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Creative Stage V2
2.1 Soundbar and Subwoofer with Clear Dialog and Surround by Sound Blaster for TV and Desktop Monitor
Features
Overview
The latest addition to our soundbar family, Creative Stage V2 now takes the stage as our latest all-in-one audio solution for your home.
Debuting with Clear Dialog and Surround, audio features powered by our renowned Sound Blaster audio expertise, Creative Stage V2 is an easy upgrade for you to enjoy cinema experience at the comfort of your own home. Fill your living room with expansive rich audio and deep impactful bass with the soundbar and its dedicated subwoofer.
With a wide range of connectivity options, the Creative Stage V2 is a one-stop audio entertainment system for all your devices.
Audio
Your TV Deserves to Sound Better
Sure, your 4K TV looks magnificent, but they seldom have the sound to match. Upgrade your TV experience with the sound it deserves by adorning it with the Creative Stage V2. Immerse yourself in movies or games while Creative Stage V2 brings you exceptional sound quality with its custom-tuned mid-range drivers and deep thumping bass from the accompanying powerful long-throw subwoofer.
POWERED BY
You don't have to worry about dialogs and other acoustic details being drowned out by the powerful bass. The Creative Stage V2 is armed with Sound Blaster's audio technologies, Clear Dialog and Surround, providing you with improved vocal intelligibility and wide surround experience. Enjoy a cinema-like experience at the comfort of your own home, and focus on your screen without having to read subtitles.
Surround
Complete your immersive movie experience with our Surround technology, powered by Sound Blaster to deliver a wider soundstage to your media! It is capable of identifying and enhancing the spatial information of incoming audio via Sound Blaster's audio filters, thereby optimizing the listening experience for both two-channel and multi-channel source content. The result is expanded soundstage and spatialized audio from any type of audio source, including Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Prime Video, providing you with a more realistic and comfortable listening experience akin to cinemas.
Clear Dialog
It's great when your movie or game comes with rich and immersive audio, but it's a total downer if the dialog gets drowned out amongst the explosive sound effects and music. Clear Dialog extracts the vocals and spoken dialog through an algorithm, then intelligently enhances and amplifies them, allowing you to hear each syllable clearly, and without compromising on the other ambient effects.
Connectivity
Your All-in-one Audio Entertainment System
Creative Stage V2 comes with all the connectivity options you can think of, so you can turn it into a one-stop audio entertainment system for all your devices and just not your TV—including computers, mobile phones, tablets, or even gaming consoles like PS4™ and Nintendo Switch™.
Controls
Added Convenience with Remote Control
The Creative Stage V2 is conveniently accessible via an IR remote control* that controls more than just the usual audio and volume playback, but also allows you to switch input source, adjust treble and bass settings, and toggle Clear Dialog and Surround on or off.
*AAA batteries not included
Design
HEAR IT, FEEL IT
The Creative Stage V2 comes with a subtle and minimalistic design that will blend seamlessly into any room regardless of their interior design. Discreetly complementing your beautiful TV set, the soundbar will not steal any attention away from the screen, but it makes its presence felt loud and clear regardless.
For the space-conscious (or style-conscious), Creative Stage V2 is also wall-mountable so you can hang it on the wall below your TV too.
In The Box
Creative Stage V2 Sound Bar
Subwoofer
Remote
Leaflet
USB-C Cable
AUX Cable
Power Cable (Taiwan)
Power Cable (Thailand)
Power Cable (Korea)
REVIEWS
Forbes
This budget soundbar from Creative is an absolute triumph. The Creative Stage V2 has to be the best soundbar in its price range and it both looks good and feels well made. The sound from the Stage V2 is brilliant for the money.
Tom's Guide
The Creative Stage V2 is a budget soundbar, but you won’t know just from listening to it. With a dedicated subwoofer backing up the main bar, the Stage V2 delivers crisp, clear audio that can gain some extra width through the Surround mode. It’s also particularly easy to set up and use, so makes an excellent choice for anyone upgrading from their integrated TV speakers for the first time.
Best Soundbar
Tech Radar
One should never expect a soundbar to replace a full-blown home theatre experience, but what you should expect is a vast improvement over your TV’s default speakers, and to this extent the Creative Stage v2 does a decent job. It showcases brilliant clarity for voices, thanks to its Clear Dialog feature, so every word and syllable sounds crisp and clear.
Customer Reviews
V. Kiriakousis
Great Sound, Easy installation with HDMI Arc
J. HO
Compact and light, yet decent sound at a reasonable price. The revamped remote control is a big leap from the previous version.
K. Mavropoulos
Delivered in time , amazing soundbar and the audio quality. The only thing that i would have prefer is that the power cable was a bit longer and the sound bar had some type of cable management for better and cleaner looks when i mount it but it doesn't bother me. 5/5 !
A Closer Look
Specifications
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Speaker Configuration
- Speakers with Subwoofer, Soundbar, 2.1 system
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Connector Type
- AC Wall Plug, TV (ARC), USB-in, Optical-in (TOSLINK), Bluetooth®, Aux-in
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Operating Temperature
- 0—45°C
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Recommended Usage
- Movies / Music
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Dimensions
- 680 x 100 x 78 mm / 26.8 x 3.9 x 3.1 inches, 116 x 250 x 423 mm / 4.6 x 9.9 x 16.7 inches
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Weight
- Soundbar: 2.0 kg / 4.4 lbs, Subwoofer: 3.3 kg / 7.3 lbs
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Cable Length (End-to-end)
- 3.5 mm AUX-in Cable: 1.2m (47 inches), Power Cable: 1.5m (59 inches), Subwoofer Cable: Approx 2m; tethered to subwoofer, Optical Cable: 1.5m / 4.92 ft
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Drivers Configuration
- 1 x 5.25″ Subwoofer Driver, 2 x 2.25″ Drivers
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Frequency Response
- 55–20,000 Hz
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
- ≥ 75 dB
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Power Output
- Satellites: 2 x 20W RMS, Total System Power: Up to 80W RMS, Peak Power: 160W, Subwoofer: 1 x 40W RMS
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Bluetooth® Version
- 5.0
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Profiles
- (A2DP) Advanced Audio Distribution Profile, *Stereo Bluetooth or A2DP profile enables wireless transmission of full stereo sound to other Bluetooth devices. To determine whether your device (notebook, PC, or mobile device) is equipped with A2DP-enabled Bluetooth technology, refer to your device manufacturer's documentation / website for more information., (AVRCP) Audio / Video Remote Control Profile
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Operating Frequency
- 2402–2480 MHz
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Operating Range
- Up to 10m / 33 ft*, *Measured in open space. Walls and structures may affect range of device.
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Wireless Codecs
- SBC
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Technology
- Clear Dialog and Surround, Powered by Sound Blaster
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Controls
- Volume: Yes
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Color
- Black
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Supported Platforms
- TV, PS5, PS4 Series, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, Mobile (via Bluetooth®)
System Requirements
- Intel® i3 or AMD® equivalent processor
- Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard
- Microsoft® Windows 11, Windows 10 32/64 bit, Windows 8.1/8.0 32/64 bit
- 1 GB RAM, >600 MB of free hard disk space
- Available USB port
Macintosh
- Macintosh running MacOS 10.12 or higher
- 1 GB RAM, >600 MB of free hard disk space
- Available USB port
TV
- 3.5mm stereo jack
- Bluetooth with A2DP stereo support
- TV (ARC) port
- Optical output
Package Contents
- Creative Stage V2
- Optical Cable
- IR Remote Control
- 3.5 mm AUX-in Cable
- USB-C to USB-A Cable
- EU Power Cable
- Quick Start Guide
- WW Warranty Leaflets
Warranty
1-year Limited Hardware Warranty
Featured Questions
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I connected the Creative Stage V2 to my TV with a TV (ARC) cable, but the audio is still playing from my TV, not the soundbar.
- Ensure that the Creative Stage V2 is in TV (ARC) mode, as indicated with a “Hd” on its display
- Check that the TV (ARC) cable has been connected to the port labelled with “ARC” on the TV
- In your TV audio settings, check that your TV is set to use external speakers and ARC has been enabled, and audio output has been set to PCM
- Make sure that the cable you are using is version 1.4 or newer
If you have tried all the above suggestions and there is still no audio, please contact our technical support for more assistance.
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There is no sound from the Creative Stage V2 when I watch Netflix or HBO on my TV, but it works when I watch normal TV channels.
Certain online sources use Dolby Digital encoding, which Creative Stage V2 does not support. Please disable Dolby Digital in your TV settings to use Creative Stage V2 with these online media.
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How do I stop the soundbar from shutting off together with the TV?
To deactivate this functionality, switch off CEC in the settings of your TV. This setting synchronizes the powering on or off of the soundbar with the TV. If you would prefer to have your soundbar on, please turn off the CEC setting in your TV settings. Do note that this capability is dependent on your TV, and it may not have been compatible with the Creative Stage V2.
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Why does my Creative Stage V2 shut down by itself sometimes?
As a power-saving measure, the Creative Stage V2 will auto power down to standby mode after more than 24 hours of inactivity. To activate or deactivate this feature, press and hold the power button for 10s when the soundbar is powered off.
