The back of the bar has two openings for the power cable and the inputs. There are also universal holes on the underside, so you can wall-mount it. The back of the sub has a plastic port, as well as the input for the power cable and a pairing button. The Samsung HW-A has a good build quality. The bar itself is mostly plastic, which feels solid and durable, and the metal grille on the front helps protect its drivers.
The sub is mostly melamine. Unfortunately, the fabric on the sub seems like it could easily rip or get dirty. Manual Remote with batteries 2xAA Mounting brackets with screws and template Optical cable 2x power cable Power adapter for soundbar. The Samsung HW-A has a very good stereo frequency response. Out-of-the-box, it has a pretty neutral sound profile with a little extra punch in the bass range that can please fans of bass-heavy music like EDM.
However, it lacks a bit of low-bass, so you may not feel the deep rumble in action-packed movie scenes. It comes with a graphic EQ and presets as well as bass and treble adjustments to help you customize its sound to your liking. The Samsung HW-A has a great stereo frequency response with calibration.
With its bass set to '-3' and its treble set to '3', it has a very neutral, balanced sound profile that's suitable for listening to lots of different types of audio content. However, it still lacks some low-bass, which can be disappointing if you like to feel low thump and rumble. The Samsung HW-A has a decent stereo soundstage performance.
Its soundstage is perceived to be about as wide as the bar itself, but it doesn't have any tricks to make it seem wider than that. It also has good focus for a 2. Objects like voices and footsteps seem to come from an accurate region, though it isn't always easy to pinpoint their exact location. The Samsung HW-A has a great dynamics performance. It can get loud without a lot of compression at max volume, making it suitable for listening to audio during parties and in large rooms.
At normal listening volumes, there's a bit of distortion in the mid and bass ranges. When you push the bar to max volume, there's a jump in THD across the range. While it can be hard to hear with real-life content, you may still notice it. The Samsung HW-A has a disappointing center channel performance. It's a 2. However, voices still sound fairly accurate since there isn't much bass reproduced on center channel tracks. The Samsung HW-A has poor surrounds performance. This 2. As a result, surround objects like voices and footsteps aren't as accurately or clearly represented in the soundstage.
Sound seems like it's coming from in front of you rather than from speakers placed all around you. The Samsung HW-A has a lot of sound enhancement features. The 'Adaptive Sound' feature doubles as a dialogue enhancement mode, which helps make voices sound more clear and crisp. The Samsung HW-A comes with some physical inputs. However, there isn't an AUX port, so you can't wire older devices to the bar to playback audio.
However, it can't decode lossless or object-based surround formats like Dolby Atmos. Dolby Digital is the most common surround sound format, and you can often find it on Blu-ray discs and streaming platforms. However, you can't playback lossless or object-based surround formats over this input. The Samsung HW-A has a decent latency performance. As a result, it may not be very suitable for watching videos over these connections. That said, some apps and some TVs compensate for latency differently, so your real-world experience can vary.
The Samsung HW-A lets you wirelessly stream audio from your mobile device to the bar via Bluetooth. However, you aren't able to stream audio over other wireless connections. In the middle of the bar, there's a small three-character display.
It displays the volume mode and the sound mode when you adjust these settings. However, it isn't visible when you aren't adjusting a setting. Since it's only three characters, you may need to wait for it to scroll through longer messages. On top of the bar, there are some controls. The remote is simple and lets you control the bar's functions. It's advertised to support Samsung OneRemote, which lets you use your TV remote to control the bar, but we don't test for this.
The Samsung HW-A has an auto-off function that shuts the bar off after a certain period of time without an audio signal. If you come across another version, please let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review. It also comes with a virtual surround feature, unlike the HW-A The 3. The HW-A offers a discrete center channel that can reproduce dialogue more clearly and accurately in movies and TV shows.
Also, it's better-built. The Samsung has a more neutral sound profile out-of-the-box, which some users may prefer. Overall, these soundbars offer similar performances, offering a neutral sound profile with a little extra punch in the bass out-of-the-box, which some users may prefer. However, the A gets louder, and it comes with more EQ presets. The 5. The Sonos is better-built, and it comes with a discrete center channel and two up-firing speakers that support Atmos.
It has a better soundstage performance and offers room correction and built-in voice assistant support. You can also upgrade the Samsung with satellite speakers. Thanks to its 3. The HW-Q60T is a 5. It also offers better center and surround performances than the 2. The HW-A is a 2. That said, the 5. It has better center and surround performances as well as built-in voice assistant support.
The Samsung HW-A is a better 2. The Samsung is better built, and it comes with more sound enhancement features like a graphic EQ. It reproduces a more extended low-bass, and some listeners may also prefer its more balanced sound out-of-the-box. The LG is better for dialogue-centric content like TV shows since it has a discrete center channel. That said, the Samsung is better for music. It comes with a graphic EQ for sound customization, and some users may prefer that it has a more neutral sound profile out-of-the-box.
It also has a better surrounds performance. That said, the 2. It reproduces a more extended low-bass, and it comes with a graphic EQ to help you customize its sound. The HW-T is a 3. Also, unlike the 2. The Samsung is better-built, and it gets louder. It also comes with some more sound enhancement features like a graphic EQ and auto-volume mode. However, the Yamaha has a better center channel performance.
Unlike the Samsung, it also has built-in support for Wi-Fi and voice assistants. Depending on your listening habits, you may prefer either the JBL Bar 5. The JBL is a 5. It has better center and surround performances, and it can reproduce a slightly more extended low-bass. The Vizio is a 5. It has better center and surround performances.
It also comes with a graphic EQ, which some listeners may prefer for sound customization. The Sony is a 3. Unlike the Samsung, it has Dolby Atmos support. However, the Samsung has a better soundstage, and it can reproduce a more extended low-bass. It has a graphic EQ for sound customization, unlike the Sony. The HW-A is better-built, and it comes with more sound enhancement features like a graphic EQ and dialogue enhancement.
The Samsung is a 2. That said, the 3. It has better soundstage and center performances, and it's still a solid choice for vocal-centric content like TV shows. It has a better soundstage, and it gets louder with less compression at max volume. It also has more sound enhancement features, including a graphic EQ. However, some users may prefer the Bose's better built, standalone design. It even has a better center channel performance.
The Samsung has a better stereo soundstage, and it comes with more sound enhancement features like a graphic EQ and auto-volume mode. That said, the Hisense has better center and surround performances.
It also has better soundstage, center, and surround performances. There are even more wireless playback options to choose from. The Samsung is better-built with a more neutral sound profile out-of-the-box, which some users may prefer.
The HW-QA is a better built 3. It has better soundstage, center, and surround performances. Also, it can reproduce a more extended low-bass.
The HW-Q70T is a 3. It also has better center and surround performances, and it offers more wireless playback options. The Samsung comes with a dedicated subwoofer, and it can reproduce a more extended low-bass. It's better built, and it has a better soundstage. It even offers more sound enhancement features, such as a graphic EQ. That said, only the Sony supports Dolby Atmos content. The Sonos is better-built with better center and soundstage performances. Unlike the Samsung, it has room correction and built-in voice assistant.
The Samsung comes with a dedicated sub that can reproduce a more extended low-bass. Also, it comes with more sound enhancement features like a graphic EQ. The Samsung is better-built and has a more neutral default sound profile, which some listeners may prefer. That said, the Vizio offers a better surround performance.
Unlike the Samsung, it supports Dolby Atmos content, too. It can even reproduce a more extended low-bass. They're both 2. It also comes with more sound enhancement features, like a graphic EQ and presets. That said, the Yamaha has better center and surround performances. It's better built, and it has a better soundstage performance. It even comes with more sound enhancement features, like a graphic EQ.
However, the Yamaha's standalone design may be more suitable for some listeners. It also has better center and surround performances. The HW-Q65T is a 5. It has better center and surround performances than the 2. Both soundbars offer very similar performances overall. However, the 5. Get insider access. Best Soundbars. Soundbar Recommendations. View all soundbar recommendations. All Soundbar Reviews Samsung. M Series Ma-H6.
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