Hi guys,
Recently purchased a new TV (Samsung QN85A). The tv will replace my 75 inch Hisense which I will move into the living room along with the soundbar (Samsung HW-K550). So that means I will need a new soundbar! Ideally I’d like to spend <$1000.
So OzBarginers, what’s a good value for money option?
Thanks in advance.
I would suggest the Samsung Q900A. You can have it for $865 from The Good Guys by asking to price match AppliancesCentral
Thanks for the suggestion.
I had been looking at the Q870A. How would these compare? They are roughly the same price.
If you have the room to have rear speakers then probably the Q870A would have a better surround effect. Otherwise the Q900A seems to have better reviews as a stand-alone unit. I just bought a week ago using the deal mentioned above and I love it. So much better than my old YAS107 or Sony X900H speakers.
Just my opinion, but when it comes to soundbars there is Sonos and then there is everything else.
If I wasn't buying a Sonos soundbar I'd invest in an actual proper 5.1 system (Like a Denon/Yamaha etc).
Benefit with Sonos is it's so unbelievably easy (Though expensive) to turn into a wireless or wired 5.1 system at anytime and they receive frequent bug fixes and updates for years.
I sold out of Sonos due to ongoing Spotify / assistant issues that seems to plague a lot of global users.
Sonos is very popular so I'd imagine there'd comparatively be lots of users online having any particular problem at one time.
I have about 20 Sonos speakers scattered throughout my house and it's very rare I have issues.
I bought the 75inch version of this Samsung tv last month.
I'm gonna get the Sonos Arc.
I paired the Sonos Arc with my 77" Sony A80J I bought earlier this year.
Fantastic combination for a TV of that size and looks great. Main problem with Sonos is you'll soon want to spring for a sub and then rear speakers. It is very easy to get hooked into it.
That’s the main reason I’m hesitant on the Sonos. Gets expensive when you add in the sub and ones.
Sonos Arc my mate….super good atmos effect. You don't need a sub. You can add it in later when you have cash to spare
I was lucky enough to win a Sonos Arc soundbar as a door prize a couple of weeks ago. On its own is pretty impressive.
If you want to save some $$ you can buy the Ikea Symfonisk bookshelf speakers to use as surrounds, they work well and talk to the Sonos Arc.
I recommend that you subscribe to Choice and read last year's comprehensive test of soundbars.
A real surprise with the $400 Polk unit rating highest and the $1,500 Sonos Arc not recommended 🤔
Been there done that. I also second a budget home theatre with a decent receiver. You can achieve it in $1000. Can try to get cooler stuff if you buy used. I'd go Soundbar only if you have constraints in adding a HT.
Any budget 5.1 theatre set up with reputable brand names (even with smaller satellite speakers) or a stereo setup with $1k worth of amp and speaker combo will sound a lot better than sound bars..
I however have heard a Sonos playbar (the previous equivalent of Arc??) at a house inspection and it sounded pretty good.
Piggybacking on this thread, tossing up between Sonos Arc no sub for $1k approx (with 30% trade up discount) or Q900A (maybe Q950A for $980 to get the surrounds)?
Rtings says the Samsung (both) are slightly better, but I like the AIO of the Sonos. Thoughts?
Where have you seen the Q950A for $980? I’m leaning towards the Q870A to get the surrounds at this stage. Don’t have the room for a 5.1 theatre set up.
Looks like I got that wrong, was meant put the Q870A.
So let me update this to comparing the Sonos Arc with the Q870A, any thoughts here?
Get a Yamaha. Those Bluetooth units are quite cheap and have a decent output.
Bought a Yamaha YSP-2700 soundbar for $849 at JB's boxing day sale, brilliant! and its 7.1 channel with a sub.
Recommended by Choice 👍
Picked up the JBL Bar 9.1 from HN for $1000 today, very good.
Went to JB today and they recommended the JBL. Ticket price was $1500. Was the $1000 a price match or ticket price?
I got one today's, $1035 wss the best over the phone they'd do, so far very happy with it.
Requested the best price from HN and they gave it to me at $1000 (ticket price was $1195 reduced from $1499)
I recently got a Samsung tv qn800a and the q950a. While music isn’t as base heavy as a sonos system, I’m also not a teenager anymore and it’s plenty of subwoofer for me. The q sympathy thing (tv pairs with surround speakers) Samsung markets is worth.
Depends on what you want out of a system - atmos or surround?
For $1000 get a budget surround sound setup, will do a better job then a sound bar.