Samsung HW-E450 2.1-Channel 40" Slim AirTrack Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer Samsung HW-E450 2.1-Channel 40" Slim AirTrack Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer

Pros: The sound and form factor are pretty good for my needs.

Blu-Tooth works well.

Cons: No publicly available discreet commands for On/Off and input selection make this soundbar hard to integrate into a smart remote.

Pros: Despite the first, so-called review, this soundbar has exceeded my expectations tremendously. I've owned several soundbars in the past and not one of them has sounded this natural and transparent. Midrange is nice and full and treble is as smooth as silk. Mid bass is taken care via the subwoofer that also blends quite well with the bar for a natural, well rounded audio experience. 2 channel music sounds wonderful. Classical, pop, rock, it doesn't matter. Those tiny drivers sound much larger than they are. That in itself is amazing.. Despite other reviewers, the 3D sound enhancement does work and adds a sense of width and 3 dimensionality to whatever you're listening to. It's not going to simulate a full 7.1 surround system but does a good job of recreating surround effects from movies and gives surprising depth to music.

Cons: The only thing that I wish the system offered was HDMI pass-through. I'm using this with my computer and if you have your monitor set to turn off after a certain amount of time, the music will stop as well... The only way to keep everything playing is by leaving your HDMI connected monitor on constantly. However, you can bypass this by using the digital optical input instead of the HDMI connection.

Other Thoughts: Despite my issue with the system having no HDMI pass-through, I'm giving this set a 5 star rating simply due to the sound quality. It's amazing what Samsung and other companies have achieved with tiny loudspeakers and digital amplification. Despite other negative reviewers on the web, just set this thing up correctly and you will be pleasantly surprised.

Pros: EXCELLENT SOUND QUALITY, CAN ADJUST SOUND FOR NEWS, DRAMA, MUSIC, THEATRE,ETC. ABLE TO ADJUST THE TREBLE UP TO HEAR CRYSTAL CLEAR CONVERSATIONS. OTHER UNITS HAVE TO MUCH BASE NOT ENOUGH TREBLE ADJUST. TRIED POLK AND SEVERAL OTHER SOUNDBAR UNITS SAMSUNG OUT PERFORMED IN MY OPINION.

Cons: NONE- SUPERIOR SOUND COMPARED TO OTHER UNITS I HAVE PURCHASED OR TESTED.

Other Thoughts: BEST BUY FOR THE MONEY

Pros: Slim design, wireless sub was easy to setup

Cons: Washed out sound quality, no range of sound, "3D sound" is a gimmick

Other Thoughts: I purchased looking for a sleek and easy sound system. This was sleek and easy but the quality was terrible.