LG or Samsung Soundbar

[skullkeeper]

I looking for advice on LG S80QR Soundbar - S80QR | LG UK or 2024 Q930D Q Series Wireless Soundbar | Samsung UK

i DO have a LG OLED65C45 TV, so i would get the three WOW functions if i went for the LG Sound bar,, the WOW synergy would not be available, but i can use EARC to connect the units
My main question is would i get a much better sound by going up to the Samsung 903D sound bar, or would the three WOW functions compensate for the difference in 5.1.3 compared to the Samsung 9.1.4 channels?

 

[staticV3]

Hi @skullkeeper! Welcome to ASR.

The review site rtings has measurements of the S80QR and the predecessor Q930C: https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/tools/compare/lg-s80qr-vs-samsung-hw-q930c/38458/39768

The S80QR looks pretty poor there with major issues in frequency response in basically every channel.

Samsung owns Harman research, so not entirely surprising that their bars are a cut above.

 

[kyuu]

Don't worry about any "synergy" due to matching brands with your TV. Get the one that's better engineered, which seems to be the Samsung one.