LG - 7.1.4-Channel 770W Soundbar System with Wireless Subwoofer and Dolby Atmos with Google Assistant - Black

This soundbar has lived up to the hype and even exceeded my expectations. I have a home theater system in my TV room but I wanted just a soundbar for my living room to watch movies, sports, and play video games. This is a 5 star system that sounds great and was super easy to install. Here are the pros: - Easy to install. It took me longer to get this thing out the box then it did to get it hooked up. You run one wire to the TV and then plug it in and you will immediately get sound. The rear speakers and subwoofer are wireless so you can place them where you prefer to create your sound bubble. - Great sound and loud. I bought this as an upgrade from a 300 watt soundbar and this model has double the power and gets twice as loud. You get clean and clear highs combined, good mids, and with clear vocals. The bass is room filing and good especially for movies and gaming. The bass is average for music though but I'll discuss that later. - Rear speakers shine. Usually the rear speakers on sound bars are either weak or get drowned out by the front speakers and subwoofer but not with this system. The rear speakers are loud and enhance the sound bubble and also deliver directional sound. When watching a movie or gaming it's awesome to hear and feel sounds moving behind you, over you, and next to you. - Nice style and blends in and no connection issues. The soundbar is very long but it looks nice and blends in with my TV stand. No wires running across the floor or all over my living room. I've had issues with Bluetooth wireless soundbars where either the subwoofer or rear speakers cut out or lose connection. I've had 0 connection issues so far. No technology is perfect so to be fair and balanced here are the cons: - This is not a cheap system especially during a pandemic. It's worth every penny once you get it home and use it though. - The bass for music is average. When it comes to movies and gaming the bass is good but it can't hit that low end bass with music. I've noticed that front firing or side firing subwoofers can't hit those low end sub sounds in music. Subwoofers that fire down sound much better with music but that's not an option here. It's not a deal breaker though. - Out of the box sound is just ok. You will need to adjust the settings and sound profile to make the system sound great. The out of the box settings are bad and you must turn ON surround sound, adjust the sound profile to MOVIES, and turn up the individual speaker volumes. It took about 5-10 minutes to get the sound profile just right to how I prefer it. Bottom line...this is a great system and it's got all the newest features so it won't be outdated anytime soon. Google Assistant works as advertised and adds to the user experience. Dolby Atmos and Hi Res Audio really shine and I've experienced 0 distortion even on high volumes. I'm very happy with this purchase and would highly recommend to family or friends.

So LG has definitely put out a power house!! From the unboxing and the absolute quality of the speakers. The sound is amazing. They are house shakers! No kidding, on the Bluetooth setting and with my favorite streaming device cranking, my house has a little shake to it. No matter the level the sound is clear as a bell. So watching the first NFL football game of the year the sound of a game are just next to none. Even with a limited crowd the surround sound was amazing. The setup of all 4 speakers were as easy as it can be. Except for getting the audio to sync, more on that in a second. The sound bar I the main brain. Once that is hooked up then everything falls into place. Setup the sound bar then plug in the subwoofer. It auto syncs to the sound bar, same with the rear speakers. So easy to set up!!!! So back to Audio sync with the TV. I had to call Samsung which is my TV brand to instruct me on how to sync audio. Very easy to do, I just didn't realize with sound bars that had to happen. Once I found that it was easy! The only thing the I had an issue with is the wall mounts. Not really a big deal but the angle of the bracket wasn't exactly 90 to the wall. So I had to bend a little to make speakers square to the wall. Over all this system is amazing. The price is pretty high but well worth it! They are House shakers!!!!!

This Dolby atmos soundbar also reads DTS. I found the sound was clearer and had better midrange than the JBL 9.1. The Netflix movie 6 Underground was the first movie I watched. Although the JBL had a larger 10" subwoofer, I felt that the LG had a much more precise lower stage which really surprised me. The Dolby Atmos aspect surrounded me with sound that was accurate and it enveloped us with an amazing sound bubble. The sound can be controlled by the app, but unfortunately, it adjusts the volume and not the tone. But maybe LG may upgrade that in the future. Music playback was great. You can choose just the soundbar, or switch to surround. Once you get use to surround sound, it will be difficult to watch anything without it. *Not all Netflix or Prime videos etc... are equal. By the way, the dimensions of my family room are 25'X17' & 9' ceilings. This is a keeper.

TL;DR: Awesome sounding bar. Atmos is very rich. WiFi interference not an issue (my dual-band WiFi 6 router is sitting within three feet of the bar, TV and subwoofer). With the exception of the glaring issue detailed below, this soundbar is a giant upgrade from my former setup - a discrete receiver + 5.1 speakers. However, a warning for those considering the bar who have an Apple TV 4K or Nintendo Switch... you aren’t getting proper surround. If you like to listen to your audio in "standard" mode, meaning the surround channels are reproduced per the creator's wish and not up-mixed via some surround mode, there is a glaring issue with this bar. If the bar is fed a Dolby Digital, DTS, Atmos or DTS:X bitstream (regardless of channel count), the sound will come from the speakers as expected. Rear audio is sent to the rear speakers. You should be golden and very pleased with this bar. However, if you send the bar 5.1 LPCM, it sends the left/right rear channels to the side-firing speakers AT THE FRONT OF YOUR ROOM. You lose true surround for virtualized surround. The only way around this is to turn on different surround "modes" or up-mixers, which generally sound awful and you aren’t getting what the director intended. This behavior is not a fluke - check out LG's own user manual. Page 27, standard mode, 5.1 Ch "Others" Input. "Others" essentially means LPCM. I confirmed today that the rear channels on non-Atmos 5.1 content from the Apple TV 4K (output via 5.1 channel LPCM instead of a Dolby bitstream, due to ATV's "Auto" setting) use the bar's front side-firing speakers instead of the wireless rears. The solution is to change your ATV's audio format/output settings from Auto (LPCM) to Dolby 5.1 (bitstream). This slightly reduces audio quality, down-mixes 7.1 content and turns off Atmos, but it makes the rears work as expected. When I want to watch 7.1 or Atmos content, I now have to change the ATV audio setting back to Auto for that viewing, which restores full LPCM 7.1 or Atmos to the soundbar. It's quite frustrating, but allows proper surround for the vast majority of content we watch, with the option of flipping on Atmos or 7.1 when there is a need. There is far more non-Atmos than Atmos content out there. Spending $1,500 on what is arguably meant to replace a full AVR, only to then reduce the sound quality from one of your sources, is incredibly frustrating. I’m considering returning it, although I do love the sound. As a side-note the 5.1 LPCM issue will also plague those using a Nintendo Switch or a PC/console that doesn't encode its audio to a bitstream. I'm a big Mario Kart player and was super disappointed to learn I can no longer hear my opponents coming up from behind my sofa.

I had the opportunity to set-up and experience the LG SN11RG Soundbar with Meridian Technology. Setup of the LG SN11RG was pretty straightforward, and although most components are wireless, a power supply cord is still necessary. This may minimize your ability to position the speaker optimally. The unit is lengthy at almost 60-inches, and so it did not fit in our console cutout. However, because this soundbar houses speakers on the sides and on top of the unit, I would not have opted to put it inside anyway (afraid of sound distortion). Set-up with Google assistant made it virtually effortless for me to link this system with my Spotify and Sirius XM radio. I was somewhat disappointed that the unit came with only an optic cable, rather than an HDMI cable. Because the Dolby Atmos is only accessible through the ARC pass, an HDMI is really necessary to maximize sound experience. Despite this (I purchased my own HDMI), the LG SN11RG did not at all disappoint in regard to sound quality. As an avid technology buff, I was excited to see the Dolby Atmos come to life when this soundbar was coupled with our 86-inch LG television. The sound output with Meridian technology is crisp and clean, moreso than any previously owned soundbar. The sound enhances total television experience while bringing the picture to life with sound detail. I absolutely love watching football, as this soundbar makes me feel as though I am in the audience! Gaming with this soundbar has also been a terrific experience, as the sound simply fills the room. The most subtle sound details can be heard on the surround sound speakers-- a totally new experience for me. I do wish their was a manual knob for bass adjustment, but the system seems to be fairly adequate with self-adjusting bass and the highs/mids/low ranges. Overall, the quality, performance and audio output from the LG SN11RG Soundbar has far surpassed my every expectation. Exceptional sound quality, exceptional television!

“I received this product at a discounted price in exchange for my honest review” I was shocked how well they packaged the parts in the box! I could've have stomped all over the box and I bet it wouldn't have damaged anything. The manual was ok, definitely get a more in depth one on LG's website. I like the look of this sound bar, nice and sleep with a little display screen that has adjustable brightness. I will say it is large so you need to have a long wall or long tv stand. It comes with brackets to hang on the wall. The remote control is small, although I don't use it much since my prime stick remote can control it. The sound bar comes with a lot of sound features but to be honest, I prefer to manage my own like bass, how loud the front and rear speakers are, treble, etc… If you aren’t that savvy and don’t care, the pre-programmed features work well enough. I really like the fact that the rear speakers are wireless but they do have a power cord so still kind of wired. The biggest thing I don’t like is I can’t find rear speaker stands that I want to use. With the payout I have I don’t want to hang them from my wall and I don’t have a long furniture piece behind my couch that they can sit on. The rear speakers are 11.5 lbs each so a good weight and most stands don’t work. The ones that will work only allow the speakers to just sit there, they don’t lock them in so I worry my kids might knock them over accidentally if they bump into them. Guess I am going to have to take that risk. The system comes with an app that you can download. You can use it to make modifications to the features which I like. We use this system in our main room where we watch most of our TV shows, movies and listen to music when cooking. There are several pre-programmed features depending upon if you are watching sports, a movie, tv shows, listening to music, or playing video games that help enrich the sound. I was surprised how well a sound bar could work. The audio on this system is amazing and can clearly hear words when spoken!

Wow is how I have to start this out!!! Set up was super easy...you take more time unpacking everything, which I love that the company cares about the product, so this is a plus....keep protecting the products. After I had everything layed out since this is a WIFI LG Soundbar system...it took no time to hook up, 10 minutes max. The only thing needed was a HDMI cord if you dont have one around the house. Next was downloading Google Home and setting up that along with getting all the connections within the LG app. If it doesn't automatically link you will have to to it manually. For some reason none of my smart devices every automatically link every...so I always have to do manually...which takes longer. But during set up the Google assistant, just like on your phone has you practice. If you have used it on your phone you are already a pro. I loved I could choose male or female voice. You can control the volume if you can't find the remote. The LG soundbar has a small screen that tells you WIFI, connected, goodbye, when you disconnect. The speakers are so clear and have great clarity for the size. The subwoof is bigger. I absolutely love this. I temporarily have this in my living room. My basement flooded earlier this month...once everything is fixed I will be mounting the LG soundbar, everything included. So I can enjoy the full experience. This is a really beautiful Surround Sound set. Check it out...The holidays are coming...You are worth it... I received this product at a discounted price in exchange for my honest review.

Cons :Ok ,was little hard to connect to app, rear speaker could be better. And cost too much Pros: overall sound is great, like the extra features on app, Google assistant is good, love the size of the soundbar