The LG S90TR is a 7.1.3 soundbar setup with many of the features of the flagship LG S95TR at a more budget-friendly price point. As with its top-of-the-line sibling, this bar comes equipped with LG's WOW Cast and WOW Orchestra technologies, which let you pair the bar, speakers, and sub together for wireless Atmos playback and integrate the speakers on a compatible LG TV for a more immersive sound. The LG S90TR is poised to be a great all-rounder within the mid-range soundbar market.
Our Verdict
The LG S90TR is great for mixed usage. The dedicated subwoofer adds a solid low-end presence, complementing the bar and rear speakers' detailed reproduction of mid and treble frequencies well. The result is a balanced sound that's well-suited to playing back music and soundtracking movies and TV shows. The great dynamics performance means that you can crank the volume up for viewing parties without worrying about compression obfuscating your audio, and the wide array of sound enhancement features caters to a wide variety of usages. If you own a compatible LG TV, the WOW Orchestra feature can also help create a more immersive soundstage, though performance will vary depending on your TV.
- AI room calibration tunes the sound to your space.
- Dolby Atmos and DTS:X compatible.
- Gets quite loud without much compression.
- Plenty of sound enhancement features.
- Not the best height performance.
- No HDMI 2.1 support.
The LG S90TR is impressive for dialogue and TV shows. It reproduces mid and treble-range frequencies clearly and accurately, meaning speech and dialogue sound crisp and natural. The discrete center channel also provides a good amount of focus and helps pinpoint voices within the stereo field. You can even bolster the center performance by pairing the speakers of a compatible LG TV via the WOW Orchestra function. You can also use the 'Auto Volume' and 'Night' modes to ensure a lower volume doesn't come at the expense of clear dialogue, or use the 'Clear Voice Pro' EQ preset to improve vocal clarity.
- AI room calibration tunes the sound to your space.
- Dolby Atmos and DTS:X compatible.
- Plenty of sound enhancement features.
- Not the best height performance.
The LG S90TR is great for music. The AI Sound Calibration feature helps tune the sound to the acoustics of your space, and the resulting stereo frequency response is extremely similar to that of the more premium LG S95TR. Using the 'Standard' and 'Music' EQ presets, it reproduces stereo content faithfully, preserving all the intricacies and details in your favorite tracks. The subwoofer adds some serious heft to the bass response, bringing out low-end instruments like kicks and basslines, and the mid and treble ranges are relatively flat, rendering vocals and lead instruments accurately. This bar can get pretty loud, too, with minimal compression present, even as you push the volume towards its limit.
- AI room calibration tunes the sound to your space.
- Plenty of sound enhancement features.
- No graphic EQ.
The LG S90TR is very good for movies. It can play a wide range of audio formats, including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, and its balanced yet exciting sound helps elevate your movie-watching experience. The dedicated subwoofer adds rumble to car chase sequences, while the balanced mid and treble ranges ensure dialogue is crisp and not overpowered. The surround performance is good, too, and the soundstage is immersive and wide-sounding. While the discrete center channel helps with focus and localizing voices, the lack of upfiring drivers in the satellites hurts the overall verticality of the sound, so drones flying overhead don't sound as realistic when they shift to the edge of the soundstage.
- AI room calibration tunes the sound to your space.
- Dolby Atmos and DTS:X compatible.
- Gets quite loud without much compression.
- Plenty of sound enhancement features.
- Not the best height performance.
Changelog
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Updated May 28, 2025:
We've updated the Style - Satellites box in this review to include a comparison with the LG S90TY.
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Updated Mar 07, 2025:
We referenced the LG S80TR in the Style - Satellites box.
- Updated Aug 12, 2024: Review published.
- Updated Aug 05, 2024: Early access published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The LG S90TR is available in one color variant: Black. You can see a picture of our unit's label here. If you encounter another variant, please let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
Popular Soundbar Comparisons
The LG S90TR is a 2024 7.1.3 soundbar with WOW Cast and WOW Orchestra technologies. It's a good mid-range alternative to top-of-the-line bars like the LG S95TR or the Samsung HW-Q990D if you're looking for a system that offers a similar performance without quite as many bells and whistles. The main difference between the S90TR and the S95TR is the presence of two extra upfiring drivers, which results in a better height performance in the S95TR. Otherwise, there's not too much to differentiate between them. The Samsung HW-Q800D is also a solid alternative to the LG S90TR for those without space for satellite speakers. It offers a better center and height performance but lacks the LG's immersive soundstage.
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The LG S90TR is a more premium alternative to the LG S80TR within LG's lineup. The main difference is the S90TR has the addition of two side-firing drivers in the soundbar, which widens the soundstage. The S90TR also offers a deeper bass, giving kick drums a little more thump, and its surround speakers are a little more balanced. However, both systems only offer Atmos drivers in the bar itself, so you don't get improved Atmos performance by paying more.
The LG S90TR is the mid-range variant of the flagship LG S95TR. While the S95TR has a 9.1.4 configuration, this has been paired down to 7.1.3 for the cheaper S90TR. The lack of two upfiring channels compared to its more premium sibling means that the S90TR's height performance isn't as solid, and there's not as much focus in the center channel. It performs very similarly in terms of stereo frequency response, soundstage, and dynamics. The two bars also share a similar suite of sound enhancement tools and can be paired with the speakers in a compatible TV via the WOW Orchestra feature. It's hard to justify the extra expenditure on the LG S95TR unless you're dead set on the additional height provided by the extra upfiring drivers.
The LG S90TR and the LG S90TY offer a surprisingly similar performance and feature set, considering one features dedicated satellites and the other is a streamlined bar/sub combo. This translates to a very obvious difference when it comes to surround sound performance, where the discrete rear speakers that come with the LG S90TR are capable of producing a much wider sound with 5.1 content. Otherwise, there's almost nothing to split the two bars. Both feature balanced frequency responses, great dynamics performances and can passthrough 4k signals @ 120Hz. If space in your living room isn't a consideration, you can see which of these is available for a lower price.
The LG S90TR and Samsung HW-Q930D are both excellent soundbars that include a subwoofer and two satellite speakers. They support nearly all the same audio formats and feature HDMI passthrough. Out of the box, the Samsung has a more balanced sound, but you can adjust the LG to achieve a similar audio profile. Additionally, the LG offers better dynamics with less compression. It is also the only one of the two that supports HDMI 2.1 passthrough, which is ideal for gaming. However, the Samsung excels in height performance. Ultimately, your choice will depend on your primary use case.
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