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SUBWOOFER INCLUDED – Wireless subwoofer is included so you can enjoy deep bass right out of the box All-in-one
BASS BOOST – Give your bass an instant boost with the push of a button on the soundbar
ADAPTIVE SOUND LITE – Enhanced audio tracking for your content in real time, with technology that equalizes background music and consistent volume control
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| ASIN | B093VH98JP |
|---|---|
| Item model number | HW-A450/ZA |
| Best Sellers Rank | #61,977 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #419 in Home Audio Sound Bars |
| Date First Available | April 29, 2021 |
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Kindle Customer –
After my very old $99 Sony soundbar blew up, I moved my desktop audio KRK powered speakers and 12″ sub to the TV.Since those were designed to sit on a desktop, and a few feet away from your head, they never really sounded correct.I upgraded to the Q900A after a few years of trying to EQ the KRK’s into submission.WOW! CLEAR voices, and (very surprisingly) deep sub-bass frequencies, without any booming or bass bloat.The EQ and other ‘voicing’ capabilities are fantastic. You can adjust how loud the side-mount, and top-mount speakers are in relation to the front speakers, and, although I usually hate anything but direct sound, these additional speakers give great ambience without muddying voices.I love that the bluetooth sub can be placed where it needs to be in the room, to avoid room modes (google that). The bass goes really deep (I estimate 30 Hz) and is ‘flat’. You can separately change the subwoofer volume from the remote, and also use the EQ menu function.Be aware that there are firmware upgrades available, and you can apply them using USB, without having to connect to the internet with another privacy-invading alexa connection.This speaker is well worth the significant amount of money.
TheBushranger –
First a comment about the speakers without the rear speakers. Good, but not as good as the soundbar I’m replacing..the Sony HT-G700 is a better stand alone soundbar for the money, but you can’t add rear speakers to this soundbar. If you add the rear speakers to the Samsung soundbar you get a decent surround system. This is my first surround system, so I don’t have anything to compare it to.I set the speaker to surround for each source. I do not like standard, as there is no sound coming from the center speaker. I also think that Adapative has a harsh edge. The + or – 6 for treble, bass, center, top and the two speakers in the rear speakers, works OK for me. I set everything on the main soundbar to +3 and the two speakers in the rears to +6. Occasionally I will decrease the setting on the Center speaker, if the vocals overwhelm the instruments. The bass is also OK, but there is no thud from these speakers. The remote is intuitive. The volume and bass on the remote is a toggle up or down.The surround works best with 5.1 and Atmos studio music discs. I am not impressed by the surround from live concert DVD/Bluray’s (not the fault of these speakers). The soundbar is connected to an older Sony TV with ARC (not eARC) and both units work together well. The sound quality is not good when I set my Dish Hopper 3 to digital, but good on PCM. I did not test any bluray movie discs for sound from my Sony Bluray player that is connected directly to HDMI port on the soundbar. I installed the Smarthings app to select voice and bass enhancments. I setup the WI-FI and last night Samsung might have installed a firmware update, because in the morning no sound came out of the speakers from any source. From the downloaded manual, I could see that you could initialize the system. I’m not sure if I now have a soundbar with new firmware and if it is back to the original, but I had to reset all the adjustments, including setting up the soundbar on Smarthings all over again. I’m wondering if I should turn off the Wi-Fi permanently.I’m happy to finally be able to play my extensive library of Multi-channel SACD’s, Bluray Audio 5.1 and Atmos music discs and hear real surround music. I found the total cost of both at $750 to be a fair and reasonable price.December 3, 2021 Update:Changing my rating to 5 stars. Have now listened to 50+ surround discs from Santana to Dream Theater. The secret is to turn down the center speaker to -5 so that the rear speakers can shine.
RedPill –
I’ve been waiting for the release of the Klipsch 1200 for some time. This week Amazon had what appeared to be a one day killer promotion (1k even) which lured me into trying this.This soundbar is intended to replace a Monitor Audio RX Silver 3 channel setup. And I have 4 MA RX/FX surrounds in the box because my current living room layout does not lend itself to setting up those fairly large surrounds. I was quite skeptical about buying any soundbar, thinking that despite the Atmos effects, the presence and ability to fill a large room with 20′ ceilings would disappoint. Last Black Friday I bought a Klipsch 600 on sale for another much smaller room, and later added real surrounds, and while it is OK for that space, I wouldn’t consider it for my large LR, so I still had uncertainty about how well a soundbar would work in the large space. (After experiencing how good this sounds, it has lowered my opinion of my Klipsch soundbar since, even with the added Klipsch rears, it pales in comparison to the rich spacious sound that this Samsung produces. I know they are at different price points, but the difference is enough to make me consider replacing them already.)The bottom line is that once I figured out how to Auto EQ the soundbar, I can’t begin to express how much the sound fills the room. The sound quality and detail is for me very impressive, and I think you have to be a hardcore audiophile to be disappointed in some meaningful way with this system. I spent thousands on that MA system and feel that at a fraction of that price the audio experience is topped by this. I used to have an SVS sub but got rid of it due to its ridiculously large size and had been using a much smaller ML 700, which was good enough. I would say that by comparison the sub provided and the low frequency performance is even better than what I’d been using, and I like the fact that it has a tall, space-saving form factor. Within days the Klipsch was finally released. I liked the fact that it allows for a second sub, which this Samsung does not. Note I have a much larger LR than most reading this review, 20x20x20, and open on two sides to other rooms, but honestly I am not sure I really need that larger Klipsch 12″ sub paired with a second sub. I was debating if I should buy it and try it, but I like the narrow Samsung sub and the integration of features with a Samsung TV. And I should mention that this system is an 11.1.4 system vs the Klipsch 5.1.4. I suspect that is a big reason why it sounds so rich, so I’m not too likely to bother with the 1200s. Just look at the pictures on both websites–I don’t know how 5 speakers can compete with 11 (of comparable quality of course) for a surround system.With that said, I have several criticisms of this.1) Go to the Samsung website and download the full manual. The paper mini-manual is not enough to understand all the functions and proper setup/calibration. Navigating through the configuration setup was completely un-intuitive without the benefit of the detailed steps in the full manual.2) Display on top is a disadvantage while you are in tinkering and set up mode. Even afterwards, if say you want to adjust the subwoofer volume, you won’t know what level you are going from/to unless you open your Smartthings app. Of course if you’re not tinkering with settings it doesn’t matter.3) I had an extremely frustrating weekend setting this up in Smartthings. It would go offline, and I tried numerous things like unplugging and removing. I couldn’t get it registered within the app for days until the one time I disabled WPA3 and all the advanced security features on my Eero 6 routers and unplugged it. However, once registered, after re-enabling all those and unplugging one more time, it seems to be working and compatible with WPA3. It seems flaky on setup, so I’m offering this experience as something to consider if you have issues with WiFi or registering in the app. The other thing I seemed to notice is that within my Samsung TV, if I switched input from the Q950 ARC to Q950 Wifi, that seemed to go badly. With an HDMI cable, I don’t see a need for now to try it again.4) Honestly, the big disappointment for me is not really getting a sense of anything flying directly overhead. I’m guessing it is due to the 20′ ceilings, and/or inability of the calibration to compensate, and the limitations of the room configuration/speaker layout. However, I do experience some sensation of height, and a satisfying sense of sound from all other directions. I have a 2018 Samsung TV, so I don’t have the ability to use the SpaceFit feature, so I suspect that upgrading my TV would improve the height sensation. According to the manual, the AutoEQ feature merely calibrates the sub for the low end frequencies, and from my limited experience using the system without it, it made a huge difference in filling the room even before I got the rears working. I suspect that reviewers complaining about the lack of bass may not have AutoEQ’d their system, which is another reason to read the full manual.5) A big part of my initial problems too was that the surround speakers were producing no sound at all, despite being confirmed paired (by the blue lights). I read on some forum someone mentioning enabling bass enhancement in the app would create this problem. I don’t recall if disabling that did resolve the problem, but in the process of troubleshooting with known sources of Atmos enabled video content, once I started testing youtube Atmos test videos, the surrounds finally started working and have worked since. It’s completely baffling what made this start working, but now that I’m past that, I’m happy. Hopefully issues like this do not randomly occur over time, as I’ve only owned these for less than a week now.6) Maybe on select vocal tracks where the dialog is very prominent, this seems to sound thinner than what my center MA speaker produces, even with AVA on. Maybe it’s my imagination. But I don’t consider this a valid reason to hang on to the MAs given everything else I’m benefiting from.Samsung support was very responsive. I contacted from within the app and exchanged emails, but none of that really helped to resolve any of my issues.Lastly I will say that I enjoy listening to music (and video) in surround mode. If you’re old enough to appreciate The Beatles, try the Atmos mix of Abbey Road available on Apple Music (and maybe elsewhere), which sounds amazing. I’m not sure why people might prefer listening to music in stereo mode with this system, except that it might be more accurate if that is how the source material was designed. I’m not bothering to change modes from surround. Curiously, rtings didn’t evaluate this system in surround mode and hence didn’t utilize all the speakers.
ML –
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It’s good enough to be top-rated by Consumer Reports, in my opinion. I’ll give some tips on why or why not to get it, and what it is:* I wouldn’t get it if your TV doesn’t have HDMI eARC capability. If your TV only does HDMI ARC, I’d save a fair bit and get an ARC (not eARC) soundbar.* If you’re going to also stream music to this soundbar from your phone, iPad or other device, this is a good choice. Very fast & easy Bluetooth pairing.* If you will stream music directly from your router (Wi-Fi), you’re in business because it does that too.* If you want an included Bluetooth subwoofer of excellent quality, it’s a good choice. Of course, at this price you will be using a subwoofer, I expect. You’ll like the subwoofer.* Operating power consumption is 28W, whereas regular speakers on average use 100W. The soundbar and the subwoofer each draws .5W in standby mode. But use a high quality surge protector with it, because it doesn’t have a surge protector built-in. I know this from calling to check since the manual didn’t mention it.* If you prefer traditional surround sound, consider that this unit uses Dolby Atmos (or you can use DTS:X). Which one is preferable probably depends more on the room than anything. Dolby Atmos is right for me which is one reason I selected this Q-series soundbar.* This soundbar features 4K Pass-through and HDR.* Handles Alexa voice which may come in handy depending on how you roll and your views on privacy.* Remote control, included, is quite intuitive as expected of Samsung, one of the major brands for soundbars.* If you’re going to mount this soundbar, be aware that the brackets are designed such that they’re 24″ apart. Believe me, this is a heavy soundbar, something I would not personally mount on drywall with mere anchors, but that’s me – I don’t like creating large holes in the drywall to accommodate anchors; I want to secure something with weight to studs to be more secure. Because the studs in my wall are 16″ apart, I’m going to buy brackets separately and use wood screws to put them into the studs. And I’m going to use nano tape to make sure the soundbar is truly secure on the brackets I’ll select. At any rate, Samsung doesn’t provide screws for the wall. The only screws they provide is for affixing the brackets they include to the soundbar. See my photos to know exactly what I’m talking about.* This is an appropriate soundbar if your TV processes Dolby Digital Plus, but not if your TV only processes Dolby Digital. You want to be able to get Dolby Atmos which isn’t possible if your TV doesn’t use Dolby Digital Plus.* You can later add 2 back speakers that will connect with Bluetooth to this soundbar. Samsung sells those, of course. I called Samsung to ask about how this soundbar decodes sound for the back speakers, and the guy I spoke with had to get with his manager who concluded I would need to call their expert on this. I was provided the number to call the expert which I will probably get around to in a couple months.* The soundbar itself has 8 speakers. It uses a lot of technology to make extremely sophisticated sound that justifies the price. I’m delighted with it.
Buffy –
Before this I was using a Bose Soundbar from 2018 and this is a great improvement. The main soundbar and center channel have a nice clear sound. With the app you can also choose to enhance the voice which is helpful for some shows and movies. You can adjust the volume level on all of the eleven channels in this system including center, sides, tops, rears if you feel you aren’t hearing enough in one area. Most tv shows don’t use the sides or rears much, but some movies and Netflix shows you get that added punch and ambience. I wish you could adjust everything in the Samsung app but some volume adjustments have to be done on the soundbar display which is on top of the soundbar. I have found with both the Samsung and Bose soundbars that the sound gets out of sync with a set top cable box. So I finally ditched my cable service and now use online streaming for my live tv and it works good, no more out of sync lips when watching regular tv channels. For the room I have this in the soundbar is more sound than I can actually use without bothering neighbors but I love it. Bass can go big, but more importantly for me center, voice and surrounds sound good. Worth every dollar. Highly recommended for soundbar users.
MG –
Sound quality is mind blowing. Amazing sound effects with Dolby Atmos sound. Great price plus $150 Amazon gift card with the purchase was icing on the cake. I am glad I waited for the release of the product this year and it paid off big time. I would say this is the best sound bar in market i.e., KING of sound bar. Samsung 950A sound bar is the BEST!!
Jay M –
I bought this soundbar while I had one connected to my TV and my older soundbar (Bose Solo 5) was quite functional. I was just kinda tired of not getting the sound I was expected to hear, specially when playing movies on Dolby Atoms or any movies recorded on HD sound quality. I don’t know how long it took for me to decide but I did my research for months and right on the moment this one HW-700a went on sale, I bought it without any hesitation. Now that it is working for days and I learned everything about it’s features and abilities, I can’t convince myself not to share my happiness for such a great and powerful device. Am I going to recommend this soundbar for Dolby Atoms content? Absolutely yes.
Rocketwidget –
Just read the RTINGS reviews of the HW-Q900A and HW-Q950A if you are in the market for a premium/top soundbar. The HW-Q900A is also TheWireCutter’s latest pick.I am considering the SWA-9500S 2.0.2 rear speakers upgrade, to go from 7.1.2 to 9.1.4. The HW-Q950A is 11.1.4 because the included rears are 4.0.2, but RTINGS tested the HW-Q950A mostly in 9.1.4 configuration, and still called it the best soundbar. So if you are looking at the HW-Q950A, and the market price of the HW-Q900A + SWA-9500S is significantly lower, you may want to consider that option.I’m no audiophile but the HW-Q900A sounds pretty incredible to me as-is in 7.1.2. I really like how everything is wireless except power cords and HDMI, the dialog enhancement option is pretty neat, and the AutoEQ feature works with nothing but the soundbar and the subwooder themselves.I also like that it is relatively futureproof, as every standard short of HDMI 2.1 is supported on every HDMI port. I suspect if I ever actually get content + TV that could benefit from HDMI 2.1, I could just connect HDMI 2.1 to the TV and still have eARC to transfer all audio codecs to the soundbar? As of now, my TV doesn’t even have ARC, so I use the soundbar’s 2 HDMI inputs and can get every possible audio codec.Minor annoyances:* Not sure why you can’t see which audio codec is being used most of the time? At least Atmos content will be displayed in text briefly on start.* Speaking of the display: You can’t see it sitting down… Maybe put a small prism on top?* I gave up trying to enable Alexa on the thing. This may be important to you, but I don’t use Alexa anyway.* I also couldn’t update firmware via the app for some reason. Worked fine with a USB stick.* It is odd that you need both the remote and the app to configure every possible setting.
Joe Fernandez –
The soundbar works as advertised, the setup was easy enough to figure out. After 3 different 1 hour calls into Samsung tech support, I finally got the surround sound external speakers SWA8500A rear speakers working and finally understanding that the wifi speakers that can be purchased with this sound bar needs to be configured with its own remote control in the settings display that is minuscule at best that reads Treble, then bass, then audio and finally after scrolling through this menu after it is synced up it comes to rear speakers …. duh, it was not in the instructions or manual, none of the three tech support people even knew where or how to find it. I found this tidbit of information on a consumer install and setup review and they mentioned it. After over a month of trying to get my rear Samsung SWA 8500S speakers to work, I finally got noise and sound out of them, absolutely no help from Samsung tech support …. they basically wasted my time for over 3 hours. Always try the end user can community since they will have more experience than some of these so called techs . Lesson learned….
Scott –
So I decided to take the plunge and upgrade my sound system. I have had a couple of other sound bars located in each room. So I know what I want and can easily compare. So this is the first 11 channel sound system but does not produce the most watts. It’s over 600 watts just so you know. It’s not the watts but how good it sounds. So let’s talk about the parts of the sound system first. The sound bar is of a modest design. It’s not unique and to be honest it isn’t stylish at all. It looks like a black log below your tv. It’s very wide as well. It’s covered in cloth which is better for sound but terrible for someone who has dogs and cats. It attracts dust and hair. The bar for this premium price does not have an led screen in front but has a tiny screen on top. Plan on using the Samsung app SmartThings to adjust the bar unless you want to get up like your ancestors and manually change the setting. The bar comes with a remote that is plastic, does not light up and would be easily lost. The remote also looks very cheap. Use the app. Now the bar comes with rubber feet that you have to put on the bottom of the bar yourself. Yes, for this much money you have to do it yourself. The sub is modest looking with a cheap design and a circle on the side covered with, you guessed it, cloth. The speakers emit sound from multiple sides and are plain square black boxes covered in cloth. The whole system is wireless. You will need to plug in the two speakers and the sub to power outlets but that is it. They connected by themselves when I turned on the bar. If you want to mount the rear speakers or use a speaker stand realize the screws do NOT come with the speakers to do this. I ordered them off Amazon. You’ll find the screw dimensions in the instructions. Please mount them with the proper screws or they will fall off the wall or stand. So we see that the company saved a great deal of money in a cheap and uninspired design but how does it sound? I have to say after owning the Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra and the JBL 5.1 4K this blows them away. The Shockwafe has over 1000 watts but speech is not clear and it has bothersome wires that go to the two subs. The JBL is great for a single room but not for your entertainment room. This Samsung Bar has clear voice projection, great dimensional sound and phenomenal Dolby Atmos. Everything sounds better and it worked perfectly with my LG Oled with e-arc. You will not get the benefit of Dolby Atmos using an optical cable. You will need to have an eArc HDMI to get the benefits of this Sounbar. There is an additional feature that is only available with a Samsung tv called Q Symphony. So I can’t comment on that. The sound is very realistic. Using the SmarThings app you can customize the sound to your room using the built in mic on the soundbar. I have had Dennon amps and traditional speaker setups. This system is easier to set up and can in most cases offer superior sound with a smaller footprint. This is the best soundbar or system that I have heard. I recommend it for the sound, ease of setup and smaller footprint than a amp and speaker setup.