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<\/a><\/p>\nPeculiarities<\/h3>\n
The LG S80QY soundbar has a very good frequency response in stereo mode.\u00a0As with most premium settings, there is a room correction feature that allows you to adjust the sound of the panel based on the acoustics of your room.\u00a0This technology is called AI Room Calibration.\u00a0The sound quality in this mode is very similar to that of the LG S90QY.<\/p>\n
The sound is overall smooth and fairly balanced.\u00a0The sound quality is especially evident in the middle frequencies, where most voices and leading instruments are reproduced.\u00a0There is an extra boom in the bass that helps to feel the depth of the sound.\u00a0With bass set to “-2” and treble set to “3”, the S80QY soundbar has a more neutral sound profile.<\/p>\n
In addition to such adjustments as bass, treble, subwoofer, height level and rear level, the soundbar has 9 fixed modes.\u00a0Of these, I would like to note the Cinema mode, which creates additional surround sound due to mixing.\u00a0There is also a Clear Voice mode that increases the volume of dialogues.<\/p>\n
Overall, the audio sounds pleasing, and vocals and lead instruments are crisp and detailed thanks to balanced mids and highs.\u00a0Bass is present but not overpowering.\u00a0However, there are still small dips in the low and high frequencies, which are especially noticeable with high vocals.<\/p>\n
Overall, the LG S80QY acoustic bar has a decent stereo soundstage.\u00a0This scene appears to be slightly wider than the panel itself.\u00a0Sound objects, such as instruments in an orchestra, appear to come from more general areas rather than precise locations on the sound stage.<\/p>\n Also, the panel has excellent stereo dynamics.\u00a0The sound can be made quite loud.\u00a0This means that the soundbar can fill the average living room with sound.\u00a0However, the sound is not as loud as other premium bars.\u00a0In other words, the device will not sound perfect in large outdoor venues.<\/p>\n However, if you bring the device to maximum volume, sound compression is almost inaudible.\u00a0As a result, sound is reproduced accurately.\u00a0The LG S80QY has satisfactory THD stereo performance.\u00a0At normal listening volume, distortion is within acceptable limits.\u00a0Therefore, sound is reproduced accurately.<\/p>\n There are slight distortions, but they are difficult to hear in real content.\u00a0This is most important for audiophiles who want the most accurate reproduction possible.\u00a0Most listeners will not hear these distortions at all.\u00a0The LG S80QY features a unique sound design with a traditional forward-firing center channel and an additional upward-firing center channel.<\/p>\n Overall, its center channel performance is excellent.\u00a0Dialogue is played clearly and accurately.\u00a0In addition, dialogue is discretely localized for precise positioning on the sound stage.\u00a0However, the extra center channel pointing up doesn’t make much of a difference.\u00a0Its characteristics are similar to other panels having only one center channel.<\/p>\n About the quality of surround sound in modes such as DTS and Dolby Digital, there is not much to say.\u00a0The sound in these modes is rather mediocre.\u00a0And the reason here is not in the quality of the speakers themselves, which the system is equipped with, but in the missing rear speakers, which are not originally in the package.\u00a0Earlier it was mentioned that the device has a 3.1.3 sound scheme.<\/p>\n That is, the device has a subwoofer, two front and one center channel.\u00a0As you can see,\u00a0there are not enough rear speakers to reproduce\u00a05.1 sound .\u00a0When 5.1 sound content is fed into the soundbar, the device starts mixing it.\u00a0As a result, the end user receives sound that does not come from the rear speakers, but from the front ones.<\/p>\n When serving content in\u00a0Dolby Atmos\u00a0mode, a subwoofer and three height speakers somewhat brighten up the lack of rear channels.\u00a0However, the user does not get the real effect without rear speakers.\u00a0There are two options for solving this problem.\u00a0As mentioned above, it is possible to purchase a pair of rear speakers, which are sold separately.<\/p>\n They will match perfectly with the LG S80QY acoustic panel.\u00a0The second option is to ditch the S80QY soundbar and purchase the LG S95QR soundbar, which not only features rear speakers, but also has a 9.1.5 sound scheme (15-channel audio).\u00a0So, in Dolby Atmos mode, this soundbar will sound much better.<\/p>\n S80QY has a USB port and 2 HDMI connectors.\u00a0One of them is the input and the other is for the output signal.\u00a0One of the easiest ways to connect your soundbar to your TV is with the included HDMI cable.<\/p>\n In addition, one of the HDMI connectors is equipped with an\u00a0ARC\u00a0connection .\u00a0It is also possible to connect the soundbar using an optical cable, which will have to be purchased separately.\u00a0Wireless connections include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.<\/p>\n The LG S80QY has pretty good sound straight from the factory. The wireless subwoofer adds depth to the bass range.\u00a0Voices and lead instruments in music and TV shows are played quite clearly, although the higher frequencies are slightly shifted.<\/p>\n The S80QY<\/a> has many settings that the user can set to his “taste”. There is also support for Dolby Atmos.\u00a0In addition, the soundbar can play surround sound formats such as Dolby Digital and DTS.\u00a0However, due to the lack of rear speakers, the sound effect will be incomplete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The LG S80QY is a mid-range soundbar from LG’s 2022 range with 3.1.3 sound scheme.\u00a0Its distinguishing feature is an additional center channel in the height speaker segment.\u00a0Automatic adjustment depending on the size of the room is due to AI Room Calibration technology. You can expand the soundbar to 5.1.3 format using two speakers, which will […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":146768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[778],"class_list":["post-146767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-speakers","tag-reviews"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146767","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=146767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\nSound quality in stereo mode<\/h3>\n
Quality in surround sound mode<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nConnections<\/h3>\n
Conclusion<\/h3>\n