The Samsung HW-Q930B is a big change for the company's approach to Dolby Atmos soundbars. Historically only Samsung’s flagship soundbars have given you more than just the main soundbar and a subwoofer in the box. In some cases you’ve been able to add rear speakers to mid-range models as an optional extra, but they haven’t been included as standard. The HW-Q930B, though, changes this.

Despite being around half the price Samsung’s flagship soundbar from 2022 (the HW-Q990B) the Samsung HW-Q930B comprises four components: the main soundbar, a subwoofer, and two rear speakers. In fact, it delivers an eye-catching 9.1.4 audio channel count that’s only two channels down on the Q990B’s class-leading 11.1.4 configuration, making it the best Dolby Atmos soundbar for its price.

It also ticks most feature boxes we look for now on the best soundbars, including HDMI passthrough with, support for both of the Dolby Vision and HDR10+ HDR formats, and playback of both of the Dolby Atmos and DTS:X sound formats that currently represent the best the film and music worlds have to offer.