Mackie CR Stealth Bar Desktop Soundbar With Bluetooth

Thie sound bar exceeded my expectations. i placed this in front of my computer monitor and is honestly produces a cleaner sound than my previous computer speaker set-up. I wholeheartedly recommend this sound bar for anyone whose limited on space but appreciates good audio coming from their computer.

First, as an experiment, I plugged it into our TV. Worked fine, except for the need for a remote to control the volume. Then to my computer where I had two small speakers on my desk and a subwoofer below that had to be hooked up and volume up to provide sound to the two small speakers. It was too much bass and overall the sound was mushy. The Mackie PC Soundbar is just right!

I struggled between four and five stars on this soundbar. I settled on 5 because it works well for light working music and web conferences, and fits *really* well in the space below my monitors. But it does have a few annoyances and limitations.The size and fit worked really well for my home office desk. I was strongly considering the Mackie CR2-X Bar PRO, but the CR SteathBar fit my space better just due to the feet on the soundbar: The StealthBar came with two feet options with different heights. The pair of feet with more clearance allowed me to place the speaker bar right above the monitor base. Awesome.Sound quality I am mixed on. Anything in the vocal range is actually quite good. Highs and lows are a bit limited. Not necessarily bad, but maybe could have ... MoreI struggled between four and five stars on this soundbar. I settled on 5 because it works well for light working music and web conferences, and fits *really* well in the space below my monitors. But it does have a few annoyances and limitations.The size and fit worked really well for my home office desk. I was strongly considering the Mackie CR2-X Bar PRO, but the CR SteathBar fit my space better just due to the feet on the soundbar: The StealthBar came with two feet options with different heights. The pair of feet with more clearance allowed me to place the speaker bar right above the monitor base. Awesome.Sound quality I am mixed on. Anything in the vocal range is actually quite good. Highs and lows are a bit limited. Not necessarily bad, but maybe could have been a bit better. But I purchased these for conferences and light music it's fine for that application. I always planned to use my headphones when I really want music and this isn't going to change that.The USB connectivity works well from my Windows PC. However, in USB mode when the speaker is first turned on but before the PC plays any sound, there is a noticeable white noise. It goes away once sound is played and does not return until the next power cycle. It's a minor issue, but is there.Others have complained about the voice notifications (e.g. Power On) being overly loud. Yes, they are. But the level is more of a mild annoyance than an issue. Louder than anything else I will play on the speaker, but not 'cover your ears' loud.Of course I could have spent more money on something larger that would have had better sound quality, but that wasn't really my goal. For what I need, these work quite well.