Successful products in Creative’s portfolio do often come back after a while with newer revision, the Stage Air V2 portable USB/wireless soundbar making no exception. For the new model, we do have support for an improved Bluetooth version (4.2 to 5.3), an upgrade with USB-C interface for future proofing but also newer drivers.
The soundbar has arrived inside a medium-sized cardboard enclosure, showing some of the main highlights right on the frontal area, but also a photo of the product in operation:
Moving on, we will learn of the Creative’s office addresses, the supported standards but also the serial numbers:
The product main features are explained in more detail, in multiple languages:
On the side, we will note the inside contents, shown as drawings:
The technical specifications are available on the opposite side:
After unsealing the box, we will note that the bundle and the soundbar are carefully protected inside transparent plastic bags:
We will receive two 1.2m cables as the hardware bundle:
One of it is the USB-A to USB-C, for charging purposes of the internal 2200mAh battery but also for connecting the soundbar to supported devices while using its internal sound card (PC/laptop, PS5, PS4 or the Nintendo Switch in docked mode):
The second cable is a 3.5mm Stereo to Stereo cable for connecting to analog audio sources:
The documentation is composed of the Quick Start Guide, the Safety and Regulatory information leaflet, but also the Limited Warranty leaflet:
The documentation will show the user the main product interfaces but also how to connect with each compatible device: