Samsung Home Soundbars

Samsung Soundbars

Samsung soundbars represent an easy way to enhance your TV's audio capabilities. In the world of speakers and subwoofers, soundbars are not the most powerful options, but they do a good job at complementing the TV's integral sound. Samsung soundbars come in different shapes, sizes and configurations, and it takes careful consideration of use, pre-existing equipment and room size to choose the right one. Samsung also have a wide range of bluetooth wireless soundbars, which allow greater flexibility of positioning than do wired speakers.

With or Without a Subwoofer

Choosing between a soundbar and a bar with a subwoofer is a choice best made early on. Those who wish to just add volume to their TV, can use a simple Samsung soundbar without a subwoofer. However, if you add some punch to the sound and overcome the lack of bass in your TV set, a subwoofer should be seriously considered. Subwoofers are also large and need to be placed on the ground, so make sure that you have the space for it.

Soundbar Length

The soundbar's length determines both the aesthetic appearance and in some cases the number of drivers in the bar itself. As a general rule of thumb, a soundbar's length should be similar to the TV's width. Samsung's models vary in length, and the number of channels is represented by the digits before the dot, so a 4.1 soundbar system would have four speakers and a subwoofer. A soundbar' identifier may also have a second dot and another number, representing Dolby Atmos. Models showing numbers such as 4.1.2 work by bouncing sound off the ceiling to produce a more immersive sound effect.

Soundbar Connectivity

Modern soundbars communicate with other speakers and subwoofers wirelessly, so the main thing to consider is having a power socket available at each speaker position. The other main connectivity consideration is how the bar integrates with the TV. Samsung devices can have an optical connection, HDMI connection or both. HDMI connectivity is better as it supports more audio formats including stereo, Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS:X, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos, while optical connections support only the first three. Having an HDMI-ARC connection also allows the TV to communicate with the soundbar, effectively eliminating the need for using two remotes.