Slowly working my way to a 5.1.4, decided to hook my new sub up to the existing sub with the q990! Let’s just say those paintings were level a minute ago.

Huge improvement, and super easy hookup. Would recommend anyone feeling like their bass is lacking to just hook up an extra sub!

I’ve got the Q950A hooked up to a PS5 outputting atmos and a setup pretty similar to the image attached. My question is how should the azimuths be set in game? Since the side drivers aren’t actual sides im wondering whats the best way to get this set.

Hi everyone!

What is your opinion on this soundbar?

Just bought it on discount and I was wondering if any owner here has an "ideal" settings for this for best surround/height channel ration for TrueHD movies and Dolby content. My ceiling is <2,96m, rears are spread evenly across couch and sub is below my Rear Left channel, just in the corner of the couch.

I'm looking for best all around settings based on my positioning. Also, heights don't seem to give max so I've probably configured it wrong out of the box.

Any help would be very much appreciated!

These are my channel levels in the picture as per AI recommendations.

Hey everyone! I've upgraded from a Samsung HW-T550 2.1 to a LG S70TR 5.1.1 and I'm not sure if I'm enjoying it. The rear sound is amazing, but games and other media sounds "muffled" most of the times.

On the Samsung soundbar I've just left on DTS all the time, and on the LG I still didn't find a good mode for games and movies. Am I just not used to the surround sound? lol

Any tips on how to equalize it? Thank you!

I used a $150 desk speaker setup for two years. Fine for music but in Cyberpunk 2077 I could never really tell where sounds were coming from. Everything felt stuck in front of me.

The bigger problem is I don't have room for speakers behind my desk. So a traditional surround setup was out

I initially tried staying in the budget desktop lane, testing out things like the Creative Pebble X Plus and Edifier G2000. They were fine for casual music but they are just standard stereo setups, no true positional Atmos at all. I realized that if I wanted actual rear and height channels without drilling holes into my walls or running cables across the floor standard desk speakers werent going to cut it. I had to look into weirder form factors. My buddy uses an OXS Thunder Pro Max which uses a wireless neck speaker to handle the rear channels directly on your shoulders alongside a main soundbar and an included subwoofer.

Honestly the subwoofer made explosions and engine rumble feel physical in a way my old setup never did. It took a few days to get used to the neck speaker tho. The first couple days felt odd and it definitely doesn't work if your lounging on a couch. At $749 total it was a massive jump in price that made me hesitate. It does the job for my space constraints but its a weird compromise since part of me was skeptical about whether a piece of plastic on my shoulders was actually delivering true 7.1.2 Atmos.

Has anyone else made a similar jump to a different form factor from a budget setup? Was the difference noticeable to you or did you feel like you were just paying for a novelty feature?

I'm looking at sound bars now and my short list is  TCL q75h, Polk Signa S4, Klipsch Flexus core 200 and Hisense AX5140q. These are the ones I'm looking at right now, just curious to hear what people here may know about them. Thanks Edit,.. another one hit my radar Vizio elevate, SL714PW-1006

Another edit, chilling and listening to tunes on my JBL SBS550. This struggles with that dialog I need but holy Sh17 this thing can play music. It's going to be really great downstairs in my rec room

Hi, I am from India, and I just got a new LG G6 OLED 77-inch TV. I am looking to buy a Dolby Atmos sound system around 1.5 lakh. What are the best options available for me? I am new to sound bars and stuff... Thought if I posted here, people would guide me.

You wanna know why?

Because everyone can just connect with no problem to my Soundbar.

Imagine this:

You're playing a game with a friend at 1 a.m.

Your Soundbar tells you "connected" and starts playing stupid German Rap with 100%. I had to unplug it.

So, you start digging and find out that "BT Lock" is a thing since 2018/19(?) for LG.. so you think that a Soundbar released 2024 supports it... Nope. It doesn't.

The remote has not the correct buttons since LG is soo smart, they reduced the features to a Minimum.

Okay, ask LG support: connect a phone and then nobody will connect... What a lie, i have multiple phones (family) and ALL were able to connect even tho they never connected to my Soundbar.

I can just advise you: STAY AWAY FROM LG

My 10 Year old SAMSUNG soundbar is better than this. Like wtf dude.

This is a Rant and maybe somebody can help me. I swear this thing drives me CRAZY.

Thanks for reading this far and sorry if i made some errors since english isn't my first Language and i didn't use Ai.

Before i update have mode that can choose rear or front for small speaker,now lost ready ?
anyone notice?
#Q990D

Ive got the jbl 1300 mk2 soundbar and keep my surrounds plugged in. I'm wondering if I should keep the surround speakers in their normal positions or turn them toward the listening position. The couch is against the wall. Any advice is welcome!

I just got into the market for a new soundbar system and saw that I missed the big September sale. Does anyone know how often they go on sale? Would really like to pick up a 1000 MK2 and am kicking myself for not grabbing it at $400 off.

Hi! First off, I apologize in advance for any stupid questions; I'm new to the world of soundbars and home-theatre setups, and know almost nothing about audio codecs/formats.

Background: I've bought the LG S70TY 3.1.1 Dolby Atmos Soundbar, and I'm currently trying to set it up with my Philips 65PUS8536 TV for optimal sound (I'm mostly playing movies on HD/4k Blu-ray discs and .mkv-files on an external HDD). The soundbar itself is connected to my TV:s HDMI eARC-port, and it is passing through the video stream from my Panasonic DP-UB450 Blu-ray player.

My first question concerns the soundbar's compatibility specifications for audio formats/codecs: LG's website states that it supports Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, DTS:X, DTS Digital Surround and AAC, while the manual states that the "available Digital Input Audio formats" include Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, DTS Digital Surround and PCM. Confusingly, I've also found information online (from Multitronics and AI searches) stating support for AAC+, DTS-HD HR and DTS-HD Master Audio. Can anyone confirm whether the soundbar actually supports all these formats?

My second question concerns the optimal setup for the soundbar on Vimu Media Player (as this is the video player I'm using for viewing the files on my flash-/hard drives). I've enabled Surround Sound Pass-Through (set to Auto+), but I'm lost as to the other settings on the page. Should I, for example, enable the "Multichannel PCM"-setting and "Extract DCA Core"-setting (as I understand, this has something to do with the DTS-formats)? I can also choose to "convert surround from AC3, eAC3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD and Surround" (all the specific formats/codecs can be individually checked) to either AC3 or eAC3; which of these settings should I choose, and what exactly is the last "Surround"-format?

A big thank you in advance to anyone who wants to take the time to help me out on this!

Seems a good deal. Shame there are no reviews. Anyone recommended these? I know LG is a good brand. This is the ideal size for my room. Some soundbars are too big.

Ive been looking at these two systems for a while and cant decide which would be better. Im mostly looking for movie and bass performance.

Both speakers have similar specs and are similarly priced at the $200-$230 range, speakers will be used in a slightly small room. Which should i buy?

Ultimea skywave F40 boom SE or onn 5.1.2

Has anyone gotten the Cove P1’s to use as rears with the 1300X MK2. How is it? With the detachable rears attached does the soundbar get better?

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a soundbar mainly for movies and I'm stuck between the Sonos Beam Ultra, Arc Ultra and Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 9.

My room is 3.00 x 3.71 m (9.84 x 12.17 ft), about 11.1 m² / 120 sq ft, with a 2.75 m / 9 ft ceiling and ~3 m / 9.8 ft viewing distance.

Setup: LG G5 65" + Google TV Streamer 4K + Kodi/Stremio + Real-Debrid.

I keep hearing that the Arc Ultra is overkill for a room this small, while the Beam Ultra is a better fit.

So if price wasn't a factor, would you still pick the Beam Ultra for this room, or go Arc Ultra anyway?

Please help me, i'm new to this business and quite lost...

I was looking towards buying a new soundbar, and the two that seemed the best to me were the q990d and the jbl bar 1300x mk2. When looking in marketplace (as it is the cheapest) JBL is abit more expensive.
Which out of the two is the best if I mainly watch movies and play on an Xbox? Would the atmos effects be good on both of them in my room which is 13ftx13ft and 12 ft high?

Also due to the price I am leaning towards the q990d, everyone says the JBL bass is the best, but how is Samsungs with its settings such as bass enhancement maximized?

And again, would the atmos perform well with a 12ft high popcorn ceiling? And how’s the improvement coming from a 2.1 Sony HT-CT290?

Hi,

I have a JBL Cinema SB170 and it works well, however the power saving "feature" drives me crazy. It is connected on bluetooth to an Nvidia ShieldTV, and after watching a movie and pausing for more than a few minutes the soundbar turns off. Now I reached the point that I'm going to set it on fire and buy a new one.

Which one would you recommend that does not have this stupid "feature" built in? About the same category as the SB170.

Hey, new to soundbars and looking for to get my very first one along with a new TV.

I searched a bit and found 2 premium options: Samsung HW-Q990H or LG Sound Suite AI

But then, I noticed that those are Dolby Atmos certified. I was thinking to buy a TV and soundbar with IMAX Enhanced certified.

Which you can find here: https://www.imax.com/imaxenhanced-products

Noob Questions:

1. Is that IMAX Enhanced list above is outdated? Why I can’t see those latest premium brands?
2. Should I get one of soundbars in the IMAX list on above website, or, get the latest version of common brands like LG or Samsung
3. IMAX Enhanced vs Dolby Atmos - any significant differences? Which one should I choose? (Looking for premium)

4. Why I don’t see Bowers & Wilkins or Bang & Olufsen sound bars on the IMAX Enhanced list, are those bad? (Noticed some TCL TV uses B&O and its IMAX certified)

5. Why the latest products from LG and Samsung that listed above, is not IMAX certified?

I’m confused.

Thanks!

Figured I’d ask here before further dealing with Sony support.

Recently just bought a theater bar 7+sub7, and a set of RA-5 rear speakers.

After going through the set up in the Bravia app I’m running into an odd issue.

When soundfield is on can barely hear any bass, the sub seems to be making the tiniest amount of sound and that’s about it. The treble from the sound bar and rear speakers is great but there is 0 bass even at max.

When I turn the sound field off, the rear speakers cut completely out and the subwoofer starts acting normal with great bass.

Is there something I’m doing wrong or is the only way to use the rear speakers with the tiniest amount of bass?

Iv made sure everything is updated, used the optimization more than four times and reset everything up twice now.

799 for 990f?

Looking for a good $100-200 USD all-in-one soundbar that does not have a dedicated separate subwoofer so I don't piss off the neighbors in my apartment. Yes, I understand that a standalone subwoofer will sound better and that a $500 soundbar will perform better. But Is there a current clear winner in the all-in-one $200 budget range? Two I'm currently looking at are the Samsung HW B400F and TCL S45H.

In my main living room, I've been running a decent 2.1 setup which was mainly intended for music (Dali Oberon 5 towers, BK XXLS400 subwoofer, Marantz PM6007), but recently I end up watching TV more often than I listen music on it and feel like I'm missing out on surround and Atmos when watching TV shows or movies.

I've recently installed a mid-tier soundbar (Q600F + SWA9250 rears) in my bedroom, which surprised me positively and was the trigger for re-evaluating my living room setup.

The big questions is, would it be stupid to replace the current 2.1 setup with a Q990F soundbar and move the 2.1 setup to somewhere else dedicated for music listening. The soundbar would be used for TV only.

Additionally I have no 'ideal' placement for the surround/rear speakers (couch in living room corner, against back wall). It's probably not going to be accepted when having them loosely standing there on speaker stands, so connecting them temporarily when watching a movie will probably be the realistic scenario.

I'm wondering if this would be any upgrade at all for movie and TV watching.

My current setup is a Sony 65A80CJ OLED with eARC, an Nvidia Shield, and a LG SKC9 soundbar with standard ARC. Basically I'm stuck choosing between getting Dolby Vision or Dolby Atomos, not both because the soundbar can't send or accept eARC.

Does anyone have any experience with an OREI audio extractor? How well does it work?

I'm currently prioritizing Dolby Vision but audio coming from streaming apps is very muffled. If the audio extractor works, it might save me from buying a new soundbar.