Samsung
Q990D
$1190.00
JBL
Based on 67 Reddit mentions
$799.95
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Avoid Sonos, sound quality is largely overrated and they have many many software issues. We replaced our Sonos gear with JBL bars and sound clarity and detail is incredible. We have a Bar 300 and a Bar 1000.
L0lil0l0 in r/Soundbars
December 8, 2025 7:30 AM
10
Indeed JBL is a good option. We have 2 at home and are very happy with it. Incredibly better than our previous Sonos setup we got rid off because of the app issues which are still not solved despite what influencers are telling everywhere. Be aware that the JBL Bar 1300 (the first one not the Mark I
...L0lil0l0 in r/Soundbars
October 7, 2025 5:55 PM
5
I had Sonos soundbars in my house and we decided to replace it because of the software issues. When we did, we first got a JBL Bar 300 to replace the Sonos Beam. It was sonincredibly better than the Sonos and for much less money we felt a bit stupid for believing their influencers on social networks
...L0lil0l0 in r/Soundbars
January 25, 2026 8:28 PM
3
Sonos Arc Ultra. One thing I have noticed which really separate Sonos and Bose is the clearity of sound you get from Soundbars. I have used JBl BAR 1000 and Samsungs at my friends house and I have Bose and tested Sonos. No comparison of Bose and Sonos in quality, calibration of each sound and crisp,
...Apps_1 in r/Soundbars
October 7, 2025 7:34 PM
2
Sonos is hugely overrated thanks to their influencers. The fact is they are in deep trouble as they are unable to solve their software issues which started more than 1 year ago. They now have hardware issues on the current line too with paint flaking from grids. In my house we ditched all our Sonos
...L0lil0l0 in r/Soundbars
February 17, 2026 9:45 PM
1
Maybe you should think twice before considering Sonos. Despite what their influencers are saying, they still have not solved their huge software issues. It's less worse than it was more than 1 year ago when they moved the software platform to the cloud. They fired a lot of people including their CEO
...L0lil0l0 in r/Soundbars
February 20, 2026 7:39 PM
1
คือแบบหลงรักเสียงเบส JBL จริงๆ มันสร้างเสียง "ดังกัมปนาท" ที่ทำให้หนังมันรู้สึกมีมิติและเข้มข้น ตอนนี้กำลังชั่งใจระหว่าง Q990F กับ JBL Bar 1000 MK2 อยากได้ 1300 MK2 แต่ราคามันสูงไปนิดสำหรับผม และห้องน่าจะเล็กเกินไป
phezsilver in r/Soundbars
March 7, 2026 1:37 PM
1
To me, jbl sounded like it was wrapped around a cloth and being played not that great clarity and the bass, i don't know I could only see the sub shaking but not feel anything since ig the shop was pretty big, couldn't pressurize that area well. But samsung def has an edge in sound quality since I c
...Ok_Pudding7918 in r/Soundbars
December 11, 2025 1:57 PM
1
You may wanna check JBL bars. And avoid Sonos which are still in trouble because of their software issues. We ditched all our sonos gear in my house and replaced 2 soundbars, a Beam and a Arc+ Ones with a JBL Bar 300 and a Bar 1000. JBL clarity is incredible and voices does stand out. Globally its s
...L0lil0l0 in r/Soundbars
January 28, 2026 6:21 AM
1
I have replaced the Sonos Arc with a Bar 1000 and the JBL has a much more precise sound, much more detailed and clear. I first replaced a Sonos Beam used in the gaming room with a simple JBL Bar 300 and the JBL sound was incredibly better. This is why we purchased the Bar 1000 . And we were not disa
...L0lil0l0 in r/Soundbars
January 28, 2026 6:56 PM
1