Updated 18 Oct 2026
Is the Samsung HW-Q800F worth it?
Yes — the best soundbar and sub for the money.
The bar has a proper centre speaker for clear voices and two up-firing drivers for Atmos, and the small wireless sub adds deep, room-filling bass. It plays DTS:X, has an HDMI input and an optical port, and comes with a remote and a wall bracket. HDMI passthrough tops out at 4K/60, so it's not ideal for a console at 120Hz, and there are no rear speakers unless you buy them.
98%of 40 owners give it 4 or 5 stars
- Deep bass from a compact sub
- Clear dialogue from a centre channel
- Remote and wall bracket in the box
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What owners say
Owners love the sound, how easy it is to set up and how well it works with a Samsung TV. Complaints are rare.
Good to know
- HDMI passthrough is 4K/60 only, with no HDMI 2.1.
- No rear speakers in the box.
- Samsung's 2026 HW-Q800H has replaced it, so stock is running down.
From 40 buyer ratings at Currys, every complaint read by us, October 2026. How we do this
What they love
- Great sound qualityMentioned a lot
- Easy to set upAlso mentioned
- Works well with a Samsung TVAlso mentioned
- Deep bass and plenty of volumeAlso mentioned
What they complain about
Hardly any: just 1 of 40 owners gave it 3 stars or fewer, and no complaint came up often enough to list.
Get it if…
- You want a bar and sub without paying flagship prices.
- You watch films and want real bass.
- You have a Samsung TV: it pairs wirelessly.
Skip it if…
- You game at 4K/120 through the soundbar.
- You want sound behind you: the HW-Q990F includes rears.
How we reached this verdict
RTINGS names it the best 5.1 soundbar: balanced out of the box, deep bass from the sub and clear voices from its centre channel, though it calls the Atmos height unremarkable. TechRadar disagrees on that and gives it five stars and an Editor's Choice for phenomenal dialogue and convincing overhead effects. RTINGS prefers it to the newer HW-Q800H, which costs more and sounds brighter.
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: RTINGS, TechRadar, RTINGS, What Hi-Fi, What Hi-Fi, manufacturer specifications.
Updated 18 Oct 2026How we decide