JBL Bar 2.1 vs LG SN8YG

Bar 2.1 vs SN8YG comparison chart

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JBL Bar 2.1

Jan 31, 2020

The JBL Bar 2.1 Soundbar delivers studio-quality sound, helping you enjoy your favorite movies and TV shows as well as listening to music. Check this JBL Bar 2.1 review for more info and all the JBL B...

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Common

Product

JBL Bar 2.1
LG SN8YG

Model

Bar 2.1
SN8YG

Brand

JBL
LG

Reviews

548
40

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
power, volume down, volume up, function, play/pause, microphone

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
3.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

300 (overall)
440 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wireless

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
has not

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)

1/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TruHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS HD, DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

96.5 x 5.8 x 6.8/38 x 2.3 x 2.7
104 x 5 x 10.1/41.7 x 2.2 x 4.7

Weight, kg/pounds

1.9/4.1
4/9.7

Other

Release year

2019
2020
JBL Bar 2.1
LG SN8YG
JBL Bar 2.1
LG SN8YG

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

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  • worse
  • 6
  • 6.8
  • 6JBL Bar 2.1
  • 6.8LG SN8YG