[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Perfect for the hard of hearing and older people, the sounds are so crisp and clear with a great bass when needed. Hearing sounds from TV that we never knew that were there. I haven’t had to buy a soundbar in well over 10 years, so making a purchase was a huge deal. This particular soundbar appeared at a great price so we finally dived in and I haven’t been disappointed. Pairing with the TV was very easy using HDMI eArc, and with a few adjustments on my devices I was ready to go with a new world of Dolby Armos sound! All the audio sounds great , but the Dolby Atmos content really shines. Aesthetically, it is a nice looking sound bar. It fits well on our shelf and the subwoofer is nice and slim. Fits my tv and fits seamlessly into the stand recess at the bottom of the TV to help hide all the wires.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have been using this soundbar for the past few weeks and have really enjoyed it. The sound is fantastic for movies and music. You really get the full impact of every sound. My one gripe is that it doesn’t always automatically pair with my lg tv. Which can be a bit annoying. When it does pair automatically it seems to take a long time. My last soundbar paired while my tv was still warming up. Other than that one small issue I am really impressed with the quality of everything else.

I’ve had the LG Soundbar SC9 a few weeks. I’ve been fighting the urge to send it back since. It’s not awful, but don’t believe the hype. I’ve probably been spoilt by my other soundbar. By comparison, the LG Soundbar SC9 sounds tinny, lacks definition – especially with dialogue – and is inconsistent when switching streaming service apps. I was eager to try the soundbar as I have a 55" LG C2, and the SC9 (offering the WOW Bracket, WOW Orchestra, and the WOW Interface) seemed like the perfect match. As it goes, the WOW Bracket is a perfect mounting solution. I don’t know why all manufacturers don’t implement similar. It’s raises the TV higher than I expected (for clearance of the TV’s infra-red receiver), but that’s not an issue, and together they stand well on a cabinet. I intend to wall-mount the combo, so the bracket will likely prove invaluable. When it comes to WOW Orchestra, I feel it often doesn’t sound as good as just the soundbar by itself. The AI Sound Pro sound profile is also hit-and-miss, and I often choose the Standard or Bass Boost sound profiles. Speaking of bass… Whilst the highs and mid-tones can be a bit shrill, the bass is quietly unassuming. There have been times when I’ve forgotten about it, only to be surprised by some thunderous sound effects. The speaker module itself is a good size. Just about right to be inconspicuous. I feel the WOW Interface is a gimmick. It’s not readily accessible and provides little meaningful control. The same goes for the remote control. I much prefer using the TV remote for day-to-day sound profile changes, and then use the app for finessing settings. As for the audio feedback when switching sound profiles, it can be grating and is best left alone. AI Room Calibration Pro made a minor difference. Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and IMAX Enhanced content, and the received audio, haven’t impressed me at all. I end up using the app to lessen the impact of the Triple Up-firing Channels and Tiple Level Spatial Sound. I have just found it all too distracting when trying to consume and appreciate content. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend the soundbar. When tinkered with it can be decent, but it really shouldn’t be such a chore. For the suggested retail price, I know there are far better alternatives, as I have one. But, if you can wait to get this on a significant discount and don’t mind tinkering with the settings during consumption, the potential sound that can be achieved is ok. The WOW Bracket is the main saving grace.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have been using my LG Soundbar SC9 for a month and enjoy it more daily. It was delivered in a strong box, that looked very professional. Inside were the main unit, subwoofer, remote, and brackets for LG TV. It was a great pleasure to unbox it. I was like a child opening a new toy. Installation was dead easy. You can choose HDMI or Bluetooth. Wireless connection 9includin bass speaker) works great, I have never experienced any issues. The soundbar detects ARC HDMI, so you don't need to use extra remote control. When you turn on the TV or game console, it turns automatically. The sound quality is superb and when I watch a movie or play a game, it surrounds me from every corner.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received the LG SC9S Soundbar and paired it with my 2020 LG 55" OLED TV, hoping to create an immersive and easy-to-use home theater system in our living room, where we daily watch Numerous shows from a variety of sources. I used an HDMI eARC connection directly from my three-year old LG OLED, downloaded the iPhone app and turned up the volume. LG includes an HDMI cable with the Soundbar. Set-up was fairly easy, especially using the app. I set the TV's audio output for HDMI eARC and started testing the new Soundbar. Using the HDMI cable, the audio results were muddled. While watching favorite streaming shows, the voices were often drowned out or made difficult to hear by background music and noises. Talk shows sounded great as did the news, but shows with music and sound effects create issues. There are eight different "Sound Effects", but none cleared up the audio issues. Two seem redundant "AI Sound Pro automatically optimize sound based on content type" sounds very much like like "Standard - Generally, the best sound is set to be heard". The translations could be clearer. I called LG consumer support to troubleshoot my sound issues and the support person was quite patient and helpful. I swapped out the HDMI, reset the Soundbar and tried different input sources, but no improvement to the muddling. It was suggested I try an Optical Audio cable and that fixed the problem, but seems like a step-back in technology. Thankfully I had an audio optical cable and connected it from the 2020 LG OLED to the Soundbar, changed the TV’s output to match that cable and the “muddled audio” issues disappeared! Not sure yet if I still get all of the benefits and features of the Soundbar (IMAX, Dolby Atmos) using Optical Audio, but I can now simultaneously play audio from the Soundbar AND the TV, for even more sound. I had hoped to place the speaker in front of my 2020 LG OLED, but doing so blocks the RF sensor, so the remote won't work. I therefore put it on a shelf above the TV and it looks nice there, blending into the shelf. I placed the subwoofer behind the set and it is nicely hidden, but the bass is still impressive. In conclusion, the sound is very impressive, I just wish the set-up had been smoother and that the recommended HDMI connection had been successful. At least now I have excellent sound from all sources and am ready for even greater performance when and if I upgrade to a new LG OLED evo. Read less Yes, I recommend this product.

For the money I expected much more, but the bar struggled to fill my 375sf family room. For all it's "AI calibration" it lacked punch for the price. I decided to save $ and instead went with the S70TR and it was far better sound in the room and paired perfectly with my 77 OLED C3.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve had the LG SC9S for around a week now and I’ve been putting it through it’s paces. Starting from the beginning, it arrived in quite a large box! There was a fair amount of excess cardboard in there to take up a lot of empty space around the various brackets included. Inside the box was the soundbar itself, the remote, the subwoofer, a replacement stand for your LG OLED with a flat base and extra height to ensure it stands above the soundbar, a wall mounting bracket for the soundbar, and two spacers. The soundbar itself is beautiful. It’s relatively compact with a smooth top minus one round grill for the center, up-firing speaker. There are control buttons on the top-back of the soundbar. The included brackets are relatively plain and functional. The remote is of the typical, tapered LG style and is of cheap plastic. I’d like something a little nicer with a soundbar in this price range but it gets the job done. As I currently have an LG C3 OLED, set up was a breeze. Plugging into the eARC port it was picked up automatically and just worked. The TV controls the volume so apart from setup and balance/mode adjustments I don’t need to touch the soundbar remote itself. Downloading the LG Soundbar app will also allow you to adjust these settings from the app. The soundbar visual interface consists of three lights in the front-center that change based on your input. Switching between modes triggers feedback via a pleasant voice. There is no visual settings mode and the included instructions are quite sparse. Luckily it’s fairly straight forward and I was done within a few minutes and didn’t’ have to look back. The sound output from this sound bar is really fantastic. After trying out the various modes I think Standard works the best for me with all “speakers” set to the default and bass/woofer turned up to max. You get loud, clear mids and highs and super punchy base from the relatively compact subwoofer. I’ve watched quite a few movies and shows over the last week and I’m extremely happy with this soundbar and how it integrates with my OLED. Highly recommend!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I own an LG 65qned866re tv and was already happy with the sound from the tv but this soundbar, the SC9, has taken it to another level. At no point have I wondered what was being said in any film or game so far. Dialogue is always clear. The bass speaker is not a constant rumble of sound but instead it actually does remind me of being at the cinema where, when the bass kicks in, it makes you feel the action without drowning out everything else. I own both the ps5 and Xbox series x consoles. I have the sound bar connected to the tv using e-arc and one of the reasons I love this sound bar is that it passes through Dolby Vision gaming, 120fps etc from my Xbox to the tv with no issues at all. There are a variety of sound options with the soundbar and I must admit some features I have not heard of before. What are DRC or Neural-X? I need to find out. I tend to use the phone app to change some settings for the sound bar. I just find it easier to see what’s going on that way rather than use the included remote. Although its taken me a few days to get comfortable with some of the features of the sound bar it is well worth it for the massive improvement it has made to my gaming and film experiences.. Looking to buy the rear speakers to really put me in the centre of all the action.. Advantages: -Truly Cinematic sound. -It’s been rewarding to play around and hear how each mode affects whatever you are watching. -WOW Orchestra brings some real clarity to older films and dvds. Annoyances: -Somethings are not immediately intuitive. e.g WOW Orchestra switches off if you enable DRC or Neural-X when restarting the tv. Dolby Atmos is not as good as I had hoped but I think it might need more tweaking on my side.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The sound quality is fantastic but the amount of headaches associated with this product are too much.. I purchased this is tandem with a Class C2 Series OLED evo smart TV, You can't innately sync the sound from the t.v. and the speaker through the settings on the t.v. you have to download the LG soundbar app and adjust the AV sync every single time you turn it off and back on. I've had connectivity issues in the past as well, overall it just kind of seems like the software for this device is lacking and the software developers seem to not care about the end product.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Very impressed so far with the sound bar. Been looking at one for a long time and was very happy to get this which is compatible with my LG tv and fits seamlessly into the stand recess at the bottom of the TV to help hide all the wires. Out of the box the sound bar is a good size but the sub was quite big. The bar looks great and is very minimalist with just a few touch buttons on the top. The set up was easy enough though I would have liked a better instruction manual to help with settings after installation. It’s hard to know what the bar is set up as as no onscreen information or options came up except on the TV sound settings. The remote seems pretty worthless to this regard as nothing seems to happen or change when you use it and I have no manual that tells me what it does. It has wifi and Bluetooth but doesn’t say wether it can connect to the tv via this or is it just for mobile and other devices to stream from. After some online research I finally set it up I think to work with the TV. Advantages. Great sound compared to the TV speakers. Looks great Disadvantages. Needed better set up instructions. Sticks out a long way under tv Sub is rather big Overall a great sounding bar and happy to have it. Still fiddling to get the sound options I like.