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(Pocket-lint) - Gaming audio is simply a existent battlefield astatine the moment, with console and accessory-makers warring implicit your ears portion you game. That's mostly going connected successful the headset field, though - soundbars and TV speakers are a small rarer still.
Creative's Sound Blaster Katana was that uncommon happening - a soundbar aimed explicitly astatine gaming, and it's intelligibly proven capable of a occurrence to trigger a follow-up. Hence the caller Katana V2, a revised and improved soundbar.
It's been smoothed retired and refined connected the plan front, with a somewhat much premium look to the barroom itself, though the included subwoofer doesn't look immoderate different. Still, nether the hood Creative says it's 68 percent much powerful, truthful if you truly privation to crank retired the measurement this'll boost you up.
Impressively, Creative has work the country connected gaming - portion the Katana V2 volition dependable astonishing connected loudspeaker mode, it's got a 3.5mm jack beforehand and centre for late-night sessions wherever you can't beryllium blasting retired your sounds.
That jack uses Creative's mouthful of a feature, Super X-Fi Headphone Holography, to seemingly simulate a higher-end talker experience. There are besides assorted audio modes to power betwixt for antithetic crippled types.
Connectivity is impressive, with a afloat suite represented successful the signifier of HDMI ARC and optical ports, Bluetooth 5.0, a USB-C larboard for USB audio support, 3.5mm AUX-in and SXFI-out. The soundbar is disposable present for £299 oregon $329.99, and we'll beryllium investigating 1 for a afloat reappraisal soon, truthful support you eyes peeled for our verdict.
Writing by Max Freeman-Mills. Originally published connected 22 September 2021.
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