Review on Enhanced Sound BlasterX Katana Multi-Channel Surround Gaming and Entertainment Soundbar - Hardware Processing, Dolby Digital 5.1 Decoding Support, Bluetooth-Enabled - Ideal for PC, Mac, PS4, and More Consoles by Busaba Ounsiri

It’s hard for me to appreciate the trickiness of this thing, I don’t use all the functionality. We needed a compact sound source that could be placed under the monitor, and there are no complaints. It takes up minimal space on the table and does not interfere with anything. The sound did not impress me, no matter how I twisted the settings. It's not bad, but my old 2.1 Sony speakers sounded more interesting. Management is a nightmare. The buttons are very poorly pressed, they must be pressed directly into the case in order for there to be a reaction. The remote control does not solve the problem, the device reacts to it every other time. You have to control the sound from the keyboard, which is not always convenient. There is a problem with the volume level in Windows (via USB, I did not try another output). At the minimum level, the device cannot be called quiet, it screams like a cut. Turning the sound further than 30% is generally scary. You have to tweak the sound in applications, and it's just kapets how inconvenient. I never managed to get the soundbar to turn on with the computer. It has to be turned on separately (with a badly pressed button to make it), while it starts, to put it mildly, for a long time. In general, it cannot be said that the device is useless, but still there is a feeling that I overpaid a lot (I took it for 17k)