LG S95TR Soundbar
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It’s been more than a year since LG released the S95TR soundbar
I then used the TV’s built-in speakers to get a baseline for testing this soundbar. Over the noise of two kids and a dog in the house, I had to turn the volume more than halfway to hear comfortably: 65 out of 100. Conversely, when I switched the audio to the soundbar, it was more than loud enough in the 40s. Right away, I knew it would be a serious upgrade.
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Another thing I like to test with audio equipment is how well it handles dialogue. With my everyday setup, I usually watch everything with captions because it’s so easy to miss something.
This soundbar fixes that problem with a small up-firing center speaker and the traditional front ones, which LG claims make dialogue clearer. When I turned on one of my favorite shows, I noticed a decent improvement over the TV’s built-in speakers and a significant improvement over my everyday soundbar’s audio. If you struggle to catch every word like I sometimes do, you’ll definitely appreciate this feature.
If you’re worried about sleeping kids or neighbors, there is a Night Time Mode accessible in the app and via the remote control. This feature keeps the surround sound active, but the subwoofer is noticeably softer. My setup was on a shared wall with my daughter’s room, and she didn’t complain about late-night movies, so that’s a win.
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Gamers will appreciate 120Hz HDR10 pass-through support, ensuring no delay in getting sound through the speakers. I tried out several games on my PS5, and the experience of each one improved with this system. At one point, a sound behind me was so realistic that my dog shot his head up to see who was there.
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