LG Electronics NB3530A Sound Bar System (2014 Model)

I find myself turning off the sound bar for a few seconds and listening to how tinny and flat the TV sounds without it... just so I can feel really, really happy when I turn it back on!I'm using it with a two year old LG 42 inch flat screen TV. It took less than 10 minutes from being in the box to set up and working with both the TV and the PlayStation 3. The only connections were plugging in the power to both the sound bar and subwoofer, then connecting the soundbar to the TV using the one included optical cord. (For non-techies... that's the little square plug with the internal dust cover flap.)I used a second optical cord to connect the PlayStation 3 'optical out' to the TV 'optical in' (which runs the PS3's sound to the sound bar through the TV). Now I don't have to constantly switch the sound bar between the two devices, and the second optical port on the sound bar is still available.If I thought the TV sounded great with this system, the PS3 is like a whole new animal. I had no idea the depth and richness of the sound from it. I use the PS3 for games, blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon direct movies and TV, and it's like having an entirely new and hugely improved experience from every source.From my LG tv, in a 12' x 16' room, the subwoofer put out so much bass I had to turn it down to -2. It did sound a bit "boomy" at first, but sounded perfect after a couple of days. I'm not sure if it needed to 'settle in' or if I just wasn't used to hearing any bass from my TV. Probably a little bit of both.One note... I do not recommend this sound bar if it will be placed within reach of small children. The speakers on the bar are exposed and the ones on each end have a fairly delicate clear plastic bubble that will get smashed in by curious little fingers.Overall I give it a 5 out of 5 for people simply looking for a vast improvement on their flat screen TV sound that is simple to set up and reasonably priced.

I have a 3d LG Google TV, 3d LG bluray player, and now an LG sound bar. They all work great together.The sound bar exceeded my expectations especially for the price. It is ready to go just plug and play. The sound is so crystal clear and it hits all the highs and lows. There is just the right amount of base and you can change it to night mode so you wont disturb those around you. There are several modes to choose from. I use the 3d mode. It sounds like there are rear speakers because the sound bounces of the walls. It's the perfect solution if you don;t want wires everywhere. The Bluetooth works great with my iphone and galaxy s4 active. It performs amazingly through action scenes, never crackles no matter how high i turn it up. Its crystal clear. It powers off automatically when not in use. The sub woofer is impressive and really helps with the lows even for deep voices and stays clear. I think I used the word clear enough to get across my point. I have it hooked up with Monster cable fiber optic cables which helps a lot too. There are two fiber optic inputs. I have one running straight from the blu ray and one from the TV output to control everything else. I just watched The Hobbit in 3D with this sound bar. Amazing... The speakers also don't sound like the people on TV are yelling at you either like some other soundbars. It looks beautiful and sleek as well which is a plus. The Bluetooth is so easy to use so the person who wrote Bluetooth fail is a moron. I will keep this short. I would highly recommend this product especially if you have other LG products. I paid 300 dollars for mine and don't even care that it is on sale now for 200. It's that good. If anyone has questions I would be happy to answer.

I had (2) 55" 2014 Vizio Smart TV's and decided to buy both the LG3530 and the Vizio S5430W-C2 sound bars so I could shoot them out myself for my purposes. One TV is in a large room with a high ceiling 30 x 30 the other in the master bedroom 25 x 20. The TV's stock speakers honestly don't have that bad of sound (depends on your stds and needs) but turning them up they stay reasonably clear and adequate. I figured for movies and shows other than regular TV the sound bars would make a difference. They did. I tried both sound bars on both TV's. I will cut to the chase as I read 50 of these reviews before buying and that's why I ended up with both of them. Turns out the wireless Sub woofer on the LG makes a substantial difference in a movie, especially with actions sounds. The bass is much fuller while retaining the crisp voices. The wife does not like woofers in her room, so having it wireless I was able to find a compromising spot so we both won. I gave the LG a 4star rating for 2 reasons. First its not "invisible" like the Vizio, meaning the Vizio has the standard cloth covers over the speakers (personal choice) but the LG without the cloth covering detracts from the look we wanted on a brand new river rock fire place with the TV built in. We really didn't want to have it stand out. The LG stands out because the speakers are not covered. Second, the LG will not sync to the cable company remote where the Vizio syncs up immediately and works perfect. Its so nice not having a bunch of remotes to keep track of, just one is very nice, it controls everything. I used Optical connections for both and the sound is much improved on both mostly in the bass area. The LG is better because of the woofer, but the Vizio can add a woofer if needed. For my use in the master bedroom the Vizio works perfect, as I don't have space for the woofer. In hindsight I would have opted for the 34" Vizio as a 54" long soundbar is long (made for 60"+ TVs). Both hook up easily and work right away. The sub woof on the LG sync'd instantly. If you shoot them out on the same TV the LG wins. But the Vizio wins for bedroom use and no space for a woofer. Both were packaged well and shipped via Prime on time, the Vizio comes with a nice assortment of cables and accessory box. The moral to the story might be to buy a soundbar brand that matches your TV brand, but it would be nice if all these folks figured out we as consumers don't like 4 remotes on the table and most of us have cable or satellite TV's that need sync-ing to.For me these two choices worked out great other than what is mentioned above.