I am hooked up via Wi-Fi between tv and sound bar connection which I prefer over Bluetooth. I don't want extra cables running. I'm using Qsymphony mode so both tv and Bluetooth speakers are running.
Thanks
Returned and got Arc with rears (will add Sub later). Sonos infinitely easier to setup and use.
The Samsung Soundbar itself was phenomenal.
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The Sonos is about $650-700 more and requires eARC for Atmos to work. Unfortunately my TV only has ARC (Vizio) and doesn't support Atmos passthrough so I would also have to buy a new TV also to truly make use of the Sonos soundbar. Something to keep in mind if anyone else is in the same boat.
This soundbar has HDMI direct input which eliminates the need for a new TV for me.
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