Soundbars & home cinema
Hear every scene the way it was made.
A thin TV can't fit speakers big enough to move air. A soundbar adds real drivers for dialogue, effects and bass — then uses Dolby Atmos to place sound around and above you. Here's how home cinema sound works, and how to choose.
The basics
What makes home cinema sound different?
Built-in TV speakers fire downwards from a panel a few centimetres deep — there's no space for proper bass or a dedicated dialogue channel. A soundbar fixes both: real drivers for clear speech, a wireless subwoofer for weight you can feel, and Dolby Atmos to lift effects up and around the room. The screen disappears into the action.
Dolby Atmos overhead
Object-based audio places effects around and above you, so the action gains real height and space.
Dialogue that stays clear
A dedicated centre channel keeps speech crisp and intelligible, even in the loudest scenes.
Bass you can feel
A wireless subwoofer adds the low-end weight a flat TV panel physically cannot produce.
What a soundbar gives you
Wireless subwoofer
Deep, room-filling bass with no cable running to the main bar.
Rear surround speakers
Add wireless rears for true surround that closes in behind you.
Plays with your TV
Q-Symphony and WOW Orchestra fire the soundbar and TV speakers together.
AI adaptive sound
Reads what you're watching and rebalances dialogue, music and effects on the fly.
Built for gaming
4K/120Hz passthrough and low latency for console and PC play.
Voice & streaming
Built-in assistants and Bluetooth/Wi-Fi for music when the TV is off.
Dolby Atmos
Sound that comes from above
Atmos adds overhead channels and up-firing drivers, so rain, jets and music move through the room in three dimensions — not just left to right.
Height channels
Up-firing speakers, real height
Angled drivers bounce sound off your ceiling to create height with no speakers to wire overhead. The taller the room, the bigger it feels.
Surround
Put yourself in the middle
Add wireless rear speakers and the soundstage closes in around you — ambience, crowds and effects arriving from behind as well as in front.
Adaptive AI
Tuned to whatever you watch
AI sound modes read the content in real time and rebalance the mix — lifting dialogue for drama, widening the stage for film, hardening impact for games.
One system
Your soundbar and TV, in sync
Q-Symphony on Samsung and WOW Orchestra on LG fire your TV's own speakers alongside the bar, so the whole wall of sound works as one.
The two leaders
How LG and Samsung do home cinema
Both pair a flagship soundbar with a wireless subwoofer and rear speakers — then sync it to your TV. Here's the headline of each.
Dolby Atmos home cinema with WOW Orchestra
- Up-firing channels for true Atmos height
- WOW Orchestra plays your LG TV and bar together
- AI Room Calibration tunes to your space
- IMAX Enhanced and wireless Dolby Atmos
Q-Series Dolby Atmos with Q-Symphony
- Up to 11.1.4 channels with wireless rear speakers
- Q-Symphony fires your Samsung TV speakers too
- SpaceFit Sound calibrates to the room
- Adaptive Sound lifts dialogue automatically
Featured soundbars
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Samsung B400F B-Series 2.0-Channel Compact Soundbar | HW-B400F/XU- 0.5 W
- Dolby 2ch
- MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV
Samsung B450F B-Series 2.1-Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer | HW-B450F/XU- 0.5 W
- Dolby 2ch
- 4.2
Samsung QS750F Q‑Series 5.1.2‑Channel Soundbar with Subwoofer & Rear Speakers | HW‑QS750F/XU- 5.1.2
- HDMI
Samsung Q600F Q‑Series 3.1.2‑Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer | HW‑Q600F/XU- 3.1.2
- Approx. 380 W
- 3 front, 2 up-firing
Samsung S800D Ultra-Slim 3.1.2‑Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer | HW‑S800D/XU- 3.1.2
- 10 built‑in drivers
Ready to upgrade your sound?
Find your soundbar
From a tidy one-box upgrade to a full Dolby Atmos home cinema — browse soundbars from Samsung, LG and more, or talk to our team for a match to your TV and room.
