Creative SXFI Carrier soundbar

08 May 2021

8/10

The Creative SXFI soundbar is a single main unit high-performance soundbar pegged at a decent price point, featuring a small footprint, official Dolby Atmos certification and Super X-Fi capability for unreal headphone audio. Oh, and it comes with a huge wireless 10-inch subwfoofer.

Tags: creative, soundbar, super x-fi, sxfi carrier

HWZ's Overall Rating: 8.0

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7.5

Impressive overall performance for a soundbar

Excels at Dolby Atmos content and mainstream music

Wireless subwoofer

Good connectivity options

Compact main body

Built-in Super X-Fi

Easy to use app

Reasonably priced

Subwoofer is enormous

Remote control is unreliable

Some inconsistent performance

Rather average soundstage for music

No wireless rear speakers

No Wi-Fi support

No DTS decoder

Product Specification

Satellites (per speaker)	Two 3.50-inch midbass drivers – for center channel midbass and Dolby Atmos height channel Two 2-inch by 4-inch racetrack drivers – for surround channels and L/R channel midbass Three three-quarter-inch dome-design tweeter – for L, C, R channel Hi frequency
Subwoofer Driver	10-inch driver with stiff paper cone Long-throw motor system Wireless subwoofer
Frequency Response	25–20,000 Hz
Power Output	Soundbar: 250W RMS; Subwoofer: 200W RMS; Total System Power: Up to 450W RMS
Surround Sound Capability	Dolby Atmos Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Plus Creater Super X-Fi (with headphones) Creative SuperWide technology
Inputs / Outputs	HDMI-out (HDMI 2.1, HDCP 2.3, e-ARC) HDMI-in 1 (HDMI 2.1, HDCP 2.3) HDMI-in 2 (HDMI 2.1, HDCP 2.3) Optical-in (Toslink) Stereo Auxiliary Analog Inputs (3.5 mm 3-pole) Subwoofer-out (3.5mm 3-pole) USB-C Audio Input SXFI-out (USB-A) Front panel Headphone-out (3.5mm)
Dimensions	Soundbar: 880 x 76 x 128mm (W x H x D) Subwoofer: 225 x 450 x 430mm (W x H x D)

Creative SXFI Carrier soundbar

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