Customer Ratings & Reviews

This was a great addition to the LG TV previously purchased

Works seamlessly with my new LG nano tv. No muss no fuss, just turn on and automatically takes over.

My sound bar system that I have from Best Buy I love it it’s work so perfect I love it

I have everything lg and I bought it on line for Black Friday. Sounds good but when people talk it’s still a little muffled.

Very clear sound. An absolute must have in your television experience.

Amazing sound specially with movies! Well worth the money.

I love my soundbar. It was so easy to connect to my LG TV

2 months in and the subwoofer cuts in and out. Will not buy another.

Bought this product a year ago just one month after purchase and the subwoofer went out… it’s not even turning on which is odd cause the sound bar works perfect just the subwoofer not turning on and I always buy Lg products and never happens when I call to see what can be done they say it’s out of a year warranty which I understand but at least take a look at it and when they said to take a look at it it will have to be shipped out to California and it would cost $150 for parts and repair which is ridiculous when I paid almost $200 for this whole sound system terrible !!! Buy a better product for the extra $100s….

The LG SL4Y 2.1 Soundbar with wireless subwoofer is an interesting soundbar. It has some good features and some questionable features. From a sound perspective, the soundbar has four modes: Bass Boost, Cinema, ASC (Automatic Sound Control), and Standard. After trying all the sound modes for various video sources such as Netflix, Plex, Playstation Vue, Xbox One Gaming, and Bluetooth music through Pandora and Spotify, I now have it on Cinema mode exclusively. The other modes either have the spoken voice too low or is very dull in my opinion. In Cinema mode, everything sounds great. The Soundbar has a small display that tells you the volume which is great feature that other soundbars tend to overlook. The soundbar has no problem being cranked up to a loud volume and still maintain a vibrant clarity and stability. The subwoofer while fills in the ambiance and does a good job, at times feels like it could have been more. If you were expecting a home theatre quality of low frequencies, you may be disappointed but for the average home movie viewer, this will make movies much more enjoyable over your standard TV speakers. The soundbar works well in small to medium rooms but does require some cranking up of volume to fill out a large living room. I am not using a LG TV so I cannot speak to how it pairs with an LG TV nor do I have the optional surround rear speakers. Setup had a few annoying things that frustrated me out of the box. Having various Toslink cables lying around, I spent 5 minutes trying to figure out why none of them would connect to the soundbar. Apparently, LG has recessed the optical input port a bit which makes Toslink cables with larger grip points to not fit in the Optical Input port. If this is your scenario, you will be stuck using the very thin supplied optical cable by LG. So you will have to be sure that if you need another optical cable, you have to choose a low profile Toslink cable. The included wall mounts have this amazing feature which places the soundbar about half an inch away from the wall allowing me to run all the TV wires behind the soundbar. Since I do not have fancy options of running wires in-wall, the gap between the soundbar and wall allows me to just drop the wires straight down and not have to interfere with the mounting of the soundbar. The subwoofer linked up with the soundbar instantly and I was setup, mounted to the wall, and ready to watch a movie in less than 30 minutes. From a connectivity standpoint, you are very limited on connection options. This soundbar only has optical input, USB, and Bluetooth. There is no HDMI passthrough. In order to get the sound properly going to the soundbar, you may have to play around with your TV sound settings and the media device sound settings. I have noticed that Amazon FireTV Cube will only work if you choose a specific sound output, therefore before you go crazy trying to figure out if the soundbar sound is cutting out or not, make sure you play around with your media sound source options. Overall, if you are looking for an improvement over your TV speakers, this will do a wonderful job at the price point. If you were to pay more, you would gain Dolby Atmos, 3.1, 5.1 surround capabilities but that does have a significant price jump for those features.

The bar sounds like it’s made of cardboard. The subwoofer is wireless so it constantly disconnects no matter how close it is to the soundbar. Would not recommend unless for a child’s room.

This sound bar is super easy to set up and sounds pretty decent. Which is a good thing since the included “Simple Manual” is super simple. Reasonable deduction led me to figuring out what the plastic things with stickers were, the elevated feet. If you want to know more about the device, like how to disable the auto power off and that there is an app for additional settings, Music Flow Bluetooth, go to the LG support page. This soundbar is limited with inputs of optical, Bluetooth and USB so any other input methods must go through your TV. The optical cable is included and is the best option for connection. If you have a recent LG TV it can use LG TV Sync over optical or Bluetooth. It was instantly recognized on my 2016 TV and controls the volume of the TV, but every time I change the speaker function to something else, it changes the TV settings to internal and then asks to turn it back when returned. Bluetooth is the same way, completely turned off the moment the function is changed, so you have to reconnect any device that was using it. The USB port allows you to plug in a thumb drive and play music directly and I was surprised at just how quick it loads MP3 files. I don’t think my PC even loads them that fast. The LCD display on the front only displays 5 characters, but provides enough info even if it requires it to scroll by, like the filename of an MP3. It’s bright enough to see in a well lit room and dims where it is barely noticeable in a dark room after 15 seconds. Though not listed on the Best Buy page, the dimensions are about the width of a 40” TV at 35.1" x 2.3" x 3.4", this is without the extended feet, wall brackets or power cord. The power cord isn’t recessed in any way, so it makes it about 3.75” deep and the extended feet help raise it above a thin TV plate, giving it about 0.75” clearance making it about 3” tall. The wall brackets are just a bit longer to allow for room to run the cables but you need your own screws to install in a wall. The subwoofer is 6.8" x 15.4" x 10.3" and only needs power, so can be hidden behind a couch or table. It has an interesting black carbon fiber laminate on the box and cloth front. Sometimes when first turning on, there is a delay of about 30 seconds for the subwoofer to kick on. Kind of a thing with anything wireless though. Sold separately, you can add the SPK8-S two channel wireless rear speakers for added surround. However, I do not have those to test out and curious as there is a setting to turn off the surround sound which allows for original sound. So by default it is filling sound to the rear speakers, but disabling it will provide the true cinema sound if available. Overall, not a bad speaker system, as it is better than most built in TV sound systems. However, I feel there's still room for improvements.

Ordered this TV in April. Now it has lines throughout the screen, both black and green. Not worth it.

Setup was pretty fast. Took about 30 mins. I downloaded the software on my phone and paired it via Bluetooth. Also paired it with my LG TV. Sound quality is pretty good. I used netflix and streamed an ultra 4k movie with Dolby surround and the sound quality for a 2.1 is pretty good. I had to set the setting on bass boost to get the subwoofer to kick more but after that I was surprised. Voice dialogue came out good and was not drowned out. Theatrical scenes took notice. 1 small bug was that the volume control from about 13 to 15 jumped pretty high and vice versa going back down. Listening to music via phone streaming was nice. I ran the LG app it found all my songs on my phone and categorized them well. I am running Android OS. Did not notice any buffering issues. Interface was good. Easy to switch between phone and TV via the app. It was nice to be able to use the TV remote to control the sound bar. Not sure if you can do that with other TVs. The appearance is nice. Sleek and small and fits just right for what I needed. I would recommend this item for a simple setup for 2.1 system. It does have the option to add rear speakers but I did not purchase those. So you could get a surround system out of this if you get those.

Pros: I have BOSE Sound Bar at home which i got couple of years of back. Before buying BOSE i tried many brands sound bars like LG, Samsung etc. But I was not happy with those because for me Dialogue Clarity is more important when i am watching movies, usually many sound bars just keep their focus on songs and sounds part but not on Dialogues except BOSE, but again not all BOSE products good on dialogue part. You maybe wondering why i am talking about BOSE here, Yes I have to do that, Because now the time has come to beat it. I am very happy with the current LG Sound Bar with Subwoofer. The Cinematic mode is simply superb, Some how i like this mode for songs, Sounds and Dialogues. What a change in LG in just few years. Dialogue clarity while matching movie is top natch. This is BEST for People who wants to use it for watching movies on TV.If you want to use only for audio music then this is not superior for sure compare to other big ones, But again, if you want best superior audio quality just for audio songs purpose you have to spend minimum north of 8 or 9 hundred dollars. Considering the price, I would surely recommend this product for everyone who wants best Cinematic Sound experience. CONS: Non Cinematic modes like BASS etc... are not that great. Just Good. But again you need think price point as well when you are comparing with other ones. Let me focus on What is Inside the box and Installation Setup. 1) Sound Bar 2) SubWoofer 3) All required Cables Including Optical Cable. 4) Remote and Batteries needed for the remote. 5) Wall mount brackets and screws with simple mounting instructions guide. 6) Simple user friendly manual - Very easy to read and understand. 7) You can do Installation in less than 10-15 Mins. Very easy setup. 8) Very Easy Auto pairing. 9 ) Super fast bluetooth connection. No interruptions. I used bluetooth to play songs from my phone. My Final verdict : Just Go for it. You will like it. I will be happy if my review helps you to pick your choice :).

I had never had a sound bar before, but I am hard of hearing and it was recommended that I give it a try to see if it would help. I purchased this one because the price was right and I also have an LG TV. Set up was extremely easy and there were no issues there. My only complaint is that sometimes it will disconnect, and I have to go into the settings to reconnect it. This happens 2-3 times a week. No big deal to me, but it can be confusing for other members of my family to reconnect. The sound quality is good, and it has helped me hear the TV better. The TV doesn’t sound muffled anymore!

I am not a huge audio expert. But I have a very top of the line Sony surround sound system in my living room which I love. I bought an LG tv for my master bedroom and was having trouble hearing the regular tv speaker. I bought this on sale and it doesn’t disappoint. I went online and found some optimum settings that were suggested. This is perfect for me . Movies, sports, news all sound so much better. Is it movie theater quality, probably not, but a VERY nice upgrade over the TV speaker. I do not regret this purchase one bit!! It is easy to set up and offers a great upgrade over the TV speaker.

I was skeptical, buying this has really delighted me with sound quality; Connect you TV with optical cable works much better than Bluetooth. With Bluetooth as there is significant drop in sound quality compared to optical cable. Sound quality is amazing and gives you the fun experience while watching tv or listening to music. I connect my phone via Bluetooth to play music works great for listening music. Conclusion: Been couple of months and I am pretty satisfied with sound quality, overall finish and quality. Nice for the price!!!

Works amazing worth every penny. This is the first time ever utilizing a sound bar with my television. My father in law mention I was missing the total experience without a sound bar. I made it as point to purchase one. Now I can hear every voice and sound effect in movies and the bass is really good which surprised me. I would definitely recommend to someone and the price is well below its quality and sound. I would recommend using the optical wire to your tv instead of Bluetooth. Great investment!

I purchased this sound bar as a Christmas gift for my husband. He loves it . It looks nice and sleek. The setup was super fast and easy. We have a small house and the sound bar can be heard throughout the entire house easily. When watching movies it sounds so good. In a small room it’s perfect. Now we still are going to purchase a pair of rear speakers to create that true surround sound , however in a small room they are truly not needed. For the price point a little over $100 this is perfect for our needs . I would definitely recommend. Make sure your tv is compatible with the connection requirements of this sound bar before you purchase !!!