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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style - Bar
    2. Style - Subwoofer
    3. Style - Satellites
    4. Dimensions - Bar
    5. Dimensions - Subwoofer
    6. Dimensions - Satellites
    7. Mounting
    8. Build Quality
    9. In The Box
    10. Back - Bar
    11. Back - Subwoofer
    12. Back - Satellites
  5. Sound
    1. Stereo Frequency Response
    2. Stereo Frequency Response With Preliminary Calibration
    3. Stereo Soundstage
    4. Stereo Dynamics
    5. Stereo Total Harmonic Distortion
    6. Center
    7. Surround 5.1
    8. Height (Atmos)
    9. Sound Enhancement Features
  6. Connectivity
    1. Inputs/Outputs - Bar
    2. Audio Format Support: ARC/eARC
    3. Audio Format Support: HDMI In
    4. Audio Format Support: Optical
    5. Latency
    6. Video Passthrough To TV
    7. Wireless Playback
    8. Connectivity - Subwoofer
    9. Connectivity - Satellites
  7. Additional Features
    1. Interface
    2. Bar Controls
    3. Remote
    4. Voice Assistants Support
    5. App
    6. Other Features
  8. Comments

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 vs LG S75Q

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3
LG S75Q

Tested using Methodology v1.0

Updated Jan 11, 2024 02:49 PM

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Tested using Methodology v1.2

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Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Picture
LG S75Q Picture

Variants

  • Panorama 3 (Black)
  • S75Q (Black)

Our Verdict

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3

LG S75Q

The LG S75Q is a better 3.1.2 setup than the Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3. These bars have slightly different designs, as the LG comes with a dedicated subwoofer, whereas the B&W's sub is integrated into the bar. The LG reproduces a more extended low-bass, and it also has a better soundstage. There are also more sound enhancement features on hand.

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Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our soundbars test methodology.

Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.7
7.3

Stereo Dynamics 
 

6.6
8.2

Audio Format Support - Full HDMI In 
 

0.0
10

Dialogue Enhancement 
 

No
Yes

Auto-Volume/Night Mode 
 

No
Yes

Full Comparison

Design

Style - Bar  

Style photo - bar  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Style photo - bar
LG S75Q Style photo - bar

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Style - Subwoofer  

Style photo - sub  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Style photo - sub
LG S75Q Style photo - sub

Sub Wireless 
 

No
Yes

Enclosure 
 

Integrated
Ported

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Style - Satellites  

Style photo - satellites  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Style photo - satellites
LG S75Q Style photo - satellites

Satellite Wireless 
 

No
No

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Dimensions - Bar  

Dimensions photo - bar  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Dimensions photo - bar
LG S75Q Dimensions photo - bar

Width  

47.4" (120.3 cm)
35.0" (89.0 cm)

Height  

2.5" (6.4 cm)
2.5" (6.4 cm)

Depth  

5.3" (13.5 cm)
4.7" (12.0 cm)

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Dimensions - Subwoofer  

Dimensions photo - sub  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Dimensions photo - sub
LG S75Q Dimensions photo - sub

Width  

N/A
7.1" (18.1 cm)

Height  

N/A
15.4" (39.2 cm)

Depth  

N/A
11.5" (29.2 cm)

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Dimensions - Satellites  

Dimensions photo - satellites  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Dimensions photo - satellites
LG S75Q Dimensions photo - satellites

Width  

N/A
N/A

Height  

N/A
N/A

Depth  

N/A
N/A

Mounting 
 

Bar Mounting Holes  

LG S75Q Bar Mounting Holes

Satellite Mounting Holes  

LG S75Q Satellite Mounting Holes

Mountable Bar 
 

Yes

Bar Brackets Included 
 

Yes

Mountable Satellites 
 

No

Satellite Brackets Included 
 

No

Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build quality photo  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Build quality photo
LG S75Q Build quality photo

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In The Box 
 

In The Box photo   

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 In The Box photo
LG S75Q In The Box photo

HDMI Cable Length 
 

1.0 m (3.3 ft)

Digital Optical Cable Length 
 

N/A

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Back - Bar  

Back photo - bar  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Back photo - bar

Bar Mounting 
 

Proprietary

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Back - Subwoofer  

Back photo - sub  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Back photo - sub

Enclosure 
 

Integrated
Ported

Back - Satellites  

Back photo - satellites  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Back photo - satellites

Mounting 
 

No
Sound

Stereo Frequency Response 
 

6.9
7.1

Stereo Setup  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Stereo Setup
LG S75Q Stereo Setup

Raw Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response Small  

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Tested Preset 
 

No Preset
Standard

Slope 
 

-0.78
-0.88

Std. Err. 
 

4.33 dB
4.27 dB

Channels 
 

3.1.2
3.1.2

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

51.9 Hz
47.6 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

19.9 kHz
18.8 kHz

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Stereo Frequency Response With Preliminary Calibration 
 

7.0
7.4

Frequency Response Calibrated  

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Suggested Preset 
 

No Preset
Standard

Suggested Bass Setting 
 

-1
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Suggested Treble Setting 
 

4
5

Slope 
 

0.10
-0.05

Std. Err. 
 

3.70 dB
3.27 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

52.6 Hz
47.6 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

19.9 kHz
19.9 kHz

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Stereo Soundstage 
 

6.5
7.0

Crosstalk  

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Crosstalk Error 
 

2.97 dB
2.63 dB

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Stereo Dynamics 
 

6.6
8.2

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

98.4 dB SPL
94.9 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

5.17 dB
1.21 dB

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Stereo Total Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.0
7.2

THD  

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Weighted THD @ 80dB 
 

0.31
0.60

Weighted THD @ Max Volume 
 

1.75
2.72

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Center 
 

8.0
7.6

Center Setup  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Center Setup
LG S75Q Center Setup

Frequency Response  

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Localization 
 

Discrete
Discrete

Slope 
 

-0.76
-1.10

Std. Err. 
 

4.30 dB
4.45 dB

SPL @ Max Volume 
 

96.0 dB SPL
90.1 dB SPL

Weighted THD @ 80dB 
 

0.32
0.75

Weighted THD @ Max Volume 
 

1.21
4.63

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Surround 5.1 
 

4.2
3.9

Surround Setup  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Surround Setup
LG S75Q Surround Setup

Frequency Response  

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Localization 
 

Stereo (Downmix)
Stereo (Downmix)

Slope 
 

-0.85
-1.16

Std. Err. 
 

3.99 dB
4.27 dB

SPL @ Max Volume 
 

98.1 dB SPL
94.7 dB SPL

Weighted THD @ 80dB 
 

0.29
0.49

Weighted THD @ Max Volume 
 

1.87
2.49

7.1 Rears 
 

No
No

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Height (Atmos) 
 

5.8
4.4

Height Setup  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Height Setup
LG S75Q Height Setup

H Frequency Response  

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Localization 
 

Phantom (Up Firing, Bar)
Phantom (Up Firing, Bar)

Slope 
 

1.30
1.33

Std. Err. 
 

5.09 dB
8.09 dB

SPL @ Max Volume 
 

89.7 dB SPL
79.7 dB SPL

Weighted THD @ 80dB 
 

2.16
3.34

Weighted THD @ Max Volume 
 

0.35
0.53

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Sound Enhancement Features 
 

1.0
7.1

Room Correction 
 

No
No

Dialogue Enhancement 
 

No
Yes

Auto-Volume/Night Mode 
 

No
Yes

Subwoofer Level Adjustment 
 

No
Yes

Bass Adjustment 
 

Yes
Yes

Treble Adjustment 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

No
Presets

Surround Level Adjustment 
 

No
No

Rear Level Adjustment 
 

No
No

Height Level Adjustment 
 

No
Yes

Virtual Surround 
 

No
Yes

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Connectivity

Inputs/Outputs - Bar 
 

Physical Connections Bar Photo 1  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Physical Connections Bar Photo 1
LG S75Q Physical Connections Bar Photo 1

Physical Connections Bar Photo 2  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Physical Connections Bar Photo 2
LG S75Q Physical Connections Bar Photo 2

Optical Audio In 
 

1
1

HDMI Out 
 

No
eARC

HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth 
 

No

Full HDMI In 
 

No
1

Analog Audio In 3.5mm (Aux) 
 

No
No

RCA In 
 

No
No

USB for Files 
 

No
1

Ethernet 
 

1
No

Subwoofer Output 
 

No

HDMI ARC 
 

1

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Audio Format Support: ARC/eARC 
 

8.8
10

Dolby Atmos 
 

Yes
Supported

Dolby Digital 
 

Yes
Supported

Dolby Digital Plus 
 

Yes
Supported

Dolby TrueHD 
 

Yes
Supported

DTS 
 

No
Supported

DTS:X 
 

No
Supported

eARC 
 

Yes

DTS-HD MA 
 

No
Supported

PCM Channels 
 

Up To 7.1

5.1 PCM (eARC only) 
 

Yes

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Audio Format Support: HDMI In 
 

0.0
10

Dolby Atmos 
 

No
Supported

Dolby Digital 
 

No
Supported

Dolby Digital Plus 
 

No
Supported

Dolby TrueHD 
 

No
Supported

DTS 
 

No
Supported

DTS:X 
 

No
Supported

DTS-HD MA 
 

No
Supported

PCM Channels 
 

Up To 7.1

5.1 PCM 
 

No

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Audio Format Support: Optical 
 

6.0
10

Dolby Digital 
 

Yes
Supported

DTS 
 

No
Supported

PCM Channels 
 

2.0

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Latency 
 

8.5
8.0

Latency Video  

ARC 
 

63 ms
75 ms

Optical 
 

22 ms
78 ms

Full HDMI In 
 

N/A
15 ms

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Video Passthrough To TV 
 

0.0
6.3

1080p Max Refresh Rate 
 

60Hz

1080p @ 4:4:4 Max Refresh Rate 
 

60Hz

4k Max Refresh Rate 
 

60Hz

4k @ 120Hz @ 10-Bit 
 

Not Supported

4k @ 4:4:4 Max Refresh Rate 
 

60Hz

8k Max Refresh Rate 
 

Not Supported

HDR10 Passthrough 
 

No
Yes

HDR10+ Passthrough 
 

No

Dolby Vision Passthrough 
 

Yes

HDMI Forum VRR Passthrough 
 

No

4k @ 60 Hz Passthrough 
 

No

FreeSync Passthrough 
 

No

G-SYNC Passthrough 
 

No

ALLM Passthrough 
 

No

4k @ 60 Hz @ 10 bit Passthrough 
 

No

4k @ 60 Hz @ 4:4:4 Passthrough 
 

No

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Wireless Playback 
 

9.0
6.0

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Wi-Fi Playback 
 

Yes
No

Chromecast built-in 
 

No
No

Apple AirPlay 
 

Yes
No

Spotify Connect 
 

No

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Connectivity - Subwoofer 
 

Physical inputs subwoofer photo 1  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Physical inputs subwoofer photo 1

Physical controls subwoofer photo 1  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Physical controls subwoofer photo 1

Sub Wireless 
 

No
Yes

Connectivity - Satellites 
 

Physical inputs satellites photo 1  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Physical inputs satellites photo 1

Physical controls satellites photo 1  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Physical controls satellites photo 1

Sat Wireless 
 

No
No
Additional Features

Interface 
 

Interface photo  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Interface photo
LG S75Q Interface photo

Display 
 

No
Yes

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Bar Controls 
 

Controls photo  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Controls photo
LG S75Q Controls photo

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Remote  

Remote photo  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Remote photo
LG S75Q Remote photo

Universal Remote 
 

No

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Voice Assistants Support 
 

Amazon Alexa 
 

Yes (Built-in)
No

Google Assistant 
 

No
No

Apple Siri 
 

No
No

Microphone Mute 
 

No

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App 
 

App image  

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 App image

App Name  

Bowers & Wilkins Music

iOS  

Yes

Android  

Yes

Acts As A Remote 
 

Yes

Controls Soundbar's Settings 
 

All

Casts Device Files 
 

Yes

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Other Features 
 

Power Saving 
 

Standby

HDMI CEC (TV Remote Control) 
 

Yes

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Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3

LG S75Q

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