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With the premium 11.1.4 surround and Atmos configuration, the Samsung HW-Q950A A is one of the most immersive 3D soundbars for movies, TV shows, and music. Users will love its suite of smart features and loud output.
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Product Snapshot
Overview
The Samsung HW-Q950A A is a 2021-model premium channel soundbar streams wirelessly via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Apple AirPlay.
Featuring the ultra-modern 11.1.4 configuration with rear channels and discrete satellite speakers, this soundbar unleashes the full power of Dolby Atmos and surround sound, providing a very immersive soundstage for movies and games.
You can find similar high-end speakers on our list of the best-ranked speakers. It comes with a dedicated subwoofer and satellites, bringing a new level of heavy-duty bass to any home theater or living room.
With an auto EQ room correction feature, this system customizes the audio profile to the room’s unique acoustics. Wired connectivity options that include an Optical port, HDMI ARC+out connector, and two full HDMI inputs. It has a 98.8 dB maximum SPL, getting loud enough to entertain at parties.
With built-in Alexa and a mobile app, this soundbar is remarkably easy to control. Explore below to learn more about the Samsung HW-Q950A and see how it measures up against the most-popular soundbars on the market today.
Experts love the Dolby Atmos and surround performance of the Samsung HW-Q950A, and they endorse it for movies, music, and TV shows.
Reviewers from What Hifi were delighted by the immersive 3D Atmos and surround performance, saying that it has a remarkably wide and directional soundstage that’s great for movies and gaming.
Editors from Tech Hive Were pleased by the incredibly deep bass of this speaker, approving it for all music genres, including EDM and hip-hop. It gets remarkably loud too, rivaling some high-end party speakers.
The speaker has an auto EQ room correction feature that puts sound profile management on autopilot. Listening to dialogue on this system is a joy, thanks to low audio latency and an outstanding center channel.
With a graphic equalizer and presets, this system allows changing the audio settings easily. It also has smart features like built-in Alexa and a mobile app e;s adjusting settings remotely. Thanks to a rich selection of wired and wireless connectivity options, the soundbar is easy to customize as well.
ReasonS to Buy
Impressive sound quality
This soundbar is excellent for most music genres, action movies, and TV shows with its superbly balanced sound profile. Dialogue and instruments are clear.
Immersive surround performance
Its stereo soundstage is wide with precise sound placement, while the surround soundstage is even better. Atmos performance is good, too, despite lacking some low bass.
Incredible voice clarity
Voice clarity is remarkable, thanks to the well-balanced mids and the discrete center channel. Voices are also placed precisely on the soundstage.
Good bass response
The bass response is largely even, with the low bass being slightly underemphasized out of the box. But with the bass adjustment feature, you can raise it just enough to add satisfying rumbles.
Excellent connectivity and smart integration
Connectivity is great thanks to the 2 x Full HDMI In, 1 x HDMI eARC, and 1 x Optical audio inputs, and the satellites and subwoofer connect wirelessly to the soundbar. Although the tested latency over eARC (80 ms), Optical (60 ms), and Full HDMI In (59 ms) ranks moderately compared to our other tested products, there is no audio lag. You can control some of the soundbar’s settings with the Samsung SmartThings app (Android and iOS), and there is built-in Alexa for vocal commands.
Reason to Avoid
The app has limited control
Although the app lets you change the volume, input, sound modes, and graphic EQ, you’ll need the remote to control the sound system’s different levels, audio sync, and Virtual Surround.
Samsung HW-Q950A Specs
Bluetooth Enabled
Yes
Depth
5.4"
Dialogue Enhancement Feature
Yes
Energy Star Certified
No
Equalizer Settings
Advanced
HDMI ARC
Yes
Height
2.7"
Number of Audio Channels
11.1.4
Subwoofer
Included
Surround Sound Supported
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS:X
Voice Assistant
Amazon Alexa
Wall Mountable
Yes
Weight
44.3 lbs
Width
48.5"
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi
Wireless Subwoofer Connectivity
Yes
Works With
Amazon Alexa, SmartThings
All Specs
Test Results
These are the most important criteria to test for Soundbars based on our comprehensive Testing Methodology.
Low End Roll Off (Hz)
35.125
High End Roll Off (Hz)
13,279.64
Max Volume Test (db)
98.8
Latency (ms)
80
THD @ 80dB
0.18
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The Samsung HW-Q950A A is a 2021-model premium channel soundbar streams wirelessly via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Apple AirPlay.
Featuring the ultra-modern 11.1.4 configuration with rear channels…
The Samsung HW-Q950A A is a 2021-model premium channel soundbar streams wirelessly via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Apple AirPlay.
Featuring the ultra-modern 11.1.4 configuration with rear channels and discrete satellite speakers, this soundbar unleashes the full power of Dolby Atmos and surround sound, providing a very immersive soundstage for movies and games.
You can find similar high-end speakers on our list of the best-ranked speakers. It comes with a dedicated subwoofer and satellites, bringing a new level of heavy-duty bass to any home theater or living room.
With an auto EQ room correction feature, this system customizes the audio profile to the room’s unique acoustics. Wired connectivity options that include an Optical port, HDMI ARC+out connector, and two full HDMI inputs. It has a 98.8 dB maximum SPL, getting loud enough to entertain at parties.
With built-in Alexa and a mobile app, this soundbar is remarkably easy to control. Explore below to learn more about the Samsung HW-Q950A and see how it measures up against the most-popular soundbars on the market today.
Featuring two extra channels, the 11.1.4 Samsung HW-Q950A provides a more immersive surround soundstage than the 9.1.4 Samsung HW-Q930B. That said, the Samsung HW-Q930B produces…
Featuring two extra channels, the 11.1.4 Samsung HW-Q950A provides a more immersive surround soundstage than the 9.1.4 Samsung HW-Q930B. That said, the Samsung HW-Q930B produces deeper extended low-bass. You can learn more about the 9.1.4 speaker in our Samsung HW-Q930B review.
Hitting a 98.8 dB maximum SPL, the Samsung HW-Q950A EQ gets louder than the JBL Bar 9.1, which achieves a top output of 95.0 dB….
Hitting a 98.8 dB maximum SPL, the Samsung HW-Q950A EQ gets louder than the JBL Bar 9.1, which achieves a top output of 95.0 dB. It also has built-in Alexa and a graphic equalizer, unlike the JBL device.
Featuring a top SPL of 98.8 dB, the Samsung HW-950A gets louder than the LG SP11RA, which only achieves a top SPL of 92.5 dB….
Featuring a top SPL of 98.8 dB, the Samsung HW-950A gets louder than the LG SP11RA, which only achieves a top SPL of 92.5 dB. The Samsung speaker also boasts better surround and Atmos soundstage performance and has a graphic equalizer, unlike the LG device.
Equipped with a room correction feature and built-in Apple Airplay 2, the Samsung HW-Q950A is better than its predecessor, the Samsung HW-Q950T, which lacks those…
Equipped with a room correction feature and built-in Apple Airplay 2, the Samsung HW-Q950A is better than its predecessor, the Samsung HW-Q950T, which lacks those functions. Be sure to check out our Samsung HW-Q950T review to learn more about the old model.
