This small and cheap sound bar has personalized ways so you can sit right next door or use it to fill a room with your TV

• Creative Stage Pro is a compact but powerful sound bar 2.1
• Near field listening modes or a distant field switching
• “Around” launch of August 19 for £ 139 / $ 169

As much as I like a giant neighboring frustration sound system, some of the best sound bars are too large, too powerful and too expensive for more modest spaces and configurations or to use with a desktop PC. Creative’s new Pro stage is a compact sound bar designed for those more modest spaces and budgets, and promises a sound that fills the room with a relatively small footprint.

The unique point of sale here is the Creative Superwide, which says it expands the sound scenario beyond the physical limits of the sound bar to offer an “unexpectedly expansive and spatial auditory experience.”

Creative Stage Pro: key features and prices