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Sonos Arc Ultra costs less than half that price and will be more than good in a small room.

I have the Q990D soundbar and I don't understand anybody who can hate on them unless they're super audiophiles, but audiophiles are hella annoying in general

https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-11-1-4ch-Soundbar-HW-Q990D-AppleTV/dp/B0D6STM1BX

my understanding is that Sonos is expensive, but convenient. i haven't paid attention to prices since i bought mine, but my Denon receiver + Bower & Wilkins 7.1 setup is pretty awesome.

i've heard the best compromise on enhanced sound quality and price is a good soundbar. but i have no experience with them.

If you're looking on the cheap, a sound bar is defo the way to go. If you're spending four figures, I'd get a proper surround system.

Ive never heard anything bad about soundbars, myself, but I only got one last year. I spent 35 years listening to everything through the TVs speakers, so a soundbar sounds amazing to me.

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To be fair, audiophiles are the sorts of people that will pay thousands for a slightly better setup that most people cannot distinguish. I wouldn't go to us for value for money.

A sound bar is ultimately a compromise. The drivers are generally small, stereo separation isn't particularly great until you're spending decent money, it can't be upgraded or modified as time goes on and I've never heard one do particularly good surround sound when compared to proper setups in similar price ranges. However, they're physically smaller, they're less hassle due to way less cables which also makes the setup simpler and they're still a vast improvement on built in speakers. Also way easier to try out, you can go to any electronics store and listen to them in person and see what you like.

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I've not been in the game recently, so I couldn't give any specific suggestions I'm afraid.