The balance between the Q990H’s detail, power, effects placement, dynamic range, impact, musicality and, above all, soundstage cohesion remains comfortably the all-round best in town for anything like the £1599 asking price.

So, after owning this thing a month, would I buy it again? Absolutely. I surely would.

This is the absolute best of the best and worth every penny.

The HW-Q990H gets a definite recommendation from me and earns our Editors’ Choice for 2026.

The HW-Q990H still stands out as one of the soundbars to beat when it comes to a complete package.

The sound remains solid, maybe the best the Q has ever sounded.

The Samsung HW-Q990H is yet another fantastic flagship soundbar from Samsung that delivers the same superb Dolby Atmos performance as its predecessor.

The Q990H takes everything we love about the last generation, and delivers it with even more nuance, detail and scale.

These niggles are all pretty small, anyway, compared to everything the Q990H does right, ensuring that it continues Samsung’s reign at the top of the single-package surround sound soundbar world.

You can also stamp the Q990H as the best-sounding surround sound single purchase solution on the market right now.