Creative Stage Pro review: A compact soundbar with cinematic punch

The Stage Pro is designed for small to medium spaces, where clutter and overbearing designs simply don’t fit.

Creative Stage Pro soundbar with separate bass speaker for a compact yet powerful 2.1 entertainment setup. Pictures: Creative Labs.

Back in the day, I spent countless hours reviewing Creative Labs products, including their iconic SoundBlaster sound cards to portable speakers and even some of their first MP3 players. Creative has always had a knack for delivering great audio at accessible prices, and their gear has often been at the heart of my setups over the years. So when the Creative Stage Pro, the latest addition to their Stage soundbar line-up, arrived for review, I was eager to see if Creative could still deliver the same balance of innovation and value. After living with the Stage Pro for a couple of weeks, and using it across my desktop, gaming console, and living room TV, as soundbars go, this is one of the most versatile in its class.

Design and build