16% of 141 verified Samsung HW-Q990Fowners don't recommend it — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 68% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“Last update bricked a lot of soundbars.”— @fredm4197 on YouTube
“My love how the top grill collects dust”— @stevenewhen on YouTube
“That subwoofer looks pathetic.”— @damirculic8947 on YouTube
“ive returned the samsung q990f yesterday. Ive was not impressed”— @cichlidfeak on YouTube
“This system is ridiculously small.”— @bramowicz1 on YouTube
“The dialog is muffled and unclear no matter what settings I adjust”— @Firebottleman on YouTube
“the sound is so compressed it’s not even funny”— @rushgush on YouTube
“The 990d was so disappointing that I returned it, the bass was the deal breaker for sure.”— @GhostSal on YouTube
“The problem with q990 series is that q-symphony only works if devices are connected to the tv first”— @MTheory87 on YouTube
“Doesn’t come close to Sonys Bravia 9 with Sw3 sub”— @stes3061 on YouTube
“The biggest complaint I have is that it does not allow me to send an IR signal to it to specifically set the input.”— @jimmct4353 on YouTube
“after SAMSUNG's Firmware Debacle earlier this year and the horrible way in which they handled that issue, I'm firmly on the fence with their soundbar products”— @LLNYRN on YouTube
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“My Samsung q990f from volume 1 to say about 3 or 4 is quite enough for background play and I can still have a conversation without raising my voice.”— CarlSPC1 on Reddit
“I havent found the right configuration yet, I’m constantly changing volume for dialogs and environment sounds, im betwen 12 and 20 volume. I think the LG was better on dialogs”— AcceptableAd4812 on r/Soundbars
“I get a feeling of envelopment except behind me. I get really good everywhere else and even back left and back right but there is a noticeable lack of right behind me.”— Endo129 on r/Soundbars
“The only issue I have is with the soundbar forgetting sound profiles when switching from PS5 to any other input, it just stays in the game pro mode”— Kratos_BOY on r/Soundbars
“AVA is a fail, being overly bright with no improvement in voice clarity.”— naustin on AVS Forum
“Personally i feel in mine base is a bit lacking.”— Acceptable-Sweet on r/Soundbars