Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs LG SP2 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs LG SP2 comparison chart

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs LG SP2 review

Polk Audio SIGNA S2
vs
LG SP2

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs LG SP2 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SIGNA S2 has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 4.2 for SP2.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. Only the LG SP2 has a built-in subwoofer. The Polk Audio SIGNA S2 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the LG SP2 5 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 SP2. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the SIGNA S2 received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

Compared soundbars have no app control. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. 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 SP2 5 out of 10.

Advantages Polk Audio SIGNA S2 over LG SP2

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages LG SP2 over Polk Audio SIGNA S2

  • Built-in subwoofer
Add soundbar to comparison
We didn't find anything to show here

Common

Product

Polk Audio SIGNA S2
LG SP2

Model

SIGNA S2
SP2

Brand

Polk Audio
LG

Reviews

6669
0

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
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

100 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

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

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

89.9 x 5.4 x 8.1/35.4 x 2.1 x 3.2
75.9x6.3x8.8/29.9x2.5x3.5

Weight, kg/pounds

2.1/4.7

Other

Release year

2018
2022
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
LG SP2
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
LG SP2

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 4.2
  • 5Polk Audio SIGNA S2
  • 4.2LG SP2

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 competitors

LG SP2 competitors