‘It sounds so good, I forgot I was supposed to be reviewing it’: Samsung QS750F review

The best soundbars are expensive. I’ve tested one that’ll set you back almost 4 grand, a couple that go for $2k, and many in the very bloated $600-$1,000 landscape.

The Samsung QS750F falls into that third category: Not-quite-movie-theater soundbars, but they give it a respectably good go. And what an impressive soundbar the QS750F truly is. For just $899/£699, you get a 46-inch, 5-speaker soundbar, a 160W subwoofer, and two semi-wireless rear speakers. For less than $1k!

At this price, you’d be hard-pressed to find something that performs better, and I’m not mad about it. Looking for room-filling Atmos audio but can’t afford Samsung’s flagship Q990F ($1,799)? You’ll want to read this comprehensive Samsung QS750F review.

Samsung QS750F review: Cheat sheet

• What is it? A great-value soundbar, subwoofer, and surround sound system
• Who is it for? Got less than $1k but want the best sound you can get? If you answered “yes”, then you
• What does it cost? $899 / £699
• What do we like? The soundscape is wide, bassy, and clear
• What don’t we like? I wanted a little more Atmos

Samsung QS750F review: Specs

Samsung QS750F review: Price & availability

In the U.S, the Samsung QS750F is available exclusively at Best Buy. You’re looking at an MSRP of $899, but it’s often on sale for around $650-$700. If you can grab this soundbar at a discount, then that’s a major win.

In the U.K., you’re looking at £699 from Richer Sounds. You’ll be very happy with this soundbar at this price, I can assure you. The U.K. price pleases me very much.

As the QS750F has a 5-channel soundbar, a subwoofer, and two rear speakers, anything below $700/£700 is a fantastic deal. Similar options will run you back considerably more: the Klipsch setup is $349 just for the Flexus Core 100 soundbar, then the subwoofer and rears are $349 and $499, respectively.

In comparison, the no-sub-no-rears 3.0.2 Bose Smart Soundbar (2024) is $549, the sub-but-no-rears Polk Audio Signa S4 is $449, and the sub-but-no-rears Samsung Q600F is $699.

Samsung QS750F review: Design & controls

• Long and deep, but relatively short in height
• Two side-oriented woofers
• Surrounds aren’t wireless

If you’re familiar with Samsung AV gear, then I want you to close your eyes and visualize a Samsung soundbar in your mind’s eye. Got it? Now you know exactly what the QS750F looks like.

The QS750F is pretty much identical to the other Samsung soundbars I’ve tested — the only difference is that it has rectangular/flat sides rather than the Q990F and Q600F’s angled sides.

The rears are the same — in that they’re the SWA-9250S, so you can buy them independently of a soundbar — and look exactly how you’d expect Samsung surrounds to look. They are, however, not truly wireless. The rears are wireless when connecting to the soundbar itself, but they require a pretty unsightly and bulky wire to connect to each other.

Only the left rear has D/C connectivity, so you need the wire to power the right speaker. The Denon, JBL, and Yamaha rears are all true wireless (rechargeable) so I wanted that on the QS750F, too.

I tested the QS750F in a purpose-built soundproofed testing room, and I even had to get an extension cable to plug everything in. So just be aware: you’ll need hella outlets. I used: one for the TV, one for the Blu-ray player, one for the soundbar, one for the subwoofer, and one for the rears. Yes, five plugs for my TV/AV setup. It’s a lot.

Other than that one tiny issue, I love the design of the QS750F. The remote is just as weighty and well-made as you’d expect, and the soundbar itself is 46 inches of pure power.

Samsung QS750F review: Features

• Tons of features in SmartThings app
• AirPlay and Google Cast
• AudioSync settings

Most of the QS750F’s features are from the SmartThings app, so I’ll discuss them in full in the ‘App’ section below. As you might expect from an $899 soundbar, though, the QS750F has tons of advanced features.

You can activate ‘Voice enhancement’ mode, ‘Bass enhancement’, ‘Moderate bass’, which turns the subwoofer off, ‘Night mode’, which reduces bass completely, and you can adjust the volume of each individual channel speaker.

I had great fun figuring out which speaker was responsible for which frequencies, and which speakers provided much of the Dolby Atmos experience. Sure, you should probably use these features to, you know, actually improve your home theater rather than just nerding out, but the option’s there.

For example, I found increasing the volume of the rear channel softened the high-end, which was better for bombastic action scenes. This is a great feature if you want to get really nitty-gritty and meticulous with how your movies sound.

If you have an AI-powered Samsung TV, you get access to features like Space Fit Sound Pro (room calibration) and Q-Symphony (remastering content for surround sound), but as I tested on a lowly LG G5, I couldn’t make use of these.

Samsung QS750F review: App

• Samsung’s SmartThings app
• Sometimes have to manually select audio source after changing playback type
• Premium features like SpaceFit Sound Pro locked behind Samsung TVs

Can we just take a minute to appreciate Samsung’s SmartThings app, please? I’ve tested tons of soundbars now, every brand from Bose to Denon to Yamaha to Sony. Oftentimes, these soundbar samples have been tested by other journalists and haven’t been disconnected from those journalists’ accounts. I had a major headache trying to connect the Bose Smart Soundbar (2024) due to this issue, and Denon’s HEOS can be a bit of a nightmare (I’ve had to return a subwoofer due to connectivity issues).

SmartThings, though, just gets it. As soon as I set up the QS750F with my SmartThings app, the app prompted “This soundbar has been linked to another account. Would you like to forget this account and make a new connection?”

Yes! Yes, I do. Why can’t all soundbar apps do this? Instead of the endless loading time and the eventual “Connection failed” error message. If the soundbar knows it’s linked to someone else’s account, why can’t it just tell me?

Of course, this is a niche issue, but if you’re buying the soundbar second hand or you get a completely different phone (as in, swap from Android to iPhone or vice versa), then it might pose an issue. Anyway, praise be SmartThings. Bose/Denon, if you’re reading, please bring in a similar feature.

Speaking of features, let’s actually get into the reason you’re here: audio features. Oh, boy, does the QS750F have loads.

As I mentioned earlier, the SmartThings app is laden with audio features. You can adjust the volume of each individual speaker, you can turn off the subwoofer entirely, you can up the bass, you can activate ‘Voice enhancement’ mode, ‘Surround mode’, and ‘Virtual’ (which is like an upmixing setting that fakes 360° audio), you can adjust the EQ, you can select the sound source without needing to cycle through inputs via the remote.

Here are a few screenshots from SmartThings so you can see what I mean.

I love SmartThings. When I tested the Samsung Q600F, I was disappointed to find it had no Wi-Fi or app connectivity, because I genuinely love SmartThings. I famously hate “smart” tech that doesn’t need to be smart, but I’ll make an exception for SmartThings.

I’ll end on a bit of a weird one: there was a little confusion when switching between audio inputs. After I listened to music on Qobuz using AirPlay, I had to manually adjust the audio input to get sound from my TV again. This wasn’t majorly annoying, but it’s something to be aware of. If you’re wondering why your soundbar is suddenly silent, maybe check the audio source on the SmartThings app. It may not have updated itself back to HDMI eARC.

Samsung QS750F review: Sound quality

• Voice enhancement is excellent
• High-frequency sound effects are clear and immersive
• Room-filling bass

I test every soundbar with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ on 4K UHD Blu-Ray, TV shows on Netflix, and music on Spotify and Qobuz.

Movies

First, I watched ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. In the opening scene, the bass was excellent, and shook the floor of my testing room. However, the midrange was a little tinny, but the loud bass made up for it. You might not even notice if you’re not looking out for it — but as a soundbar reviewer, it’s literally my job to notice any flaws, no matter how minor.

‘Adaptive’ sound mode made diegetic (in-scene) sound effects louder, so increased the presence of metal clinking and ropes whooshing. ‘Surround’ mode excelled at widening the soundscape, and balancing the bass-heavy soundtrack.

In the dogfighting scene, I was left longing for a little more. The soundstage was wide, with audible radioed dialogue over the OST. However, the soundbar didn’t quite reach the heights I would want.

During a flying scene, I was expecting to feel the wind whoosh through my hair or find myself looking up, searching for real jet planes. I did feel like the planes were coming from around me, but not above me.

As a result, I’m going to have to say that the Dolby Atmos performance is really good, but it’s not excellent. I recently tested the $3,500 Yamaha True X Surround 90A, and the Dolby Atmos on that behemoth is life-changingly good. Of course, a $900 soundbar can’t compete with a $3,500 soundbar, and the QS750F is definitely better than the Q600F, but I couldn’t help but want a little more.

Don’t get me wrong — for the $900 MSRP, the QS750F is excellent. It has clear, audible dialogue, a delicate balance between high-frequency sounds, and a rich, confident low-end. I caught myself forgetting I was supposed to be working and just enjoying the movie-theater sound. But if you’re after true 360° audio, you’re unfortunately going to have to spend more. That’s just the way it is.

After ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, I watched ‘How to Train Your Dragon (2025), and this sounded phenomenal in ‘Surround’ mode.

In the first flight scene, Toothless’ flapping wings sounded fantastic, with clear width to the effect. However, the Yamaha True Surround X90A sounded better overall — you’d expect that from a $3500 soundbar, though — but for $900, the QS750F performed admirably.

In some scenes, the dialogue was a little soft, so I activated ‘Voice enhancement’ mode, and this isolated the dialogue well. You can activate ‘Voice enhancement’ and ‘Surround’ simultaneously, which is great if you want the best of both worlds.

Last, I watched ‘Elio’. The bass response was excellent during the opening track, ‘Once In a Lifetime’. This was the best Dolby Atmos performance thus far. The music immersed me in the scene, and I felt like David Byrne was singing directly into my ear.

Of all the movies I watched, ‘Elio’ sounded the best through the QS750F. The movie was mind-bogglingly expansive, particularly in the space scenes. All the alien synth noises were unique and clear. Overall, the soundscape was a lush, lively, ever-changing symphony of sound.

TV

Although I watched 4K UHD Blu-rays to test the QS750F’s movie performance, it’s unrealistic to expect every user to only watch 4K movies. I watched basic-tier Netflix — so 1080p, 5.1 — to evaluate its TV performance, too. I watched ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Stranger Things’.

‘Bridgerton’ was particularly impressive, with a delicate balance between the string-heavy soundtrack, dialogue, and diegetic sound effects. I particularly enjoyed the clarity of a creaking wardrobe and creaking bow and arrow, as these high-frequency effects weren’t overpowered by soundtrack or dialogue. This is the mark of a high-quality soundbar — one that can walk the tightrope of quiet, immersive effects and dramatic, consuming soundtracks.

‘Stranger Things’ has a busier soundscape, with action scenes and dialogue scenes layered on top of a synth-heavy OST. I found the balance of chipping birds, sizzling cigarette paper, TV dialogue, and a suspenseful, deep bass synth soundtrack delicate and confident. The growling demogorgon was clear, low, and didn’t overpower the dialogue.

As basic Netflix doesn’t have Dolby Atmos, the soundbar didn’t need to handle as many elements simultaneously. Despite the lack of Atmos, I was blown away by the sound quality, and found the QS750F able to balance everything the TV shows threw at it.

Music

I listened to music via AirPlay through Qobuz. ‘Songs of Praise’ by Shame is a guitar-led track with growling, husky vocals, which sounded fantastic through the soundbar. There was a little weirdness when the track quietened down towards the end, and some of the guitars sounded underwater. However, this issue wasn’t present in any other song.

Afterwards, I switched genres to electronic. ‘Guess’ by Charli xcx and Billie Eilish pumped through the speakers, with the house bass beat electrifying and ferocious. The bass and vocals weren’t as harmonious as you’d expect from a high-quality studio monitor or bookshelf speaker, but this is a soundbar, not a music-focused speaker, so what can you expect?

Last, I played something a little softer. ‘Bobbi’s Second World’ by The Orielles is a disco-psych track with warbled synths and gentle female vocals. Again, the bass response was the loudest part of the song, and I felt like the percussion was a little softened. I would like a bit more pizzazz from hi-hats and the vocals, but again, this is a soundbar, not a speaker, and soundbars are known for their mediocre music performance.

Overall, you’d be hard-pressed to find a soundbar that sounds as good as the QS750F for less. Although I wanted a little more height in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, every other movie and TV show I watched sounded fantastic. The QS750F balanced dialogue, diegetic sound effects, and soundtrack deftly. It sounds so good, I forgot I was supposed to be reviewing it.

Samsung QS750F review: Verdict

If you want Dolby Atmos performance that could go head-to-head with a movie theater, you need to spend more than $900. That’s just a fact of life. There’s a reason why movie tickets are expensive.

However, if you want to spend less than a grand, then the QS750F will not disappoint. At the heart of it, this is a soundbar that knows what it’s doing. The QS750F isn’t here to mess around. It’s here to shake your floorboards and rattle your windows. With the powerful 160W subwoofer, that’s exactly what it’s going to do.

If you’re a serious home theater aficionado, I have to recommend the fantastic JBL Bar 1300X, but it’s double the price of the QS750F. For a sub-$1,000 soundbar, subwoofer, and surround system, the QS750F will treat you right.