By Jon Porter
The soundbar might have taken over as the best balance of sound and space, but when it comes to desktop PCs the dual speaker setup still reigns supreme.
This is probably because when it comes to a computer desk space isn’t at a premium in the same way as it is on a small TV stand, and as a result computer users have a little more space to dedicate to two individual speakers.
This trend hasn’t deterred Creative from offering something of an industry first, the SoundBlasterX Katana, a soundbar that’s been specifically designed to sit underneath a monitor rather than a television.
Design
Of course there have been soundbars in the past that are small enough to sit underneath a monitor (the JBL TV Boost is an obvious one that comes to mind), which is why Creative is billing the Katana as the world’s first ‘Under Monitor Audio System’ rather than a soundbar to reflect the additional PC-specific features it’s packing.
So what exactly does a soundbar need to included for it to cater to PC gamers?
Well an obvious inclusion is USB input, which supports up to a nicely high-resolution 24-bit/96kHz, and essentially means that the Katana is functioning as …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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