Introduction

Each year LG ships out a bucket load of soundbars and out of all the various models, the Éclair QP5 is the most unique.

The Éclair looks like the sweet confection it’s named after, which translates to a compact soundbar with an accompanying subwoofer that brings the bass.

And despite its small size, the LG QP5 squeezes in upfiring speakers for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. The subwoofer is described as a low vibration unit that minimises reverberations to stop your next-door neighbours from complaining about the noise.

It’s missing several features you’d expect from a soundbar this pricey, but even so it’s a unique proposition. So, is the Éclair a tasty treat or does it leave a bad taste?

Design

• Refreshingly compact design
• Suited to 40-inch TVs and bigger
• Upfiring speakers

LG’s aesthetic for its soundbars over the past few years has hewn to predominantly black, rectangular-shaped units with speaker grilles at either side. The QP5 Éclair is not one of those soundbars.

To be fair to LG, its design approach has evolved with ‘lifestyle’ soundbars including the lovely-looking SP2 and SP7 efforts. The Éclair, though, arguably trumps them all. Elliptical in shape, it measures 296mm wide, 59.9mm tall and 185mm deep. Having space to fit this bar should be no problem.