# Samsung HW-Q800F 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos

**The Pick — Atmos with Subwoofer** — DealCoconut researched pick in Soundbars
Canonical page: https://www.dealcoconut.com/p/samsung-q800f.html

- Current price: $697.00 (MSRP $999.99)
- Known low: $600.00 (promo cycles)
- Buy timing: **Wait if you can** — It cycles to $600–700 on promo several times a year; current listings are above that. Set the alert, buy on the dip.
- Reliability: **4/5** — Soundbars are low-failure devices; the risks are ecosystem ones — firmware quirks with non-Samsung TVs occasionally need a power-cycle, and wireless sub pairing is the top complaint category industry-wide. Both are annoyances, not failures.
- Price note: reference sale price — current Newegg listing ($992) is marketplace-inflated; it sells at $600–700 regularly

**Why this pick:** The value point in serious TV audio: a real wireless subwoofer and upward-firing Atmos channels that deliver most of the flagship Q990's experience at less than half its price. Reviewers consistently rate it the best performance-per-dollar bar with a sub.

**What it beat:** The flagship Q990F (~$1,600: genuinely better, nowhere near 2.3× better) and bar-only models at $400 — without a subwoofer you're paying for slightly wider TV speakers.

**Cheaper alternative:** Sony HT-S2000 (~$298) or Vizio's 5.1 packages (~$250) — real improvements over TV speakers, minus the Atmos height effects.

## Common questions
- Works with non-Samsung TVs? — Yes, through the TV's HDMI port labeled ARC/eARC; you only lose Samsung-pairing extras.
- Atmos in a normal room? — Upward-firing channels need a flat ceiling under ~11 ft; vaulted ceilings blunt the effect — save money with the Sony if that's you.
- Rears later? — Samsung's wireless rear kit adds true surround down the road; nice upgrade path, not required.

## Where to buy (direct links)
- Amazon: $697.00 — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=samsung+hw-q800f ← best price
- Best Buy: check price — https://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?st=samsung+hw-q800f
- Newegg: check price — https://www.newegg.com/samsung-hwq800fza-soundbar/p/26J-05F1-000C0

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