The Samsung HW-B750F is a 2025 soundbar with an outboard subwoofer. This 5.1 configuration includes side-firing drivers meant to extend the soundstage and create a more immersive experience despite lacking rear speakers. For the app-averse, the bar's remote handles all of the commands, so you can use it off-the-grid without missing out on features. That said, the previous year's Samsung HW-B750D meets the same brief with extremely similar specs.
Our Verdict
The Samsung HW-B750F is good for mixed usage. It boasts a wide stereo soundstage due to the side-firing drivers on the bar, with defined focus even at the far edges, alongside balanced stereo and center frequency responses. You can make a lot of changes to the tuning with a selection of tools like Sound Modes, bass and treble, and a graphic EQ (in 'Standard' mode), just to name a few. On the other hand, it's limited when it comes to 3D audio, lacking up-firing drivers, and more generally, audio formats are restricted to Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, or, if wireless, Bluetooth. Without the aid of a companion app, you'll need to use the remote for everything, which is a matter of preference, but it makes updates more arduous, though you won't be hampered by automatic updates. While the soundbar does an alright 5.1 surround sound, it doesn't have satellites.
Great dynamics.
Balanced stereo frequency response with a spacious soundstage.
Plenty of sound enhancement features.
No room correction.
Limited audio format support.
The Samsung HW-B750F is very good for TV and dialogue-centric content. It has a great stereo frequency response with a solid low-end punch, balanced mids, and bright treble. Meanwhile, the center channel is tuned similarly, resulting in concise dialogue. Plus, you can play around with the suite of sound features like 'Voice Enhance,' 'Tone Control' (for bass and treble), or graphic EQ in 'Standard' mode to make further adjustments, though there's no room correction. That said, for modern series that use object-based audio formats, there's an absence of support for audio formats outside of DTS and Dolby Digital. If you like to stream using wireless formats, it only supports Bluetooth.
Great dynamics.
Balanced stereo frequency response with a spacious soundstage.
Plenty of sound enhancement features.
No room correction.
Limited audio format support.
The Samsung HW-B750F is very good for music. It's tuned well out of the box with a punchy bass, a balanced mid-range, and clear, sparkly top-end. Thanks to its side-firing drivers, the stereo soundstage is wide without sounding artificial, and instruments retain good focus. Even at max volume, it scarcely compresses, so your music retains its dynamics. That said, if you like to blast your music or have a spacious room, it's not the loudest soundbar on the market, but it's more than enough for most folks. In 'Standard' mode, there's an EQ you can use to make adjustments to the sound, or adjust the bass and treble with 'Tone Control' in other modes. On the downside, the soundbar's sole wireless connection is Bluetooth 4.2, so you can't stream lossless audio over Wi-Fi.
Great dynamics.
Balanced stereo frequency response with a spacious soundstage.
Plenty of sound enhancement features.
No room correction.
Limited audio format support.
The Samsung HW-B750F is satisfactory for watching movies. It has limitations that can deter you if you mainly watch the latest action superhero flicks that take advantage of audio formats like Dolby Atmos, as the bar downmixes the format to Dolby Digital 5.1. It also lacks the up-firing speakers for Atmos and DTS:X. While the side-firing drivers that bookend the bar convincingly extend the soundstage, they're not a perfect substitute for discrete satellites when it comes to surround sound. That aside, considering Dolby Digital and DTS were the industry standards for many years, older movies that use these standards sound great with low latency, and the kit has a balanced stereo and center frequency response out of the box, though there's no room correction.
Great dynamics.
Balanced stereo frequency response with a spacious soundstage.
Plenty of sound enhancement features.
No room correction.
Limited audio format support.
Lack of rear speakers limits the surround sound effect.
Changelog
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Updated Oct 06, 2025:
The Height (Atmos) box was revised to mention the Samsung HW-Q600F.
- Updated Aug 28, 2025: Review published.
- Updated Aug 22, 2025: Early access published.
- Updated Aug 14, 2025: Our testers have started testing this product.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Samsung HW-B750F only comes in 'Black,' and it's also known as the Samsung HW-B750F/ZC. You can see the label for our unit here.
If you come across another variant of this soundbar, let us know in the comments, and we'll add it to the review.
Popular Soundbar Comparisons
The Samsung HW-B750F is a somewhat cost-conscious soundbar that focuses on sound performance without the frills of software and up-firing drivers, much like the 2024 Samsung HW-B750D. You'd be hard-pressed to locate meaningful differences between these soundbars besides a slight tuning change, which you can coax to sound fairly similar with EQ. Upgrading to the Samsung Q-Series unlocks app support and improved wireless connectivity. Even if you nab a soundbar from a previous year on a discount, like the Samsung HW-Q800B, it may prove worth it for Atmos and the far more extensive audio format support.
If the appeal of the HW-B750F is freedom from software and forced updates, Hisense manufactures soundbars worth looking into, such as the Hisense HS5100 and the Hisense AX5125H. These app-less Hisense models offer broader audio format support than the HW-B750F, but they also take up more space due to their satellite speakers. Since most products in the HW-B750F's bracket have trade-offs, it's worth considering your viewing and listening habits and whether other features like Atmos compatibility take precedence over great stereo sound in an unimposing form factor.
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The Samsung HW-B750F and Samsung HW-B750D are extremely similar 5.1 kits with side-firing drivers on the ends of the bar with outboard subwoofers, but no satellites. They share most of the same aesthetics and features, with the main point of differentiation being that the HW-B750F is tuned a little brighter out of the box with a bit more punch, while the HW-750D has a tamer treble response. However, EQ and Tone Control available on both offer you tools to change the sound to your tastes.
The Samsung HW-Q600C and Samsung HW-B750F are both capable soundbars with different strengths and trade-offs, so which is better depends on your core usage. The HW-Q600C is a 3.1.2 bar, meaning that surround sound is necessarily downmixed to stereo, but that 3D audio can be played back using the bar's 'beam' side-firing drivers (which don't work exactly the same as most up-firing drivers) to simulate the height dimension. It also supports far more audio formats and boasts slightly better 4k video passthrough capabilities. On the other hand, the HW-B750F has a wider stereo soundstage, gets louder, and doesn't downmix 5.1 surround sound to stereo, so movies still have channel separation. Still, it's less versatile when it comes to audio formats outside of Dolby Digital and DTS.
The Samsung HW-B750F is a better soundbar than the Samsung HW-B650. While these are similar soundbars in many respects, including their stereo tuning and design, the HW-B750F has the added benefit of a 5.1 configuration, so surround sound isn't converted to stereo. Because the HW-B750F also has side-firing drivers, it has a wider stereo soundstage, too. Still, the 3.1 HW-B650 has a higher max output volume and retains dynamics well. And, for TV and stereo music, these bars might be similar enough that you can comfortably make the compromise for the lower price. They otherwise share many of the same sound enhancements and limited audio format support.
The Hisense AX5125H is more versatile than the Samsung HW-B750F thanks to its extensive audio format support that includes Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, and more. The Hisense also has satellites, so surround sound audio is more immersive from all around. That said, the Samsung gets louder, has a wider stereo soundstage, and offers greater flexibility for sound adjustments. If you mainly listen to stereo music and older movies mastered in DTS or Dolby Digital, it's a solid choice with a very balanced sound that's a bit brighter, but it lacks the robust 4k video passthrough and immense audio format support of the Hisense.
Test Results
The Samsung HW-B750F looks virtually identical to the last-generation Samsung HW-B750D. It's black with angular ends. A metal perforated grill protects the front and side-firing drivers, while the bar is primarily brushed textured plastic. A small branded badge is located on the top left side of the bar.
The wireless sub has a simple block shape with a thin fabric covering the front. There's a port around the back with a pairing button. Although it doesn't share the same model number as the Samsung HW-B750D, the subwoofer looks virtually indistinguishable.
You can buy the Samsung SWA-9250S satellites to add to the kit.
The soundbar is too wide to fit between the legs of most 65-inch TVs. Otherwise, it's not very tall, so it won't obscure your TV screen.
The sub is small to mid-sized, so you can tuck it out of the way relatively easily. Its rear ported design means it needs some distance between it and the wall.
In the box, you get brackets and hardware to mount the soundbar.
The Samsung HW-B750F is well-built. The bar is plastic with a protective metal grill around the sides and front, but the plastic top is a bit prone to scratches. On the top of the bar, the controls feel sturdy and responsive. Meanwhile, the subwoofer's case is comprised of particle board that isn't particularly premium but shows no obvious flaws either. It has a metal plate around the back, and a thin cloth covers the driver.
- Simple User Guide
- Controls Guide
- Remote with batteries (2x AAA)
- 2x power cables (1.5 m / 4.9 ft)
- Optical cable (1.5 m / 4.9 ft)
- 2x brackets
- 2x sets of screws and washers for mounting
- Mounting guide
The Samsung HW-B750F has a great-sounding stereo frequency response out of the box in 'Standard' mode. There's no room correction tool, as found on standalone bars like the Samsung HW-S60D or Q-Series models such as the Samsung HW-Q800F, so you may need to tweak the EQ depending on your room.
In any case, the sound offers a good amount of punch on the lows, and a mid-range that allows speech and lead melodies to cut through and sit evenly in the mix. The top-end sounds bright with a touch more sparkle and air than the previous Samsung HW-B750D. That said, the bass range tends to sound a bit more punchy and full rather than overly rumbly due to the low-frequency extension.
We also measured the frequency responses of the other sound modes, but keep in mind that 'Game,' 'Adaptive,' and 'Surround' all upmix stereo to surround sound.
You can use the soundbar's EQ to make adjustments, but we didn't find that the default sound needed further alterations to sound like our target curve.
The Samsung HW-B750F uses side-firing drivers on the ends of the bar to widen the stereo soundstage. It works, and so the farthest edges of the stereo soundstage extend several inches beyond the bar's physical dimensions. Focus is great, and you can pick out various instruments, voices, and sound effects from left to right with solid definition. As these elements pan across the stereo field, it's easy to track their movements without diffusion.
The Samsung HW-B750F has impressive stereo dynamics with little compression. Even at max volume, quiet parts in tense thrillers and horror movies retain their jump scare qualities when loud sounds follow for effect. It gets loud enough to fill most rooms at a comfortable volume, but if your space is large, you might end up pushing the volume.
The center channel is impressively balanced. It's quite flat in the mids, essential for dialogue to come through sounding natural, while bass lends a good amount of weight so it won't seem brittle. Treble is relatively boosted, which sounds bright and articulate. If you're sensitive to high-frequency emphasis, you can lower the treble in the EQ.
The Samsung HW-B750F has an acceptable surround sound performance. Since the 5.1 setup consists of a bar and sub combo without rear satellites, it's a bit limited when it comes to how all-encompassing the sound is without satellites. (You can add the Samsung Wireless Rear Speaker Kit with SWA-9250S, though.) The bar's side-firing drivers help fill out the space around you from the sides and front, and the tuning is fairly balanced, but of course, you won't get the sound coming from behind you.
The soundbar doesn't have up-firing drivers, and it downmixes Atmos-formatted audio. The Samsung HW-Q600F is worth looking at instead for up-firing drivers that work with Atmos.
The Samsung HW-B750F has a decent suite of sound enhancements. You need to use the remote to go through and access these features because the bar doesn't have a companion app. There's a seven-band EQ, which is only available in 'Standard' mode and requires you to press-and-hold the 'gear' button, and use the left/right buttons to go through the frequencies while consulting the soundbar's screen. For quicker alterations or changes when using the other Sound Modes ('Game,' 'Bass Boost,' 'Adaptive,' 'Surround Sound,' 'DTS Virtual:X'), you can also use the Tone Control button for bass and treble changes.
The Sound Modes do more than change EQ; some of them upmix stereo audio ('Game,' 'Adaptive,' 'Surround Sound'). 'DTS Virtual:X' simulates object-based audio, but it's not the same as listening to media on a soundbar with up-firing drivers and the DTS:X audio format. You can also adjust the channel levels for the drivers using the 'CHLevel' button.
Lastly, 'Night' mode applies compression to make quiet and loud sounds close to the same volume, so you don't wake people. 'Voice Enhance' boosts frequencies where speech resides to help it cut through.
The soundbar offers you an ARC port, an HDMI In, and an Optical port. Bandwidth is limited by using the older ARC standard, rather than eARC. There's a USB port, which is useful for service and firmware updates, and you can play most common audio file formats from it (MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC, WAV, AIFF).
If you own a compatible Samsung TV, you can use the Q-Symphony feature to incorporate the TV's speakers with the soundbar. Anecdotally, we found that with the Samsung DU7200 we tested the feature with, voices are pushed down in the mix, and action scenes lose their impact and definition across the soundstage. In all, we subjectively prefer how the soundbar sounds without the TV speakers.
Due to the limited bandwidth of the HDMI ARC port, the Samsung HW-B750F can handle Dolby Digital, DTS, and 5.1 PCM audio, but other higher bandwidth formats like DTS:X and DTS-HD MA aren't supported. Dolby Atmos and Dolby TrueHD are compressed and play back in Dolby Digital 5.1.
The HDMI In port helps expand your connectivity to various devices, but this soundbar has a fairly limited selection of compatible audio formats like Dolby Digital and DTS. High bandwidth formats such as DTS:X and DTS HD-MA are downsampled to standard DTS, and the story is similar for Dolby Atmos, which is processed as Dolby Digital 5.1 instead.
The Optical port offers support for Dolby Digital, DTS, and PCM audio, so you can hook up older devices to the bar.
The Samsung HW-B750F's audio latency is fantastic with ARC. You can expect your video to match the audio. If it doesn't, the remote has an AV Sync function to make manual adjustments, though.
The HDMI In's audio latency is remarkable. Since the soundbar doesn't support formats that require more processing, latency is quite low, so your video and audio stay in sync. Still, that can vary with different devices, so the AV Sync on the remote is available to make changes, if necessary.
The audio latency with Optical connections is very good. It's pretty low with PCM audio and a bit higher with Dolby Digital. Depending on the device, you might need to adjust the AV Sync if there's a mismatch between the visuals and audio.
The Samsung HW-B750F has passable video passthrough performance. In this respect, the soundbar has identical performance as the previous Samsung HW-B750D. 1080p video can be passed through at up to 120Hz, but 4k video is limited to 8-bit at a refresh rate of only 30Hz. That said, officially, the soundbar doesn't support 4k passthrough according to the manufacturer, so your mileage may vary.
This is all you need for older gaming consoles that max out at 1080p resolution, but for next-gen gaming in 4k, it lacks the bandwidth of HDMI 2.1. Depending on your specific setup, the LG S80TR or Hisense AX512H can possibly deliver the 4k passthrough capabilities that you need without going into premium-tier bars.
The Samsung HW-B750F is limited to Bluetooth 4.2 for wireless connectivity.
On the far right side of the bar, you'll find the small dot-matrix display located behind a metal grille. For long strings of characters, it scrolls. The 'i' button will show your current format settings. Since the soundbar doesn't include a companion app, it's your only way to view settings. If you're the set-and-forget type, this display probably serves you just fine for initial configuration, but it's a bit limiting to wait for a scroll if you like to tinker with things like EQ.
On the top towards the back of the soundbar, there are four raised buttons. These buttons handle power, volume, and cycling input sources.
The remote addresses all the features onboard, given the absence of an app. You can cycle through the various Sound Modes. The 'Tone Control' button lets you make quick changes to bass and treble, while more granular adjustments to the EQ are accessed by holding down the 'gear' button (while in 'Standard' Sound Mode), and then using the left/right and up/down buttons to finesse the tuning. Owners of compatible TVs by the manufacturer can use the TV's remote to control the same settings.