LG SN10YG vs Bose Soundbar 500 review

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Rating 5 5

LG SN10YG vs Bose Soundbar 500 comparison chart

Overall
7.2
Bose Soundbar 500
7.4
8
8

LG SN10YG vs Bose Soundbar 500 review

LG SN10YG
vs
Bose Soundbar 500

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so LG SN10YG vs Bose Soundbar 500 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SN10YG has a total rating of 7.2 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Soundbar 500. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, function, play/pause, microphone and microphone, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the LG SN10YG has 5.1.2 versus 3.0 for the Bose Soundbar 500. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The LG SN10YG got our rating of 8 out of 10, and the Bose Soundbar 500 6 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Soundbar 500.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The LG SN10YG has 2/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/0 of the Bose Soundbar 500. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the SN10YG received a rating of 9/10 versus 8/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the SN10YG. For multichannel surround LG SN10YG got a rating of 10, and Bose Soundbar 500 4 out of 10.

Advantages LG SN10YG over Bose Soundbar 500

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Compatible with DTS:X

Advantages Bose Soundbar 500 over LG SN10YG

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
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Common

Product

LG SN10YG
Bose Soundbar 500

Model

SN10YG
Soundbar 500

Brand

LG
Bose

Reviews

7
407

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, function, play/pause, microphone
microphone

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1.2
3.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

570 (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 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

2/1
1/0

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

Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TruHD
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS HD, DTS Digital Surround
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

142.2 x 5 x 12.7/56.8 x 2.5 x 5.8
80 x 4.3 x 10.1/31.5 x 1.7 x 4

Weight, kg/pounds

6.8/15.9
3.1/7

Other

Release year

2020
2018
LG SN10YG
Bose Soundbar 500
LG SN10YG
Bose Soundbar 500

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.2
  • 7.4
  • 7.2LG SN10YG
  • 7.4Bose Soundbar 500