The HW-Q950T is obviously not aimed at those who would build a separate AV receiver plus speaker package, but convenience and simplicity aside, I'd also be surprised if you actually could put together a 9.1.4 system for £1,600.Good comprehensive review, though I can't help but think that no matter how good a soundbar this is, for £1600 bar a penny you could get a half decent surround sound system that would blow it out of the water.
Still I suppose for those who don't have that option it will find it's market.
Good comprehensive review, though I can't help but think that no matter how good a soundbar this is, for £1600 bar a penny you could get a half decent surround sound system that would blow it out of the water.
Still I suppose for those who don't have that option it will find it's market.
The HW-Q950T is obviously not aimed at those who would build a separate AV receiver plus speaker package, but convenience and simplicity aside, I'd also be surprised if you actually could put together a 9.1.4 system for £1,600.
Sound quality wise it will but let us know how to get a 7.1.4 or 9.1.4 speaker system for under £1600.
Yes, but this isn't a genuine 9.1.4 system is it?
It's faux 9.1.4.
I'm not knocking it - I've never heard it and I never will because it's not for me, but for some it will be just the ticket.
From your review, this sounds like a very impressive system. If this generation of soundbar was available in my HTiB days, they would definitely be at the top of my list.The HW-Q950T is obviously not aimed at those who would build a separate AV receiver plus speaker package, but convenience and simplicity aside, I'd also be surprised if you actually could put together a 9.1.4 system for £1,600.
Amps are not choice for many though, but 2 HDMI inputs is frankly not useful these days and not everyone has a TV with eARC. Even the Sennheiser Atmos bar at £2100 only has 3.Only 2 HDMI inputs, very disappointing. For £1600 I would expect 4 minimum. Separate AV amps for half the price have more inputs. Sorry Samsung, no sale.
It's my review and my score – take it or leave it mate. I love the way you're scoring something you've never seen or heard. But whatever, I guess that's the Internet in a nutshell.The score should be 9 not 10
I will get this next. Hope they sort out the few issues with DTS over eArc and LPCM.
Great review Steve thanks. Clearly Samsung have come of age with there soundbars , that said i owned an msw 650 a few years ago and rated that pretty highly.
Great review Steve thanks. Clearly Samsung have come of age with there soundbars , that said i owned an msw 650 a few years ago and rated that pretty highly.
They wont get my money though due to devaluation of the product due to constant introductions of new models, as u mentioned. The last £1500 quid unit they had is now £999, pity the folk who paid full rrp, anyways thats there marketing stratergy.
I only had the HW-Q950T for a couple of weeks, but once I had everything setup the wireless connection between the rears/sub and main unit was reliable and robust. As far as my Wi-Fi setup is concerned, I have a dual-band extender in the lounge with 2.4 and 5GHz bandwidths (the actual router is in my office).@Steve Withers
Could you speak any more to the reliability of the rears and subs as you've tested things? Reliable connectivity has plagued Samsung soundbars since the 2016 HW-K950s and hasn't improved in every generation since.
It's relatively well documented that tri-band WiFi networks can cause problems and users either have to disable the second 5GHz band entirely (reducing the usefulness and speed available to WiFi devices that can take advantage of that second band) OR play whack-a-mole by manually adjusting the channel the second band is using due to the use of DFS by their tri-band kit (I've found relative stability by trying to leave it set to channel 100 but it isn't a magic bullet)
Did you test the 950T in an environment with such a Tri-band router (or mesh extender) present (Netgear? Ubiquiti?) - just curious is all...
Perhaps the review period wasn't long enough for you to determine definitively? I and many other AVForum-ites do like the Samsung kit, but that speaker connectivity reliability is a real PITA and it is sometimes too easy to just put it down to "Oh well, its your WiFi network that's to blame" :|