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Detailed Specs
Product description
The LG Soundbar brings music, movies and more to life in your home thanks to incredible audio technology. It uses high-output ferrite speakers and connects to multiple devices or additional speakers easily.
2.1 Ch 320W Sound
The Soundbar has two speaker drives inside that deliver high-quality audio so you can enjoy a rich and immersive entertainment experience at home.
35 mm Ultra Slim Design
At 35mm in height, the Soundbar looks small, slim and stylish next to or behind your LG TV.
Active Wireless Subwoofer
Don’t compromise on style - wires can get in the way so this Soundbar has an active wireless subwoofer for more sound enjoyment and less fuss.
Wireless Sound Sync
It’s easy to connect your Soundbar to your LG TV without using wires, which means it can sit anywhere without cluttering the area around your TV.
Wireless Audio Streaming via Bluetooth™
The Soundbar doesn't just play sound from your LG TV. Play and stream music from your smartphone or Bluetooth™-enabled device wirelessly.
3D Sound Processor
Recreate the unmistakable cinema experience in your home with LG’s unique Cinema Surround Processor’s calibration technology.
LG Bluetooth™
Control your Soundbar from your smartphone when you download the LG Bluetooth™ Remote App.
Latest comments (63)
iamRYANNN
12 Apr 17#62
For anyone that has picked this up, does it come supplied with an optical cable?
Guan to iamRYANNN
21 Apr 17#63
Good build quality and plenty of features for the price, and mine came with a UK plug.
Despite playing around with the settings, I still prefer the basic sound from my TV.
I have this TV: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hitachi-55-inch-4k-ultra-hd-fvhd-smart-tv-359-99-free-cac-with-code-tvs10-argos-2617003 Is there an optimal position/direction for the Subwoofer?
Currently have mine sat behind the couch with the cone edge facing towards the TV.
Would also have prefered some way to pair it with the volume controls on my TV's remote.
I received mine today. Delivery was next day which was nice. First impressions are pretty good and I think it's worth £99. It looks decent and it sounds pretty decent for the money. I connected to my TV via optical and it just works. No hassle with the bluetooth connection either.
Just a few picky things worth mentioning:
- The soundbar came with a EU power cable and not a UK power cable. (Even though the subwoofer came with a UK power cable hard wired)
- Like most sound bars, the 320 wattage rating is completely meaningless rubbish. In reality, the subwoofer is 40 watt (It says so on the back), and the drivers in the sound bar are probably 10-15 watt max.
It goes loud enough for me but it's not going to blow your mind. In comparison my old Aego M 2.1 speaker system (which is a 90 watt system) is much louder.
- I ran a frequency swoop and the subwoofer can handle bass as low as 40-50hz. The crossover to the sound bar speakers is quite high at around 230-250hz. This isn't ideal but it's probably to be expected since the drivers in the sound bar are small.
Also there is audible vibration from the subwoofer cabinet at around 100hz; not ideal.
- At the default setting the subwoofer does sound a little boomy. It definitely doesn't sound as tight as my old Aego M system.
gloryhunting to geowars2
31 Mar 17#60
I'm quite late to this but just wanted to ask a question on the power cable.
Did you need to use a separate third party power cable for the soundbar given they only supply a Euro cable?
Smartguy1
25 Mar 17#59
Yes but it doesn't work. Maybe it has something to do with my tv connected to my router via ethernet although have wifi switched on as well and have no issues using wifi direct with my phone to tv.
stevenprior1
25 Mar 17#58
my lg tv does not have bluetooth just wifi and my soundbar works fine through the wireless sync. have you got the soundbar set to lg tv and the options for sound sync on, on tv. thats how mine is set up and has worked like that for 6 months.
Smartguy1
24 Mar 17#57
I have wireless sound sync on my tv. It doesn't work. Loads of other people have reported the same issue. Feel free to play the video from LG's website shown below. It confirms that the wireless sync is via bluetooth. So as my smart tv doesn't have bluetooth it's never going to find any devices which it didn't last time I tried it with an LG soundbar.
you cant connect the sound bar to your tv by Bluetooth. what it means is it has wireless Bluetooth to connect to phones wireless to play music. you have to go into sound options on your tv and see if it has a option for wireless sound sync. if so you can connect soundbar to your tv wireless if no you cant.
stevenprior1
24 Mar 17#55
whats incorrect like as if you meaning you cant connect wireless, you can as mine is
abdi12346
24 Mar 17#53
dguest74
24 Mar 171#52
I have had this soundbar for over a year now and am still extremely happy with it. Sound is great! Heat added for this price.
master10
23 Mar 17#51
Not sure if joking or not. but its ~7x8meters
Shuggy7
23 Mar 171#50
sound bar just came today and i had the other one from Argos that has been on here for £55. massive massive difference for me. The sub mainly as the other had no better bass than my TV. for all it's smaller the speakers are definitely better. had problems with voices syncing on the Argos one so it's going back tomorrow
Smartguy1
23 Mar 17#49
I have the wireless sound sync option on my tv but it doesn't work. I think that's because the soundbar wireless is by bluetooth and my tv is not bluetooth. If you have a bluetooth tv then it should work.
stevenprior1
23 Mar 17#48
if your tv have the wireless sync option in the sound option then it will work
stevenprior1
23 Mar 17#47
no you dont i have one and it has active wirless sync but your lg tv needs to have that option normally smart lg tvs. it does work wireless.
abdi12346
23 Mar 17#46
Sofar so good connected easily to my LG tv subwoofer is excellent great replacement and have to say was a good purchase even though item is few years old, Slightly on the smaller side with a 49" TV but looks and sounds good.
abdi12346
23 Mar 17#44
Just got mine today
Shuggy7 to abdi12346
23 Mar 17#45
How you finding it? Decent sound?
mcormack
23 Mar 17#43
How big?
mcormack
23 Mar 17#42
INCORRECT!
Smartguy1
22 Mar 17#41
According to one tech review I read it describes the soundbar as being quite small and suitable for tv's up t 42", 47" at a push. It's only 77cm long. That's 30" in old money.
debating getting this as have an ageing LG DVD 5.1 system at the moment. it's ok but it's started clipping and popping recently and can't work out why
Smartguy1 to ses6jwg
22 Mar 171#40
It's colour is described as gun metal same as my tv. Its not a bright silver and more like a dark grey. It's actually the same colour as my sky+ HD box which is stood on top of my black LG Bluray. Doesn't look out of place if that helps.
Smartguy1
22 Mar 17#38
I think you will find the reason for its price is it's actually a very old sound bar. This model came out in 2014 and it's original retail price in Curry's was £229.99. I nearly bought this when i bought my LG TV in the Christmas sales 2014 so that's why it's cheap. It is a very nice looking sound bar but i went for the much newer model with HDMI purchased half price from euronics for £129.99.
The model posted is a very good sound bar especially for the price. It makes no difference that it hasn't got hdmi. It will still be fine using a fibre cable. Best sound i have heard though in a long time is the set up my brother in law has. He has his TV plugged into an amp from a Sony music system from the 90's with four speakers. No HDMI, no Bluetooth, lots of wires (hidden) = amazing sound. Far better than most sounbars. Think this music system was made before the word digital sound, soundbar, etc were even thought of. Technology may have moved on in some areas but has moved backwards in others.
Mr.cool
22 Mar 17#34
Sounds bar are rubbish , unless you spent a lot of cash! (I have brought a few)
And why we have to have all these slim TVs , with rubbish speakers I never know! Guess just another way to sell rubbish to people!
Smartguy1 to Mr.cool
22 Mar 17#37
My LG sound bar wouldn't connect wirelessly to my LG TV. Bluetooth only and although my tv is wireless it is not Bluetooth. If you read the spec it says wireless via Bluetooth same as my LG sound bar.
sucramco
22 Mar 171#36
Great Spot, ordered for my son. Optical is perfect as it is only 2.1. The wireless Sub is a bonus too. Plus he can use the Bluetooth with his phone, tablet and laptop. There is no need for HDMI on a soundbar unless it has more channels than 5.1. Heat added.
sinxa
22 Mar 17#35
I have an OLED C6V 65 inch , it doesn't work with wireless sound sync
DeadGrizzly
22 Mar 17#33
thats not true, you need a power supply, but the audio will transmit wirelessly
Spudboy
22 Mar 171#32
Ok thanks for that :smiley:
Chiptivo
22 Mar 171#31
This particular model does NOT have a HDMI in/out so not good. Reason for its price.
jonthed
22 Mar 17#19
no audio jack for chromecast audio connection? any other solution to get it castable?
chimp14uk to jonthed
22 Mar 17#23
I just connect via Bluetooth and use Google Play Music.
laurentmahe to jonthed
22 Mar 171#30
ChromeCast audios have an optical output which is actually much better as no noise goes through (unlike via the 3.5mm analog).Not sure about this soundbar, but my LG one has the option to automatically switch on from optical input which makes it a bonus when I cast music to my Google Cast Audio device.
You just need to get yourself a mini toslink cable or if you already have a space optical cable, get an adapter like this one.
Note: I've not hunted for the cheapest cable, just got the first results out of a Google search.
mrb30
22 Mar 17#27
yawn bore off
mrew42 to mrb30
22 Mar 17#29
wow. insightful
Spudboy
22 Mar 17#26
I'm tempted by this but the Which? review of only 54% puts me off. At 320W they say it's lacking in power! :confused:
I have 320W and barely ever go over 35/100 in volume. no issues with sound here. And my room is bigger than the average.
SamCarvalho
22 Mar 17#24
Had this for a while and compared to others I've had I found this very good for the price!
And I hooked mine up to my Samsung TV with no problems!
Jaybeam to SamCarvalho
22 Mar 17#25
What's it like for dialogue? I tried others - Sony, Bose, with sound presets but didn't make much difference - still couldn't hear what they were saying in films etc
manuelarosu
22 Mar 17#22
Thanks for your reply:)
stephenashforth
22 Mar 17#21
You do not need any cable to connect to most of the recent LG TVs, as long as they support LG's Wireless Sound Sync.
sam_of_london
22 Mar 171#20
Better buy a home theatre system with speakers for little more.
arch68
22 Mar 171#18
I never realised overheating was an issue with sound bars :confused::wink:
Heat777
22 Mar 17#11
Is this worth the extra £40 over the single sound bar on here that usually gets heat at £55 in terms of sound?
AVANTIME to Heat777
22 Mar 17#16
For sure, single sound bars have little to no bass
BARKMAN to Heat777
22 Mar 17#17
I have the £55 one and a set up with a sub. It really depends on your viewing environment. Yes the sub sounds fantastic but my neighbours would not appreciate it blasting at all hours. For a substantial set up over stock tv speakers the £55 is excellent value. I switch over for big movies when I can shake the house
ian18
22 Mar 17#12
Shame we have a Samsung TV. Probably going to have to buy a full price samsung soundbar. Never had one before, but new TV and struggled to hear what people were saying on a film.
HerbertSomersal to ian18
22 Mar 17#15
I hhave an LG soundbar coupled with a Samsung TV. No issues whatsoever.
sradmad
22 Mar 17#14
good find op, heat added
saintscouple
22 Mar 172#13
Online Store is Temporarily Closed
Anyone else getting the same message?
argosextra
22 Mar 17#9
Why pay more money to sky
abdi12346 to argosextra
22 Mar 17#10
Are you the real Argosextra
superted2008
22 Mar 17#8
Also connection is optical only. No hdmi
superted2008
22 Mar 17#7
Excellent sound bar.
I paid around £130 from Argos about 6 months ago.
sinxa
22 Mar 17#6
No you still need to plug it in via hdmi or optic to lg
abdi12346
22 Mar 17#5
Works with any TV with input, this is best for wire free connection to Lg tvs. Wireless Sync
stevenprior1
22 Mar 171#4
but if you have a lg tv you can use it wireless without plugging it into the tv.
manuelarosu
21 Mar 17#1
Does this work only on LG TVs?
AJ92 to manuelarosu
22 Mar 17#3
This soundbar works with electricals that have an optical input
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Opening post
Great Specs for £99 ONLY
£1.98 Quidco For All Accessories
Detailed Specs
Product description
The LG Soundbar brings music, movies and more to life in your home thanks to incredible audio technology. It uses high-output ferrite speakers and connects to multiple devices or additional speakers easily.
2.1 Ch 320W Sound
The Soundbar has two speaker drives inside that deliver high-quality audio so you can enjoy a rich and immersive entertainment experience at home.
35 mm Ultra Slim Design
At 35mm in height, the Soundbar looks small, slim and stylish next to or behind your LG TV.
Active Wireless Subwoofer
Don’t compromise on style - wires can get in the way so this Soundbar has an active wireless subwoofer for more sound enjoyment and less fuss.
Wireless Sound Sync
It’s easy to connect your Soundbar to your LG TV without using wires, which means it can sit anywhere without cluttering the area around your TV.
Wireless Audio Streaming via Bluetooth™
The Soundbar doesn't just play sound from your LG TV. Play and stream music from your smartphone or Bluetooth™-enabled device wirelessly.
3D Sound Processor
Recreate the unmistakable cinema experience in your home with LG’s unique Cinema Surround Processor’s calibration technology.
LG Bluetooth™
Control your Soundbar from your smartphone when you download the LG Bluetooth™ Remote App.
Latest comments (63)
Despite playing around with the settings, I still prefer the basic sound from my TV.
I have this TV: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hitachi-55-inch-4k-ultra-hd-fvhd-smart-tv-359-99-free-cac-with-code-tvs10-argos-2617003
Is there an optimal position/direction for the Subwoofer?
Currently have mine sat behind the couch with the cone edge facing towards the TV.
Would also have prefered some way to pair it with the volume controls on my TV's remote.
Yes, it does.
Just a few picky things worth mentioning:
- The soundbar came with a EU power cable and not a UK power cable. (Even though the subwoofer came with a UK power cable hard wired)
- Like most sound bars, the 320 wattage rating is completely meaningless rubbish. In reality, the subwoofer is 40 watt (It says so on the back), and the drivers in the sound bar are probably 10-15 watt max.
It goes loud enough for me but it's not going to blow your mind. In comparison my old Aego M 2.1 speaker system (which is a 90 watt system) is much louder.
- I ran a frequency swoop and the subwoofer can handle bass as low as 40-50hz. The crossover to the sound bar speakers is quite high at around 230-250hz. This isn't ideal but it's probably to be expected since the drivers in the sound bar are small.
Also there is audible vibration from the subwoofer cabinet at around 100hz; not ideal.
- At the default setting the subwoofer does sound a little boomy. It definitely doesn't sound as tight as my old Aego M system.
Did you need to use a separate third party power cable for the soundbar given they only supply a Euro cable?
http://www.lg.com/us/support/answers/tvs2014/uhd/advanced-features
https://www.avforums.com/review/lg-nb3540-soundbar-review.10428
silver is a shame as all my TV stuff is black
debating getting this as have an ageing LG DVD 5.1 system at the moment. it's ok but it's started clipping and popping recently and can't work out why
The model posted is a very good sound bar especially for the price. It makes no difference that it hasn't got hdmi. It will still be fine using a fibre cable. Best sound i have heard though in a long time is the set up my brother in law has. He has his TV plugged into an amp from a Sony music system from the 90's with four speakers. No HDMI, no Bluetooth, lots of wires (hidden) = amazing sound. Far better than most sounbars. Think this music system was made before the word digital sound, soundbar, etc were even thought of. Technology may have moved on in some areas but has moved backwards in others.
And why we have to have all these slim TVs , with rubbish speakers I never know! Guess just another way to sell rubbish to people!
You just need to get yourself a mini toslink cable or if you already have a space optical cable, get an adapter like this one.
Note: I've not hunted for the cheapest cable, just got the first results out of a Google search.
http://www.which.co.uk/reviews/sound-bars/lg-nb3540/review
And I hooked mine up to my Samsung TV with no problems!
Anyone else getting the same message?
I paid around £130 from Argos about 6 months ago.
Apologies refurbished.