I did my initial assessment of sound quality down in my office area, which has a low ceiling. So what happened when I took the Katana V2 to a larger room? Well, pretty much the same thing. The subwoofer wasn’t able to provide quite the same impact in my living room, given the larger space, but it was still producing a powerful low end. And the soundbar itself produces a satisfyingly wide sound field.
Having a larger screen behind it also seemed to help project the audio better, given the backward angle to the top-mounted drivers. And connectivity was a snap, with both HDMI ARC and TOSLINK optical working without issue after setting the audio out on the TV properly (I have a 2016 LG B6 OLED).
I’ll add that my family is spoiled by the big sound of our living room setup, whether they realize it or not. There are tower speakers for the main channels and full size bookshelf speakers for the surrounds, and bass is handled by a pair of 10-inch subwoofers. It’s a dramatic, powerful sound system driven by a fairly high end AVR, and while this soundbar can’t replace it, it was a more that adequate stand-in for a couple of days.
And now for a look at the software Creative offers for this, and other, products.
