SamsungHW-Q800C 5.1.2ch Soundbar w/Wireless Dolby Audio, Q-Symphony, SpaceFit Sound Pro, Adaptive Sound, Game Mode Pro, Airplay 2, AVA, 8-Inch Subwoofer, Alexa Built-in

(This review is from the opinion of someone going from a Polk Audio S2 soundbar in a living room approximately 15x15 that's open to our kitchen.)First and foremost... Wow... The audio quality, especially the dialogue from any streaming service is exquisite. Keeping all the settings at default is still very impressive. Adjusting them to your liking is simple (especially if you have a Samsung phone), and is very intuitive. I have a Samsung TV, and the "Q-Symphony" setting DOES make a difference, but don't spend close to $700 just because of this feature. You'll be disappointed. I don't have the additional back surround speakers, but just with the soundbar and sub, it's very, very nice. At close to $700 I can assure you the audio quality is exactly what you're paying for, and if this price point suits your budget, you won't be disappointed. As stated, the dialogue is the most impressive for me. You won't miss any conversation in your TV shows or movies. The sound in general is loud, clear, deep, authentic, and crisp. Not to mention the 9in sub hits hard and deep. I dare to say it is close to my 10in Polk Audio sub I have for my basement "true surround sound". If you are part of the Samsung family, (phone, headphones, tv's, etc.) definitely consider buying this. Truly, it's a fantastic soundbar, that I don't plan on replacing it for a very long time.

This works great with My Samsung 77" S95C TV. I paired it with the Samsung 9500S Rear Speaker Kit and it's like you're in the movie; you are surrounded with sound. Pairing the subwoofer took time and patience to set up, but once paired, I never had to think of it again. It all comes on automatically when the set is activated and sounds great. The surround effects are awesome, especially with the rear speakers. It all works spectacularly in my 12' x 17' living room.

Tried the Bose and Klipsch, returned both. This highly rated Consumer Reports review was what made me buy this Samsung. Easy set up, excellent sound. Would recommend.

My best soundbar subwoofer combo to date. Really happy with the fullness of the sound ...the womp from the subwoofer unit ...while also retaining good vocal clarity whether it be for movies, tv or listening to music. Very happy.

the small sub sounds good, the enclosure isn't the greatest quality but gets down low and stays clear even at high volume, the sound bar isn't really directional but it sounds good and it looks really great.the Bluetooth function has underlying noise, could be interference from my end but I didn't have anything in the room that could cause interference besides power cables that came with it

I bought this soundbar to replace a full size system with a Harman Kardon surround receiver and Polk Audio speakers. I was willing to sacrifice some power and quality for the reduced size, but I was shocked at how good this sounds. I don't think I'm giving up anything. It has the power to deliver visceral impact for movies and modern music, and the quality and clarity to make classical music come alive. I would definitely buy this again.

One of the main reasons I bought this soundbar was so I can use it with an Alexa Echo for a multi-room set up, where I can play music simultaneously in multiple rooms. While the soundbar will receive Alexa commands, it will not work with a multi-room setup. I say this after having spent a half-hour with Samsung support and then another 1 hour+ with Alexa support, with each saying it's the other's fault. So I'm returning the Alexa Echo and hoping that this soundbar will work well with an Apple Airplay 2 multi-room setup (I just ordered the Apple Homepod Mini). That said, the soundbar itself is great, in terms of sound quality, ease of setup, and remote app control.

Worked great for about a year and then started producing loud static whenever the source (Samsung TV in this case) was paused for 1 to 5 minutes. Seemed to be intermittent at first but now happens every time TV is paused for more than a minute. Only way to stop is to turn TV off and restart. Then sound bar is ok until you pause it for too long. I Googled the problem and many others have had this issue. They reported that Samsung said that it was a motherboard that had gone bad and needed to be replaced. I am going the check and see if this is feasible out of warranty. My soundbar is 14 months old.