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Ahh I see, imo frequency response accuracy, more importantly bass extension for laptops is more important as most laptops struggle heavily with this except Apple

I see, I assume u guys tested it in thx spatial mode for music, will it be possible to test the frequency response again but with music and just normal stereo? The spatial mode makes everything sound tinny and bass isn’t as prominent as stereo due to the boost in highs to make everything sound more spatial🤣 The blade 18 has a larger speaker enclosure and larger force cancelling woofers than the MacBook Pro 16 and imo with the correct eq it should perform similarly but with reduced peak volume which the Mac also has compared to the blade 18

Hi, may I know what speaker mode/eq in synapse was used for the speaker tests as well as will it be possible to test the miniled panel variant of the laptop instead as it is a far more popular and superior display choice for this laptop. Thanks!!

Aug 24, 2024 10:35 AM By Mdiiorio

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Do you know if wireless dolby atmos is lossy or lossless when using the q990d together with the S95D, for example, from 2024? There isn’t enough details but I’m pretty sure there is some tradeoff using wifi, wired connection is safer imo

Aug 14, 2024 02:00 PM By andre_ss6

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I don’t know about consoles, but at least on windows there is noticeable audio delay when using Dolby Atmos. I’ve heard it’s the same on Xbox. It doesn’t bother me most of the time, though; mostly only when playing FPS.

I use an xbox series x and it doesn’t have any noticeable lag whatsoever using Dolby Access and Dolby Vision Game Mode on my LG G4 with the Q990D in Game mode

Aug 13, 2024 09:50 AM By Whicker

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Is there any added input lag by plugging in a PC/game console directly to the sound bar?

Well there isn’t noticeable input lag at all so you should be fine

Aug 07, 2024 01:25 PM By Jackkebab

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Hello, is this able to play Hi-Res Audio as in 24/192 via Amazon Music Unlimited, for example? I’ve put this to Samsung and they’ve not been able to answer!

As long as your device supports airplay or Google chromecast u will be good to go, but I don’t recommend this for music

Jul 18, 2024 01:16 PM By  Simon Barbier

Hi SeriesXPro, We did not have the same experience with our unit. I suggest you try a factory reset or contact the manufacturer. As far as which sound preset to use it comes down to user preference. I would use what sounds best to you on various content. I hope this helps.

There’s no way, in your frequency response graph there are 2 obvious and insanely large craters at around 40, 100 and around 300 which is super obvious to the human ear, yall didn’t review this properly cuz if yall did, the evidence is already under your nose

Did yall connect the soundbar to the smart things app? If so, what settings/mode did yall use or turn on/off?

My Q990D, no matter what settings I turn on or off, is severely lacking high bass compared to even my jbl boombox 3, the high bass sounds super strained and small and is mostly coming out of the bar itself while the subwoofer barely makes a sound(trust me it’s not my room acoustics, I practically put my face on the subwoofer) , and plays unpleasantly loud for the lowest frequencies(I’m aware it could be cuz of room acoustics but I brought it outside my house and it had the same characteristics as inside my doorstep. My subwoofer placement should be good as well due to the ports being well away from walls and making sure it’s not a dead spot using the subwoofer crawl, crawling around, only volume of bass deviates but high bass just never appears) .

My LG SP9YA, though it didn’t have as good of a low bass extension, it’s high bass was super punchy and tight and sounds super good for music, whereas the Q990D is great for the music as well but is severely disappointing in the high bass department.

The sad part about this is that the eq bands don’t go as low as the subwoofer frequencies so I can’t do anything about it, I noticed your frequency response measurements also show the around 60-70hz drop as well as the 300-400hz crater too and yall didn’t seem to comment on that.

These ruins the soundbar performance for music imo, especially the 60-70hz crater, whereas the 300-400hz crater is less observable.

If yall have any advice to rectify this it would be great. Also looking for more info about adaptive vs standard as I feel like adaptive mode ruins the clarity of voices in songs, but that’s less noticeable in movies while also being compensated by the much more immersive surround sound and height channel realism. Thanks a lot!

Did yall connect the soundbar to the smart things app? If so, what settings/mode did yall use or turn on/off?

My Q990D, no matter what settings I turn on or off, is severely lacking high bass compared to even my jbl boombox 3, the high bass sounds super strained and small and is mostly coming out of the bar itself while the subwoofer barely makes a sound(trust me it’s not my room acoustics, I practically put my face on the subwoofer) , and plays unpleasantly loud for the lowest frequencies(I’m aware it could be cuz of room acoustics but I brought it outside my house and it had the same characteristics as inside my doorstep. My subwoofer placement should be good as well due to the ports being well away from walls and making sure it’s not a dead spot using the subwoofer crawl, crawling around, only volume of bass deviates but high bass just never appears) .

My LG SP9YA, though it didn’t have as good of a low bass extension, it’s high bass was super punchy and tight and sounds super good for music, whereas the Q990D is great for the music as well but is severely disappointing in the high bass department.

The sad part about this is that the eq bands don’t go as low as the subwoofer frequencies so I can’t do anything about it, I noticed your frequency response measurements also show the around 60-70hz drop as well as the 300-400hz crater too and yall didn’t seem to comment on that.

These ruins the soundbar performance for music imo, especially the 60-70hz crater, whereas the 300-400hz crater is less observable.

If yall have any advice to rectify this it would be great. Also looking for more info about adaptive vs standard as I feel like adaptive mode ruins the clarity of voices in songs, but that’s less noticeable in movies while also being compensated by the much more immersive surround sound and height channel realism. Thanks a lot!