Residence theater powered by Dolby Atmos FlexConnect

Dolby launched its FlexConnect expertise a few years ago, vowing that it will permit clients to place soundbars and audio system anyplace in a room. The corporate mentioned the platform would then reconfigure the sound mechanically, considering any areas which may be additional away from the middle candy spot. At CES 2026, LG is the primary to place Dolby Atmos FlexConnect in a soundbar, providing the so-called Sound Suite that additionally contains satellite tv for pc speaker choices and a subwoofer. You don’t want each member of the lineup to make use of Dolby’s tech, so you may decide and select which gadgets work greatest to your front room.

The centerpiece of the Sound Suite is the H7 soundbar. This 9.1.6-channel speaker is configured for spatial audio (Dolby Atmos) and helps lossless audio as much as 24 bit/96kHz. The standout on the spec sheet for me is the six up-firing channels, which ought to improve the feeling of overhead sounds. A lot of the soundbars I assessment have solely two of these.

What’s extra, the H7 is provided with a characteristic referred to as Sound Observe that tracks the placement of your telephone to reconfigure the audio when your place adjustments. Perhaps you progress to a snug chair as a substitute of the couch proper in entrance of the TV. The thought is that you simply don’t should endure via subpar audio throughout a film or present simply since you aren’t in the most effective spot.

Then there are the M5 and M7 audio system. When used with the H7 soundbar, these are the satellite tv for pc audio system, however LG cautioned me in opposition to calling them “rear” items. Whereas it’s true a pair of them might be positioned behind most individuals’s sofas, the corporate defined that there’s extra audio content material popping out of them than conventional rear channels present. As such, two of the M5s or M7s which are used to enhance the audio system inside considered one of LG’s impressively skinny TVs are doing extra work than simply beaming sounds which are designed to return from behind.

The M5 is a 1.1.1-channel speaker whereas the M7 is 2.1.1. Just like the H7, each assist Dolby Atmos and lossless music. What’s extra, your complete Sound Suite arsenal has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, together with AirPlay 2, Google Forged and each Spotify and Tidal join. The entire shebang additionally employs LG’s personal AI Sound Professional and Room Calibration Professional, and the entire settings are personalized within the ThinQ app for Android and iOS.

Every speaker can be utilized independently ought to the necessity come up, and as I already talked about, you may decide and select which parts will work greatest for you — as much as 4 whole audio system. So you may go for the H7, sub and two audio system or 4 of both the M5 or M7. You can too get a smaller setup with two audio system or simply the soundbar and subwoofer. Dolby Atmos FlexConnect continues to be in play it doesn’t matter what mixture you determine on. I ought to notice the optionally available W7 subwoofer is sort of massive, however you need to use it standing upright or laying flat, based on LG.

After all, none of this implies something if Sound Suite doesn’t really sound good. I’m pleased to report LG’s assortment of audio system are sonically spectacular. I used to be capable of get a very good sense of how they’ll carry out in a fairly demo room at CES. Watching a wide range of film clips in Dolby Atmos, I flipped backwards and forwards between a setup with 4 M7 audio system and a extra sturdy configuration of the soundbar, subwoofer and M7 audio system. Whereas I most well-liked the general tone and tuning of the 4 M7s, I can concede the larger assortment provided extra immersive sound and higher directional audio. That mentioned, they each supplied wonderful readability and pristine element.

With Sound Observe, you may shortly have Sound Suite reconfigure the audio primarily based on the placement of your telephone with only a faucet. Let’s say you progress from the sofa to a snug chair and wish to modify the sound to that spot. You are able to do that within the app. And whereas I may inform a slight distinction in a side-of-the-room location and the middle candy spot in entrance of the TV, the correction did provide an enchancment over the unadjusted audio.

I used to be additionally capable of check standalone mode, the place you may shortly use any Sound Suite speaker individually for music. Sound high quality was constant right here too, and the system allowed me so as to add a second M7 speaker for a stereo pair with just a few faucets in LG’s app. General, the Sound Suite lineup gives plenty of flexibility by way of options and configurations. In actual fact, LG says that between the H7, W7, M5 and M7, there are 50 doable mixtures.

Sadly, LG hasn’t introduced pricing or availability but. Given the capabilities of the Sound Suite system, I don’t count on the extra sturdy collections to return low-cost. Nevertheless, I do suppose the corporate will provide just a few totally different bundles that can hopefully present a reduction over shopping for every part individually.