CREATIVEStage SE mini Compact Under-monitor Soundbar with Bluetooth 5.3, USB Digital Audio, For PC and mobile

This is a great speaker. It requires power over usb c to work, but it packs a nice punch and decent bass, whilst being very clear mid and treble. It is easy to set up, both over usb and with Bluetooth, with nice audible feedback prompts to let you know when it’s connected. It is a little on the large side but this is worth the trade off for the performance, I like the volume button dial, which makes it very easy to adjust and switch between modes. In hindsight I would have gotten the battery version because I would have liked taking this around the house or outside, but I knew that when purchasing.

Very good desk soundbar for when wearing headphones for long periods of time get uncomfortable. Sound quality is good for the cost of the product. The size is small enough to fit under your monitors without taking up to much space.

This is a great value soundbar to give you sound a cut above your built in laptop speakers. You're not going to fill a club with the volume, but it's plenty loud in my experience, and bass and the like don't distort at louder volumes either.I have this connected to the usb port of my monitor and it powers it no bother. I also regularly use it in usb c mode (with my laptop, docked to the monitor) and in Bluetooth mode (with a fire stick that's also connected to the monitor to allow it to pull double duty as a second TV) and it sounds great and works reliably in both. Very pleased with it for the price.

Decent base, good sound, but just not enough volume rangeAlso annoying is the fact it automatically turns itself off when you sleep your PC. This is doubly-annoying because I've put the sound bar in the cable basket under my desk (to save desk space). Every single day I have to reach under my desk to turn it on. I thought this was due to USB port powering down so configured power options to prevent it, but it made no difference.All in all, it's ok, but I'd probably look elsewhere if any of the above will cause you grief.

I bought this soundbar to replace a set of aging Logitech speakers that were only 4W. I thought this would be a massive upgrade but despite taking up more than 10 times the space of my old speakers they produced way less sound despite the claim they offer 24W output.Connecting with the included USB C cable meant it was powered on and provided audio but if you move around and are re-connecting often, the speaker will default to being turned off each time. In contrast to other speakers that do audio and power of a USB connection, they would just default to being on when power was provided.The speakers are well built, with tactile buttons and dial which actually integrated with macOS great for controlling the sound, it is just surprisingly quiet for its size no matter if you connect via USB cable or Bluetooth. Somehow, the speakers on my MacBook Pro when it is in clamshell mode are louder, so I have ditched the speaker setup completely and am sending this speaker back for a refund.

Originally bought for my work laptop this powerful little speaker quickly ended up connected to my son’s PC (via usb-c) and Xbox (via Bluetooth)! It looks great and it’s discrete due to its small size, it’s a good sound that will feel your space easily. It’s small but it’s not flimsy or cheap it feels solid and good value for money.

TLDR; it's cheap. And it makes sound. It's small. If a thin, tinny sound is what you're looking for then this is the soundbar for you.I am not a happy bunny. I purchased this to eradicate the mess of wires from my Creative 2 speakers and subwoofer setup which has been serving me faithfully for over 20 years. Having seen / heard some minor miracles from small packages producing amazingly detailed sound with a decent bass response, I dared to hope that this product would do the same. I was sadly disappointed. To me it was the aural equivalent of a 1970s transistor radio.I have packed it up and it is currently on its way back to Amazon.

My ancient sub-woofer which drives my 5.1 speakers blew up, so I needed a neat solution for use in the meantime. Didn't want more separate speakers so decided a soundbar would be the way to go. This one was on offer and is plug and play (as long as you have a USB3 adaptor for one of the ends if you only have standard USB ports) I'm not sure if the output is stronger on a proper USB3 port as the the current rating is higher on those. Seems good enough for general use on standard USB2 though. Bluetooth works well too, though you will of course still need to power it via USB. Nice that it has a headphone socket built in.