![]() ![]() Next I fired up Mad Max: Fury Road and found that both the Samsung and the Vizio were excellent at surround steering and creating an all-enveloping sonic world. While the Vizio had more low-end punch, the Samsung was able to delve deeper into the low frequencies and sounded better overall. However, the Samsung pulled ahead in Dune as it did for the remainder of the tests. Next I swapped out two of the soundbars and substituted them for the Vizio Elevate - a great speaker in its own right. The LG got a little lost trying to convey the majesty of the scene. The LG S9C was the weakest of the three and I was unable to get much volume out of it. Compared to the Samsung, the Bose offered less presence and slam, and the Samsung's immersion was helped greatly by the its discrete rears speakers (you can add them to the Bose system aftermarket, however). ![]() The whispered dialog, the sound of the spice filtering through Paul Atreides' airways and the deep thump of the sandworms were exceedingly clear and impactful. When watching the scene where the ornithopters land in an attempt to rescue spice miners from a sandworm (1 hour, 1 minute into the movie), clarity was one word that came to my mind. I began my tests with Dennis Villenueve's Dune and compared the Samsung against a Bose Smart Soundbar 600 and Bass Module 500 subwoofer combo, plus the LG S9C. As you'd expect with a brand hoping to become a household name in audio, the music replay of the Q990C was also excellent. With its four height speakers and large sub, the Samsung definitely had an advantage against the others when it came to cinematic immersion. I compared the Samsung Q990C against an array of different soundbars in CNET's audio lab, including the Vizio Elevate, the LG S9C and the Bose 600 Smart Soundbar and subwoofer combo. It misses out on the solar power charger of the TV remotes, but if you own a Samsung TV you can use its remote to control the soundbar too. The remote control is compact and feels premium, with a faux-metallic finish. It would have been good to see seen a few more connections including an analog input for people to connect a record player, for instance. Other audio gubbins include the SpaceFit Sound Pro Calibration routine and the voice-optimizing Active Voice Amplifier.Ĭonnections include two HDMI 2.0 inputs (so, sadly, no gaming-friendly 4K/120Hz) with an HDMI eARC output, digital optical, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. ![]() The soundbar also tucks in Q Symphony, which pairs the speaker with the onboard speakers of your Samsung TV, but given that every speaker on this kit is better than the ones that go into TVs, I don't think you should use it. The Q990C will decode all of the relevant formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X while also including compatibility with audio standards Spotify Connect and Apple AirPlay 2. Two HDMI in and one out Josh Goldman/CNET ![]()
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