LG - 5.1.2-Channel 520W Soundbar System with Wireless Subwoofer and 4K & HDR Support and Dolby Atmos with Google Assistant - Black

My wife and I have spent the last year with a nice 55" 4K HDR TV in our master bedroom. The TV isn't bad, but the audio from the speakers is two-dimensional and boring. We really wanted to improve our audio experience to something in line with our Atmos setup in our home theater. The sound in this room is spectacular by my standards, but I didn't want to go through the trouble of wiring and installing speakers for the master. The right path was to go with a sound bar and one that supports the latest Dolby Atmos standards to fill the room with sound. The LG SN9YG 5.1.2 Channel High Res Audio Sound Bar checked all the boxes for us and then some. It's a hefty little unit that conveniently fits exactly within the frame of our 55" inch display. Its loaded with seven outward facing speakers to bounce off your walls and ceiling. On top of that it also supports Google Assistant with a built-in mic array which we found to be a nice addition. Setup of the unit wasn't too bad. Wiring is a breeze and while I couldn't get the unit to connect to WiFi at first I was able to quickly get a hold of LG chat support who explained to me that I needed to connect it through the Google assistant app first. Despite my reluctance to read the manual carefully I was able to quickly get the speaker up and running and connected to my TV and other devices. They all sounded infinitely better on the sound bar than the built-in TV speakers. I did learn that my TV does not support Atmos so I had to run my devices directly into the HDMI input port on the sound bar. Once I did that the magic of Atmos was enabled. We tried this sound bar in two rooms. While I was impressed with the clarity and power of the sound bar in the living room, it did not create an image of sound coming from different directions as intended with Atmos. I expected this as an Atmos soundbar needs to reflect the sound off nearby walls to work. For a large room like this I wouldn't recommend an Atmos sound bar. However, once we moved this to the master it shone brilliantly! While I don't get the same clear sound object image as in my theater room, I certainly noticed the sound coming from all directions. Scenes with audio from the ceiling created a sense of height and immersion and the stereo separation was very apparent and dominated the tinny speakers in our TV. For a smaller room I definitely recommend this sound bar. It delivers a good Atmos experience without the need for in-wall installation. I received this product at a discounted price in exchange for my honest review.

We recently turned our basement into an entertainment theater. We purchased an LG projector and needed theater like sound that would pair easily to the projector without showing a lot of cords. The LG SN9YG is an impressive wireless, smart, and attractive sound bar that was the perfect choice for our home theater. Our family uses Google Home and Google Assistant throughout our house . It was very easy using Google Assistant to set up the sound bar and pair it to my projector. The speakers face upwards on the sound bar, which are referred to as "up firing" speakers. The placement of these speakers is what allows for the Dolby Atmos room filling surround sound. What contributes highly to this room filling surround sound is the sub-woofer. The sub-woofer is larger than others I have seen, which may be why it produces such a deep bass and low-pitched sounds. I selected to use the AI Sound Pro setting which delivers optimal sound using smart technology. I find this setting works best because it does auto adjust to movies, TV, and your surroundings. When watching movies, the clarity of sound is amazing, I hear so many sounds I wasn't hearing before. I've also used it for music as well - I love saying "ok google play today's hit on Pandora" and music starts right up! Brackets to attach to the wall come with the soundbar is you want to hang it on the wall which we plan to do, once our projector screen is installed. Overall, I don't have any complaints - this soundbar is awesome! I received this product at a discounted price in exchange for my honest review

This product comes highly secure! LG really takes the time to package this product in a way to prevent any damage from shipping. Extremely easy set up; came with a couple of cords, sound bar, and subwoofer. The sound has multiple setting types to chose from for any occasion and it’s good quality even when loud because of the Dolby Atmos and High Resolution sound features. The sound bar can even be connected to Google for easy assistance! I’d highly recommend this product to anyone considering a new sound system for their home. I received this product at a discounted price in exchange for my honest review

Got this as an upgrade because I thought my old one was toast. Turns out it was the digital optical cable was bad. Great mistake for me. It changed watching television... the sound is so crisp and clear and the bass shakes the floor. Then I went to my spotify.... rocked the house.

This would easily be a five-star audio system as you get Dolby Atmos 100% of the time versus any other brand that needs the TV to signal the sound bar or even sound system to trigger the Dolby Atmos with LG you just need to put it on movie or cinema mode and the Dolby Atmos speakers play all the time along with the two side speakers they consider those surround sound so you have surround Dolby Atmos and then basically a 3.1 in the front and the subwoofer can boom. The reason I didn't give it five stars is they don't need to have the Google Assistant in it but I guess for some people it's nice the only problem is is when you hook it up if you have too many other devices around it you're going to notice crackling in the speakers because of interference. Since I have a Sony 958 which has Google Assistant in it and a Google nest right below it with the screen every time I say the magic Google words it would trigger three things My TV the sound bar and the nest annoying! So then I decided to read the manual it said okay you can reset it by holding the microphone down for 5 seconds on the sound bar not the remote just in case you guys make a mistake hold the mute button on the soundbar it's a little microphone that slashed out hold that for 5 to 6 seconds and your system or soundbar will reset back to factory specs. Well after that when I would ask my Google what the weather was the sound bar would say you have not set this device up yet so I started getting annoyed well I found out it was just as simple as touching the mute button one time and now I'm good to go. Now I thought it was pretty good then but then I went and started looking into higher end audio stores and the best way to set up the system as usually your TV and stereo system is set on PCM that is the absolute worst thing you can do for this sound bar you want to make it on pass through and there's a few other tricks but literally when I did that on the Sony the volume and base literally doubled I was watching TV normally at 10 to 11 now 5 to 6 on the volume. So another thing is I have an LG OLED C8 and it's almost 2 years old I got it October 2018 well they were doing a deal with that and I got an SK9Y which is just an older model of this that did not have the Google Assistant in it and that thing rocked but after about 8 months it started getting interference and the sub would cut out when I was playing Xbox so LG gives you a one-year warranty on it they sent me a box I put it in send it to them and they apparently changed the part in the subwoofer which did absolutely nothing and all I ended up doing was buying a better modem and router and moving it higher and further away from the system and no more problems. Well with this system it's in my living room it's away from everything else but like I said if you have multiple devices whether it's Alexa or any voice command devices if your TV has voice command I I tell you this in advance do not bother with the Google Assistant Don't set it up just mute the mic and then use the remote to set it to your preference take it off PCM on the TV and put it on pass through and also make sure you have it on Dolby Atmos Dolby DTS Don't be surround and look for these at like Allen Ed's audio whoever sells the most outrageous priced audio equipment is going to have the best way to set up your soundbar or sound system and that's what I did I tried to step by step and it is now amazing. It would be so nice if Best buy had employees that had this knowledge and could tell you this before you purchased the item because I know only about 5% of people are going to read everything that I wrote well spoke. Anyway I have two of the LG 5.1.2 sound bars The SK9Y and now the SN9y and they are both amazing on the older one I just use an optical cable as ark did not make a difference I could even run it on Bluetooth and it sounded exactly the same but on this newer one you definitely want to run an HDMI cable and run it to the ark channel on your TV. And lastly the only reason I didn't go with the 10 was the giant gap in size I have the Sony 950H and a 55-in and have the stands where they're supposed to be spread out all the way and this literally fits perfectly in there it doesn't go all the way back it goes to the middle of the stand where the metal is welded together but it makes it look that like the TV was built this way it's so clean. The SN10 I think is another 5 in on each end so another 10 inches long and you only get an extra 50 watts get out of here I mean I can shake my apartment with this where the floors walls mirror shake everything if you get it set up right like I said with pass through put it on arc and make sure you have Dolby Atmos DTS and surround sound all enabled then you are going to have an amazing sound system

We are in love with our new LG SN10YG! It pairs perfectly with our LG television and as a bluetooth speaker. The setup was extremely easy, including setting it up to the wireless network. The sound quality of dialogue is stunning and Dolby Atmos really makes you feel immersed in whatever you are listening to. Its sleek, compact design fits perfectly in my living room. I received this product at a discounted price in exchange for my honest review.

I was going back and forth between this and the Samsung equivalent but decided on the LG since i paired it with a C9 OLED and assumed integration would be seamless (which it was) and I can control everything through the LG remote. Overall I read online that people said Samsung over LG but i also think its marketing on Samsung's part. My initial impression was Wow. We have a 9.2 in our media room and i set expectations low given this is a soundbar and was pleasantly surprised. Havent tested ATMOS yet but in our bedroom we dont have vaulted ceilings and i can hear the sound quality resonate off the walls which makes it sound more immersive. If you are using this in room with ceilings greater than 12 feet you may be disappointed (YMMV). Overall highly recommend over Samsung.

The soundbar is very attractive and short enough can fit under most tvs, although it is quite large in depth. Setting up the bar was quite simple. Downloading the Google Home app and Lg WIFI Speaker app to set everything up was fairly easy. The Lg app sometimes couldnt find my soundbar but after a quick refresh it popped up. The sound on the other hand needs to be loud to hear any atmos effect. Even then the affect really wasnt that good. so i wouldnt reccomend getting this for a smaller bedroom. The dialogue seemed to get lost quite a bit with dolby atmos enabled. The dialogue also sounded very "pitchy" at moments. It's not bad, but has a bit of a weird sound (maybe I just dont like LG's sound). Normal stereo sound on the other hand sounded pretty good. The Bass was good and was pretty powerful sounding. I just expected better sound quality, especially from the center channel which sounded like a cheaper speaker at times. I tested the netflix internal app on my LG C9 with eARC enabled and they synced up flawlessly with the soundbar. The Biggest issue I had was Audio delay. I have my Xbox One X and PS4 Pro hooked up to the tv and the soundbar just getting audio sent to it through eARC. Enabling dolby atmos in the xbox menu gave a slight delay to the audio, causing sound to show up half a second later than what was happening on screen. I tried and swapped every setting I could with no avail. I even swapped hdmi cables around (even though I'm using 48gbps cables) and nothing worked. Maybe eARC just isnt that stable yet. Overall the soundbar is decent, maybe it was my room layout, but the $899 price is a steep price for the sound quality I was hearing. I love LG TVs but maybe the sound bars just arent for me.