Ok, I need an honest, no BS assessment on how a Samsung q990d system will compare to a cheap 5.1 (or 7.1 etc) system.

I can get a q990d for $1400aud which includes rear speakers and a sub. Will connest with the samsung tv and its all just ready to go out of the box.

Surround sound setups range from free to $40,000… of course a well thought out setup will be better but I just want to hear the cars overtaking me when I watch Ford Vs Ferarri.

For the “sub 2k” price bracket. As a novice, how much am I leaving on the table really?

  • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I can’t speak for the most recent crop of commerical speakers, but generally speaking as you move up price points you do get better quality components.

    There’s been a ton of consolidation in audio brands. As for Klipsch, they’ve been bought out twice. Voxx bought them in 2011. Gentex bought them, along with Onkyo and Integra in 2024. Klipsch is a bit guilty of boom and sizzle, but some people really like that.

    The last Klipsch speakers I tore into, which are now about 10-15 years old, appeared to have decent drivers and a fairly expensive crossover in terms of material cost.