LG - 2.1-Channel 300W Soundbar System with Wireless Subwoofer - Black

I purchased this during black friday. Once I got it plugged in and going everything seemed fine until I started fiddling with some home consoles, namely the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch. I wasn't quite able to get to the bottom of the issue but I'm hoping that doing an even exchange and bringing home a new one will fix the issue. The issue I seemed to be experiencing was that the soundbar was having problems playing high pitched tones specifically from the menus on both the Switch and the PS4. So, for example, the key tones whilst navigating the menus on both systems would play a distorted tone from what it actually should bne playing. Yet when I would scroll across on the menus to get a bunch of tones all at once it would play them just fine. Meaning if it was a continuous stream of data being sent to it, it would be okay. Something akin to watching TV or listening to a song would work just fine. So I'm guessing that the soundbar was having problems picking up very fast short loud pitches and I'm hoping that it was just this particular unit that i recieved and that it isn't some actual issue with this soundbar. If it is then I'll just get a different kind but I was really hoping this one would fit my needs. If you're looking for a soundbar for your home theater then look no further, the quality was great but it failed to meet my expectations. If you're looking to get every single bit of sound detail out of your piece of hardware then I can't quite say this will meet your particular needs because from my point of view it has problems picking up smaller sounds that in actuality are very loud and obnoxious to the human ear. I guess the hardware has problems processing a fast button tone. Or I was just unlucky and recieved a faulty one.

I did a bit of research before deciding on a soundbar and knew nothing about them prior to my purchase. Our television would have super quiet dialogue and then suddenly sound like it was full blast with any other noises without touching a single button! I read that there were 3 settings on this (voice, cinema, and bass blast) to help remedy the issues my television was having, and to seal the deal for me the unit was on an amazing sale! I could not be more impressed by the sound quality and output that this soundbar and sub provide!!! It sounds like we have surround sound somehow, which is unheard of from a single front speaker/sub combo! Our living room is not exactly small, so you really get a lot of bang for your buck out of this unit! Another thing that really added to the wow factor for me was the fact that an optical sound cord was included in the box! It seems that necessary cords are never free with products that require them anymore, so this was a definite plus!!! Set-up was a breeze and changing between devices (like hooking the soundbar up to my phone during afternoon study sessions and changing the unit output settings back to play television audio at night) is as easy as pushing a button on the remote! LG did a fabulous job with the execution of this product hands down!!!

I got this on Black Friday, which seemed like a good deal because it was $120 before tax and the "normal price" was $279.99. I have actually seen it at the store for the higher price, so it's not one of those bogus normal prices. Anyways, I used this with my new Samsung NU8000 TV and it works great. In fact, sound started coming out of the soundbar as soon as I plugged it in! While the sound quality is good, the subwoofer is a bit weak, but you get what you pay for. If you want a BIG sound, you might need a $400-500 soundbar or speaker system. The remote is good, and it should be, because you might have trouble controlling the volume with your TV remote because there is only an optical audio cable connection (no HDMI for HDMI ARC or other connection). However, I was able to connect to the soundbar via Bluetooth and control it via my TV remote in that way. Unfortunately, I noticed that the Bluetooth connection needed to be re-established quite often. I am not sure if this is because of the TV or the soundbar. However, it's better than nothing, as I had read online that a soundbar with only an optical connection could never be controlled via TV remote. I hadn't tried to use the soundbar remote to control the entire TV, but I'd rather not since I like the size, shape and features of the TV remote.

Overall, I have really enjoyed the sound quality especially considering the price. The only downside with my current TV is the built-in speakers - this has completely solved that problem. There are some drawbacks as I've noted below, which made me wish I could do 1/4 stars (3.75). However, as a complete package, setup was a breeze, price was awesome and sound is nice! Pros: - Sound and the bass is solid for tv, movie watching, and music streaming - Setup was a breeze. I even used the digital optical cable as I don't have an LG, nor bluetooth tv - Bluetooth streaming is convenient and just worked (my phone instantly detected the device) Cons: - As others have noted, lack of any kind of volume display panel leaves me wishing at times I would have gotten an upgraded version with LCD panel. You don't think much about it, but when streaming music or something, there's no volume level (even a old school volume scale of 1-10 would be better than nothing) - Volume up and down "steps" are pretty big. Goes from almost loud enough to too loud. No in between. Would be nice if it had more granular control over volume.

I had pretty low expectations for this thing. I bought it on Black Friday for a total steal, but even then thought that it would only be marginally better than the speakers in my new Vizio TV. Boy was I wrong. This thing BOOMS. My four-year-old son loves to feel the subwoofer shaking the house (though I endeavor to be careful with his hearing, as you should!). The quality of the audio is great. You're not going to get $2000 worth of audio quality out of this thing, but you'll certainly feel more immersed in whatever you're watching. The subwoofer produces loud, foundation-shaking sound, so I've had to tweak the audio to keep it down a little bit. From a visual perspective the soundbar is decent-looking. I've seen other sound bars where the audio level is shown to the user via LEDs that light up when the audio level is increased or decreased. This bar provides no indication of the current audio level which is sometimes slightly problematic as I want to be sure I don't turn my TV on and get surprised by blaring audio. I'd totally buy this again, though perhaps not at full price. If you can pick this up on sale, I totally recommend it.

I never knew what a sound bar was used for, but when I saw them on sale for Black Friday at B.B. I decided to read the reviews and see what others had to say about them. I finally decided to buy two for our two TVs to help improve our listening of all shows and movies. I bought this LG and the other was a Samsung that was $20 more. What is missing on this LG bar is a digital readout screen that the Samsung has, which lets you see what changes you are making with the remote, such as volume level. With the LG bar, I can not tell what mode I’m in or get any indication that the remote is working except when I turn up the volume up enough to hear a change. Despite the sound being Ok, I think having a readout window showing the modes the sound bar is in, is a helpful feature when making adjustments and would recommend looking for that feature when selection a sound bar.

We bought this to replace an old Sony 5.1 surround sound wired system. My fiancé couldn’t stand all the wires spread out around the room. We really cannot tell much of a difference in sound quality. The old system did have more options i.e. cinema, concert, drama, horror, etc. This system only has a couple of pre-programmed settings (cinema, bass blast) but it’s plenty for our home-use purposes. It was also significantly less expensive when on sale for the big game than the old system. Once we figured out the input button was actually the “F” button on the remote it was smooth sailing. My one beef with the product would be the overall lack of visual indication when changing the volume or other settings on the remote. It’s sort of a guessing game confirmed by what you hear when changes are made. But you really can’t beat this quality sound in an apartment or small home for the price.

This sound bar has amazing sound quality! I have it hooked up to my 65 LG 4K UHD Tv and the sound is phenomenal. It has a crisp and distinct sound with every show or movie you watch. You feel like you are immersed within the movie and are watching it in a theatre. I love the sleek look of it as well. It is not too bulky so it fits right in front of the tv on and entertainment stand or sits well alone. I would recommend this sound bar and not worry about upgrading to a bigger more expensive lg because they actually have just about the same sound quality. The only difference would be more speakers provided. If you are looking for just a sound bar and small speaker, this is the way to go. It does not disappoint!