At $1,999 you’d be excused for thinking it’s an expensive soundbar – the problem is this isn’t just a soundbar. The Samsung K950 Soundbar is a complete home theatre system which in many ways fights with systems far more expensive.
The category we’ve thrown the Samsung K950 into is “Home Theatre” – the reason being it provides wireless rear speakers and subwoofer, plus the range of speakers in the front soundbar.
Sure – for a purpose-built home-theatre you’d want to install a Bose system or similar, but for the 95% of homes that use the loungeroom as the primary viewing area a more affordable option must be on the cards.
But if you go down to just a soundbar, you get an amazing improvement over the standard TV speakers while compromising the joy of surround sound.
What the Samsung K950 offers is a bit of everything. The soundbar has speakers pointing every which way – combined with wireless rears and a subwoofer offering a stunning audible illusion of complete surround sound – including above you.
Carefully angled and positioned speakers project the sound to reflect off your walls and ceiling and when you have a full 4K Dolby Atmos enabled Blu Ray player and title – it’s oh so rewarding.
So yes, expensive, but also quite cheap. In terms of bang for your buck it’s a standout and when configured correctly will blow your mind. With that, we award the Samsung K950 Dolby Atmos Soundbar the EFTM Best Home Theatre award for 2016.
Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.
He produces and hosts two popular podcasts, EFTM and Two Blokes Talking Tech. He also appears on over 50 radio stations across Australia weekly, and is the resident Tech Expert on Channel 9’s Today Show each day and appears regularly on A Current Affair.
Father of three, he is often found down in his Man Cave.
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