CreativeStage SE Under-Monitor Soundbar with USB Digital Audio and Bluetooth 5.3, Clear Dialog and Surround by Sound Blaster, Powered via Adapter

Small footprint, but has Bluetooth 5.2. Quite a bit of volume to fill a small office, or about half of a larger room.There is a volume and function wheel to be turned on the right side, and this sound bar features a remote. USB-A connectivity to a desktop or laptop pc is provided for easy plug and play. For the price I found the value pretty nice for light gaming, and decent for music.The build quality seems normal, and is likely manufactured in or around Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China PRC.

A nice upgrade from my last speaker and I give it at 4.5. Since I am getting old, I always had to crank my old speaker to almost 80-90 for a decent sound. Finally decided to go with this speaker after comparing different ones. I am very happy with the volume output, about 65 I can hear very well already. It does fit under the monitor, though it's a bit big and bulky it can't really sit on top of my monitor stand and I need to find something to put below so as to level it to same height. Wish it were in AUX not USB only to take one port so these two cons knocks off 0.5 for me, overall it's a nice speaker.

Its a great option for improving PC audio, especially for its powerful bass and clear vocals. It connects via USB or Bluetooth and features a compact design that fits well under monitors.Pros:* Powerful bass and clear vocals* Easy to set up and use* Compact designCons:* Audio performance might not be ideal for audiophiles*The remote control does not have batteries, and cannot activate the soundround without the control.Overall, the Creative Stage SE is a good option for those looking for a soundbar to improve their PC audio experience, especially for those on a budget.

Sounds really good for the price. Looks nice and clean. Connects with no problems. I like the volume wheel. Gets louder than I need for my 15x15 room. Of course it's not going to shake the walls or anything but still sounds like it's putting out a lot of bass somehow

This speaker is just ok. the sound is fairly meh. Bass response is poor and it sounds a bit hollow and tinny to me no matter what I do with the tone buttons. I needed a low latency bluetooth or USB connected speaker for my laptop for traveling but this is barely better than my laptops built in speakers. I'm disappointed in the sound quality. I like the volume controls on it and the speaker looks nice. it's way too large of a speaker for the sound quality that it puts out. so it's pretty bad for a traveling speaker. I wish JBL would make their speakers USB ports be full function.

Thing sounds great for the price. I had originally bought the razer leviathan v2 sound bar which sounded horrendous for double the price. This soundbar does a great job of providing the necessary bass built-in to the soundbar. This allows the sound coming from your computer to not just be all high-end. Highly recommended, Great price.

Maybe if I hadn’t listened to several other speakers back to back, this speaker may have gotten a fair chance. Having said that, I did compare this against about three other speakers and ultimately decided on the Vizio SB2020n-J6 which is just $20 more and leaps and bounds better of a speaker.This speaker lacked a 3.5mm jack and my MacBook Pro had an issue with the USB-C as an audio source in Zoom…only in Zoom. I had to pair the speaker via Bluetooth and only then would it allow me to use the speaker for Zoom. I also tested the Razer Leviathan V2 X, which is also a USB-C only connection and it did the same thing. I could play music through any source from both speakers, but could not use USB-C for Zoom audio and had to pair via Bluetooth for Zoom audio to work.This speaker is also a piano gloss black and had fingerprints galore from my minimal amount of time testing it. I could see how scratches would also easily show. It looked great and it fit neatly in between my laptop and my second monitor perfectly with its 16 inch size, but that’s about where the pros ended.The sound from this speaker, even with the tone control max out to the “brightest” setting as Creative calls it, was still very much flat. The speaker also fired straight into my chest and not up towards my ears so the sound spectrum was misdirected. It sounded more like I was listening to music in a tunnel. So, to give it a fair shot, I used the dialogue button on the remote and played some movie trailers to see if it truly enhanced anything. I could not honestly tell a difference. I recorded some audio files with my XLR microphone to get an idea what my Zoom calls would sound like, albeit via Bluetooth only, and they still had a flat “tunnel effect”. Minimal treble, flat mid range and almost zero bass led to an unpleasant listening experience.Overall, I was not impressed by this speaker. Again, maybe if I had not compared it back to back with several others this may have shined a little more. I probably still would not have picked it due to the lack of the 3.5mm aux jack, but maybe it would have had a better chance. I chose the Vizio SB2020n-J6, also on Amazon, and feel like that is a much more solid choice in overall sound, has a 3.5mm aux jack and a subwoofer output jack in case you need to add a powered sub for added bass.

Creative has always made good quality products at their price point. I got this for under 50 dollars on sale and it worked perfectly for me via bluetooth. It paired easily with my pc. The feel of it is not cheap like you might expect. The remote is handy but there is a knob on the side of the speaker that you can use if the remote is not near. For team meetings, watching youtube it is great. No fancy lights on it. Just a well made, solid speaker for PC use.