Samsung launches 2 new soundbars with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X surround

On August 20, Samsung is releasing its new HW-N950 and HW-N850 soundbars. These are its high-end audio devices that it built in collaboration with audio-engineering firm Harman Kardon. Both soundbars feature support for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, which are next-gen positional audio standards that more games are beginning to support.

Samsung hasn’t revealed a final price for the N950 or N850, but you can expect it to match or surpass its previous Dolby Atmos soundbars that sell for $1,500. The N950’s main unit features 7.1.4 separate audio channels, which refers to the seven front, center, and surround speakers, one subwoofer, and four up-firing Atmos speakers. Samsung says this is the most channels available in a soundbar, but it must not count Creative’s incredible Sonic Carrier which has 11.2.4 audio channels. Of course, the Sonic Carrier is still $4,000, so it’s in another category beyond what Samsung is doing.