{"id":147050,"date":"2022-07-28T09:29:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T08:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=147050"},"modified":"2022-07-28T09:31:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T08:31:29","slug":"samsung-hw-q600b-is-the-most-affordable-soundbar-you-should-buy-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/samsung-hw-q600b-is-the-most-affordable-soundbar-you-should-buy-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung HW-Q600B is the most affordable soundbar you should buy this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The HW-Q600B is the most affordable soundbar in Samsung’s 2022 premium Q series, head and shoulders above the S and T series. Overall, Samsung has one of the most comprehensive annual soundbar lineups that will appeal to all consumers, regardless of budget constraints.\u00a0Perhaps only LG can compete with them in pure numbers.<\/p>\n

Like all Q-series soundbars, the Q600B is a Dolby Atmos enabled device with a 3.1.2-channel configuration, and it doesn’t differ much from the Q700B in this respect.\u00a0The biggest difference is related to additional features, since the Q600B does not have a WiFi module.\u00a0In our review of the Samsung HW-Q600B, we will discuss whether this soundbar has any reason to be considered a worthy offering.<\/p>\n

Design<\/h3>\n
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Samsung HW-Q600B: 3.1.2-channel soundbar 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Samsung HW-Q600B soundbar is slightly different in design from the\u00a0Q600A\u00a0, but its overall footprint is almost the same.\u00a0The Q600B will fit perfectly under any 55″ or smaller TV.\u00a0On large diagonals, the soundbar will look small.\u00a0It does not have side speakers, and this allows for more flexibility in terms of placement in tight spaces.<\/p>\n

But be aware that due to the Acoustic Beam technology, the top must not be obstructed in order to work properly.\u00a0In terms of design changes, the HW-Q600B has perforated metal grille in the form of holes.\u00a0The front vertical corners are cut to half of the side at about 45 degrees.\u00a0The rest of the body is made of plain black plastic, which feels solid and high quality by Samsung standards.<\/p>\n

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The Samsung Q600B includes a full function display which is located on the right side of the front panel.\u00a0The display is quite small, holding only four characters, but still preferable to the disappointing LED indicators.\u00a0On the top, as usual, there are several built-in control buttons, and on the back there are two large inserts that cover all available ports.<\/p>\n

As for the subwoofer, there are no surprises here.\u00a0Acoustic panel Samsung Q600A is equipped with the same woofer as Q600A and\u00a0Q700A\u00a0.\u00a0It is made of melamine and has a fabric grille on the front that covers the bass driver.\u00a0At the back, there is a large bass reflex, next to which there is only a pairing button and a status LED.<\/p>\n

Internal organization<\/h3>\n

Samsung rates the HW-Q600B soundbar as a 3.1.2-channel soundbar.\u00a0Therefore, we get two main channels and a center dedicated for better dialogue clarity, two upstream channels with Samsung Acoustic Beam technology for Atmos effects, and a subwoofer.\u00a0For the three main channels, the HW-Q600B soundbar uses a round woofer in combination with oval mid-tweeters.<\/p>\n

Last but not least is the subwoofer’s front-facing woofer, which we prefer to side-facing (like the\u00a0Q950A\u00a0).\u00a0The entire system is rated for 360W output power.\u00a0The main unit of the Samsung HW-Q600B soundbar outputs 200W with the configuration (30W x 6 + 10W x 2) and the subwoofer delivers 160W.\u00a0From the figures above, it can be seen that the parameters have not changed compared to last year.<\/p>\n

Control<\/h3>\n

The Samsung Q600B’s soundbar controls are pretty much what we’d expect given the soundbar’s price.\u00a0The soundbar has several buttons that Samsung has placed on top.\u00a0These are four physical buttons for power, volume control and source selection.\u00a0They may look cheaper than touchscreens, but are preferred in most cases as they are easier to find in a dimly lit room.<\/p>\n

The included remote is the familiar One Remote.\u00a0The overall design and layout of the buttons have not changed much.\u00a0The two buttons above the navigation controls are used for source selection and Bluetooth pairing, while the other three below them are for mute, audio mode selection, and Q600B soundbar volume control.<\/p>\n

The two buttons at the bottom are for the main volume on the left and the woofer volume on the right.\u00a0Since the device does not have a Wi-Fi module, this means that there is no support for online applications and voice control.\u00a0So don’t lose the remote as it will be your primary means of setting up and controlling your Samsung Q600B soundbar.<\/p>\n

Functionality<\/h3>\n

The Q600B seems to have it all.\u00a0That is, we have Dolby Atmos through Dolby TrueHD and Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS:X and DTS.\u00a0The Q600B acoustic panel also has several sound modes.\u00a0These include Standard Mode, which outputs the original audio mix as it is, Surround Mode, which provides a wider sound field than Standard Mode, Game Pro Mode, and Adaptive Mode.<\/p>\n

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One thing to note here is that in standard mode, if you input a surround audio signal, you will only get up to 3.1 channels of output.\u00a0Only in Surround, Game Pro or Adaptive modes all 3.1.2 channels work.\u00a0The Q600B also supports Bluetooth connectivity.\u00a0First of all, it is used to transmit audio from any mobile device, and this can be done for two devices at the same time.<\/p>\n

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But you can also connect to a Bluetooth-enabled TV if you don’t want to mess around with cables.\u00a0Just keep in mind that you cannot connect a TV and a smartphone at the same time.\u00a0In addition, connecting a TV to a Samsung HW-Q600B soundbar via Bluetooth is limited to stereo output using the connection protocol itself.<\/p>\n

Finally, there is the Bluetooth Auto Power ON\/OFF function.\u00a0The Samsung Q600B soundbar will turn on or off automatically depending on the status of its Bluetooth function.\u00a0As mentioned above, the HW-Q600B acoustic panel can play audio via USB port, which is not the case with the Q700B.\u00a0This is a kind of compensation for the missing Wi-Fi adapter.<\/p>\n

With the Tap Sound function, you can mirror music from your smartphone to the soundbar with a single tap.\u00a0It requires the SmartThings app to work, but the process is simple.\u00a0Samsung’s Q-Symphony feature is already standard on all Q-series soundbars. If your TV also supports it, the Samsung HW-Q600B soundbar and TV will sync to share sound from all available speakers.<\/p>\n

Connections<\/h3>\n

All connectors are located in two niches of the main unit of the Q600B soundbar, which makes it difficult to constantly access them.\u00a0In this niche there are two HDMI ports (one input and one output), providing through transmission, as well as a digital optical input for connecting old equipment.\u00a0The other has a USB port for connecting external media, a power supply connector.<\/p>\n

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The HDMI output supports\u00a0eARC\u00a0, which means you can stream Dolby Atmos via Dolby TrueHD or DTS:X, except that the Samsung Q600B soundbar supports Dolby Atmos via Dolby Digital Plus, which is currently used by most streaming services.\u00a0The HDMI 2.0 ports also support 4K@60Hz bandwidth and HDR10+ if you’re interested.<\/p>\n

Should you buy it?<\/h3>\n

Looking at the Samsung HW-Q600B soundbar as a whole, we can say that if you don’t care about online features and just want a decent soundbar to enhance what your TV can do, this is definitely the option for you.\u00a0It won’t impress with its performance, but the upgrade you’ll get is enough to justify its price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The HW-Q600B is the most affordable soundbar in Samsung’s 2022 premium Q series, head and shoulders above the S and T series. Overall, Samsung has one of the most comprehensive annual soundbar lineups that will appeal to all consumers, regardless of budget constraints.\u00a0Perhaps only LG can compete with them in pure numbers. Like all Q-series […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":147052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-147050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-speakers","tag-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}