LG SL9YG

“Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk,” Tony Stark tells his virtual assistant in Iron Man, as he tries out his new MkII suit for the first time. But what may be sound logic for a Marvel superhero character doesn’t transfer to a cutting-edge soundbar, where nailing the basics is crucial. And it seems LG could do with a little reminder of that.

The LG SL9YG is a Dolby Atmos 4.1.2-channel soundbar comprising four 2cm drive units (the ‘4’) firing outwards, two 6cm upward-firing drivers (‘2’) and a wireless subwoofer (‘1’).

Those upward-firing drivers aim to make the most on Netflix in Atmos, and the jungle takes on an atmospheric, ambient dimension. There’s real height to bird song, swooping eagles, rustling leaves, buzzing flies and squealing monkeys in the canopy, which occasionally cause us to shift our eye-line to the top of the TV.