Review on 🔊 Samsung HW-Q900A Black Soundbar by Ravindra Devaraja

Name: 🔊 Samsung HW-Q900A Black Soundbar
Item: 🔊 Samsung HW-Q900A Black Soundbar
Rating: 4

April 13, 2023

I'm happy with it, the price and the quality, I recommend to buy it.

The panel itself plays very well. Yes, and the sub does its job (even if the phase inverter pulls the blanket over itself), working exactly when it is needed, without interfering with the operation of the panel itself.
Sensitive to audio signal. If it's a normal TV with compressed audio. You will hear all the delights of compression. But if you include a movie with DTS HD Audio Master. You will hear all the details. Watched on Blu ray "Survivor" with 7.1 You can hear everything. How the wind blows, how the water murmurs, how the fire crackles. Don't expect to get some kind of ambience without rear speakers. Get high-quality sound that will "move" around the soundbar. Sounds will not merge into a mess. Dialogues will be well audible. You will hear the difference when the action takes place in a large hall or in an apartment. In games, the dialogue came from the center, you turned to the left, the sound on the speakers moved to the right, where the speaker remained standing.

VIRTUAL setting - Samsung themselves don't know how it works. Somehow it improves the sound. There are no details.
Setting WIDE LEVEL - should, by name, adjust the width of the scene. In fact, the difference is not noticed. The support said that it regulates the front channels. I highly doubt it.
If you turn off the microphone, the red light will annoy.

Pros

Good panel sound. Complete 7.1.2. (15 speakers + bass reflex subwoofer). The center speaker conveys voices perfectly. All possible supported audio formats. HDR 10/10+ support. Ease of connection and settings. Usefulness. 1. Switch all connected devices from PCM to signal pass-through. 2. ADAPTIVE mode really just highlights the center channel while muting the rest. I do not recommend for use. 3. For Dolby Atmos, the included HDMI 1.4 cable will suffice. The main thing is that the HDMI ports are 2.0 and older versions. And a simple ARC input on TV. With Apple TV, the inscription appears on the DA panel. 4. Find the HEVC file with track E-AC3 (DD+) 5.1+Atmos. And you get the top two channels. There is no DA inscription on the panel. The main thing is that the TV would support E-AC3. This is a very common format. 5. In the settings, raise the volume of the top speakers. With Atmos, the sound becomes even more interesting. 6. PS4. Switch to Dolby Digital or DTS mode. Check sound in game settings. In Gran Turismo, for example, you can choose 7.1. 7. In Smart Things application - Sound feedback. The English panel will tell you which mode/port is currently active. 9. Frequency equalizer - adjusts the soundbar. The sub is separately adjustable.

Cons

The problem here is only one - the subwoofer. It's like it's there, but it's like it's not there. Phase inverter "blowing" be healthy. But there is nothing good in this. He creates this hum. One thing pleases that he does it only when necessary. The speaker itself, and it is 20 cm here, by the way, gives bass, but it does it so inexpressively and quietly that sometimes you doubt that it exists at all. There is no density in the sound. The bass boost settings don't help. Auto EQ to tune the subwoofer through the built-in microphone, works 1 time out of 7. Therefore, if you manage to use this function, it is better not to touch it anymore. And yes, nothing really changes. If you have not had a subwoofer before, then most likely everything will suit you. Before that, I used a 2.1 system with an 18cm subwoofer. In the movie "Blade Runner 2", at the beginning, when one hits the other against the wall, it felt like someone in my apartment was hitting the wall. The sound was so thick. This sub is trying, but by the sound, it happens somewhere near the neighbors. It's not that expressive.