Creative Stage Pro
Creative Stage Pro
This cheap and likeable soundbar is better than it has any right to be
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£130
We have reviewed our fair share of soundbars with separate wireless subwoofers and surround speakers, complex companion applications, and that sweet, sweet Dolby Atmos immersive sound format that we know and love. But what if you don’t need all that? What if you just need a soundbar that bypasses the middling built-in speakers of your TV for a simple sonic improvement?
The Creative Stage Pro offers a dinky soundbar and slender subwoofer in one convenient package and, at just £130, it seems like a hugely affordable option when compared with the pricey Dolby Atmos models that come through our test room. Better yet, at the time of writing, the Stage Pro can currently be picked up for just £110, and we expect discounts like this to be fairly frequent.
Competition is from the three-star Amazon Fire TV Soundbar (£120), and now long-in-the-tooth Sony HT-SF150 (tested at £129), which scored four stars when we reviewed it back in 2021. For those with a slightly more generous budget, the Sonos Ray (£279) and Sharp HT-SB700 (£199) are our two top picks, the latter of which is the only one of those to support Dolby Atmos.