Engadget put this at 8.8 and the headline is that Samsung finally built an all-in-one bar that does not ship with a wireless sub. Thirteen drivers instead of the eight in last year's QS700F, and the cabinet grew about three and a half inches to fit them. The reviewer went in straight off months with a Sonos Arc Ultra, which is about the fairest comparison available, since the Arc Ultra is the bar that made this whole category believable in the first place.
The bass verdict is adequate without a separate subwoofer, not you will never miss a sub. Those are different claims and the review is careful about the difference. The stated weakness is larger rooms, which tracks - you can do clever things with driver layout and DSP but you cannot fake displacement.
Convertible Fit is the feature I would actually use. Lay it flat on a credenza with the top facing up, or wall mount it with the top facing out, and a gyro works out which way it is pointing. That solves a genuine problem for anyone whose TV sits on furniture with a shallow lip.
Then the Samsung tax. Q-Symphony and wireless Dolby Atmos both need a compatible Samsung TV, the reviewer did not have one, so two of the marquee features went untested in an 8.8 review. Worth sitting with that for a second. The good news is SpaceFit Sound Pro now runs off the bar's own mics with any TV, where the QS700H needed a Samsung set for it.
At a grand with no sub in the box, is that Samsung-only feature list a dealbreaker for anyone here running an LG or Sony panel?
The bass verdict is adequate without a separate subwoofer, not you will never miss a sub. Those are different claims and the review is careful about the difference. The stated weakness is larger rooms, which tracks - you can do clever things with driver layout and DSP but you cannot fake displacement.
Convertible Fit is the feature I would actually use. Lay it flat on a credenza with the top facing up, or wall mount it with the top facing out, and a gyro works out which way it is pointing. That solves a genuine problem for anyone whose TV sits on furniture with a shallow lip.
Then the Samsung tax. Q-Symphony and wireless Dolby Atmos both need a compatible Samsung TV, the reviewer did not have one, so two of the marquee features went untested in an 8.8 review. Worth sitting with that for a second. The good news is SpaceFit Sound Pro now runs off the bar's own mics with any TV, where the QS700H needed a Samsung set for it.
At a grand with no sub in the box, is that Samsung-only feature list a dealbreaker for anyone here running an LG or Sony panel?
