Customer Ratings & Reviews

The SN8YG is a 3.1.2 sound bar that supports both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, and also uses Meridian Audio to help fine-tune LG’s sound bars with advanced signal processing. The SPK8-S speaker kit expands the SN8YG to a true 5.1.2 system. Setting up the additional speakers was seamless and instant. No issues here. It sports the same exact design and dimensions from last year, which is a sleek, brushed dark gray metal aluminum finish that perfectly matches LG's 2019-2020 OLED TVs. The SN8YG measures 41.7” long, 2.2” tall and 4.7” deep. The metal grill finely wraps around the sides in smoothly rounded edges, while discreet, touch buttons line horizontally on the top. The remote is also quite simple to use with large buttons. eARC support is new for the SN8YG, and allows it to receive lossless content straight from a Dolby Atmos supported TV, as well as any other connected devices to that TV. I’m happy to say it works perfectly. The SN8YG is also Google Voice and Chromecast compatible. I'm not a Google user myself but the 'LG Wi-Fi Speaker' app for iOS or Android is where the SN8YG can be remotely controlled and where firmware updates are downloaded. This requires a Wi-Fi connection, although the app seems quite lackluster and poor in quality, considering it's 1.5 star review for iOS. Sound quality is amazing and detailed with a very convincing sound field. In Blade Runner 2049, the rooftop rain scene where K and Joi are having a moment, occasional drops of water falling on metal from above the frame are produced only in the up firing drivers and gives a sense of added height into the scene. As for the low end, the subwoofer is impressive and punchy. ‘The Outpost’ precisely jolts you with every single round being fired from atop the Hum-Vee mounted machine guns. Mortor rounds and RPG explosions sound rich and powerful yet the low end doesn’t mask or muddy the mix. I’ve always had problems with the center channel in past LG sound bars, but it's definitely much improved here, although the problem is still slightly apparent in older content, while newer movies and TV shows are very clear. The most balanced sound field comes from Dolby Atmos content. Castlevania on Netflix is audio nirvana. The dialogue is crisp and untampered with, while bone crunches, whip snaps, magic summons, and crumbling rock are discreetly sent to the proper channels. The SN8YG is a solid Dolby Atmos sound bar that is very simple to use. I highly recommend it for home theater sound. I received this product at a discounted price in exchange for my honest review.

I got this as an open box, without its cables. I was able to source a power supply (LG part number DA50F25) for the sound bar from Amazon, and I had an extra for the subwoofer laying around at home. You can easily buy a remote but if you have an LG tv with a magic remote, you can sync that up. It just turns it on and off though. LG sent me a manual, and there’s an app to use. Wish it just used the LG ThinQ app though, I don’t need a bunch of apps just because your product silos are disjointed, LG. Anyway, this sounds great. Played the Skyrim OST and it was amazing! Great find for an open box item! If you’re shopping and as frustrated as I am that nobody includes pictures of the IO (LG and Sonos, I’m looking at you) I’ve included a pic for you. These companies are also not clear on the ports and make it sound like there’s only one HDMI. Not so! This does have an HDMI in for your other products in addition to the two-way ARC port. I have a 4K HDMI switch attached to mine.

I was amazed by the sound of this bar. I had an old 6.1 Bose and replaced it with the LG. I was amazed by how powerful the sound that was coming from the sound bar. I bought an LG CX with and had Dolby Atmos and Vision content playing and it was amazing.

The sound is good. Crisp, nice bass, does not distort at high volumes. There isn't much in the area of surround sound, so if you're a gamer, looking for Atmos effects, forget it. For normal people however, this is a very nice overall unit, for both movies and music. Price is high, so get it if it's on sale.

This soundbar is spot on !! The sound is super clear and clean. Could be louder but loud enough. The height speakers (atmos) really do make a difference in the sounds coming from above and the left and right surrounds also do a good job of broadening the sound stage!

I purchased this unit because of space restrictions. I spent months researching which brand and model was best, as I'm quite an audiophile coming from a 9.1.2 THX Onkyo home theater. I wanted a top tier model but could not fit it in my new apartment. I decided to give this a try since it had respectable reviews and fit within my size restrictions. When I first turned it on and tested with Dolby Atmos content I was blown away that this sound could come from such a small sound bar. Atmos works excellently and it's very hard to pinpoint where the sound is coming from. Fills the room no problem and has deep, rumbling bass. I paired this with the rear surround speakers and while it's no THX system, it's more than satisfying for the price and size. I had no issues with setup, and it works flawlessly with my LG TV.

The sound bar is an awesome addition to our TV. Love listening to music as well. The only con I have is the Bluetooth disconnects everytime we turn the TV off. It's easy to reconnect but an inconvenience when you just want to sit and relax right away. Would recommend this to a friend.

this lg soundbar sounds great with my new oled lg 4k tv. love the sound quality when i'm watching movies like star wars, avengers and other action movies

Only had it for a couple weeks so far so good. The sound is crisp. No issues. Giving 4 stars for now

I highly highly recommend this sound bar set up. LG has blown it out of the water with this. Fantastic sound fills her room!!

Well, had a walmart ONN atmos bar. Blew out once turned halfway up. Stopped at Best Buy, heard this one. LG is a well known brand, sounded great, excellent bass, extremely clear sound. Ways 2 days for delivery, (very happy with that, was ordered on a Sunday afternoo, showed up Tuesday), got it hooked up, 75" 4k tv, brand new Lg 4k blu ray player, high speed hdmi cable, new 4k blu ray, which ya, ajado says has the atmos soundtrack, bar says atmos when playing movie, blah. Got nothing. Actually prefer the sound from the walmart bar. For an $800 bar, sounds like crap. Will most likely be returning. Maybe Best Buy should put a real sounding display up for demo. This has almost 0 bass in a horror movie. Lol, but it looks GREAT! I will call to see if I did something wrong during hook up, but I don't think so. Will update if opinion changes.

I told a friend that my television works great, but the sound quality was not good for high action movies. This sound bar was the perfect solution

Have had for couple months now no issues. Love my soundbar. Great sound. Dolby Atmos is pure. Great with Bluetooth for music.

Quality sound and extremely easy too use. Love how it makes the entire room shake

Works great with my LG OLED tv very slim design great sound you can feel

Best soundbar Dolby Atmos is sweet living room for movies

Watching movies with this sound bar is absolutely amazing. We feel like we are at the movies every time. Would definitely recommend

Great TV , sound bar, and mounting hardware. All installed by Geek squad. Works great, looks great ! Very happy !

I love it. It gives my living room a nice in-home theater feel. So glad I chose this one. My tv is 55” for reference.

When it's working it sounds amazing, but there have been a few annoying things happening. Subwoofer will stop, during speaking moments in movies and sometimes in action scenes. Replaced my original purchase and got a second unit. The second unit, has had the same subwoofer issues and also the sounds goes out, where I have to turn it off and back on again to get it to work. This has mainly happened when using the HDMI Arc hookup, but with Optical it worked fine up until recently. I'm in the process of replacing the TV (LG 65in 4K CX series) and hopefully this was the culprit the whole time. I'll update the review if the TV was the issue.