Neither LG SH2 nor Bose Solo 5 were recommended by experts this month
On 5 Apr 2024 (22 days ago) we went through 95 Sound Bar expert endorsements , however neither LG SH2 nor Bose Solo 5 were included in any of those recommendations. Since neither Sound Bar received a single endorsement, as far as expert recommendations go, it's technically a tie. We do, however, recommend taking a look at Samsung HW-Q990C or other critically acclaimed Sound Bars of this month.
For reference, Samsung HW-Q990C received 6 endorsements this month, from Digital Trends (7 Mar 2024), WIRED (14 Mar 2024) TechHive (6 Oct 2023) and 3 others.
Curious to see this month's entire Sound Bars ranking? It's here
Rank | Change | Price | Sound Bar | Digital Trends | SoundGuys | WIRED | World Wide Stereo | TechHive | What Hi-Fi | PCMag | TechRadar | Tom's Guide | Rtings.com |
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1 | +1 | $1119 | Samsung HW-Q990C | 1 | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 1 |
2 | -1 | $499 | Sonos Beam Gen 2 | - | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 |
3 | - | $832 | Sonos Arc | 2 | - | 10 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | - |
4 | +2 | $998 | Sony HT-A7000 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | - |
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LG SH2 is a well-known and one of the most affordable options. It's in the top 3 bestselling sound bars and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Bestisan S9920 or Vizio SB2920-C6 .
LG SH2 is $230.26 less expensive than an average sound bar ($318.26).
Bose Solo 5 is a very popular and one of the cheapest options. It's in the top 3 bestselling sound bars and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Denon DHT-S216 or Samsung HW-N300 .
Bose Solo 5 was released in 2016. There are more than 5 newer sound bars on the market. Show newer Sound Bars
Bose Solo 5 is $193.27 less expensive than an average sound bar ($318.26).