The LG S95TR Soundbar Is... Disappointing
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Today we're taking a look at the new 2024 LG S95TR Dolby Atmos Soundbar. We'll talk specs and features and talk about why even at it's premium price tag, it falls short of expectations and is one you should pass on.
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Did you keep the "Surround Sound Setting" under the "Settings by Speakers" menu on while testing? Looking at your footage it looks like this was kept on... It needs to be off for the soundbar to work correctly. Keeping that on will play all audio through all speakers at the same time which sounds terrible. I just got the S95QR and it sounds phenomenal as long as that's off. It only took a few quick searches online so see other owners saying to do this.
I went through almost every setting testing different sound modes and configurations and can confirm that audio was spread across different channels as it should be.
set of rear speakers won't work if we don't on surround sound option . i hv 5.1 lg sn6y wd rear speakers .
Huge thing with the LG wow soundbar IMO is to make sure you DON'T run the sound output in "HDMI (ARC)+TV speaker mode.
There must be something wrong with the programming or software and the sound is way less dynamic then if it's in HDMI (ARC) alone.
This mode means the soundbar is handling the sound entirely on its own and the sound is far more dynamic, far more punchy, head and shoulders better than with the TV combined.
There's been a few bad reviews for these bars, I'm presuming they are all listening in what should be the best mode but it's simply not.
The sound is awesome when the bar itself is looking after the task on its own.
I have this soundbar, with an LG G4, with wow, it works wonderfully, the subwoofer is placed in the left corner, so that the sound waves bounce off the walls, we deactivate the suround Otherwise it activates all the speakers and it makes an echo of voices in the back, it's written in the instructions
Great review! Thank you!
Appreciate you!
Wow! Good timing I was going to get it this weekend. Thank goodness I seen your video! Keep up the great job! 😎👍
Thanks! Maybe with firmware updates it'll get better but for now I'd wait
@@FTHonestReviews no thanks you did a good job explaining the bar. Keep up the great job! 👏
Great review man! With those wireless microphones I can finally launch the TH-cam channel I've been pondering to launch for a bit.
Nice review thanks man
I really like how you recommended a better one!!! Thank you!! 🙏
No worries, thanks for the feedback!
Because you dont have a LG TV, that was the problem with dialogs
I can get for like 600 is it at least worth that
Last year, Samsung also bought a couple of bloggers for such reviews, nothing new, all according to the same manual, point by point, money was also added to Rtings and Samsung has 8 soundbars in the top 10, this is funny, enjoy the marketing and not the quality =)
Are you saying this is a fake review?
How is Sony s40r and lg s65tr ? Which one you suggest here
👌 Nice review about the LG S95TR soundbar. Your valuable comments are very helpful. I was anxiously waiting for this product. Now I will wait for a better product.
Thanks. Yea not sure what's going on with the LG soundbar department
I agree, the bass from the subwoofer is very faint. I tried re calibration and still no better. If I cannot get it going any better I will send it back.
I just returned it because the bass was too weak even though I got it 50% off
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thanks for the review i was pulling the trigger to match it with my lg g3 i think i will go with q990c/d but i cant decide if the d is worth the extra money
if you don't need the D 2024 model, get the C. the D model from what I can tell has: google assist, 4k 120 passthrough mainly are the reasons why you'd choose the D model over the C 2023 model.
@@GadgetsGearCoffee i bought the 990d, here in eu in the partner store the difference between the c and d was only 200 euros and with the discount the d is only 1019 euros, and i know there are other feauteres like voice amplifer pro, night private mode and roon
I am a huge fan of LG 😅 your review sounds like how I feel about my Sony surround sound set up. Thanks for sharing!
Come to think of it I don't own a single thing by LG lol, although I might try one of their TVs when it's time to upgrade.
His review is true. I just bought this and I'm returning it. I think I'll just drop 2500 on a Polk audio system.
We sell this product for $720. Do we recommend purchasing it, or is there a better alternative at the price?
Good for you to look the best option for your customers, hope you do great 👍🏻
Sounds like Samsung wins in the soundbar category again. LG just can’t get their soundbars right.
Yea I watched a few reviews of the older model and seems it has mixed reviews as well
Both samsung and Lg sucks.
@@Mr_Pussi ok
According to someone that just unboxes the sound bar?
Till someone would bother to test and properly review the new line of soundbars is still a draw between these two.
Samsung has a good Dolby Atmos representation but LG has a better soundstage. And blasting Samsung at full volume would show how crappy it is at least LG put some quality drivers in their soundbar.
Anyway if someone would look to have Dolby Atmos would not buy a soundbar and here Samsung got it with the mainstream and hypermarketing.
Their soundbar is just hypermarketed, nothing more nothing less. Blasting full volume show how crappy it is...
11 channels vs 9 can't even be compared but you are a little fan boy...
@@balasandrei249 lol you can’t be serious.
Nice review, can you probably do a comparison of the new Samsung q990d to this ? That would be awesome
I'll see what I can do
I’m debating between JBL Bar 500, Vizio M512a & LG S80tr for a LG G4 any thoughts? I suppose not the LG lol
The only one of those I've heard is the JBL which I liked a lot but can't really say if it's better than the others since I haven't heard them.
Such a scathing review. I got the S80TR and love it.
I have the s95qr and happy with it and this bar is too similar to upgrade. Plus this bar at release is less experience as s95qr I believe released at 1700.
Yea give it some time and the price will probably come down as well as firmware updates but you're most likely not going to notice a big difference. I'm trying to decide whether upgrading my home theater receiver and speakers would be worth it but I gotta remind myself I'm already happy with what I've got and try to not to spend money on unnecessary things lol
I didn't know the dolby atmos caused the sound to be more consistent than the regular dolby digital ... perhaps that's due to these metadata it conveys...
Many say samsung 990c is much better... Had heard them both , both sound like same thing ...
Hey jacob. Can you advise for PS5 gaming and streaming movies what would be the best overall sound settings ( refering to dB Values for each channel) for this LG S95QR soundbar with subwoofer and two rear speakers?
I have not tried the QR version so I wouldn't know
I just see all reviews are the same and a shame, all reviewers copying each other arguing the same things, but the fact is i never had any problem with sound, app, etc , perhaps the only issue its about the subwoofer, but listening atmos music and playing xbox atmos games or 4K atmos blurays i think sound much better than Samsung or Sony for the same price 639 euro here and improved a lot my 2021 sp11 ra , the last software update made it much better
glad to finally come across someone that has used this soundbar extensively. I just bought the s95tr's to go with my LG 77 G4 and seeing all these reviewers not liking this soundbar has made me really think about my purchase lol.
@@FatKidFriendly53 как вам панель? разобрались с настройками? тоже планирую купить такую панель. у меня 55 G4
@@FatKidFriendly53I bought one today to go with my C4, but will have everything delivered in a few weeks. How do you feel about this sound bar now?
@@zanfearthe soundbar sounds better than the TV speakers but yes I should have gone with something else. Still have time to return to Amazon but I'm holding out hope it gets a firmware update
@@FatKidFriendly53 I read that it did get a firmware update some time ago, but not sure if it really improved things. What don’t you like about it?
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Hello!Can someone tell me does this soundbar can switch on lg 48c22lb evo tv?Thanks for answers
может если в телевизоре есть HDMI aRC
I get so wary about buying cross brand soundbars and mix n matching… the bar 9 from Sony would obviously work better with a Sony tv right?
I haven't personally tested differences because I just don't have the money to do so but there are some benefits with some brands; for instance Samsung has Q Symphony when you pair a Samsung TV with a Samsung soundbar.
Did you ever have issues with the soundbar becoming unresponsive?
I did not
I bought this and returned it the next day. It had no oomph. Nothing. That middle up firing speaker sounds terrible.
Great video. Subscribed! Now I'm going to look through your 5.1 videos.
Nice video, I would love to have the Rode wireless mics so I can make more videos with better sound 😃
Your stuff is solid!
@@FTHonestReviews Thanks bro, I have wireless mic but from a no name brand and I always have to adjust the audio to fix it, I wonder if these Rode would make a difference. hehe
Hey do you use instagram? I sent you a msg a while ago.
I wonder if the Sony sound bar works with the LG g4 ?
of course it works. Every soundbar works with every TV. only same brand TV and soundbars -sometimes- offer TV-Soundbar speaker combination, advanced interface.
Does anyone know why the subwoofer loses connection to the soundbar?
It is the distance as per a review I've seen on TH-cam
Should try with LG OLED tv though
Maybe, but most people already own a specific brand of TV and aren't looking to buy a new TV, just the best soundbar.
I have this sound bar that I got at Christmas time along with a new LG 55 inch old TV. I have played with it and played with it and played with it and just cannot get acceptable sound out of it at all no matter what I’m watching. I’ve shifted so many different settings around trying to discover something that worked well And have found that nothing does! I actually have it set on PCM right now which provided a little more sound but nothing‘s giving you that theater sound that I used to get with my Sony 5.1 set up on my old TV. That’s more of a amp actually running the speakersand did a much better job on everything. I would not recommend this sound bar at all.
Thank you for chiming in
at 4:04, it says "worlds first dolby atmos soundbar with triple upp firing channels" on the unit.
I purchased LG SC9S last year. It has 3 up firing speaker. LG is lying?
Gotta love marketing
Yeah, LG sux when it comes to soundbars. Their soundbars have never been worthy. I love their TVs, though, as all of my bedrooms and mancave feature LG TVs. After buying this soundbar, I returned it and bought the Sammy Q990D, and I absolutely love it! And it's even better if you place the sub behind the seating position with the protective plate facing away.
Well like I said I have previous version and this is not huge upgrade and sure if they do firmware updates the previous version will get similar updates and it took along time for the previous one to get first update.
The LG S95TR needs a led display on the front to actually help users know what mode the soundbar is in and what type of connection it’s using. Yes I know they can be distracting, but it’s not hard to put an option to turn the LED display off once you’ve got it set to your desired settings. It’s ridiculous that LG can’t get the basics like this right. I’m going for the Samsung S990D, it’s the better soundbar and it seems more user friendly.
Yea I've reviewed a few soundbars now and always find myself using my phone app vs the remote which is maybe what they have in mind? That's a double edged sword in some cases because I've had apps not work as they should and have trouble connecting to the soundbar.
No distracting watching tv
Thank you for the non-biased views.
Thanks for watching
I purchased this Soundbar and within a few hours, I realized that I had made a terrible mistake by buying it. Unfortunately, the sound quality from this Soundbar doesn’t even come close to the sound quality of my previous Sony soundbar that I bought in 2017. The sound is extremely poor, resembling that of a basic computer speaker. It was a painful experience, and after hours of trying different settings and modes, I decided to end the ordeal, disconnect it, put it back in the box, and go back to using my previous device
I watched this review before purchasing this Soundbar, but I didn’t listen or understand. Now I realize that this review was honest, and I made a mistake by ignoring it
@abobadrm I'm not the most scientific guy out there so try to at least provide honesty in my opinion, though I get accused of click bait frequently when I don't give raving reviews lol. At least you're getting your money back
Your follower from Iraq, can you advise me better sound bar
What’s the difference between this one & the S95QR I got it as a birthday gift for myself to go with my lg c1 I got in 2021 I love the soundbar I think it sounds great compared to my cheap tcl one I was using.
S95QR is the previous model of the S95TR.
@@pedro_ferreirinhaObviously, he asked what’s the difference between the two??
he recommends the hta9000 instead... but that's seriously like twice the price in practice in the market. the S95TR is on sale for like half that... i think he's just tyring to get referral money
Referral money is what keeps my channel alive but my recommendations are honest. I could just give this a glowing review and put a link for this product if it was all about money. The Sony Theater Bar 9 or Samsung Q990D are what I’d recommend
keep uploading videos jake
I absolutely will
Moment of silence to those who bought this at full retail 🙏🏽
Why ???
Thank you for the vidéo.
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Sony makes superior soundbars
6:10 bro 100%. Lol way too loud!
It's total crap. I'm returning it. 1400$ for garbage. I'm going with the 350 500W hisense. Lol
If you're already spending $1400 check out my recent review of the Sony Theater Bar 9
I'd love to win those microphones! I need to update my Rode Micro v1
Noted! Good luck!
Whats up Jacob, I want to ask you something, I sent you a msg on instagram but I'm not sure if you still use it. How can i contact you brother?
Yea I don't use IG even though I have a page, shoot me an email, it's in the description
@@FTHonestReviews ok cool, thanks.