Key features
- Dolby Atmos and DTS:X with up-firing speakers for height as well as width
- Wireless subwoofer included, so the bass unit needs no cable to the bar
- WOW Orchestra plays the soundbar and an LG TV together rather than muting the TV
- HDMI in and out, optical, USB, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Height, not just width
Both of these fire sound upwards as well as forwards, so Dolby Atmos and DTS:X soundtracks put effects above you rather than only across the front of the room. The US70TY does it with a centre up-firing speaker, the US90TY with three of them.
The subwoofer is in the box
Neither of these is a bar on its own. A wireless subwoofer is included with both, and it only needs a mains socket, not a cable back to the soundbar. Put it where it sounds best rather than where the wire reaches.
Built to pair with an LG television
WOW Orchestra uses the TV own speakers alongside the soundbar instead of switching them off, which widens the sound rather than just making it louder. WOW Interface puts the soundbar settings inside the TV menu, so there is one remote rather than two.
Which one
The US70TY is a 3.1.1 channel, 400W bar for most rooms. The US90TY steps up to 5.1.3 channels and 570W, adds AI Room Calibration to tune itself to the room, and streams directly over Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Chromecast and AirPlay 2. Full differences are listed against each one below.
Worth knowing
Rear speakers are an optional extra on both, not included. A wall bracket is also sold separately. We can supply either.
