Samsung SWA-9500S 2.0.2ch Wireless Rear Speaker Kit with Dolby Atmos/DTS:X (Compatible with Select Samsung Soundbars)

Rated 5 out of 5

Great sound. Easy pair.

Love these. Paired quickly w Q700 soundbar. Sound great.

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January 16, 2023

Mike4ro

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Rated 1 out of 5

Waste of money

You barely hear any voice/sound even you put the rear speaker volume to maximum.

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January 14, 2023

Guri

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Rated 5 out of 5

Amazing Atmos sound

I've had the swa9500 rear speakers for a few days now and I'm amazed at how good these speakers sound.paired up with my Q800b sound bar the sound comes from all angles making you feel totally immersed absolute must buy if you own a2021 sound bar I'm not sure why it's had some negative reviews must have been faulty units because I don't have any negative feedback to give regards sound because they hit every mark when watching Atmos movies.The cables could be a metre longer but other than that very happy with this product.pairing up literally took a few minutes if that and then make sure you turn up the volume on the rear speakers using the channel level on the sound bar I have rear set to 5 and rear top set to 6 and that's it enjoy and be blown away.we have watched quite a few movies and Everyone has impressed us with the sound from behind and above a mind blowing experience paired with my q800b it's a match made in heaven thank you Samsung for a great product.

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January 1, 2023

Dave Ash

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Rated 5 out of 5

Works great

i connected these to the samsung hw-801s soundbar and they really completed the sound. the rear speakers are clear and more than loud enough. once i figured out to adjust the surrounds volume through the soundbar remote they were great. i actually had put the volume too high and turned down the volume a little. i recommend if you get these to read some of samsung’s responses to other low rated reviews, it helped me figure out how to adjust them. hopefully the next version of these can be made smaller though.

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December 24, 2022

Dennis

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Rated 1 out of 5

Weird.

Not compatible with Q910B. This product is from 2021. Maybe something better is around the corner.

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December 18, 2022

Johnny 5 is alive

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Rated 1 out of 5

Non compatibility with 2022 q910b soundbar

Just a small warning here for someone who is looking to upgrade your 2022 q910b soundbar to the 9500s rear speakers. The 9100s that come with the 910b works well, but has a extra wifi / amp box with left and right speaker wires. Not as clean of a solution as these 9500s.

I checked with 2 different product representatives before checking these out on my 910b. They will not link , set id on the 910b. I hard reset the 910b , unplugged the woofer and 9100s rears. No other ids bidding for attention but they will not link. So I am going to hang on to these for a while. Hoping a f910 firmware update will happen to match their product literature.

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December 4, 2022

ldcretired

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Rated 5 out of 5

No complaints

I think they work great.. at first I thought they wouldn’t be loud enough, but it was just a matter of moving and pointing them in the right direction.. connected to soundbar 800a, 85” 8K Tv.. if I had more money and room after learning more about surround sound I would upgrade to a full blown system of 11.1

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November 30, 2022

Ibinsanediego

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Rated 4 out of 5

SWA-9500S - Wireless Rear Speakers

A little on the expensive side, but overall good quality.

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November 14, 2022

beer69

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Rated 5 out of 5

Compatibility

Are Samsung HW-Q600B compatibile with SWA-9500S ?

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November 11, 2022

Florin

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Rated 5 out of 5

Movie theater experience

Compete a sweet set up with these wireless speakers. Imax at home!

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November 11, 2022

Ace W

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Rated 5 out of 5

Great Speakers

I bought these and paired them with my main sound bar and the sound is really good! You definitely get great surround sound with these speakers, whether you are watching a high-octane action movie or just watching a normal TV show. Great buy!

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November 11, 2022

phb72

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Rated 5 out of 5

Works Great

was worried about investing in these speakers based on reviews bur i really didn’t have any trouble at all. i did have to try pairing these to my q800a soundbar twice but its an easy pair to do so i wasn’t angry it didn’t work the first time. as for volume, i turned that up on the rear speakers and the sound is great. i could probably turn it down but i like hearing the rear channel clearly. if you havethe compatible dolby soundbar, i recommend these speakers.

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October 1, 2022

BBall

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Rated 5 out of 5

Works as intended

i didn't have any problems installing this on my end. i only had to change settings for my ps5 to output 5.1 sound in the room. ill be tinkering on other parts of it, but so far they can be pretty loud and its great to hear sounds behind me.

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September 15, 2022

espinozalee

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Rated 1 out of 5

Don’t buy tgese

waste of money. rear speakers do not give surround sound effect…when they work. first samsung product i’ve been disappointed with in 21 years of owning samsung products.

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May 17, 2022

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Rated 3 out of 5

Totally inadequate manual

these speakers "may" be great. i don't know yet because i'm searching for answers on setup. what are all those buttons on the remote and how do i set up my system? no answers in the "manual". i intentionally bought a samsung hw-q700a/za soundbar so it would pair well with my new samsung frame tv. then i wanted to add atmos rear speakers so i got the swa-9500s. they produce very little sound so i started searching online. found some suggestions to try and then wondered whether the manual for the remote was missing from my set. looked all over and all there is apparently is the very basic how-to-pair and how to wall mount. what about how to adjust the volume of the rear speakers? and what are the other buttons on the remote for? very disappointing.
so i can't really rate the product yet.

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April 24, 2022

JKent

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Rated 1 out of 5

Disappointing purchase

i purchased the swa 9500s wireless speakers as an additional to my 800a soundbar. they hooked up quick and easy, however, you can hardly hear any sound out of them. i have increased the volume on them to +6 but that really made no difference. i have the soundbar set on surround as well. i was expecting a much better sound for the price paid for the speakers.

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April 22, 2022

JnSeven

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Rated 2 out of 5

These could be amazing

i have reached out to tech support and as of writing this review there is no fix for the product. i have these paired with the q-800 soundbar (that is amazing). the issue is these rear speakers have no dedicated software to adjust the volume. instead, you can go in and increase them to a max +6. this makes them still barely even loud enough for you to notice. in order to get a noticeable sound, i had to under drive the sound bar to -5 on all settings and turn off q symphony on the tv. at that point i'm making the whole audio experience worse. samsung desperately needs to add individual volume control to these speakers in the smart thing app as they get loud but never the right audio compared to the rest of the set up. do not buy until fixed

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April 13, 2022

Kory

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Rated 3 out of 5

Room for improvement

i bought the q900a soundbar/subwoofer combo and thought the 9500s speakers would enhance my viewing experience. although, they were easy to connect, right out of the box they were not too impressive as the sound from both the rear front and rear upfiring speakers was barely noticeable unless you had your ear right next to the speaker. even after adjusting the rear level volume for both the rear front and top to the maximum of 6, they still underperformed. to be honest, i wanted to give 2 stars but i'm hoping they will have some type of firmware update to fix this issue. not worth it for $270. disappointed samsung user.

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April 3, 2022

Samsung User

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Rated 3 out of 5

Ok, over-priced, complicated.

overall, i am happy with my samsung skundbar setup. the sound is fairly deep and rich. however, it's all way over-priced. these speakers while weighty, are very quiet (even at 6) and are complicated to set up. even with a compatible samsung tv and soundbar, they won't show as connected. they are and i can control them via the sound bar remote, but that shouldn't be. a picky thing, but the power cables are way to short.

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March 7, 2022

Rick

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Rated 3 out of 5

Poor Support

my plan was to wall mount these rear speakers. unfortunately, samsung has decided not to support this option by failing to provide mounting brackets/kit. they state the don't produce and to get third-party equipment. they provide the specs (17.6 lbs. load bearing requirement). i have not been able to find any vendor's mounting hardware that states it will handle that weight. i contacted samsung and they have no recommendations for a vendor. since i can't find a vendor and apparently samsung cannot find a vendor, i do not think they should be advertising these as wall-mountable. come on samsung - you can do better!

how do they sound - don't know as they are sitting on the floor behind recliners.

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December 3, 2021

Paul

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Rated 1 out of 5

Samsung

Samsung i tried all the settings you described in this topic..please read my review.Tried with the rear speakers level from the sound bar..dst..etc.The rear speakers are still really low in volume..we should have the option to reply.I couldn't find that

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November 2, 2021

Iosif

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Rated 1 out of 5

Speakers do not pair

i recently purchased a hw-q600a 3.1.2ch soundbar w/ dolby atmos / dts:x (2021) soundbar and i attempted to pair my new speakers for hours with no success. i tried every method possible and sat waiting on the phone for an hour with the team and the speakers blinked blue very fast but would never connect to the soundbar. i am very disappointed and do not plan on buying speakers from samsung again. i thought this was a great idea to get more sound in my living room but terrible design/execution by the speakers. i easily set up and paired my soundbar to my tv but these speakers do not connect at all to my sound bar not matter what i tried. sincerely disappointed.

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October 20, 2021

Andrew

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Rated 2 out of 5

Solid idea, not so great product

i ordered the 9500s rear firing speakers to pair with my 2021 q800a soundbar. connected relatively easily, but adjustments were difficult and hard to find. while many of the reviews site compatibility with older soundbars as their main complaint it very clearly states which models this does and does not work with. my main disappointment with these speakers is their very poor/weak drivers and quiet sound at best. and yes i went through all the troubleshooting steps and verified them with customer support over the phone. these speakers look cool enough and are well built, but at $249-300 its not even close to worth it. incredibly poor performance, just the slightest bit noticable with 5.1 content. honestly had a hard time discerning if they were turned on most of the time.

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October 15, 2021

Liam

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Rated 1 out of 5

Disappointing

Dear Samsung - please amend your policy of not allowing this product to be compatible with 2020 model soundbars, something that you can fix very easily via a firmware update. You will find sales of this product will increase significantly if you do. Thanks in advance.

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October 12, 2021

Bumpy

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Rated 2 out of 5

Not compatible with Q800T soundbar

i was shopping for rear speakers for my 1 year old (or less) q800t soundbar. unfortunately, samsung has chosen to not make these speakers compatible with a soundbar from last year. it is clear that there is no hardware reason for this decision, and a small firmware upgrade would permit compatibility. i think all the consumers who bought sound bars from samsung a year ago would be considerably happier with these speakers over the alternative 9100s speakers that i haven't tried yet. please show you support your products and provide a firmware upgrade to enable compatibility with the 9500s. thank you.

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September 21, 2021

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Rated 4 out of 5

Work great

i like the upgraded rear speakers compared to the previous series. the added upfire for the rear is perfect and welcomed. the bonus is having the wireless. the negative star is for not having a longer power cord and no rear wall mount hardware. overall a great purchase and design.

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September 20, 2021

Ben A

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Rated 5 out of 5

These work perfectly!

i honestly don't understand the previous poor reviews for this product. these are designed to be used with 2021 qled tv's and 2021 q soundbars. no point to buy them otherwise. when you use them with compatible products, they are terrific. i am using them with a 2021 samsung 80a-qled and a 2021 samsung q700a soundbar. ---- pros: they pair easily and flawlessly. it took me less then 5 minutes and only 2 steps to pair them to the soundbar. i love that they are truly wireless, with no wires having to go between the speakers. they sit on my endtable and are neat (not messy) with no wires hanging all around. a seperate power cords comes for each speaker. the sound is adequate. i mainly watch streaming moviesi have not used them for gaming on my ps4 as of yet.

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September 16, 2021

Stephen

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Rated 2 out of 5

Subtle surround effect is not worth cost

this rear surround speaker does exactly what is advertised however not what you expect.
1. important. this new speaker only works with select (new) samsung sound bars. unlike other surrounds, it has up-firing dolby atmos ability. (on paper)
2. completely wireless as advertised. about the size of a sonos one.
3. sound- provides a subtle (even turned all the way up) surround effect. it does work. however, the difference between having and not having them is... minor.
4. no sound!? if you are watching non-surround content (which is mostly everything) the speaker will not make any sound. you can force audio by putting your sound bar into virtual surround mode.

do i recommend? no. not at this price. if you find them for $150 and you just have money to burn, go for it!

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July 31, 2021

Anthony G

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Rated 1 out of 5

Not compatible with 2020 model

hi, i really like the idea of upgrading the q900t with an 2.0.2 system, but at this moment it's not compatible at all.. i don't know the exact hardware structure built in to the soundbar but i do not think that it is that hard to make it possible with an firmware update.. of course samsung is an tech company an they rely on sells, but since the 2020 models aren't that old yet - i mean 1 year isn't that much even though tech is an pretty fast developing branch - i can't understand why the 2020 models won't support those rear atmos speakers and only the 2021 will. since there is no support yet for the "older" 2020 models i will give them just one star. happy to hear some updates if there will be any or even if the 2020 models will be support them in future.

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July 25, 2021

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Rated 1 out of 5

Will not pair/false in formation

i had recently purchased a hw-a60m/za sound bar and before i did it i made sure that it was able to be paired with rear speakers. even samsung web site said these and the swa-9100s are able to to be pair with the sound bar i bought. this must not be the case. i can not get them to pair with the sound bar. would like to for sure know if the will work or not before i return them. i love samsung tv and home audio but with this experience i will say, not a good job at all of making it clear on what items are compatible or not as there is conflicting information when looking up the sound bar and looking up the rear speakers. i would rather return the speaker than spend 2 to 3 times as much for a sound bar that is compatible with them. would like to know if the 9100 would work or same issue.

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July 22, 2021

Purdz

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Rated 3 out of 5

Absolutely will not connect

last year i bought a q850 soundbar and recent chats with samsung confirmed that the 9500 is compatible. after about 30 minutes of following instructions and error instructions they still would not connect. chatted with samsung- no help. they closed my chat (another 20 minutes) after sending me back to the same website i started on with them. called crutchfield for help and they tried but still does not work. i did a factory reset, checked all firmware and started from scratch to no avail. sending them back and replacing with another, more reliable brand.

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July 15, 2021

Bill

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Rated 1 out of 5

These speakers are a disaster

received these speakers as part of a free upgrade to a q900a. they would not pair to the soundbar and support was absolutely useless.
i am still waiting after over an hour on the phone to get a pair of speakers that might work.

if my experience is anything to go by these speakers are a disaster. do not purchase

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June 14, 2021

simonp

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Rated 1 out of 5

Not what i expected

these speakers were overly hyped up. i purchased a new compatible soundbar to go with them and the sound quality was not much better than my old soundbar with the swa-9000s speakers. i emailed samsung and they never replied, big disappointment.