If you're interested in purchasing this system, here are links to do so: Samsung Q950T US (paid link): shop-links.co/1722018979999079934 Samsung Q950T Int (paid link): geni.us/k7lQmPS Also, check out my comparison video of this system and the Sonos Arc surround system! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z5hmq89n06fRnmg.html

this guy is for the people!! he got requests to do a review and he bought the soundbar with his own money? get this guy some likes and subs!

Never have I ever thought that one day I would be vacuuming my speakers

Thanks, much, Jonah! I'm considering buying this for my 75 inch Q90T and was completely lost within the soundbar realm of madness. I was tossed between getting Sonos, which was recommended by about every professional audio installer and this Samsung, simply because it's the same brand of my TV. At my age, my DJ days are 25 years behind me and if this system sounds good for sports and Blu-Ray movies, I'm all in. Plus, I'm, now, too lazy to shop for comparable soundbars at similar price points. Your review is fantastic! I appreciate you buying it on our behalf.

Yes. After years of owning several high quality 5.1 set ups I bought one, and really happy I have. Sounds is great, and NO MORE MESSY WIRES!

Great, detailed review. Thank you for taking the time to do it and share.

Nice job, this is the second review that I have seen you done.

J, Great review and concise! I previously owned the Samsung r950 soundbar, and ended up selling it to a friend. The surrounds and subwoofer were barely audible, not to mention the constant static coming from my surrounds. The sound is fantastic when listening to Dolby Atmos, but other times I can only hear the soundbar, while the surrounds and subwoofer were silent. I ended up purchasing the Sonos 5.1 set, and never looked back. 🙂

This guy is very articulate I didn't know anything about Dolby atmos ,He explained it very easly

That is one expensive scratching post Mr. Kitty! Great review Jonah. Can’t wait for the comparison.

Thanks man you answered all my questions and a few I didn’t know I had.

Thanks for your review mate!

Thank you for such a great reviews. I was considering purchasing this sound bar as the price has just dropped by half here in Australia. Be bring very suspicious I of course jumped on KZfaq for reviews and glad I found your channel. I won’t be wasting my money on this product.

Thank you so much for highlighting that an optical connection degrades the audio from 9.x to 5.x. I assumed optical is the highest bandwidth connection.

Nice! Was thinking about this one but I’ll do more research before I buy

리뷰 깔끔하네요 한국어 리뷰가 없는데 사운드바 고를때 참고가 많이 되네요. 한국사람인데 잘보고 갑니다! What a nice review, it is really helpful when I choose my sound bar. btw I'm Korean

Thanx man, very good review

Thanks alot for the awesome review.

Nice Review!

Would have liked more detail and opinions on the overhead channels and their effectiveness.

very nice review. Thanks!

Very nice and informative! 👌

I found the review itself very informative. Good descriptions of the equipment itself, the very beginning and the very end itself were particularly helpful. Advice on setting up the equipment itself, always very good. Sometimes these products take a little know-how to get them working properly. Overall the video itself was very helpful. Thank you. Very, much.

Another great honest presentation thanks. Greetings from James J in Limerick city Ireland

I really like your video. Thanks.

Good review.

Jonah, even though my JBL 9.1 soundbar sounded great, I ordered a renewed 950T and like it even more. Man, the sound effects are all over the room and I love it!

This is why i subscribed, well done video... Alot of talk of this being the best.. Samsung label tells me no way!! Experience with 2 diff models has put me off them for life, Tv's r perfect but not sound!

Loved the review! Detailed and precised. I was waiting for this one tbh! And now I'm excited for comparison between this and Arc!

Good video friend was very helpful

Thank you for your review, based on what you said and my own observations I bought the Q900A, which is the same setup without the back speakers. I share your opinion about them and decided to save some cash and avoid them. I found it on sale at 650€ which is great price for my area and so far I am quite impressed with the product.

Very Good, Nice and easely, so an foreighner can understand too, thank you

I agree. The sound quality is great. But it sometimes hard to hear conversations from the tv

Detailed review!

Good work. The cloth is such a drag.

Thank you for your reviews!! Do you have a review for the Samsung HW-Q850T 5.1.2ch? and if it has the same issues as the 950? Thank You

Aren't all bass ports glossy? I figured it had something to do with air smoothly passing through it.

Great review! but need a little sound test for us to listen to, please. Just subscribed btw.

For around $200 I go with Sonos. The Arc with sub and one's as surrounds it's very impressive.

Nice video! Do you like the system for playing music? I heard the older variant ( the q90R) had some trouble with music

Samsung always did use those super small woofers.... It would be almost perfect if they would just do a nice 8inch sub tuned low in a nicely ported enclosure on like 300rms

The cat probably was wondering who you talking too 😂

One of the best on the market right now definitely in the top 5 , it’s a beast . Expensive, and the hdmi fit in no problem at all , JBL awesome also ,

Good review. I was able to get one of these soundbars around Christmas 2021 for $1050 as an open box item at Best Buy. It was in perfect shape, so I figure it simply was a return, so it was a steal IMO at that price. Soundwise, excellent sound from a soundbar. One of my biggest complains are that there will be moments that the subwoofer and/or the rear speakers are offline. I bought STITCH by Monoprice smart power strips to power cycle these speakers with my phone when they go offline, instead of having to unplug the speakers. This may be a common issue among similar soundbar setups, but it certainly annoys me. Second biggest complaint is the diplay, which I can't for the life of me understand why they didn't use a front display like every other soundbar, so I end up using the phone app more than I'd like. I also agree that the cloth is definitely a poor choice of materials as it collects dust, pet hair, and more, but I'm over it lol. Anyways despite some faults, mainly the ones I mentioned, which were also mentioned in the review, I'm very happy with the soundbar which I plan to enjoy for a long time. :-)

Great video. How's does it sound if you are not able to use the back speakers?

Thanks for the useful review ! You showed the exact details i was looking for. Now a question, i own an "old" Samsung UE65F8080 (7 years now) will this tv already make sense with this soundbar ? I mean, no dolby atmos from the tv or is a tecnology embedded in the soundbar itself ???

@JonahMatthes. Been thinking of getting this soundbar but with the announcement of the HW-Q950A (no official release date yet) do you think i should wait until it released to compare or should i just get it now?

Thanks for the review definitely helped make my purchase decision however the problems you have with the material I actually prefer over the plasticky Sonos . But then again I can see how a cat might also prefer this over the plasticky Sonos . Great in depth review .

very detailed review..lol the cat likes the camera

Great video with all necessary info. Just one question is it worth it at $1000 and what is the frequency of updated on this system.

Thanks for this video. This is really different from the other reviews that I have seen for this soundbar. One quick question. Samsung advertised that this produces immersive sound only when used with QLED TV. Is yours a QLED TV? And whats the advantages of having another media player to connect to Soundbar instead of directly connecting it to TV?

Thank you for the great review. Is there still only one button on the remote to switch trough the source? If Yes, do I need to stand up from my couch to check which source has been selected :)? This would be really annoying...

Nice review! I am waiting for comparison with Sonos... Even if at this level the user experience should be at highest standards, and this one does not look so promising on this.

What they need is a configuration such as - two soundbars for back and front and two subwoofers I think.

Lol love that cat's close up! Lol

Thank you

Great review! It’s on sale now for $1,500, is it still worth it for that price? Also, I read some customers saying something about not being compatible with the Appletv 4k. Could you please tell me if there is any issue pairing this soundboard with the Appletv 4k in terms of playing Dolby atmos.

I bought this for 799$ in Sweden, really good discount!

Do you think it would improve sound if you had some auto-EQ or room correction SW/DSP, and did some tweaking?

Any recommendation on speaker levels for the soundbar and rear speakers since you own this and what mode for movies and music do you prefer? Thank you so much!!🤘

This was an amazing video. Thanks for your hard work!

Thanks for the great review!. Voice is a HUGE deal breaker. I always have to adjust volume with my existing Samsung 2.1 - and it has a pre-programmed Voice setting, but it sacrifices the rest of the sound quality. How is voice with Sonos? Sonos seems to have exponentially better software/app whereas the Samsung software/app is pretty basic. The bonus for Samsung is the multiple HDMI + eArc where as Sonos only has eArc. Samsung works seamlessly with my existing Samsung TV, so that gives me peace of mind. They’re comparable in price (Sonos Arc +. Subwoofer + One SL speakers combo) with the Samsung, but Sonos has a nicer cleaner look to it. Leaning towards Sonos Arc as the first component and will add on with time.

I just bought this. Paid $1,200 at best buy. It sounds great and set up super fast and easy with was nice. My main issue is the same as your issue. Making those adjustments to get the best sound based on seating, was a pain in the arse. definitely easier with 2 people so you're not up and down

Whats the main differences between this one and previous model q90r? Is this one any better?

I just purchased the Q950T. I have a LG OLED tv with only ARC. From what I understand in your review, the only way to get the FULL details on the Atmos is to have a tv with E-ARC, or to add some kind of secondary audio device? Is it worth it for me to do all this? Will the sound be THAT much worse if I just connect it to the ARC? I don't want to spend so much money on the sounder only to not have optimum sound. Thanks in advance for your help! I really enjoyed your review!

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Good review, the price in Austria is now 1200 € with 150 € cashback, so you have to pay 1.050 € (all taxes included)

Hi Jonah, in your opinion what is the best, that Samsung soundbar or the Lg SN 11?

Nakamichi shockwave 9.2 vs this which is better ?

Thx for the review! What do you think about the Q900, same system as the Q950 without the 2 rear speakers? Will it be immersive enough? Asking that because in Europe, Q900 is about 790 vs 1490 for Q950 which I am finding insane for the 2 rear added speakers.

I picked up this soundbar just the sound bar it's self used for 250 for my condo no subwoofer or rear speakers

Thanks for the in depth review! I recently bought this system and i'm not sure i'm getting the performance from the subwoofer that I should. It seems like it's working, as I feel the air coming out the port, but even with the SW turned up all the way, i'm not getting the rumbling through the room that gives you that 'wow' factor with subs. Just wondering if the SW is defective? Or if it's the placement? (it's a fairly large room and is behind a chair about half way between the TV and the right rear speaker). Or maybe my expectations are too high? Would be curious to know your insight. Thanks!

what DISC did you use or file to calibrate the level of each speaker??

I wish SONOS had up firing rear speakers and that is supported DTX. Maybe in 2021

the cat is the star of the show :D

Great videos! Keep them coming.

So right now you can buy this set for about the price of the sonos arc alone, is it still a good deal or would you go for the sonos instead?

Hey there---so I do have a pretty open layout. What system would you suggest for something like that? I just can't seem to justify dropping the 4-figure pricepoint for a system that I primarily hear out of the sound bar...

I have recently decided to upgrade my sound bar that I have currently (no arc/Earc devices) which lead me to doing some research and several of your review vids. Your content was great with your honest opinions and straight forward approach and tech explanations made me subscribe and look forward to future reviews. I do have a question, my living room is almost identical to yours with the open area (no side walls to bounce off of) and vaulted ceilings, what would you recommend to combat this? The A/V "EXPERTS" in my area just want me to buy more stuff to solve this (upcharge me).Your opinion/advise would be very helpful as i am currently leaning to the Nakamichi. Thanks again.

Just ordered one tonight. Found a "Black Friday" sale from a reputable eBay seller. $978.00 No tax and free shipping! I think that is a win right? I couldn't justify even considering the Sonos Arc at that price...

how about sound quality between Q950t and Sonos ARC sub and play1?

Any info on upcoming soundbars? Will samsung release any new soundbars in 2021? And mainly thinking about successor for the q950t...

a like for the cat alone :)

was the software improved?

Any thoughts for Samsung Q850T??

Hey Jonah, if I want to wall mount this Soundbar, what should the distance between the Soundbar and the tv be and also the distance between the Soundbar to the cabinet below it be? I’m worried that it might affect the sound dispersion. Thank you in advance.

Did you use a Samsung TV with e-arc support? Since you mentioned that you had problems.

Would you prefer this soundbar more or the LG DSN11RG?

Q90R still reigns supreme IMO.

Does it support lpsm? true hd? dts Master ? Via pc connection ?

So what better soundbar will i buy

How does it compare with others in similar price range ?

How much is it? Great video! 😀🤔

I finally fixed the sound dropout on this soundbar after 2 years of use. The good news is that there are no more sound interruptions, the bad news is that I should have done it 2 years ago. The solution was so simple that I can't stop laughing at myself. I simply changed the placement of the subwoofer to match the soundbar. Instead of standing under the soundbar, I placed it at the back of the room, behind the surround speakers, so now they see each other in a straight line, no more Bluetooth interruptions, no more disconnection , no more dropouts.

Live sound test. One with low frequency music such as 'Yeah by Usher", mid range music such as "Any Jazz", high frequency music such as live orchestra.

Hi Jonah , I just bought this soundbar . I have LG C9 and playstation 4 pro , I just wanted to to know if you connect external devices drirectly to soundbar or to TV a, nd then use easrc for video passthrough. What is the best option in your experience , I have massive collection of ps4 games which support PCM 5.1 , and i think this soundbar's hdmi in ports don't suport pcm 5.1 . I guess connecting directly to Tv will give widespread support for Video formats. What's ur advice on it

I like your cat, he is funny :)

Did vaulted ceiling have huge effect on sound?

Can you please do a review on JBL 9.1 Soundbar (which has detachable speakers). If it fits your budget.

Nice review. Actually sound bars with more than 3 speakers built in doesn't make any sense 3.1.2 sound bar with 2 surround speakers is the way to go or invest in a proper setup.