Name: HW-N850 Samsung Harman/Kardon Soundbar with Dolby Atmos
Brand: Samsung
Price: -1.0 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (26 reviews)

Immersive Theater Sound

Feel like you are in the theater without leaving home. Dolby Atmos and DTS:X technologies, plus 13 speakers - including upward and side-firing speakers - move sound naturally around and above you. Integrates seamlessly with Samsung televisions.

Sound Crafted by Audio Masters

By combining Samsung's innovative mastery in home entertainment solutions with 60 years of Harman Kardon's audio technical expertise, the two brands continue to push boundaries to bring state-of-the-art sound to the home entertainment experience.

A Different Dimension in Home Theater

Dolby Atmos and DTS:X technologies produce object-based dimensional sound that places the viewer in the middle of the action.*

Sound from Around and Above

Sound surrounds you from 13 speakers, including two that fire upward and two that fire from the side.

Sweet Spot Anywhere You Sit

Hear consistently great sound anywhere in the room with the soundbar's wide range tweeter.

Made for Each Other

Don't get stuck with anything less than the perfect fit. The N850 integrates seamlessly with most Samsung TVs. Enjoy Plug-and-Play connectivity via wired or wireless connections, control both TV and soundbar with a single remote and fine-tune your sound right from the TV menu.

Works with Alexa

Enjoy your Soundbar hands-free using Alexa voice control*. Ask Alexa to play something by simply saying the title or a few lines of the song's lyrics. No matter what kind of music you're in the mood for, Alexa will find it.

Listen smarter with SmartThings

Connect to the SmartThings Hub* and use the SmartThings app on your smartphone as a remote to control for your soundbar and all of the smart devices in your home.**

A truly seamless 4K experience

With 4K Pass-through, a simple HDMI® connection delivers the best in audio and picture quality. Connect any 4K video source like a game console, through the Samsung Harman Kardon soundbar to your TV for rich sound and 4K picture quality.

Bluetooth Music Streaming

Your soundbar also acts as a powerful Bluetooth speaker. Easily play music from virtually any streaming service by connecting your smart device to the soundbar via Bluetooth.

Your Music Comes Alive

Upscale any of your music files up to 32bit for richer, more dynamic sound.

Immersive Theater Sound Feel like you are in the theater without leaving home. Dolby Atmos and DTS:X technologies, plus 13 speakers - including upward and side-firing speakers - move sound naturally around and above you. Integrates seamlessly with Samsung televisions.

Sound Crafted by Audio Masters By combining Samsung's innovative mastery in home entertainment solutions with 60 years of Harman Kardon's audio technical expertise, the two brands continue to push boundaries to bring state-of-the-art sound to the home entertainment experience.

A Different Dimension in Home Theater Dolby Atmos and DTS:X technologies produce object-based dimensional sound that places the viewer in the middle of the action.*

Sound from Around and Above Sound surrounds you from 13 speakers, including two that fire upward and two that fire from the side.

Sweet Spot Anywhere You Sit Hear consistently great sound anywhere in the room with the soundbar's wide range tweeter.

Made for Each Other Don't get stuck with anything less than the perfect fit. The N850 integrates seamlessly with most Samsung TVs. Enjoy Plug-and-Play connectivity via wired or wireless connections, control both TV and soundbar with a single remote and fine-tune your sound right from the TV menu.

Works with Alexa Enjoy your Soundbar hands-free using Alexa voice control*. Ask Alexa to play something by simply saying the title or a few lines of the song's lyrics. No matter what kind of music you're in the mood for, Alexa will find it.

Listen smarter with SmartThings Connect to the SmartThings Hub* and use the SmartThings app on your smartphone as a remote to control for your soundbar and all of the smart devices in your home.**

A truly seamless 4K experience With 4K Pass-through, a simple HDMI® connection delivers the best in audio and picture quality. Connect any 4K video source like a game console, through the Samsung Harman Kardon soundbar to your TV for rich sound and 4K picture quality.

Bluetooth Music Streaming Your soundbar also acts as a powerful Bluetooth speaker. Easily play music from virtually any streaming service by connecting your smart device to the soundbar via Bluetooth.

Your Music Comes Alive Upscale any of your music files up to 32bit for richer, more dynamic sound.

Wireless surround sound ready An optional SWA-9000S Wireless Surround Kit lets you expand your sound system easily.* When paired with your soundbar it creates a true surround sound experience.

Features

Dolby Atmos and DTS:X Object-based sound from 13 speakers
5.1.2 Channels / 2 upward and 2 side firing speakers

General
Color	Black
Number of Channels	5.1.2 Ch
Total Power (W)	372 W
Frequency Response (amp)	34Hz~17kHz
Packing Type	One Packing
Model Code	HW-N850/ZA
Special Features
Smart Things App	Yes
Compatibility	Compatible with SWA-9000S
Features
Smart Sound Mode	Yes
Wide Range Tweeter	Yes
Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)	Yes
Audio Processing
Dolby	Dolby True HD
Dolby Digital	Dolby 5.1ch / Dolby DD+
DTS-HD	Yes
DTS Digital Surround	DTS 5.1ch
Audio Features
Number of Sound Modes (DSP)	3
UHQ 32bit Audio	Yes
Video Features
3D Video Pass	Yes
4K (60Hz) Video Pass	Yes
HDR	Yes
Speakers
Number of Speakers	13
Subwoofer Type	Wireless
Speaker	Sealed Enclosure
Tweeter	Wide Range Tweeter
Enclosure	Bass Reflex
AV Decoding Format
WAV	Yes
MP3	Yes
OGG	Yes
FLAC	Yes
AAC	Yes
ALAC	Yes
AIFF	Yes
Connectivity
One Control	Yes
Alexa 3PDA	Yes
Optical Inputs	1
USB Host	Only for update
Bluetooth ® Version	4.0
Auto Power Link	Yes
Bluetooth ® Power On	Yes
Battery
Battery	Yes
Power Consumption
Stand-by Power Consumption (Main)	4.5W(WIFI/BT OFF 0.3W)
Stand-by Power Consumption (Subwoofer)	0.5W
Operating Power Consumption (Main)	35W
Operating Power Consumption (Subwoofer)	28W
Free Voltage	Yes
Dimensions & Weight
Product Dimensions (W x H x D)	48.27" x 3.27" x 5.35"
Product Weight (lb.)	19.4 lbs
Subwoofer Dimensions (W x H x D)	8.01" x 15.75" x 16.36"
Subwoofer Weight	21.16 lbs
Shipping Dimensions (W x H x D)	50.87" x 10.31" x 23.86"
Shipping Weight (lb.)	50.93 lbs
Accessory
Remote Control	Yes
Wall Mount Kit	Yes
HDMI Cable	Yes
Key Features
Dolby Atmos	Yes

Quick Specs

Appearance
Type: Soundbars
Dimensions
Width: 48.27"
Height: 3.27"
Depth: 5.35"
Features
Energy Star Rated: Yes

User Manual

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4.3 out of 5

80% of reviewers recommend this product.

Nice sound but a bit confusing to get working

Russellproulx 9/17/2020

i found the sound to be decent but hard to set up the levels. i am using a samsung 85 inch tv which did help it to setup after. i switched it from my previous 70 inch samsung.
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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Amazing Sound effects

Richie0428 5/12/2020

I'm usung this product more than 6 months and this product is amazing i love it.Sounds like Cinema at home really Real, Side speakers and top speakers working awsome.The Bass from Subwoofer extremly deep and like Cinema you feel earthquake under your feet :) But couple of things i dont like it. : You have update funktion but not coming. Dolby Atmos just have to when the stream coded with or you buy bluray,from youtube ord Disney+ you havnt Dolby Atmos and not appiered on your device. I'm searching a DTS-X kodek video online i downloaded couple of but i didnt see yet in my device appering DTS-X NEVER!!! :( This HW-N850 havnt GAME MODE why?????? the update modell Q80r is a same just new name on it and have Game mode so i need aupdate wich one not coming :( But finally this is really awsome product i can recommend cinema feeling awsome sounds!!!
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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Poor Quality

D1987P 6/28/2019

This the 2nd N850 Soundbar that I have had since January, 2019. The first one was returned to Conn's because the "base, treble" function did not operate. I am now having problems with the 2nd one. At first, it operated just fine. Then I could not get any sound from the unit. Had to use the TV speakers, which are pathetic. After trying to analyze the problem, and checking the owner's manual, the sound now switches back and forth between the TV and the Soundbar.
Originally posted on Samsung.com

No, I do not recommend this product

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OK sound but no tuning tools

cdxp 6/2/2019

The N850 came bundled with my Sasung Q90R TV. Had i been buying I would have bought the full surround Q90 Bar. The Q90 TV has a room tuning tool but it doesn't work with Samsung Soundbars. Various sites suggest using a phone SPL meter to set this up but given the TV has the facility built in why not use it to set up Samsung soundbars? There are rear speakers available as a separate purchase for the N850 but they dont support ATMOS. Having invested heavily in a high end Samsung TV i feel a bit deflated with this product . It sounds OK but so do the built in speakers and I'd suggest the N950 or Q90 bar would be a much better investment.
Originally posted on Samsung.com

No, I do not recommend this product

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Amazing sound bar for films and music

Edouard18 5/16/2019

Amazing soundbar! The sound is incredible, and though the bar is massive I find it integrates very well thanks to a discrete design. It's actually funny to see that some people are wondering where the bar is. I'm glad also that it's compatible with Spotify connect, so playing good quality music from the phone is easy. I find the bar also very convincing when watching movies with clear voices and great action as well as music scenes. Basically I had never seen a soundbar with such a natural and beautiful sound before (there's nothing in it like the usual chemical soundbar tones). So why "only" 4 stars? Well, thanks Samsung for the Alexa integration, but in Europe, Google Assistant is much more widespread! So it would be amazing if you could add this :) I used to have the ability to ask google for one or another song with my old system and it was soooo convenient, I really miss this feature now. Especially as there's no jack connection on the sound bar (only HDMI and Optical) so it's not even possible to put an audio chromecast into it to make it Google Home-friendly :( The second problem is that the soundbar doesn't always turn on automatically at the same time as the TV (which is also a modern Samsung) and even sometimes the TV needs to be unplugged and the cables withdrawn and then re-plugged and so on to be able to get the sound through the soundbar again. Quite annoying... even though this may come from the TV!
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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Best crisp quality sound!

DiiM 4/29/2019

The best decision I did with going with this.. I am having Samsung Plasma still and hence I connected with Optical Cable. Now I want to upgrade it with SWA-9000S but want to know what is the recommended distance between SWA-9000S and soundbar for optimum performance. Feedback: The Phone app needs improvements ; You should be able to control the woofer from app.
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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Like the soundbar but DISMAL customer service

Shel316 1/8/2019

The soundbar supports Amazon music and not Spotify. I like the soundbar, but every time I reach out to support, they direct me to the user manual. When that fails, apologizes abound: "I am sorry there is no information at the moment".
Originally posted on Samsung.com

No, I do not recommend this product

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Blown away

ManInThaMirror 1/2/2019

When you purchase a new television another component you're probably going to need is a nice sound bar. I'm definitely a witness to say that it can be quite a challenge to find the perfect fit, so to say that I've been researching for the perfect sound bar for my 65 inch curved TV would be an understatement. Unpacking it out of the box you can tell right away the quality of the N850 just by how heavy it is, and when I say that I mean it in a good way it gives it a premium high quality feel, and on top of that it looks good as well. Connecting it to the TV was no problem at all, since I was connecting it to my Samsung TV it recognized the product without hassle and we were ready to go. The N850 has features such as Dolby Atmos, 5.1.2 Channels with 372 Watts of Power so at times it makes you feel like you're a part of the action on screen. Another great feature is the sound bar can play and stream music through Bluetooth so you can enjoy the highs and bumping bass of your favorite tunes. I mentioned earlier about the how heavy it was but it's also a nice to look at as well with it's rounded edges and steel grates it compliments your surroundings. After having the N850 for close to a month now I couldn't be more happy with my purchase. It fits well in my Samsung ecosystem and more than anything it performs well beyond what I would have imagined since yes, it's a sound bar for the TV but the fact it can stream music as well takes it up a notch on the rating.
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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Audiophile soundbar

oneofusgrays 1/2/2019

I just set this up today and paired it with my QLED TV. The pair together really could not be a better match, even the TV remote works with the soundbar out of the box. This is an audiophile lovers soundbar, the sound replication is truly astounding for a soundbar, seems to fill the room from different directions. Overall I would rate this a great buy and money well spent. I have played music through it, played video games, and watched a few movies, the adjustments it makes for different types of audio are spot on. This is a plug and play system that also has great features you can adjust via the smart app, this is nearly perfect!
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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Amazing Sound

newellkathleen 1/2/2019

The HW-N850 Samsung | Harman/Kardon Soundbar with Dolby Atmos has amazing sound and really makes you think you are in a movie theatre the entire time in the comfort of your OWN home! Its so easy to install and takes less than an hour to have it surrounding your living room. I am just loving this and how easy and GREAT it works!
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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frustrating

jester9797 1/1/2019

x-mass gift for the family I am not a tech guy just plumber . The sound out of the bar is very good 4.5. That said the sub will not raze or lower in volume and is vary finicky . We also got the rear speakers swa 9000s which will not link up either ,so we exchanged for a new set and now the led light will blink blue the go to solid then to red NO sound. I am super frustrated . And one last thing poor instruction manual .
Originally posted on Samsung.com

No, I do not recommend this product

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Roy W 11/24/2018

Only criticism is that Dolby Atmos is not as good as I had hoped but I have high ceilings and maybe this is the problem. Also, no mention in the manual about "virtual" setting. Not sure what it does.
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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Precise sound that fills the room!

John Gray 11/22/2018

Yes, I recommend this product

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Sound is awesome, bugs are not.

Admk 10/25/2018

I have had the HW-N850 for the better part of two weeks now and the clear, loud sound it produces is amazing, even compared to the speaker/AV system it had replaced. Dolby Atmos is simply bad-a@@. I also am very happy with how music is produced as well. The 2 HDMI ports both handle Dolby Vision signals and video very well. Everything looks and sounds amazing as a whole. The bar/sub looks good, sounds good, and seems to be built very well. But it isn't all praise, the Samsung app is a horrible mess in my experience. To get the app/soundbar to work I had to remove and reinstall both the app and the SB from my Samsung account multiple times. After many attempts the App/SB has finally paired and appears to open and work as advertised. Also when watching a show or movie the sound will stop (the video keeps playing) and the only "fix" is to switch HDMI inputs back and forth. Pretty annoying. I initially bought the system open-box but after a week, for the lack of a better word, "blew-up". The bar made a horrible loud noise then all sound ceased to be produced. I don't blame Samsung as it was an open-box so who knows what the previous owner had done, but it was surprising still. I returned it and paid the difference for a "new" one. (both of the issues I stated above I did not have on the open-box N850)
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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Sounds great!

mmsumulong 10/11/2018

I recently got this sound bar and all I can say is that this is the best sounding soundbar I've ever listened too. It's also plus that the setup is pretty much a no-brainer. That said the overall sound is still forward heavy and not as immersive as I want to. Fortunately, there is an option to include the SWA-9000S wireless rear speakers in order to make the system a 7.1.2 system. Still below the HW-N950. But the good thing though is that Samsung put the SWA-9000S on sale and that made a whole lot of difference when I purchased. So this is a fairly cheap way to upgrade your system if you can't justify the $400 price difference between the 950 and 850. With the rear speakers setup, here are now ambient sounds that I can hear which I didn't hear before. And with teh benefits of Atmos/DTS-X and Harman Kardon drivers, honestly this is the only soundbar that I've heard that closely resembles cinema audio. Of course there are other great sounding systems out there, but the sound signature is just different. I'd strongly recommend this system!
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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I love it

Andre Custis 10/10/2018

It was between this and the sonos but this by far was appealing with its Dolby Atmos
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Very Good Sound Bar But There Are Issues

mhayes01 10/6/2018

I purchased HW-N850 Sept 24 and I can say I'm happy with my purchase. I have the soundbar connected to my 2015 JS8500 through ARC and my Apple 4k Tv and Sony 4k blu Ray player. I had the Xbox one X connected but opted for Sony player. The sound from his is amazing and subwoofer packs a mighty punch. I have no issues in sound department. I do have tv sound and Xbox one X runnng optical. Let me tell you the bad and good with this product. Only two hdmi ports and for this price at least 3. I was force to choose between Xbox, Apple 4k and Sony 4k player. Xbox got hammer because I have Atmos through headphones as a work around on Xbox. My second issue is no calibration available at this price point. My third issue sound tuns off after several mins of inactivity. This is way to short. Maybe an hour or having options available. Lastly I cannot purchase n950 rear Atmos speakers. The initial cost is too high. Sonos allows you to purchase rear speakers for their system. Samsung can do better. Overall I'm keeping soundbar because of dts x, Atmos, Harman Kardon. Samsung withheld so 4 stars out of 5.
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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Sounds Good

Cristianggt82 10/4/2018

Unfortunately it does not connect to WiFi even through smartthings, even though they adverstise as such. Samsung support has given multiple excuses why it doesn't work but no resolution. I know it's not my soundbar because I exchanged it and the new one does the exact same thing.
Originally posted on Samsung.com

No, I do not recommend this product

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Great sound/only one complaint

Grover314 9/23/2018

I love the sound from this soundbar. The bass is enough to rumble my large living room. The sound takes over the room and sounds great from high to mid to low. Listening to the T-Rex scene from Jurassic Park on Netflix on level 40 (out of 100 I think) was amazing, from the rain to the roars. It really made you feel like you were in the movie. This is, of course, not as nice as a true dedicated setup, but it sounds fantastic and doesn't leave you with wires all over the place. For me, it paired with the sub automatically without issue, and I was able to download the app and connect with seemingly no issues as well. My ONLY complaint is that there seems to be no way to tell what signal is being processed by the soundbar. It doesn't seem to display it anywhere, there are apparently no LEDs, and it's not even on the app. This all seems rather strange to me, as I assume most will want to know if true Atmos signal is being sent to it or whatever. I am curious myself if I am sending it atmos or 5.1...but like I said, I cannot tell from the soundbar or the app. Maybe this can be fixed in the app. Anyways, the sound outweighs that issue. I love a true surround setup best for sure, but this is REALLY nice if you are wanting an easy setup of something that sounds spectacular. Your friends will be impressed!
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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Best sound bar I have ever heard.

Salesman_Or 9/18/2018

I've been using the sound bar for a week now and I'm ready to give it an honest review. The N850 is just plain amazing. Dialog is crystal clear at all times and the syncs great with the other channels during action scenes. After apples update I was able to send Atmos and all I have to say is the I wish every program was in that format. It blew me away! I can go on and on about how much I enjoy this thing but I won't bore you. Now I have a few cons. I wish the add on rear speaker kit was the same one as the N950 and not the wired one, I just didn't want to shell out $400 for rear speakers. Second, only Dolby Atmos is displayed when it's on, I wish there was away to see what ever format was being used. I'm hoping future updates might change this. But overall I'm very please with my purchase.
Originally posted on Samsung.com

Yes, I recommend this product

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