LG - H7 Soundbar

same. i’m waiting on youtube videos giving a full review of this system. just bought the H7 sound bar it’ll come in on tuesday

nice. seems positive. i just bought the sound bar today and it’ll get here tuesday. based on how much i like it ill end up getting the M5 speakers and the sub when it becomes available.

i’ve never heard of a staggered release like this. maybe the manufacturer for the sub needs more time to produce enough of them and in quantity but the sound bar and speakers are manufactured elsewhere. i think i’m going to go ahead and purchase the H7 sound bar with the M5 speakers and see how they do

I have the Sony BRAVIA Theatre Quad HT-A9M2 in my bedroom. It performs well in a small room and makes up for minor imperfections in placement and room acoustics, but there’s no scalability (4 speakers with or without a subwoofer, that’s all). There’s a distinct lack of a physical centre channel, which leaves more to be desired in terms of dialogue clarity. You also cannot use the individual speakers separately, and cannot play audio throughout the home in multiple rooms. The LG Sound Suite is the only system which ticks all the boxes for my extended Living/Dining Room, even more so than the Sonos as it is more flexible in terms of configuration options and speaker placement. For example, you can go without a soundbar as the lead device for the Sound Suite as long as you have a select LG TV which supports Dolby Atmos FlexConnect (DAFC).

There are a couple of things LG's Dolby Atmos FlexConnect (DAFC) has over the Sonos you might want to consider. With select DAFC-supported LG models, you can have the TV act as the lead device to establish a wireless connection to the Stereo/Surround satellite M5/M7 Speakers and W7 Subwoofer, and also have the TV speakers act as the centre channel for dialogue clarity. You can play around with different configurations to suit your budget and needs (for example, skipping the Soundbar if you have an LG TV with DAFC support, and going for the M5s instead of M7s for smaller rooms, especially for the rears). You always have the option to add more components later on when they go on sale. Even without a compatible LG TV, the H7 Soundbar can connect via ARC/eARC as usual to act as the lead device for the other wireless speakers and sub to connect to.

You make a very good point! >**Sound Follow™\*:** The system keeps the sound centered on you based on the position you set in the ThinQ app. No matter where you move, your music, movies, or games stay balanced. ***(Supported in H7)*** > \*Sound Follow is **disabled when the H7 is used alone**. It is enabled when the H7 is connected to M5/M7 speakers via DAFC. [Source](https://www.reddit.com/r/LG_UserHub/comments/1qo7zhl/megathread_meet_the_new_lg_sound_suite_the_worlds/) Essentially, Sound Follow only works when the H7 Soundbar is paired with M5/M7 Speakers. A DAFC-supported LG TV shouldn't be necessary as long as the H7 Soundbar is functioning as the lead device.

Without the H7 you dont have the Sound follow function(set sitting position). Actually DAFC TVs dont support it(G5), if this necessary? I think yes