For anyone who's still looking to buy one of these... I own this sound bar and the quality is good for every day use. It sounds clear and it has decent bass. This bar sounds best with samsung TVs with the dts Neo setting. On this setting the soundbar gets a lot louder and it somehow produces roumbly bass. If you don't have a Samsung tv I wouldn't recommend it. With a regular TVs it tends to outputs dull sound with little bass. If you find this bar for less than $150, I will say its a good buy. Even though the bar sounds impressive with dts neo setting, I would suggest to put extra money on a 3.1 system, since it haves a center channel for better dialogue. Mine doesn't have that and every time I have trouble hearing the dialogues, make me regret opting for 2.1 system instead of a 3.1 or 5.1 (which vizio offer one at the same price).
The speakers are excellent for my bedroom and I'm glad I found the Neo 2.5 on my own it gives it so much depth. I have one in the bedroom and I boil another one for the living room getting ready to hook them up to my TV in the living room I'll see if I have to buy another set of speakers for the extra surround back of my sofa. I have neighbors who are elderly and disabled. I think they are excellent choice for the Samsung TV. My daughter purchase these same speakers on my recommendation as well👍🏾💕
@@ladymax23 I also bought the surround speakers and they fill the rooms with sounds. Just don't it expect it to be a true surround. Because it's not. This soundbar converts 5.1 to 2.1 even if you have the sorround speaker kit. The surround speaker kit gives the sound bar a surround experience using clever effects with echo, delays and voice muting. I've seen many 3.1 Samsung soundbars that support true 5.1 surround sound with the surround speakers kit, but this specific one doesn't support it. Just to let you know. I was a bit disappointed when I find out.
@@luisarsuaga7637 thanks for the update. I'm not sure if I'm going to invest in the additional speakers. I had some back in the day that wasn't a soundbar that was surround in both corners of the living room on both sides of my sofa and the two floor speakers that we used to have back in the day 😊 but since My Neighbor Next Door is handicap and very sickly her and her mother I don't need to take it up another level. The ones in the bedroom excellent I don't even watch movies late at night at least Action Pack movies that Neo 2.5 made a great difference as opposed to the PCM. I'm way ahead of my senior friends they don't like technology like I do and they get on my nerves thanks for engaging me 👌🏾😊
moved this soundbar in my bedroom after upgrading sound system in living room. with rear speakers and subwoofer … still a powerful system in 2022. /Bklyn👑
Yes! :) You can. The normal connection for this model sound bar is HDMI, or optical connection. These connection points are located on the bottom of the soundbar. I would suggest using optical. Almost all TVs, and brands offer this option nowa days.
@@stephaniedantzler276 Maybe this vieo would be better suited to your question: ua-cam.com/video/QF6HDcB57A4/v-deo.html It seems like this induvdual had a good explanation and shows you visualy where to look on an average TV. I hope this helps.
Thank you, Justin! We will. :) We are working on getting some vids out this weekend for this week. If you have any video ideas throw in a comment, we are always looking for new ideas. :)
We can do a sound test on some non-music movie clips, the music we can't do on UA-cam due to "strict" copyright rules. We might add that to our videos list this weekend! :) Thanks for the idea Justin!
Thanks for the review, I just got this soundbar :D I notice that I can hook this up via optical cable to my computer. Can you recommend me an optical cable? Thanks
Thank you for watching! :) I hope you took a minute to subscribe as well. :) We replaced the optical cable in the box for a Monster MC 400DFO-2M optical cable amzn.to/2zlPSMX. We found the quality on it was better than the factory cable. Well worth the money because of clarity. Hope this helps! :)
@@WoodWorkTherapy Question you stated the optical cord that you purchase is better than the one in the Box couldn't you have used the HDMI cable as well that's what I plan to do with the one in the living room I don't have that option in my bedroom because I don't have an extra HDMI output on my TV?
@@ladymax23 Absolutely! It will work just fine on HDMI. We moved this to our living room a while back for the kids so they could play there dance games on the Nintendo Switch. And it is all HDMI and works great! :)
Hi, after using it every day for over a month I must tell i am very satisfied but i have one problem! Suddenly i cannot use my samsung remote anymore with the soundbar. I still can’t find how to do it. Could you help me out
Our first thought on it would be, try changing the batteries. No telling how old they really are as batteries are ordered ahead by manufacturers. Also, it would be a good idea to pull the plug on the sound bar for about 1 minute and see if you can get it to boot back up. That may fix it. If not I would give Samsung a call on it as it may just be a bad remote. Do you have a universal remote?
Great video. Question for you, I paired the swa8500 rear speakers but the sound is coming through kind of staticky. Any suggestions on how I could remedy the issue?
First off, thank you for the compliment on the video! :) We have not tried the satellite speakers as the sound from the bar was more than sufficient for our space. However, since it is wireless and the soundbar is the source it may just be a distance or interference issue. If it is a large room, like really large that may be the key. If it is a normal size room it may simply be wireless interference, such as a wireless router around or between the satellite speakers and the sound bar, or a plasma TV, or possible kitchen equipment close by. We would suggest investigating those things a bit, as they are not always obvious. We hope this helps! And if you have not already done so, don't forget to like and subscribe! :) We appriciate you.
Awesome! Welcome aboard! :) We have some cool stuff coming up. Have 3 videos that need to be edited and we will be posting them by the end of the week if all goes well. :)
Compared to the HW-M360 is the sound significantly better? Because here in germany the HW-M360 costs around 140€ and the HW-M450 costs around 210€ and i want to know if the 70€ extra are worth it
I found that the bass was a bit better on the M450 vs the M360. however, I also found this somewhat depended on which room I had it in as well. Overall, they are close, but the bass on the M450 was noticeably better, and the clarity was about the same on both soundbars. So I guess in the end if you want better bass, M450. If that is not important then the M360 is just fine. I hope this helps. :) Don't forget to like and subscribe!
That is a great question! We would suggest trying both actually. Depending on your room placement will vary per person. We like it next to the soundbar because by the bed was not so good. In a living room, it may be better behind the couch if you can. We have another one in our living room and it sounds better in front because of the brick wall by it. So again, preference. Hope this helps, and if you have not already done so, don't forget to like and subscribe!
That should not be an issue. There are many ways to attach the soundbar. This part of the video covers the different options you may use: ua-cam.com/video/P_hUfxaF2l4/v-deo.html
Mauro Grecio to he honest. When we hooked up ours, we simply powered up the soundbar, and then plugged in the subwoofer. It should be as easy as that. We will do some looking into that issue when we are back at the house. Don't forget to like and subscribe for more awesome videos coming your guys way!
Sorry to hear you missed that in the review. At 3:04 ua-cam.com/video/P_hUfxaF2l4/v-deo.html the wall mount adapters are mentioned briefly. We hope this helps. :)
That is true. That is the total power. When we did the video a few years ago we did not realize that is what that meant so we did not break it down at that time. I have replied to this in the comments section before because of that error. Sorry if you felt it misleading.
We noticed when the surround was turned on it was actually a bit louder, and clearer. It may be the surround mode that is affecting the sound. the different modes can vary the sound greatly we noticed. We keep ours on Movie sound mode full time. Seems to be best bass and sound in surround sound. We hope this helps. :)
We think that should do the trick. Let us know if you have any other issues. We have had a great experience with it, so whatever the issue is we are sure we can help out. :)
KRAS 4 Hey thank you Kras 4! We appreciate it! Don't forget to subscribe for more reviews and tech stuff! We have a lot planned in the coming weeks. :)
We have not had that happen to us. We would suggest restarting, or in essence pull the power to it, and then plug it back in after 10 seconds or so. That should reset anything odd going on with it. Let us know if this helps! :)
Broken ISP hi, thanks for the reply. I have a sony tv model 7500E and it has Bluetooth also. The problem is that when i try to connect it with my xiaomi Bluetooth earphones it does not detects it when i scan in the Bluetooth option in the tv. Even it not detects my small F&D soundbar. I tried every option in the tv bluetooth menu but no result. May be it detects only sony product. Kindly help
It could be the Bluetooth on the TV is not meant for outbound audio. Might be only inbound audio. Google Home devices were like that for a time. Might be the same issue.
I have not had that issue on mine. I would check the connections make sure nothing is in there that might cause a poor connection like dust or packing material that might not be obvious.
*Samsung HW-M450 sound* bar Amazon link: amzn.to/3cKOF0Z Technical correction: The soundbar is 2X80 watts and the subwoofer is 160 watts. Total power is 320 watts @ peak. This error was not caught till well after the video was published, and it can not be edited at that point without taking it down and reposting which damages the videos search ranking.
The easiest way we found was to get a Bluetooth adapter. This is the one we use and it works great! amzn.to/2Jy9RfW they have a newer version that is 4.0 now, but you would not need that for the soundbar. The link for that one is: amzn.to/2JCmIK9 . Let us know if that helps or if you have more questions! :)
Alright, thanks for the info. But is can I use an audio input jack to have a wired connection to PC? If yes, does it come with one? If not, which one do you recommend I buy? Thanks :)
It does not come with a 3.5mm cable. Depending on what your looking for, here is some rather affordable gold plated ones: 8ft male to male 3.5mm: amzn.to/2l1QkWL and a 4ft male to male 3.5mm amzn.to/2JEOLIS Hope this helps, and as always let us know if you have other questions.
His information is so wrong he says 320 watt subwoofer that's more than systems total Watts the entire system is 320 Watts that includes the Soundbar and the subwoofer the subwoofer is only 160 Watts with each speaker in the Soundbar 80 watts equals 320
Thank you for your comment. Please note that in the show more area, we did disclaim how the power distribution was handled on the soundbar. We made sure that was clear as there was an error in the video that was not caught till latter.
David W. McQuarrie Thank you! We are glad you liked it! If you haven't done so already, do us a favor and like and subscribe! We appreciate you guys! :)
For anyone who's still looking to buy one of these... I own this sound bar and the quality is good for every day use. It sounds clear and it has decent bass. This bar sounds best with samsung TVs with the dts Neo setting. On this setting the soundbar gets a lot louder and it somehow produces roumbly bass. If you don't have a Samsung tv I wouldn't recommend it. With a regular TVs it tends to outputs dull sound with little bass. If you find this bar for less than $150, I will say its a good buy. Even though the bar sounds impressive with dts neo setting, I would suggest to put extra money on a 3.1 system, since it haves a center channel for better dialogue. Mine doesn't have that and every time I have trouble hearing the dialogues, make me regret opting for 2.1 system instead of a 3.1 or 5.1 (which vizio offer one at the same price).
The speakers are excellent for my bedroom and I'm glad I found the Neo 2.5 on my own it gives it so much depth. I have one in the bedroom and I boil another one for the living room getting ready to hook them up to my TV in the living room I'll see if I have to buy another set of speakers for the extra surround back of my sofa. I have neighbors who are elderly and disabled. I think they are excellent choice for the Samsung TV. My daughter purchase these same speakers on my recommendation as well👍🏾💕
@@ladymax23 I also bought the surround speakers and they fill the rooms with sounds. Just don't it expect it to be a true surround. Because it's not. This soundbar converts 5.1 to 2.1 even if you have the sorround speaker kit. The surround speaker kit gives the sound bar a surround experience using clever effects with echo, delays and voice muting. I've seen many 3.1 Samsung soundbars that support true 5.1 surround sound with the surround speakers kit, but this specific one doesn't support it. Just to let you know. I was a bit disappointed when I find out.
@@luisarsuaga7637 thanks for the update. I'm not sure if I'm going to invest in the additional speakers. I had some back in the day that wasn't a soundbar that was surround in both corners of the living room on both sides of my sofa and the two floor speakers that we used to have back in the day 😊 but since My Neighbor Next Door is handicap and very sickly her and her mother I don't need to take it up another level. The ones in the bedroom excellent I don't even watch movies late at night at least Action Pack movies that Neo 2.5 made a great difference as opposed to the PCM. I'm way ahead of my senior friends they don't like technology like I do and they get on my nerves thanks for engaging me 👌🏾😊
moved this soundbar in my bedroom after upgrading sound system in living room.
with rear speakers and subwoofer … still a powerful system in 2022.
/Bklyn👑
Yeah, that has been a good soundbar I have to say. It's powerful enough. Not overpowered, or underpowered. Just enough. I love it! :)
I can't get it attached to my TV sound. My TV isn't blue tooth. Can I still attach/ his sound bar to my Samsung tv?
Yes! :) You can. The normal connection for this model sound bar is HDMI, or optical connection. These connection points are located on the bottom of the soundbar. I would suggest using optical. Almost all TVs, and brands offer this option nowa days.
I still don't understand. What wire do u connect to where, to connect the soundbar to my tv
@@stephaniedantzler276 Maybe this vieo would be better suited to your question: ua-cam.com/video/QF6HDcB57A4/v-deo.html It seems like this induvdual had a good explanation and shows you visualy where to look on an average TV. I hope this helps.
Simple unboxing and it's great. Keep it up man.
Thank you, Justin! We will. :) We are working on getting some vids out this weekend for this week. If you have any video ideas throw in a comment, we are always looking for new ideas. :)
Maybe you could try to test it out on movies and different kinds of music. Just an idea :)
We can do a sound test on some non-music movie clips, the music we can't do on UA-cam due to "strict" copyright rules. We might add that to our videos list this weekend! :) Thanks for the idea Justin!
Broken ISP all good man, waiting for your next video about headsets and earphones too. 👍 keep it up!
The woofer doesn’t work for me can you please tell me how to connect it only the sound bar works
I would power cycle the soundbar and the subwoofer. There is not much to do to connect them. They should pair automatically.
Thanks for the review, I just got this soundbar :D
I notice that I can hook this up via optical cable to my computer. Can you recommend me an optical cable? Thanks
Thank you for watching! :) I hope you took a minute to subscribe as well. :) We replaced the optical cable in the box for a Monster MC 400DFO-2M optical cable amzn.to/2zlPSMX. We found the quality on it was better than the factory cable. Well worth the money because of clarity. Hope this helps! :)
@@WoodWorkTherapy Question you stated the optical cord that you purchase is better than the one in the Box couldn't you have used the HDMI cable as well that's what I plan to do with the one in the living room I don't have that option in my bedroom because I don't have an extra HDMI output on my TV?
@@ladymax23 Absolutely! It will work just fine on HDMI. We moved this to our living room a while back for the kids so they could play there dance games on the Nintendo Switch. And it is all HDMI and works great! :)
Can I connect rear speakers to this
They do make rear speakers for the system. Here's a link to them: amzn.to/3y0CDvN
Hi, after using it every day for over a month I must tell i am very satisfied but i have one problem! Suddenly i cannot use my samsung remote anymore with the soundbar. I still can’t find how to do it. Could you help me out
Our first thought on it would be, try changing the batteries. No telling how old they really are as batteries are ordered ahead by manufacturers. Also, it would be a good idea to pull the plug on the sound bar for about 1 minute and see if you can get it to boot back up. That may fix it. If not I would give Samsung a call on it as it may just be a bad remote. Do you have a universal remote?
Great video. Question for you, I paired the swa8500 rear speakers but the sound is coming through kind of staticky. Any suggestions on how I could remedy the issue?
First off, thank you for the compliment on the video! :) We have not tried the satellite speakers as the sound from the bar was more than sufficient for our space. However, since it is wireless and the soundbar is the source it may just be a distance or interference issue. If it is a large room, like really large that may be the key. If it is a normal size room it may simply be wireless interference, such as a wireless router around or between the satellite speakers and the sound bar, or a plasma TV, or possible kitchen equipment close by. We would suggest investigating those things a bit, as they are not always obvious. We hope this helps! And if you have not already done so, don't forget to like and subscribe! :) We appriciate you.
Broken ISP for sure gonna drop a like and a sub, thanks for the advice!
Awesome! Welcome aboard! :) We have some cool stuff coming up. Have 3 videos that need to be edited and we will be posting them by the end of the week if all goes well. :)
Compared to the HW-M360 is the sound significantly better? Because here in germany the HW-M360 costs around 140€ and the HW-M450 costs around 210€ and i want to know if the 70€ extra are worth it
I found that the bass was a bit better on the M450 vs the M360. however, I also found this somewhat depended on which room I had it in as well. Overall, they are close, but the bass on the M450 was noticeably better, and the clarity was about the same on both soundbars. So I guess in the end if you want better bass, M450. If that is not important then the M360 is just fine. I hope this helps. :) Don't forget to like and subscribe!
@@WoodWorkTherapy Thx!
Found an open box with no remote. Are there any controls on the sound bar? Specifically a way to switch sources.
There are on the right side of the bar. However, we find this to be a bit easier: Replacement remote: amzn.to/2JwzaPw
Where do you locate the subwoofer in relation to the soundbar. Soundbar in front of you and subwoofer behind you?
That is a great question! We would suggest trying both actually. Depending on your room placement will vary per person. We like it next to the soundbar because by the bed was not so good. In a living room, it may be better behind the couch if you can. We have another one in our living room and it sounds better in front because of the brick wall by it. So again, preference. Hope this helps, and if you have not already done so, don't forget to like and subscribe!
I have a question, if I have a Samsung TV that doesn't have bluetooth, this exact soundbar can connect right?
Thanks in advance
That should not be an issue. There are many ways to attach the soundbar. This part of the video covers the different options you may use: ua-cam.com/video/P_hUfxaF2l4/v-deo.html
@@WoodWorkTherapy thanks a lot! I bought the bar today and it's as good as you said! Keep up the great work!
How do you connect the sound bar to the sub woofer speaker? Having troubles with that!
Mauro Grecio to he honest. When we hooked up ours, we simply powered up the soundbar, and then plugged in the subwoofer. It should be as easy as that. We will do some looking into that issue when we are back at the house. Don't forget to like and subscribe for more awesome videos coming your guys way!
I have R550 it is better or not
I don't have an R550 to test that out. Sorry. :(
@@WoodWorkTherapy I think it must be the same :)
you needed to specify more features like whether you can hang it from the wall or not. That's the reason why I'm even looking for reviews on this
Sorry to hear you missed that in the review. At 3:04 ua-cam.com/video/P_hUfxaF2l4/v-deo.html the wall mount adapters are mentioned briefly. We hope this helps. :)
Love That Bass
What about R450 MODEL???? 🤔
Haven't had the opportunity to try it. :(
It's 320 watts total..sound bar is 2x80 and subwoofer is 160 watts.
That is true. That is the total power. When we did the video a few years ago we did not realize that is what that meant so we did not break it down at that time. I have replied to this in the comments section before because of that error. Sorry if you felt it misleading.
Hi, I notice the sound (voices) and music are a key lower when I switch to 5.1 surround for Netflix programs. Do you face a similar problem?
We noticed when the surround was turned on it was actually a bit louder, and clearer. It may be the surround mode that is affecting the sound. the different modes can vary the sound greatly we noticed. We keep ours on Movie sound mode full time. Seems to be best bass and sound in surround sound. We hope this helps. :)
Thanks! I will adjust the modes to see if that helps to maintain the keys.
We think that should do the trick. Let us know if you have any other issues. We have had a great experience with it, so whatever the issue is we are sure we can help out. :)
@@WoodWorkTherapy On point that's the same mode I keep mine on movie mode. I had to play with it for awhile.
хорошая модель у меня такая супер
I have this sound bar, but having issues with the sound seems rather low have to turn up to like 45 50 to hear anything....any ideas
We would suggest checking if you have a loose connection or something interfering with the connection. Let us know what you find.
After all these years had any of you issues??
Ours is still going strong. Been using it every day for the last 5 years. 😀
Incredible
Great review and thanks!
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My sound cannot connect to bluetooth I put in bt mode and it says "wait" it stays like that. Can you please help
We have not had that happen to us. We would suggest restarting, or in essence pull the power to it, and then plug it back in after 10 seconds or so. That should reset anything odd going on with it. Let us know if this helps! :)
Does it connects with sony tv via Bluetooth?
+amritmoni If your TV has Bluetooth it will work with that and anyother Bluetooth device like a cellphone or digital music player. Hope this helps. :)
Broken ISP hi, thanks for the reply. I have a sony tv model 7500E and it has Bluetooth also. The problem is that when i try to connect it with my xiaomi Bluetooth earphones it does not detects it when i scan in the Bluetooth option in the tv. Even it not detects my small F&D soundbar. I tried every option in the tv bluetooth menu but no result. May be it detects only sony product. Kindly help
Broken ISP but i tried my 2 devices at it not even detects it. May be only sony devices are compatible. Thanks anyway
It could be the Bluetooth on the TV is not meant for outbound audio. Might be only inbound audio. Google Home devices were like that for a time. Might be the same issue.
I have the hw-mm55 and surround sound kit swa-8500s
Having problems connecting my bass to the sound bar...
Jose Camara are you talking about the included subwoofer or a secondary subwoofer?
i just bought this.. are you having issues connecting bluetooth to it? thats the issue im having.
ryan james No. Ours connects to Bluetooth fine. What is it doing when you try to connect to it?
thanks for the response. it was human error.. i was doing something wrong.. thanks!
ryan james No problem! We are happy to help. Let us know if you have any other questions. :)
I have also an issue with the bluetooth. How did you fix it?
What is it doing or rather not doing? Like are you getting parting errors, your bluetooth device does not see it...?
For some reason Hulu on my Samsung smart TV sounds low on this speaker system
I have not had that issue on mine. I would check the connections make sure nothing is in there that might cause a poor connection like dust or packing material that might not be obvious.
*Samsung HW-M450 sound* bar Amazon link: amzn.to/3cKOF0Z
Technical correction: The soundbar is 2X80 watts and the subwoofer is 160 watts. Total power is 320 watts @ peak.
This error was not caught till well after the video was published, and it can not be edited at that point without taking it down and reposting which damages the videos search ranking.
How do you hook this up to your PC?
The easiest way we found was to get a Bluetooth adapter. This is the one we use and it works great! amzn.to/2Jy9RfW they have a newer version that is 4.0 now, but you would not need that for the soundbar. The link for that one is: amzn.to/2JCmIK9 . Let us know if that helps or if you have more questions! :)
Alright, thanks for the info. But is can I use an audio input jack to have a wired connection to PC? If yes, does it come with one? If not, which one do you recommend I buy? Thanks :)
It does not come with a 3.5mm cable. Depending on what your looking for, here is some rather affordable gold plated ones: 8ft male to male 3.5mm: amzn.to/2l1QkWL and a 4ft male to male 3.5mm amzn.to/2JEOLIS Hope this helps, and as always let us know if you have other questions.
Having problems with it finding bluetooth
As in your having trouble with your phone/tablet, etc. finding the soundbar?
Do you ming to say 320 watts
Sound bar 160w + subwoofer 160w = 320w. Not sure how you are getting 350w from the subwoofer..
It was 320w. We had a typo in the script. Sorry. :(
His information is so wrong he says 320 watt subwoofer that's more than systems total Watts the entire system is 320 Watts that includes the Soundbar and the subwoofer the subwoofer is only 160 Watts with each speaker in the Soundbar 80 watts equals 320
Thank you for your comment. Please note that in the show more area, we did disclaim how the power distribution was handled on the soundbar. We made sure that was clear as there was an error in the video that was not caught till latter.
Ok
Bass??? Tell me you're at the movies watching this
Thanks for the review, it was helpful.
David W. McQuarrie Thank you! We are glad you liked it! If you haven't done so already, do us a favor and like and subscribe! We appreciate you guys! :)