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?
You can’t cheat sound placement
If you want the T-rex to roar to the back left of you and then run around and roar to the very right of you. You need two speakers placed exactly in those spots.
With just a sound bar under the TV the roar is always going to be in front of you
Does a sound bar ruin the Jurassic Park movie? Of course not.
But 7.1 gives you front middle, front left, front right, middle left, middle right, back right, and back left.
12.1 goes a step further with ceiling speakers for each speaker creating more atmosphere
If you want good full sound then a sound bar is fine. And most people would be really happy with that.
But if you want directional surround sound you have to place speakers in locations where the noise needs to come from. No other way around that.
Yeah the Q990 comes with rears. Im not comparing just the soundbar but bar, rears and sub.