Samsung HW-Q990D Q-Series soundbar hands on review
Samsung's HW-Q990D soundbar solution delivers incredibly crisp, detailed sound from all directions, immersing you in sound.
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Pros
- Incredible audio
- Complete sound solution
- Integrates well with Samsung TVs
Cons
- LCD screen is too small to read
- I couldn't get AI functions to work well
The Samsung QN900D was a spectacular TV to experience, except for one tiny detail. The speakers are rubbish.
Admittedly, all flat panel TV speakers are rubbish. I wasn’t really disappointed by the QN900D’s speakers because I wasn’t expecting them to be good.
But fortunately for me, Samsung had set up the TV with the HW-Q990D Q-Series soundbar system. And it more than made up for the TV’s integrated speakers, even when it wasn’t using them to create an even fuller surround sound experience.
Like the TV though, I only had a few hours to test the audio quality from the soundbar, which I don’t feel is long enough to give a final score against.
These are more my early impressions of a soundbar that created a truly immersive audio experience.
