Our quick take

Creative SXFI Carrier soundbar - 4.0 / 5

Design

  • Soundbar: 880 x 76 x 128mm; 3.6kg Subwoofer: 225 x 450 x 430mm; 12.8kg

Connections and control

  • 2x HDMI input; HDMI output with eARC Optical digital audio; 3.5mm; USB Bluetooth 5.0 (A2DP)

  • What is HDMI eARC? Why is it different to HDMI ARC? What is ALLM and VRR? TV gaming tech explained

Features

  • 5.1.2-channel configuration 450W built-in amplification Dolby Atmos decoding SuperWide technology Super X-Fi Headphone Holography

Sound quality

To recap

A ‘bar-and-sub combo that not only includes Dolby Atmos, it also adds the Creative’s own Super X-Fi virtual surround technology. It’s not cheap but it sounds excellent, while HDMI 2.1 support will appeal to gamers. Only the lack of Wi-Fi (and therefore smart assistants) and DTS:X object-based decoding disappoints.