LG S65Q vs JBL Bar 5.0 review

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LG S65Q vs JBL Bar 5.0 review

LG S65Q
vs
JBL Bar 5.0

It makes sense comparing LG S65Q vs JBL Bar 5.0 because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, S65Q has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 8.2 for Bar 5.0. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up and power, source, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the LG S65Q has 3.1 versus 5.0 for the JBL Bar 5.0. The output power is different and equal to 330 (overall) W for the S65Q versus 250 (overall) W for the Bar 5.0. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The LG S65Q got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the JBL Bar 5.0 5 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the Bar 5.0.

Connectivity

Only the JBL Bar 5.0 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the S65Q received a rating of 7/10 versus 10/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the Bar 5.0. A built-in microphone is present only on the Bar 5.0. Multi-room is only available for the JBL Bar 5.0.

Multichannel surround

Only the Bar 5.0 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround LG S65Q got a rating of 6, and JBL Bar 5.0 7 out of 10.

Advantages LG S65Q over JBL Bar 5.0

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages JBL Bar 5.0 over LG S65Q

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

LG S65Q
JBL Bar 5.0

Model

S65Q
Bar 5.0

Brand

LG
JBL

Reviews

0
0

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, source, demo, volume down, volume up
power, source, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.1
5.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

330 (overall)
250 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround, DTS Virtual X

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

100x6.3x10.4/39.4x2.5x4.1
70.9x5.8x10.1/27.9x2.3x3.9

Weight, kg/pounds

2.9/6.4
2.8/6.1

Other

Release year

2022
2021
LG S65Q
JBL Bar 5.0
LG S65Q
JBL Bar 5.0

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 8.2
  • 5LG S65Q
  • 8.2JBL Bar 5.0

LG S65Q competitors

JBL Bar 5.0 competitors