{"id":136824,"date":"2023-02-26T04:30:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T04:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=136824"},"modified":"2024-06-19T15:58:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T15:58:07","slug":"lg-spd7y-review-decent-mid-range-sounbar-that-looks-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/lg-spd7y-review-decent-mid-range-sounbar-that-looks-great\/","title":{"rendered":"LG SPD7Y: Decent mid-range sounbar that looks great!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The LG SPD7Y is a 3.1.2 soundbar from the 2021 lineup. Despite the fact that the soundbar has high-rise speakers, you shouldn’t expect an impressive experience from listening to Dolby Atmos content.<\/p>\n

In general, the SPD7Y soundbar is good for the soundtrack of regular TV shows and TV shows.\u00a0Although soundbars are purchased for immersion in the atmosphere of the film, it is the SPD7Y films that pull without much enthusiasm.\u00a0In this review of the LG SPD7Y, we will try to highlight all the advantages and disadvantages of the model.<\/p>\n

LG SPD7Y review<\/h2>\n

Design<\/h3>\n

The LG SPD7Y soundbar has a simple and elegant design similar to the\u00a0LG SP8YA\u00a0.\u00a0It is mostly made of plastic, with two metal grilles protecting the speakers.\u00a0The plastic at the top of the panel has a matte finish, while the rest is glossy.\u00a0The subwoofer is mainly made of melamine.\u00a0The top and back are made of plastic, while the front is covered with a fabric cover.<\/p>\n

The speaker panel of the LG SPD7Y is a bit wide and, most likely, will not fit between the legs of a regular mid-size TV.\u00a0But it itself is not high, and due to this it should not cover the screen.\u00a0Unless the TV is installed flush with the furniture surface.\u00a0The subwoofer is about the size of your average desktop PC.\u00a0It connects to the SPD7 Y panel wirelessly and can be placed anywhere.<\/p>\n

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At the back there is a niche for ports and a separate connector for the power cable.\u00a0If you want to wall-mount the soundbar, you can use the universal holes on the bottom as well as the included wall mount kit.\u00a0The back of the subwoofer is made of plastic.\u00a0There is also an inlet for the power cable and a pairing button.<\/p>\n

There are several touch buttons at the top of the panel that allow you to turn on \/ off the device, switch signal source, adjust volume, and activate Bluetooth pairing.\u00a0There is a small screen in the center of the panel.\u00a0It is located behind a metal grill and shows the adjustable settings.<\/p>\n

Sound quality<\/h3>\n

The LG SPD7Y soundbar has a decent frequency range.\u00a0In standard mode, the sound profile is slightly oversaturated with bass.\u00a0At the same time, the high frequencies are slightly muted, so the sound may appear a little hazy and dark.\u00a0It also has a hard time reproducing sub-bass, so you don’t feel the clatter and rumbling in action movies.<\/p>\n

However, the midrange is fairly well balanced, so vocals and lead instruments are reproduced clearly.\u00a0It is possible to adjust low and high frequencies, improve the sound according to your preference.\u00a0By setting the bass to \u201c-5\u201d and the treble to \u201c3\u201d, you will have a neutral, balanced sound profile that is suitable for listening to a wide variety of different types of audio content.<\/p>\n

The stereo base of the SPD7Y acoustics seems to be as wide as the frequency range.\u00a0Moreover, she does not have any expanders.\u00a0Focus is good too, so sound objects such as voices and footsteps are easy to follow.\u00a0But with so many emitters, the exact location of the object on the sound palette is achieved with difficulty, if at all.<\/p>\n

The dynamic range of LG SPD7Y is quite high – about 93 dB.\u00a0There is not much compression at maximum volume, so sound reproduction is clear.\u00a0Those.\u00a0The soundbar is quite suitable for listening to music at high volume to fill large rooms or crowded parties.\u00a0Of course, in this case there is a jump in distortion, especially in the low and midrange.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to the dedicated central channel, the dialogue is precisely localized in a certain place in the sound image.\u00a0But the altitude indicators are disappointing.\u00a0The SPD7Y uses two upward-firing speakers to bounce sound off the ceiling and return to create the illusion of ambience.\u00a0However, this does not seem as real as with free-standing high-rise home theater speakers.<\/p>\n

Delay<\/h3>\n

LG SPD7Y has good audio output latency.\u00a0For\u00a0eARC,\u00a0its value is approximately 75 ms, for optical input 54 ms, for HDMI – 86 ms.\u00a0Due to the latter parameter, the soundbar may not be suitable for watching movies, as the sound and video may be out of sync.\u00a0However, some applications and TVs compensate for latency differently, so the actual situation may be different.<\/p>\n

Audio Formats<\/h3>\n

With ARC Audio Reverse Channel, LG SPD7Y supports all audio formats.\u00a0This is Dolby Digital, the most common surround sound format and is often found on Blu-ray discs and streaming platforms.\u00a0These are both more advanced lossless compression formats and object-oriented formats such as Dolby Atmos and DTS: X.\u00a0The same goes for the HDMI input.<\/p>\n

You can wirelessly stream audio from your mobile device to the panel via Bluetooth.\u00a0However, Apple and Google users may be disappointed that the soundbar doesn’t have AirPlay or Chromecast built-in, unlike the LG SP8YA.\u00a0Note that the panel supports Dolby Vision video pass-through.<\/p>\n

Smart functions<\/h3>\n

The LG Sound Bar app acts as a remote control and lets you control all of the bar’s settings.\u00a0You can adjust the bass and treble, or choose from different equalizer presets.\u00a0It is also possible to stream files from a USB stick.\u00a0When the USB is connected to the panel, a window appears in the application where you can see the list of songs on the disc.<\/p>\n

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LG SPD7Y turns off automatically after 15 minutes of inactivity.\u00a0It also supports HDMI CEC, so you can use your TV’s remote to control some of the panel’s basic functions.\u00a0The panel remote control is quite simple.\u00a0Its main task is to adjust the panel volume.<\/p>\n

Connections<\/h3>\n

LG SPD7Y has multiple inputs.\u00a0There is a USB port for files, which means you can listen to audio from a flash drive.\u00a0The Full HDMI In port also allows the panel to be used as a hub between various devices.\u00a0There is also an optical port and HDMI output with eARC on board.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

To conclude our review of LG’s SPD7Y, we would like to emphasize once again that the SPD7Y soundbar is a 3.1.2 mid-range set.\u00a0Unlike the LG SP7Y, it comes with two active drivers for Dolby Atmos content.\u00a0It lacks some additional audio enhancement features, however, such as AI Room Calibration or LG TV’s 2021 AI processor.\u00a0It also has a boomy, muddy sound profile that may not be ideal for all listeners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The LG SPD7Y is a 3.1.2 soundbar from the 2021 lineup. Despite the fact that the soundbar has high-rise speakers, you shouldn’t expect an impressive experience from listening to Dolby Atmos content. In general, the SPD7Y soundbar is good for the soundtrack of regular TV shows and TV shows.\u00a0Although soundbars are purchased for immersion in […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":136842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[778],"class_list":{"0":"post-136824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-speakers","8":"tag-reviews"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}