Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs LG SN6Y review

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Rating 3.8 3.8

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs LG SN6Y comparison chart

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs LG SN6Y review

Polk Audio SIGNA S2
vs
LG SN6Y

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs LG SN6Y comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SIGNA S2 has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 6.2 for SN6Y. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth and power, volume down, volume up, function, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Polk Audio SIGNA S2 has 2.1 versus 3.1 for the LG SN6Y. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Polk Audio SIGNA S2 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the LG SN6Y 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Polk Audio SIGNA S2 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the LG SN6Y. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the SIGNA S2 received a rating of 6/10 versus 8/10, respectively. App control is available for the SN6Y. A built-in microphone is present only on the SN6Y. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Polk Audio SIGNA S2 got a rating of 4, and LG SN6Y 5 out of 10.

Advantages LG SN6Y over Polk Audio SIGNA S2

  • App control
  • Microphone
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Common

Product

Polk Audio SIGNA S2
LG SN6Y

Model

SIGNA S2
SN6Y

Brand

Polk Audio
LG

Reviews

6669
87

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth
power, volume down, volume up, function

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
3.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

420 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

89.9 x 5.4 x 8.1/35.4 x 2.1 x 3.2
104 x 5 x 7.6/41.7 x 2.2 x 3.4

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.6

Other

Release year

2018
2020
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
LG SN6Y
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
LG SN6Y

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 6.2
  • 5Polk Audio SIGNA S2
  • 6.2LG SN6Y

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 competitors

LG SN6Y competitors