"Representing an evolution from another solid gaming soundbar, the Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2 takes everything that made the original so reliable and enjoyable, refining it and ramping up the quality … I recently spent weeks with the Katana V2 and can safely say that it is absolutely worthy of inclusion in 2022's best computer speakers conversation. In fact, it's a belter."

4.5/5 Highly Recommended

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-08-16

"Creative’s Sound Blaster Katana V2 has been a long time coming, but it’s been worth the wait. The V1, released in late 2016, has long been regarded as one of the best soundbars gamers can buy. The V2 cranks the dial with 68% more power, improved sound quality, and a bevy of quality of life improvements that push the Katana into the next generation, even if you’re a console gamer. At $329, it’s not just one of the best soundbars for gaming, it’s one of the best soundbars for the price, period. "

9.5/10 Golden Hardware Award

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-08-12

If you are looking to improve your audio-video experience, I think the Creative SoundBlaster Katana V2 is the best bang-for-your-buck purchase you can make. This is even more the case if work, game, and consume video content all in the same space or even on a single desktop PC.

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-04-06

"The Katana V2 ticks all the right boxes for a gaming soundbar. It has RGB lighting, unique features that give you an edge while gaming, stellar sound quality for games, movies, and TV shows, and a sleek design. To sum it up, this is one of the best soundbars for under $500. "

4.5/5

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-08-12

The Katana V2 from Creative offers immersive sound with considerably more power output than its predecessor. The revamped remote also makes one of the best gaming soundbars less of a chore to live with.

4.5/5 Stars

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2021-12-21

"I am happy to say the Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2 Multi-Channel Gaming Soundbar improves on the original Katana in nearly every way. The sound quality is so much fuller and the Super X-Fi functionality is like magic when used with a supported headphone set. It looks great and is so easy to use. I honestly find the Katana V2 a strong one size fits all solution for both your gaming setup and any smaller home theater solution. It is simply hard to think of anything more I could ask for in a small gaming soundbar."

Recommended

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-08-12

"In an ideal world, though, you'd grab a soundbar that makes for a huge improvement - but they can often cost a small fortune. That's where Creative's second-gen Katana fits into the puzzle, delivering eye-catching goods with ear-jangling goodness, including a separate subwoofer."

4/5

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-08-12

With its sleek design and solid build quality, it saves space without compromising on the quality of sound. Take our word for it, the Katana V2 can slice up anything you throw at it.

9.4/10

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2021-10-04

"The Katana V2 sounds phenomenal for a PC soundbar. It hit me with a wall of sound in the first ten minutes of Blade Runner 2049. Sound effects had punch and thump, while the dialogue — after some tweaking in the Creative mobile app — came across clearly. And the soundbar can get really loud. I usually don't watch movies on my computer, but the Katana V2 would make a great choice if you do."

CAN BUY

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-08-16

If you want a decent set of PC speakers, the Creative T60’s are likely more than enough for a lot of people, actually, they’re what I use and I’m very happy with them. However, the Katana V2 just takes everything to the next level. It’s a bigger sound, a wider sound, and oh my god, it’s a louder sound. Want to fill your room with whatever movie or game you’re playing? Not a problem. Need some thumping bass and powerful sound for a party with your friends (having it at Downstreet is optional), you got it.

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-01-04

The Katana V2 has a very clear focus: gamers. If that’s your main focus as well, then this soundbar is a winner, especially if you’re used to cheap headphones or to your TV’s tiny speakers.If you’re a gamer, the Katana V2 will ALSO do a decent job when you’re watching films and TV, and not just for your console or computer. It’s not this soundbar’s high-point, but it’ll still be better than your TV’s speakers, or some particularly cheap soundbars that are available out there.

4/5 Stars

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2021-12-14

It’s an impressive piece of kit, and a great gaming soundbar at a great price. It produces rich audio and deep bass while enjoying a slim and elegant profile.

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-02-07

" If you liked the original Katana would this be worth the upgrade? If you are using it somewhere other than at the PC or would put the remote to use it is well worth it and it is the most powerful PC-focused soundbar out there so I would say yes."

Editor's Choice

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-08-12

Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2 is the sound upgrade you don’t know you need for until you have it. It brings audio from your games and movies to life, and the best thing is that you’ll be able to connect it to any gaming and non-gaming devices you have at home.

5/5 Stars

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-02-07

I am a big fan of this soundbar. It looks nice and sounds great! It certainly has a great amount of ports and has a significant kick to it. The V2 is not just a gaming sound blaster, it might as well be a great option for people who need a TV soundbar but maybe cannot spend too much for a full size one.

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-01-12

"Audio quality is very good (crisp and accurate, at least for the most part), volume levels are enough to fill a couple of rooms (and with almost no audible distortion even at max), 5.1 virtual surround works well (both in games and movies) and as for looks well both my pictures and my YouTube and TikTok videos should be enough for all of you to judge for yourselves."

Gold Award

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-09-16

The Katana V2 sounds phenomenal for a PC soundbar. It hit me with a wall of sound in the first ten minutes of Blade Runner 2049. Sound effects had punch and thump, while the dialogue — after some tweaking in the Creative mobile app — came across clearly. And the soundbar can get really loud. I usually don't watch movies on my computer, but the Katana V2 would make a great choice if you do. Especially as the soundbar accepts a host of inputs, from USB-C audio to optical input to HDMI ARC. It also has Bluetooth, though it lacks AAC and aptX support.

Can Buy

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-08-18

"The Creative Sound BlasterX Katana V2 is an excellent sound bar for PC gaming and all other media. Its wide range of connections means it can also be deployed under a TV for console gaming and movies, while its feature set and audio quality mean it can be a total audio solution."

4.5/5

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-11-17

"Overall, the Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2 is a monster of a soundbar, can you control it!"

10/10

Sound Blaster Katana V2

2022-11-17

Super clear and spacious sound with great connectivity options. The soundbar also becomes a soundcard when connected to PC via USB. The added microphone is a nice touch.

One gaming soundbar to rule them all! Perfect for living room and desktop PC. Excellent hi-res sound with powerful deep bass. Comes with lovely RGB lights too.

Just amazing.Nice sound quality and huge bass.

Great sound and easy to configure. I am used to HiFi sound systems and this compares quite favourable.

mind blowing sound from a deceptively small and ordinary looking soundbar!

Great Soundbar for gaming

De sound blaster katana v2 Geweldige aankoop, duur maar dan heb je wel waar voor je geld. De sound blaster katana v2 is veel zijdig, heeft alle aansluitingen die je maar kan bedenken en dus aan vele apparaten te koppelen. Het geluid is subliem helder en vol bas met veel power. Heb hem aan me pc gekoppeld en dat geeft een geluidsbeleving die je bij geen andere speaker set gaat vinden, met de app op zowel mobiel als pc kan je het geluid hele maal fijn tunen naar eigen smaak. De sound blaster katana v2 is lekker compact neemt weinig ruimte in beslag en ziet er gewoon netjes en strak uit onder je monitor. Ik kan de sound blaster katana v2 iedereen aanbevellen die opzoek naar goed geluid maar niet de ruimte hebben voor andere 5.1 sets

Product received 3 working days after order. The packaging and shipping is excellent. Good overall quality. The sound is solid and lots of preset and customization through the windows app. Also the soundbar quite compact which can place under pc monitor and match the length of the 27 inch monitor. Worth the price per performance

Awesome sound, an awesome app, an awesome points system, and a great company to buy from!

Absolutely THE best addition to my PC Gaming setup. The sound quality is supreb and the performance is unparalled with anything I have previously used. Thank you Creative.

Nice experience

For games like cs go and modern warfare 2 they are perfect. The footsteps are so loud and you can pin point them with accuracy, at volume 15(50 max), they are so loud. You just don`t need headphones no more. The sfxi will only work if you have headphones that support sfxi. Conected to tv with optical it just doesn`t perfom that well. The only problem I have that they don`t ship to Romania so I had to ask a friend to ship it to me, so that costed me arround 120$ extra on shipping.

Perfect product!!!I REALY ENJOYED, I would like to have also Razer sync or hue sync lights !

Very very good! :)

It sounds amazing! I did expect it to be a little bigger, though the sound is big enough! Thank you creative, for making an amazing product. The only issue I had was the aux did have a slight distortion, but that may have been my cord or I didn’t plug it in all the way. Still, the usb had no problem and sounded amazing! Still a 5 out of 5 from me.

Very fast delivery. Not yet test it, but the packaging looks solid and no dent at all. Thumbs up to CREATIVE. This is the first time I bought creative product from their own websites. Satisfying buying experienced. Will look forward to buy more product from creative in the future. Thanks CREATIVE TEAM.

I've spent a little over a year with this as my main system. It has been fantastic - all the features match what was needed, the sounds is amazing, and the convenience when cleaning the setup has been great. The only con/negative was when it first arrived, the software was really bad, and did not work for a solid bit. But after a few months these issues were resolved.

Great sound. For tv or pc or for video games. You can play good but LOUD music with it if you want. Its really good in general sound. And bluetooth is a nice touch when you want to play music from your phone.

This is the best ever soundbar i ever have had its so amazing 100 stars :-)

Very high quality product and sound. I recommend...

Amazing set of speaker, I actually bought the new Razer Leviathan V2 Pro that came out a month or so ago (2023) and honestly it was not worth it - sound was nowhere near as good as the Sound Blaster Katana V2 and not to mention the Katana has SO MANY more input options/features and a handy mic (not great) but it does have its uses It's allot cheaper and ALLOT better in terms of sound and features/inputs/outputs

fantastic soundbar and easy to setup

I finally upgraded my very old Creative Aspire 6.1 6600 for the Katana V2. I had no idea what I was missing out on with the newer technology out there. The audio is amazing, gets VERY loud, normal use I haven't gone above 10 out of 50. It has crisp highs and mids but still has the punch with the included sub. I hope this lasts me just as long as the Aspire lasted (In case I don't upgrade again for that long again) Only time will tell.

Now this is one of my favorite things in my house! Amazing sound quality!

I had the Razer Leviathan V2 Pro before buying this product and holy smokes this blows that soundbar out of the water and its $200 cheaper! This is by far the best soundbar soundbar for my PC that I have ever used hands down. I have used Creative products in the past such as their sound cards and what not but never their speakers or soundbars and man it is just incredible. Great job Creative not only on the sound quality but the cost as well I would highly recommend anyone who is debating on whether to get this or not to not hesitate and get it as you won't be disappointed, definitely well worth the money!