SN9YG
New Dimension of Sound…
09/18/2020 00:02
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.
kaintel
Austin , Spojené státy americké
Age: 48
Gender: Female