Over the past few years it seems like everyone has been jumping into the portable bluetooth speaker market. You have trendy brands like beats pushing it heavily and even smaller companies bringing them out to slip into the market as well. Well Creative Labs got in fairly early with the original Sound Blaster Roar but I never took a look at it. Frankly portable audio isn’t exactly something that fits in my life very much, I’m typically in my car if outside of the house and in the house I have more than enough to output sound including the Sound Blaster X7 that I recently reviewed. That said a while back Creative Labs asked if I would be interested in checking out the Roar 2 and I figured it was about time I took a look. I’ve been using it around the house and whatnot for a while and now I can finally sit down and dive into its features and talk a little about my experience. So hang on, let’s take a close look at the Sound Blaster Roar 2.
Product Name: Sound Blaster Roar 2
Review Sample Provided by: Creative Labs
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Amazon Link: HERE
| Specifications | |
| Dimensions |
Speaker: 51.0 x 188.0 x 109.0 mm (2.0 x 7.4 x 4.3 inches) Power Adaptor Cord Length: Approx 1.7m USB Cord Length: Approx 0.7m |
| Weight |
Speaker: 1kg (2.2lbs) Power Adaptor: 150g (5.3oz) USB Cable: 26g UK Interchangeable Adaptor Plug*: 19g CE Interchangeable Adaptor Plug*: 17g |
| Color |
Black White |
| Included Accessories |
1 x Micro USB Cable 1 x Power Adaptor 2 x Interchangeable Adaptor Plugs |
| Bluetooth® Version | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| Bluetooth Profile |
A2DP (Wireless Stereo Bluetooth) AVRCP (Bluetooth Remote Control) HFP (Hands-free Profile) |
| Supported Codecs |
AAC aptX SBC |
| Near Field Communication (NFC) | Yes |
| Multipoint | Yes |
| Connector Type |
AUX-in Bluetooth USB |
| Volume Level Control | Yes |
| Drivers |
1 x 2.5″ Woofer 2 x 1.5″ Tweeter 2 x Passive Radiators |
| Design | Bi-amplified Design |
| Microphone | Built-in |
| Mobile/Smart Devices | Mobile / Smart devices with A2DP -enabled Bluetooth technology |
| Computers |
Compatible with PC (Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1) Apple Macintosh equipped with Bluetooth wireless stereo |
| USB Audio | Yes |
| Battery Type |
Built-in Li-ion 6000mAH |
| Battery Life | 8 hours |
| Charging by |
Micro USB Proprietary Adaptor |
| Charge Mobile Devices |
USB 1.0A Max Output |
| MicroSD Slot | Yes |
| Supported Audio Formats |
MP3 (up to 320kbps) WMA (up to 320kbps) WAV (16 bit 48kHz PCM) |
| Other Features | Sound Blaster Control Panel |
