Samsung
C400
Samsung HW-C400 (2023): compact 2.0 soundbar with built-in woofer, optical input, USB, Bluetooth with NFC, Dolby Digital and DTS.
Released 2023
MSRP $139.99
Check price on AmazonShop prices can differ.
- 2.0 speaker setup
Overview
HW-C400 is the entry model of Samsung's 2023 C-series soundbars. It is a single 2.0 bar with a built-in woofer and no separate subwoofer. The bar is 641 mm wide, 66.5 mm high and 107 mm deep. The manual describes wall mounting as optional; no wall-mount kit is in the box.
Samsung lists 4 speakers and 40 W of total power.
There is no HDMI port: the TV connects with an optical cable or over Bluetooth, and phones that support NFC can start a Bluetooth connection by touching the bar. A USB port plays music files. There is no Wi-Fi.
You can control it with the buttons on the bar, the included remote or the TV remote.
What the specs mean
- 2.0 speaker setup: left and right channels, with the bass handled by the woofer built into the bar.
- No HDMI: the bar has no HDMI ARC or eARC port, so TV sound comes in over optical or Bluetooth.
- Audio formats: Dolby Digital, DTS and 2-channel LPCM.
- Voice and night modes: Samsung lists Voice Enhance for dialogue and a Night Mode for late listening.
Which soundbar is right for you?
| SamsungC400 (current soundbar)MSRP $139.99Check price on Amazon | VizioAll-in-One 2.1 Soundbar SV210D-0806MSRP $129.00Check price on Amazon | LGS20AMSRP $119.99Check price on Amazon | |
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| Overall value A rough features-for-the-price score, compared with every soundbar listed. Bars gain points for things like Dolby Atmos, Wi-Fi and room tuning, and lose points without them. Dolby Atmos with up-firing speakers earns more than virtual Atmos. Cheaper bars lose fewer points, or none, for missing premium extras (Dolby Atmos, HDMI eARC, up-firing speakers). 100 is the best deal listed. Based on specs only, not on how it sounds. | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Price-band value Like Overall value, but each soundbar is compared only with soundbars in its own price band: up to $300, $300–500, $500–800, $800–1,200 or over $1,200. 100 is the best deal in that band. Based on specs only, not on how it sounds. | 0up to $300 | 74up to $300 | 0up to $300 |
| Speaker setup | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Virtual | No |
| Form factor | Bar only | Bar only | Bar only |
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| HDMI inputs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Streaming support | None | None | None |
| Virtual assistants | None | None | None |
| Soundbar dimensions | 641 × 66.5 × 107 mm | 863.6 × 66 × 119.9 mm | 650 × 63 × 99 mm |
Specifications
Overview
- Overall value
- 0
- Price-band value
- 0up to $300
- Speaker setup
- 2.0
- Dolby Atmos
- No
- Form factor
- Bar only
Expandability
- Is extendable
- None
- Has wireless surrounds
- No
- Has wireless subwoofer
- No
Connectivity
- Available inputs
- Bluetooth
- NFC
- Optical
- USB
- Streaming support
- None
- Virtual assistants
- None
- Controllers
- On Device
- Remote Control
- TV Remote Control
- App required
- Not stated
- Same-brand TV features
- Not stated
Audio & video
- Audio support
- Dolby Digital
- DTS
- LPCM 2ch
- Room correction
- No
- Dialogue enhancement
- Voice Enhance
- Night mode
- Night Mode
- Passthrough
- No
- HDMI inputs
- 0
Design
- Soundbar dimensions
- 641 × 66.5 × 107 mm
- Wall mountable
- Yes
- Colors
- Titan Black
- What's in the box
- Batteries
- Power Cable
- Remote control
Sources
- https://web.archive.org/web/20230505114252/https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/home-theater/sound-bars/c-series-2-0ch-soundbar-w-built-in-woofer-hw-c400-2023-hw-c400-za/
- https://org.downloadcenter.samsung.com/downloadfile/ContentsFile.aspx?CDSite=US&CttFileID=9195994&CDCttType=UM&ModelType=C&ModelName=HW-C400/ZA&VPath=UM/202305/20230515112753750/HW-C400_ZA_FullManual_00_ENG_221207.0.pdf
- https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-introduces-new-premium-soundbar-lineup-2023
Updated 2026-10-22