Creative Stage 360 2.1 Soundbar with Dolby Atmos and Subwoofer for TV/Computers/Ultrawide Monitors, Surround Sound with HDMI ARC/2.0, Bluetooth, Optical Input, and IR Remote

Purchased this sound bar for a new TV setup in our living room. I was looking for something simple, without setting up a full-blown surround sound system. This fit the need perfectly.I've owned a few Creative speakers over the years and all of them have superb sound quality. I've used them with my desktop and for music on camping trips. My only complaint was battery life in one of my portable speakers, but it saw a lot of use.Overall, this was easy to set up, right out of the box. It has HDMI and optical connections, along with Bluetooth. It easily hooked up to the TV, and with only five minutes' worth of TV setting changes, it was putting out amazing sound. I've tried it with music and movies, both of which sound crystal clear. The subwoofer ads just enough bass to make the system sound like a much larger set of speakers. My family thinks it's even better than the more pricy surround sound in our den.This is a bit more expensive than the flood of cheap unknown overseas brands we often find on Amazon, but it's worth it. It's in the moderate price range for a sound bar, but in my opinion the sound quality is far better than more expensive models, including Bose.The one downside is the remote. It's not bad in itself. It's simple and toggles between all the speaker's settings just fine. However, it looks a LOT like our Fire Stick remote, so it's easy to confuse them in the dark and hit the wrong buttons. Not a huge problem - but something to be aware of.I highly recommend this sound bar!

This is a pretty good, well-balanced sound bar with good build quality. It can’t come close to my Razer Nommo Pro, but that’s a higher-end system. Not sure I’d even sort of call it an Atmos system (makes it feel like Atmos is becoming like THX, where everything can get the badge), but overall I’m satisfied. ARC doesn’t seem to be working, but that may be a monitor or docking station issue; I haven’t cared enough to investigate.

It performs adequate for the price. But it turns off every 10 minutes. You may see options to turn off this power saving function online, but they do not work. This product will turn off constantly if you are not playing sound or play sound at what it decides is too low of a level. It will cut off in the middle of what you're listening to. This does not function as a speaker unless you choose to babysit it. Do not buy.