Buying New TV Need A Soundbar Recommendation


My other half wants a straightforward system to use and doesn't want a ton of electronics and speakers scattered about the room. We are buying a new TV and have decided on the 65" LG G1 OLED. I need a sound bar that will give me acceptable audio, be relatively easy to use, and not cost multi kilobucks. Probably go up to $1K for it. Be happier if I was at $500 to $700, but what is another $300 right? Preferably Atmos. 

Anyone have good recommendations? The easy to use is going to be a high selling point to my better half. 

neonknight

TRIANGLE ELARA LN01A active speakers ( 2-channel standmounts/ bookshelf’s);

BETTER than any sound bar: active 2- channel speaker system that will smoke every soundbar in audio performance, but still has the same easy features and setup.


- one speaker is an active with the built in amp andvtgevotgervis a passive slave with a single speaker wire ( supplied in the box) 

- full featured remote 

EZPZ; just use the optical outpost in the TV plugged into the active speaker optical input via a TOSLINK cable .

HINT: get a quality build optical glass fibre one and stay away from the cheap plastic ones

 

FEATURES: also had bluTooth and you can plug in a subwoofer to make it a full 2.1 killer TV system without the need for a separate amp etc.

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have an lg Model:SP9YA which I think is really good. I have a revel Ultima 2/ JL Audio home theater in a different room in the basement so i at least have a baseline.  Setup is simple, wireless sub connected seamlessly, and it fills a 16x32 room rather surprisingly.  Not in the same league as my other system but honestly impressive. You can add surrounds if you want. It has airplay 2 which is nice and a few inputs if you don’t have eArc. All in all I’ve been impressed with it and it’s sound. 

@neonknight

My point wasn't to piss you off

it was I tried a cheap soundbar and it sucked

my AVR and BW 602 were cheap bought used nothing fancy just L, C, R  speakers

 

lol

I have Sonos sound bar with two rear and sub for TV and the wife use it for music

For sound quality and value I’d look at the Yamaha YAS 209, which comes with a wireless sub that likely will up your enjoyment factor significantly over a sound bar alone. Normally $350, for some reason it’s available on Amazon for only $220, which seems like a screaming value to me. Here’s a review...

https://www.cnet.com/reviews/yamaha-yas-209-review/

If ATMOS is more important than sound quality I suppose you could look at the Sonos Beam (Gen 2), but it’s twice the price. Personally, I’d jump on the Yammy and enjoy the better sound quality and the extra cash in my wallet. Hope this helps and best of luck.