Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Pros:__________ • Setup is very simple. If you know where you’re going to put these speakers, it’ll take you less than 10 minutes. • Using a Samsung TV, this integrated phenomenally as the TV already knew what it was, and gave me the control to use my own television remote with the speakers. • Listening from Foo Fighters to Lady Gaga, everything was well balanced on the bass. It just makes everything immersive as the speakers are built on a solid bass foundation. • The Game Pro sound is another little nugget that I really joy. Integrating a PS4, the system detected the PS4 automatically and selected the low input lag game mode. Playing “Need for Speed,” the sound experience brings you to a new level that headphones can’t match. • The overall built quality is all premium. A metal finish to the edges and rear while still keeping it simple (not flashy), makes this a valuable accessory for your television. It’s a design format where it doesn’t draw any attention but, looking up close, you know that it’s the good stuff. • Wireless rear speakers! No long cables running from the front to the back of the room. • The wireless rear speakers are identical in performance and design with the main soundbar. One reason why is because all the speakers have identical drivers that results in a fantastic tonal balance for the whole system. • Because of identical drivers, it’s easier to move the speakers around the three-dimensional soundstage without noticeably changing character from speaker to speaker. • The only noticeable thing you’ll see is an only a simple LED display over on the front far right of the soundbar. No giant bright blinking lights, or glow on logos. Turning off my lights, I wouldn’t even know I had it. • Touch sensitive buttons on the soundbar for volume level, inputs, and basically everything you need in a quick layout. • The simplest things really make a big impression on this. One example, I notice with the power cables that it’s a two-pin format. The purpose is so the extra wire can connect into a groove in the underside of each speaker, thus keeping things orderly. The simple things. • The controller is comfortable to hold. I found the enjoyment of seeing buttons for setting treble, bass, audio sync, and the levels of the various speakers. • One of the highlights is the Adaptive Sound mode. To summarize, it analyses the audio and processes the sound using the appropriate channels. Watching news, it will give emphasis for clear and focused dialogue. With Foo Fighters, listening to their song “The Pretenders,” the mode will spread the sound across the front of the room, and watching the NBA Finals, it enhances the crowd experience. The main goal is to feel like you’re in the room, and they’ve nailed it. • The Surround mode is mainly for films because it upscales the content by using all speakers. I’m not going to lie, but watching the first 20 minutes of “Saving Private Ryan” will shake you in awe and intensity. • Built-in Wi-Fi Bluetooth works flawlessly, and I didn’t get any forms of disconnection on the iPhone. Go to my Bluetooth and it stated: “'Samsung Soundbar Q90R.” Music/library is right there, no hiccups, no nothing. • Really love the SmartThings App. Using my iPhone as the system controller was quicker and more convenient than having the issue when the remote goes missing. Very efficient as I used this than the remote. • Using an Amazon Alexa, you’ll be a happy person if you’re planning to listen to music with this. • Everything is connected. Wireless speakers are automatically in sync with the soundbar. There were no delays when I turned it on. • As mentioned, you have the speaker’s controller, your TV remote, to machine itself, and your iPhone as a controller. If one fails, you have 3 other backups. • Can also play AAC, OGG, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, and FLAC, with high-resolution support up to 32-bit. • For the more knowledgeable in speakers, it supports eARC, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. Cons and Oks:__________ • The sound bar is very heavy. You’ll need some support if you want to wall mount it. • We noticed that by plugging in the PS4 into the soundbar you lose the option of the TV being able to use the one remote function to control the PS4. • Not all the time, but plugging in the PS4 the TV no longer recognized that I have a PS4, so the automatic switching into games mode for games and HDR for movies wasn’t performing. Note that this has happened maybe 3 times, but it’s something that should be noted. • When installing the speakers, there is no auto-calibration, and no test tone to help you out. For those who don’t know where to, correctly, place the surround speakers, you’re relying only on yourself. • Some of the sound modes I wrote in more detail because the manual is poorly made. Each mode is unique in its own way and the manual doesn’t even explain the different sound modes, not to mention when to use them. • One of the worse things. No Google assistant or Appley Airplay. I’ve used Chromecast for years and it stinks that these speakers can’t be used fully when using Chromecast. I really hope a software update will fix this issue. • Only two HDMI inputs. Basically your TV and a gaming console. • The setup is simple, but they’re so many features that I wish this system can guide you through upon “setting up.” • The sound bar is really designed for a larger TV screen, but with the price I expect you already have that. • We installed these speakers on Samsung television. I assume any television will provide you the same results in communication with the speakers. Still, I can’t guarantee it. Bottom Line:__________ After putting it through hell and back, I can say that these speakers are brilliantly well made. Note that I don’t own this machine, but my colleague acquired one. We set it up, and I tested everything I can with these speakers. From music to films, to games, to movies, to the news, I tried to find something wrong but I couldn’t in regards to performance. The only issues I really had was initially setting up the speakers in the first place. It's super quick to set up but I want to set up the speakers the correct way, not the fastest way. With no auto calibration or test tone, you’re really in the dark on where to correctly put your speakers. But even this issue can be resolved with a little effort. In the end, the Sony HT-FZ9 or the Yamaha YSP-5600 are cheaper options, yet this system provides an experience is beyond words. From the built quality to the adaptability, you’re getting a fully immersive experience that only a few systems on the market, as of 2019, can provide. Overall: With these speakers, you’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Hope I was a help to you. Love, Honest Reviewer.