The sound quality in this soundbar feels borderline impossible.
The Samsung HW-S800B was released in summer 2022, and with a price of $899 / £749 / AU$999, it's targeting the more premium end of the soundbar market., which is a perfect example of the kind of hefty, tall soundbar the HW-S800B is trying to offer you an alternative to. It also tells you a lot about the kind of quality Samsung is overall aiming for with the audio here, which it largely nails.
Other ways to get sound over to the S800B include Bluetooth, and if you fire up the Samsung SmartThings app, you can connect the soundbar to your Wi-Fi network, enabling Apple AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect streaming . It also has Alexa built-in, including a mic, so it functions fully as a smart speaker.
It also works with Samsung's Q-Symphony feature, where the soundbar and TV speakers work in tandem to create an even larger sound field. This height effect is better than you get from the similarly priced Sonos Arc, which struggles to put the sound right on the roof. The S800B nails it right to the ceiling just in front of you, though.It also bests the Sonos Arc when it comes to bass, simply because it has a subwoofer and the Arc doesn't, and there's no substitute for a proper sub .
However, as alluded to above, the S800B isn't perfect. In dense, music-led movie soundtrack moments, it can feel weaker than the likes of the Sonos Arc, or other big Samsung soundbars. It seems to just lack the space to be as dynamic as others can – sometimes prominent speech and busy music feel tied together, neither popping as much as it ideally would.
Of the multiple sound modes, we were generally happiest with 'Standard' or 'Adaptive', which tweaks the output based on the type of content it detects. 'DTS Virtual:X' generally felt hollow and unnatural, and the 'Surround' mode for a"wider" sound field just felt unnecessary. The 'Game' mode also didn't generally feel necessary.
The subwoofer is less obsessed with being tiny, but is still impressively compact at 238 x 240.8 x 238 mm / 9.4 x 9.5 x 9.4 inches – we had no problem just dropping it into a space next to a TV stand without needing to rearrange our setup.The outside of the soundbar is basically all dark grey grille on the front and sides, with another little grille section on top at each end for the upward drivers.
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