The LG SG10TY is a 3.1 setup from 2024. Like the LG GX Soundbar, it's incredibly slim and is meant to be attached to your wall for a sleek, minimalist look. If you already have a compatible LG soundbar, you can use WOWCAST to send audio wirelessly from your soundbar to your speaker. WOW Orchestra also syncs your bar and TV together for a more immersive sound. If that's not enough, you can also play surround content like Dolby Digital, but the downside is that the bar will downmix this content into stereo to play it.
Our Verdict
The LG SG10TY is decent for mixed use. This 3.1 bar supports surround formats like Dolby Digital and Dolby Atmos but has to downmix it into stereo, which isn't ideal for an immersive movie experience. That said, if you don't mind playing around with the settings, this bar comes equipped with a few sound customization features to help adjust its boomy sound to your liking. There are also a few wireless connectivity options available, which makes playing audio from your phone a cinch.
- EQ presets available.
- Room correction available.
- Downmixes surround content.
- Uneven stereo frequency response.
The LG SG10TY is good for dialogue and TV shows. While its sound profile is bassy out of the box, thanks to its dedicated center channel, it reproduces clear and natural vocals. If you want even clearer dialogue, there's a dedicated feature in their control toolkit. This bar can also get loud enough to fill your room with sound, and audio stays clear, even at high volumes.
- EQ presets available.
- Room correction available.
- Uneven stereo frequency response.
The LG SG10TY is good for music. Even though this bar has a somewhat uneven sound profile out of the box, it's able to deliver a boomy bass that's well-suited for genres like EDM and hip-hop. Its subwoofer helps pack in some extra bass, but it struggles to give you a rumbly sound. That said, if that's not to your liking, you can use the EQ presets for more customization. This soundbar can reproduce a good soundstage with enough focus that you can localize instruments properly in the space around you.
- EQ presets available.
- Room correction available.
- Excellent performance at high volumes.
- Lacks low bass.
- Uneven stereo frequency response.
The LG SG10TY is decent for movies. Out of the box, this bar has a boomy sound, which can add a bit more bass to sound effects like explosions in action-packed films. That said, while it does support surround formats like Dolby Atmos, it has to downmix this content into stereo in order to play it, which doesn't feel very immersive, and voices can sound pushed back in the mix.
- EQ presets available.
- Room correction available.
- Excellent performance at high volumes.
- Downmixes surround content.
- Lacks low bass.
- Uneven stereo frequency response.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The LG SG10TY comes in one variant: 'Black,' and you can see our model's label here. If you come across another variant of this soundbar, please let us know in the forums.
Popular Soundbar Comparisons
The LG SG10TY is a 3.1 soundbar from LG's 2024 lineup. While it looks a lot like the 2020 LG GX Soundbar, there are a couple of new ecosystem-centric features that you can take advantage of if you have a compatible LG TV, such as WOWCAST, which allows you to send audio wirelessly from the bar to your TV. That said, it has a boomier default sound than competitors like the Samsung HW-Q600C/Q60CC, and it downmixes Dolby Atmos content into stereo, which doesn't result in a very immersive sound.
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The LG SG10TY has the edge over the LG S75Q, though the largest differences come down to size. The SG10TY is a 3.1 soundbar, which is meant to be mounted onto the wall. It can get louder with fewer compression artifacts, ensuring your audio sounds clear, even at high volumes. There are also more customization features available to help you make the most out of the bar. It also supports more wireless connectivity options like Wi-Fi. That said, you may still prefer the better-built S57Q if you're low on space since it's a lot smaller.
The LG SP8YA is a better soundbar than the LG SG10TY. The SP8YA is better built with a more neutral default sound profile, which some users may prefer, and thanks to its upfiring speakers, it's able to recreate more of a height performance than the SG10TY, which can help immerse you in your movies. That said, the SG10TY supports video passthrough with a higher refresh rate of 120Hz instead of 60Hz.
While the Sonos Arc and LG SG10TY occupy a similar price point, both soundbars are very different in terms of setup. The Sonos is a well-built all-in-one soundbar that delivers a better soundstage to give you a more immersive sound. Unlike the LG, it doesn't have to downmix surround content to play it, which can help improve the localization of sound objects like voices. That said, the LG has better bass extension since it has a dedicated subwoofer. It also supports a lot more connectivity options, including HDMI, so you can use the bar to passthrough content from your device, like a console to your TV, and wireless connections like Wi-Fi.
The Samsung HW-Q600C is a better soundbar than the LG SG10TY. The Samsung is better built with a more neutral sound profile out of the box and upfiring speakers to help create a more immersive height experience when watching movies. Its latency is quite high across all formats on HDMI and ARC, though, so you'll want to use the Audio Sync feature to help correct delay. In comparison, the LG offers more wireless connectivity options.
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