I’ll never forget the first home theater system I set up in my living room. This was when smart TVs were first a thing. Now, in place of going to the movies, we could watch movies in the comfort of our own home on a 75″ screen with 5.1 Dolby surround sound. However, with streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu now being available in the palm of your hand, the need for these elaborate home theater systems are far less than they were even 10 years ago. Even news and other programs are no longer watched on a television in the living room. Instead, we use other devices, such as phones and computers. But even though we now consume most of our content on our phones, PCs and other devices, why should we have to deal with earbuds, headphones or terrible built-in speaks? If you ask the people over at Creative, they’ll say we don’t.

Introducing the Creative Stage 2.1 channel Bluetooth soundbar with subwoofer. The Creative Stage can be used in several different ways and with several different devices. With the ability to be used through Bluetooth, Optical, AUX, and ARC through your TV, the Creative Stage is a very versatile soundbar. This lightweight, remote control soundbar is designed to mount under any monitor or a TV and puts out a total system peak power of 160 watts. So, we put the Creative Stage through several real-world tests to see how well it stands up to other audio solutions.