Are those units placed too far away from each other? Might that be the problem of the sound cut-out?

I have it and like it but am finding the rears crackle with certain movies where there is heavy bass. Not sure what the solution is there for this but its not comforting knowing that ive spent over a grand on this. Im going to exchange but if the new unit has the same issue I am going to go with the arc.

@Rasmus Karlsson It’s still great. In fact, sounds better than when I first got it now that the settings are all tuned up.

Agreed! Hey Vince we would absolutely adore your thoughts on the Q950A

How is the bass on your sonos?? I just got the 950t today and am incredibly underwhelmed with the bass delivery and now Im looking to return it and get either the sonos or the bose 700

@@billmatic9059 I got the Bose 700 and it has alot of low bass.

For me it was the hand gesture 💀

I died

Beat me to it 🤣

LMAO..the hand gesture got me!

How?

Found my rears crackle. Check out movies with heavy bass.

@@dwaynedesa1749 like what?

@@DrBoogeyman420 i tried unbroken ( intro battle scene) on netflix and dark knighf rises ( scene where be brings out the flying bat) and speakers crackled at these heavy bass scenes. It is inconsistent though so i would try out a bunch of diff movies/scenes.

@@dwaynedesa1749 i had the same issue with rear speakers and tried every troubleshooting step before i took it back. Took it back and got a new one and the issue is gone. Not to say it wont come back but its gone for now.

@@blakeharrod9026 thanks for this. I just got a new one too..so lets see. Ive read that it can also be due yo wifi traffic. So if a lot of stuff is im thr room it can cause this. In my opinion a $1200+ product shouldnt have this. Im thinkibg if this happens again, i may just return and go with the sonos arc and 2 sl'

Yes, but its rears have to be connected with wires to subs, don't they? The rear of my viewing room is split by a doorway, so that wouldn't work for me.

@@Jim_in_AR you could possibly go with the Sonos Arc if you just want simplicity. The gen 2 sub is really good to. The rears are not true rears but if you want bougie it’s very stylish. I still think after hearing my friends Samsung Q950T the Nakimachi is more complete 360’ sound. Your right though it depends on you want.

Very helpful analysis, have u encountered any drop outs or crackling

Indeed. I stopped on my tracks buying Sonos Arc when I found out it doesn't even come with the remote at all and you need to do everything in the app... AND WAIT FOR IT.... IT'S APPLE only! Also, the fact that it NEEDS your Wi-FI or Etherenet to communicate with itself is another WTF? No HDMI inputs was the next asinine thing about it. Then came probably the biggest deal-breaker if the iPhone only app situation wasn't bad enough. NO DTS! Like, almost ALL Blu-rays have DTS Audio! WTF?! Well, tells everything you need to know about who it's aimed for when they only support Apple phones and assume their customers use only streaming services and not Blu-ray discs! These are the things make me want to go for actual A/V receivers and separate speakers where I can choose my components and miss and match them for my needs. Even if somewhat more expensive, bigger headache to install and pisses of the missis.

@@madfinntech this was my first choice for a sound bar. What would you recommend

Thanks for the info!

Wish they had made it more pleasant to listen to.

the 2021 has just been announced is the HWQ-950A is a 11 .1.4

@@Jack-ub3jl is it good idea to buy q950t soundbar because price is good now?

Yeah kinda stupid to make a soundbar review and even thinking about saying bluetooth when everyone knows that bluetooth has huge latency

Thanks for clarifying, takes some worries away

Not very well. The virtual Atmos from the Z9F is not nearly as convincing as the active drivers used by these bars. Z9F also has muddier base and not nearly as clear highs.

At least the Sony HT-Z9F has a front display (hugely important in daily usage), built-in test tone, and individual control of wireless SA-Z9R rears. Also has a separate remote with plenty of buttons; just wish there was a toggle between sound modes and Dolby Virtualizer. So, I'm still waiting for a soundbar better enough in sound and as good in usability to change.

Both are good with respect to their prices and both are samsung so who cares. Congrats on your new soundbar.

I never had disconnects

The disconnect problem is easy to fix just by simply changing the Samsung Q950T Soundbar channel frequency that is being used to connect to the speakers. If you go to the Samsung website for support on this Soundbar it gives you simple instructions to fix by changing the frequency. If you are still using an old 2.4ghz wifi router then that is the problem and it will also interfere with Logitech wireless mouse as they are all using the same 2.4ghz frequency. A simple solution is to buy a new 5ghz wifi router and turn off the 2.4ghz signal in the setting and the disconnect problem will be solved.

@@FunFunFun8888 having to turn off 2.4 channel is still a problem and a sub optimal “solution” imho

The fact that Samsung is JBL's parent company makes me giggle

Really hope so, just got a ps5 so fingers crossed

@@tommarshall9927 Sorry, I was being 100% facetious. Neither update will arrive. Ever.

@@tommarshall9927 You don't need LPCM for PS5??

When looking at objective metrics Rtings lists the Q950T as a better soundbar. Samsung tried to include too many channels which messes up their surround rating.

They are the same engineers in the California Audio Labs. They just aren't furthering the Harmon Kardon name brand, instead opting to further the Samsung name.

Make that dual SUBs please

I bought this sound system and the bass, dialogue are amazing but I will say the source is very important you must feed it good source to get the best audio quality otherwise its can be lackluster

Bass and dialogue are cinema like quality.

I was going to get the 9.1 but was around £600 when I was looking for one... Managed to get this for £749 in the end and been really blown away. The 9.1 also gets rave reviews and personally think it's the best value Atmos bar available

Problem with the comparison is what elements you have included, what tv is used (Dolby atmos is not working on Samsung), personal preference,... Rtings has a comparison of both. And the Samsung wins. BUT I actually hat both. And I can’t say that I see it the same way. Sonos: fantastic sound (balanced), multi room works perfectly, super clean base with the subwoofer, Dolby atmos with calibration, great for music and movie lovers, a bit more expensive. Samsung: good sound, to much base for my taste since you don’t understand people talking on tv anymore, sucks at music listening, base is not clean(bookie), rears cut out randomly, the fabric in the front feels cheep, rears and sub materials feels cheep. ( Had a Nubert sound system before to compare to)

Sonos arc is not even close to samsung

All the reviewers are raving the Samsung Q950T soundbar. Samsung has been producing the best Atmos soundbar for the past 2-3 years. Sonos does not even come close.

All comparisons I’ve seen some reviewers put the Q950T way ahead of the Sonos Arc. Plus the Sonos has no overhead channels on the rears so you won’t be getting a true Atmos experience.

I bought both of these and will say the sonos arc is better with the sl surrounds. The q950t is definitely immersive but it is very inconsistent (sounds good one some things but mediocre on others). The rears also crackle at times on some movie tracks (tested this on sonos and it wasnt an issue), you also can't really hear the surrounds at times. The bar is okay for music. The subwoofer rattles the place so maybe some will like this (adjusting the eq didnt do anything). The smart things app needs an update, as the sonos app is miles ahead of it. The sonos also have room correction, the q950T doesn't. The Q950A will have room correction. Samsung also doesnt have lpcm 5.1 but sonos included this on a firmware up update (unacceptable considering this price point). Personally i found the sonos more immersive and very clear and.consistent; and I plan on getting the sub later. I'd rather invest in a product that has less channels, is consistent and has a feeling of more longevity to it. I don't think the q950t has this and i doubt there will be much future firmware updates given that samsung is going to release a 11.1.4 system. Lastly, atmos on any of these soundbars or systems will never beat an actual home theatre system or ceiling speakers, so i think this is important to consider when analyzing different aspects.of what to get.