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Samsung Q990D

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At the risk of pointing out the blooming obvious, Samsung sells a lot of TVs. And, while we have no actual evidence, we predict that it absolutely hates it when people combine those TVs with soundbars from other brands.

That’s why it is so determined to make its own market-leading soundbars. It has been getting steadily closer to that lofty ambition, with last year’s Q990C falling just a whisker short of a five-star verdict.

This full system comprises a soundbar, wireless sub and two wireless surround speakers, with a huge 11.1.4 total channel count. Even though it’s clearly a premium proposition, for a full system with the sort of feature set that it has, the Q990D actually looks like pretty good value.

The angular, monolithic design of the bar and satellites is starting to look a

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