Samsung HW-Q700B review: the best budget Dolby Atmos soundbar
Samsung HW-Q700B: one-minute review The Samsung HW-Q700B Dolby Atmos soundbar is a 3.1.2 sound system, featuring a soundbar and subwoofer, and it includes Dolby Atmos and DTS:X codec support, plus an HDMI passthrough port. It's well specced for any TVs, but it can also be used with Samsung TVs that feature Q-Symphony technology to create an even bigger soundstage by combining the speakers in the soundbar with those in the TV. Really, the Samsung HW-Q700B is essentially a down-priced version of last year’s Samsung HW-Q800A model, and that proved to be one of the best soundbars of the year. Sonically, the Samsung HW-Q700B a big improvement on last year’s equivalent 700-series soundbar. Samsung has swapped the Acoustic Beam technology it used to deliver Dolby Atmos height-channel sound for a pair of wide-range up-firing tweeters. The result is a far more cinematic presentation that competes with several of the best Dolby Atmos soundbars you can buy today, but for an extremely ...