

Of course, this comes at a cost in the visual sense-the neat single slab you typically think of as soundbar is broken into a pair of bar-shaped stereo speakers. Available for $499, the SJ7 takes what might be the primary complaint about soundbars off the table: You can get plenty of stereo separation. When is a soundbar no longer a soundbar? How about when it's a 2.1 system that in certain configurations looks nothing like a soundbar? That's actually the appeal of the LG SJ7, a home theater speaker system with versatility as its main selling point.

