Razer Leviathan V2 Review - Razer, DO BETTER

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The Razer Leviathan V2 wants to be one of the best gaming sound bars in 2022 and it better be with a price of $250. But against the Sound Blaster Katana V2 and other competitors, it falls short in a few very important areas.
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0:00: Razer Leviathan Intro & Pricing
1:07: Design and Build Quality
1:58 - Control Buttons
2:35 - The Input FAIL
3:55 - Mike’s RANT!
5:24 - Bluetooth 5.2 isn't Good Enough
5:55 - Sponsor Spot
6:57 - CHROMA LIGHTING!!!
7:22 - Synapse Walkthrough
7:47 - Smartphone Control
8:43 - Sound Quality
10:03 - All the Driver Issues!!!
11:55 - Is the Leviathan V2 Worth It?
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@HardwareCanucks 2 года назад

Small correction: The Leviathan V2 also comes with a USB-C to USB-A cable. So one of the points in my rant is sorta invalid ;) - Mike

@Tirth-Patel 2 года назад

🥸

@lichkain 2 года назад

Did you mean... "Levathian"

@dracoxruiz2563 2 года назад

I like the video and your thoughts, but for the few people that only will use that soundbar with a pc, i thinks, this is more of a personal opinion video than a review, you have talk almost nothing about sound quality or how to 2 effect is, or if it is compatible with dolby atmos or whathever, I think it lacks content. But i like it, is something I didnt think about it, still you dont make clear if it is good or better than the panasonic soundslayer or the katana, I would love a comparison on copact soundbars, thanks

@Glenn056 2 года назад

@@lichkain like how hard is it really to pronounce "Leviathan" as a native English speaker lol it was infuriating

@filipbunalti 2 года назад

@@dracoxruiz2563 you are 100% right, I just wrote a top-level comment with the same observation. Very important omission to not even talk about tuning, soundstage, spatial audio, and how it actually performs against the competition.

@Ender275 2 года назад

The io is very disappointing. I don’t know why they didn’t include a remote or an hmdi port for arc.

@Tirth-Patel 2 года назад

yes matt yes

@BojidarDanchev 2 года назад

It's focused on PC and simplicity. It's not "bad" and I'm quite happy with the simplicity trend because a lot of devices try to be for everyone and end up doing too much too poorly. It might not be the correct device for you but it's perfect for me and I'm pretty sure there are options out there that are quite the opposite.

@Ender275 2 года назад

@@BojidarDanchev I know a few people who use C1 or C2 OLEDs as their monitor for their PC a remote and arc or EARC port on the leviathan would’ve been great. There are better sound bars for desktop users that seem to be better and don’t have the chroma lighting.

@ggamer7830 2 года назад

@@Ender275 I use a C2 and I’m having issues with my 5.1 Logitech surround working correctly on the pc. What speakers do you use with your C?

@ricktherko2627 Год назад

Despite all the videos doubting this speaker, I decided to buy one and try it out on my own. Let me just say this: this thing is worth the price. I had tried thousands-dollars speakers, Leviathan v2 blows my mind at this price point. If you want a speaker that’s compact and can immerse you into your games, this is the one. It completely beats G560, which I had to return because of the static issues.

@fennesto 6 месяцев назад

It doesn't have 3.5mm jack?

@Steramell 4 месяца назад

is it good with music?

@ricktherko2627 4 месяца назад

@@Steramell it is decent, especially those edm with heavy bass sound

@jragon355 2 месяца назад

I’m wildly satisfied with mine as well. The quality of sound is what I was most concerned with, and it knocked it out of the park. I don’t mind the connectivity issues they mentioned

@chrisdalton8467 2 года назад

The whole "gaming" branded peripherals are way too expensive for the quality you get. Glad i started moving away from it.

@tacogirl69 2 года назад

The Sound Blaster X Katana (and the V2, afaik) are both great quality for the price, especially if you catch them on sale. My Katana makes me miss it whenever I'm away from my desk, it just is quite good.

@jesus2621 2 года назад

@@tacogirl69 what does katana means

@_TrueDesire_ 2 года назад

@@jesus2621 it's a soundbar

@echohotelsix 2 года назад

@@jesus2621 bruh

@Paladin_Zero 2 года назад

Yea I agree. I got a Klipsch TX 2.1 audio system for $89 at Costco and it is fantastic. Far better than any "gaming" sound bar ever could be

@seenybee 9 месяцев назад

I watched this and realised everything that was called out as a downside didn't really matter to me. It sits right in front of me, plugged into my PC. Razer Synapse works flawlessly for me, I had an old pair of speakers before this and moved to this. It's incredible, I absolutely love it. Don't care about a remote, maybe it matters to you, I think it's preference. I'm glad I still bought it so if you're in the same situation as me, go for it it doesn't disappoint.

@Михаил-м4у6л 6 месяцев назад

Hello mate! Is your Leviathan still gives you joy? I don't care for remote or lack of connectivety. As of my main sound source for PC is Stealseries Arctis Pro Wireless headset. But my wife want to use speakers while playing. Bought her some simple 2.1 set few years ago for her needs but as of now i'm making some full scale repairs on our new appartment (for a freaking 14 months! But the finishing line are in sight, hope i'll get there till the end of may) and after we move there she wants to hook up those speakers to my beautiful monster of a PC. Can't allow that! Yeah i know, it's just an esthetic issue, but still, i want to keep it clean and worthy so i could use t myself from time to time without diying inside. So i was looking at this Leviathan V2 speakers and they are pretty good looking and as i understand, gives you a good sound quality. So there's the question is there a point in throwing +50% cash for Katana V2 or this speakers would suffice? Sorry for such big comment, guess deep down i'm a bit lonely xD

@CheapSushi 5 месяцев назад

I think it's one of those things where it's easier to be negative or nitpick because of price. If it was say $150 instead of $250 on average, they would talk about it differently. But I feel the same as you. I just want something like this for desktop.

@seenybee 5 месяцев назад

@@Михаил-м4у6л You get the bar and sub with this, I don't think I'd notice a better sound than these right now especially with this being the small side room of my house it's perfect and I use it for just my PC for music, some games if I don't want my headset etc. I've had no issues at all since I got it and it's been 3 months now, I use it most days of the week.

@LukasQueen 3 месяца назад

I was just thinking this! I just bought my girlfriend the Leviathan V2 X and I think it's pretty great, so I wanted to buy the one with a subwoofer for myself so I checked out this review. I'm not some speaker snob who wants all this extra stuff that I'll never use, I just want to game with something that isn't my monitor speakers. I was amazed by the seemless bluetooth to pc audio at the push of a button alone.

@NINJA_INVESTORS 2 месяца назад

That's usually the case with this guy

@krunchy3761 2 года назад

I use a much less expensive 27" Vizio soundbar /wireless subwoofer and I use bluetooth to connect to my work laptop and spdf to connect to my PC for easy switching. I think I paid 120USD. And it came with a remote.

@GreenBlueWalkthrough 2 года назад

I have a Bose sound bar I got for $80 and it comes with everyhing that the raver lacks and the only thing the razer has is RGB.

@KonnKonnGaming 2 года назад

That's kind of a shame. The original Leviathan interested me when I was looking for computer speakers but I never found one at a reasonable price. This new one being USB only is a let down because while I have no shortage of USB ports on my computer, I also have a dedicated sound card that I like to route everything through both for quality and greater control of my sound. Of course I've always had mixed results with Razer's audio equipment in general so I guess this doesn't surprise me TOO much.

@harjoat 2 года назад

So for $250 I can replace my existing leviathan v1 for a v2 where I lose ports and have to use USB audio and no useful new features. Yeah ok razer 😄

@DainHunter 2 года назад

Exactly my thought, where is the upgrade? I cant use this on my TV like om currently doing with the gen 1.

@dep7up 2 года назад

You get rgb. 🙃

@TheMcpoo Год назад

As a pc gamer with a tiny desk, this speaker has been awesome! It takes up no space and fits super snug beneath my monitor. Great choice for other folks with limited desk spacing for accessories.

@C4mpblor 2 года назад

I am still very happy with my Leviathan (not the battery powered one), I wish they would move away from that stupid fragile subwoofer connector. it's so fragile, mine's already bent. Also...lev-a-thi-an lol.

@reintrandininskia 2 года назад

Guys, the Creative Katana series are the way to go, they sound amazing and they don't cheap out on features. If you are going to spend that kind of money on an audio setup, just do yourself a favour and go for the better product...

@thejokers10 2 года назад

I have the first Leviathan which I'm still using to this day and wow instead of simplifying, it feels more like a downgrade than the one I have. Even the bluetooth got nerfed, mine had aptx codec with aac.

@fuyii 2 года назад

Razer: its leviathan Mike: levethian

@Keb788 2 года назад

I still have the og Leviathan and still works to this day

@RuiMMSousa 2 года назад

As a person that lives in 2022 and will use the v2 connected to a KVM (Win/Mac) I don't see an issue with the I/O. I agree that if you go simplify your hw, you better have flawless drivers and sw (and that don't seem to be the case).

@albertchung30 2 года назад

Was considering the Leviathan V2, but decided to try out the Sonos Beam Gen 2 since I can connect via HDMI ARC to my C1. It is more expensive (I did get a workplace discount though), but the quality and functionality are worth it for me, especially since I also use the C1 as a TV sometimes. Thanks for the review as I don't need to spend time purchasing and trying for myself. I'll stick to the Beam.

@MrEdwardz00 2 года назад

I don't understand why I don't have half the problems that people are having with Razer and I have lots of Razer products. Products for my gaming PC and for my streaming PC... I also mix and match Razer and Elgoto products with no issues. I'm gonna purchase this!

@marvlouslie2053 2 года назад

Yep. Never had any issues with any of the Razer gear I've had either. The only main hiccup I had was with my Huntsman Mini causing a boot conflict that would freeze my taskbar from starting, and that was easily found to be a firmware update issue. It was a known problem and once I updated the firmware on my keyboard, everything was fine. This is one of the first vids of theirs I've had to dislike because he spent so much time bitching about the things he didn't like about it while going into just a small section with how it sounded.

@kiwiasian 2 года назад

Good points about the I/O. I was able to re-purpose the original Leviathan to my parents TV after upgrading to another sound bar. Decisions to cut inputs like this really affects long term usefulness.

@J2Jayz 2 года назад

When Razer is secretly helping Creative sell more Katana

@jragon355 2 месяца назад

I just got this a couple of weeks ago and I’m actually incredibly happy with it as my PC audio. I never even thought about all the missing functionality you mentioned because these are my PC speakers, not my TV audio or anything else. I have other devices for all that. The sound quality on this is honestly very satisfying.

@dacook1987 2 года назад

Thanks for taking out any doubt I had on which soundbar I should go for. Katana V2 all the way!

@ashknight4820 2 года назад

Katana won't disappoint, you can set your own profiles and lighting config and save it to the device. I love my unit 😍

@roadster38 2 года назад

Does anyone know if you can sync the RGB to the Katana V2 with Wallpaper Engine like with Razer products?

@DikkieKlijn 2 года назад

When looking from a product development standpoint some of the decisions razor has made make a lot of sense. - HDMI needs to be licenced, which is an expensive process, not even starting with earc and the specific drivers and chips (global shortage of those) that are needed for hdmi support. - To continue on the chip issue it makes sense that they have dropped the analog input and used only digital. - That does not give an excuse for the lack of optical though. Most DSP chips can interface directly with optical and digital i2s standards

@zebedeesummers4413 2 года назад

charging 250 gives them pleanty of money to adress these costs... They are throwing away sales trying to be cheap

@DikkieKlijn 2 года назад

@@zebedeesummers4413 not with the current chip issues. A standard rule of thumb is that your product production price should be 1/5th of the sales price. This puts the product at around 50 dollars. That would give you no more than 8 dollars for the PCB and components. Having the option to lose a few chips here and there is major when talking about these low prices.

@RomainCavallini 2 года назад

Hum for the audio jack, i think you can put it at low cost too, just between the audio decoder and the amp ?

@ProgRiot 2 года назад

I agree, I wonder why ppl have so much hate on razer with these products? you dont have audio jack on your speaker?? you have audio jack on your pc, witch is next to you, yes? you dont have remote? why you need 10 remotes at your home couse if you sit down on your computer, you can just turn the damn thing on, no problem? ppl are just lazy

@susnus 2 года назад

I kinda feel like they could sell just the outer shell and rgb to use as a decoration, it would get just about as much done

@landrell7321 2 года назад

Thank you for this! Other than the Katana V2, do you have any other recommendations for Sound Bars for PC's that would be comparable?

@roboticvenom1935 2 года назад

the logitech one, why are you only focused on soundbars. logitech sells PC speakers that aren't soundbars and they're superior

@mike_nba 2 года назад

Sonos

@asdf51501 2 года назад

Not a soundbar, but I do like my Klipsch 2.1 setup.

@monke5198 2 года назад

Creative t40

@dwwong7447 2 года назад

I got the Creative Stage 360. Atmos certified, with inputs from my PC (HDMI from GPU) and Optical from PS5. Best of both worlds, even Katana V2 isn't Atmos certified.

@xianlee 2 года назад

Katana V2 is my first sound bar and audio wise, it is the best thing I've ever experienced

@CurseOfDeath 2 года назад

Do you recommend buying it for music as well besides gaming ? Also did they fixed the software issues ?

@xianlee 2 года назад

@@CurseOfDeath what do you mean by software issues? I'd say yes for music, the built in equalizer settings make a huge difference to the content you are watching/using. I tested the volume up to 40 (which is mega loud, it goes up to 50 max) on a variety of song types and there was no quality loss.

@CurseOfDeath 2 года назад

@@xianlee I heard that there were some issues with the software/application that resulted in some bugs or malfunctions, but if you didnt experienced any it seems they had fixed it

@xianlee 2 года назад

@@CurseOfDeath none that I'm aware of, I use mine with PS5 and my TV only (Netflix etc) and set everything using their Android app

@CurseOfDeath 2 года назад

@@xianlee Good enough, thanks !

@ventrueinconnu3527 2 года назад

Cue Hermione saying "It's pronounced "luh·vai·uh·thin", not "leh·va·thigh·en".

@jkell411 2 года назад

The complaints are justified. Kind of... For new customers, most of these complaints don't matter. You know what you are getting (and what you're not) before you buy. If you need more connectivity, then you shouldn't buy it. It's not like connectivity options are hidden on their web page. If you are upgrading from the V1, don't go to the V2 of you don't see the value. I'm a brand new customer and I love mine... The good things about it far out way the nit picking and I haven't ran into any of the problems with Synapse that he mentions. Bottom line, customers just need to make informed decisions. "Only $80." That's a lot for some people.

@ayitsyaboi 2 года назад

I don't know why people buy "gaming" audio equipment in the first place. You're giving up so much and gaining absolutely nothing just for that gamer aesthetic. At that price point you could get a normal consumer sound bar, a *really* good pair of headphones and DAC/AMP, a pair of studio monitors and a powered sub. Literally anything else with decent soundstage will outperform "gaming" audio.

@spookydk4412 2 года назад

You can get 2 really great book shelf speakers for that price. even get them active or a cheap amplifier that costs nothing. I personally dont see the point of soundbars. for tv or pc's

@Infinplayz Год назад

For the I/O, you can also get a converter

@FromDesertTown 2 года назад

Sound bars are ridiculous. They are looks first, audio quality second. Just get an amp and speakers - better audio quality, lower cost, better stereo separation, and **gasp** wires!

@jhughesca5 2 года назад

USB input requires the Razer software, which requires a log in. YOU HAVE TO LOG IN TO USE YOUR SPEAKER!!!! F THAT I'm getting a Katana V2

@47ravenlord Год назад

I had an original Razer Leviathan sound bar and needed an upgrade. I watched your review on the Logitech G560 speakers and decided to upgrade to them instead of the new Razer Leviathan because i did not like that they did away with the 3.5mm sound jack (not sure why companies keep doing that). The G560's have been a nightmare. Awful software/driver problems, awful volume control and i am constantly turning them up and down for every video. The EQ settings need constant adjustment because once you dial them in to sound good on a particular song, they sound awful on another...etc etc.....the complaint list is huge. My super old Razer Leviathan was plug and play the entire time i had it. It had great sound control and once dialed in it sounded great on everything i watched from normal videos, games, movies, music etc etc. Now i look below and find out you overlooked an entire way to hook it up and bashed them relentlessly for an entire video. Your reviews are not to be trusted and very misleading.

@PadeJuan 2 года назад

Razer be treating their Brand as premium shit when they making average shit

@bfjrd 2 года назад

as much as I appreciate the discussions about the details it would make sense if play a song to it since it a speaker/ sound bars after all

@KH-fv3vq 2 года назад

No point since the audio recorded through the capturing mic

@dennylafoss 2 года назад

I had a razer ps4 controller. Not only was the controller loaded with lag and stick issues, the customer service was horrendous. They seem to be more concerned with rgb than making a quality product

@technewb8241 2 года назад

I wish Kioxia would stop paying for ad reads for the BG5 until they open it up to consumer sales

@dracoxruiz2563 2 года назад

@guess199 Год назад

I got the original leviathan and it's still works flawlessly, they added rgb to the v2 but downgraded the connections.

@Meatsweats_o_O 2 года назад

2 apps to control 1 soundbar. *Microsoft enters chat "hey guys we are working on a new xbox app for the PC"

@tordb 2 года назад

Razer will never do better because people keep buying their trash. And the guy saying (Lev+uh+THYON) was ultra cringe.

@cthomas3782 2 года назад

As someone who’s Razer Kraken TE’s USB Audio Adapter just cooked itself following an update the ability to default back to analogue is something you’ll be glad you have when this happens.

@joeschmoe5009 2 года назад

Mikes pronunciation of "levathian" bugs me lol. O well keep up the good work

@xWaxxy 2 года назад

The way that other dude says “Leviathan” “, pronouncing it as “Leve Thian”, reallly bothers me.

@worxbydre 2 года назад

Le - Vi - A - Than, not Le - Vi - Thi - An...

@BobZOMG1984 2 года назад

Im a V1 user till today since it came out..... i got nothing to say & im gonna keep using my V1...

@JonDoe.. 2 года назад

Overpriced, all show no substance, that's Razer. This is what I've discovered ever since getting into PC gaming.

@hegga_nm 2 года назад

Dear god... Razer managed to screw up v1, which was a decent soundbar/woofer combo that imo had only two issues: No remote control and auto power off feature after 30 minutes of no sound (why in the hell would you need this option on speakers that plug into a power outlet?!). These two issues rendered Leviathan v1 unpractical for use with TV and changes they introduced with v2 cemented this. To remove all the sound input options was exceptionally stupid no matter how you put it... but hey, they did add RGB, so $50 price increase is totally justified!! XD I can't but wonder if this... thing... still have auto power off feature? As they seemingly did their best to make this the worst speakers set ever, I'm quite sure it has... Too bad user might miss important business call on skype because he was not at his computer when call came in, and Leviathan just decided to turn off automatically... :D

@JonyTelev 2 года назад

The picture that you showed for the "Leviathan" is actually the "Leviathan Mini" bluethooth speaker.. the leviathan 1 is a bit different and have a sub :)

@BenjaminLee-asianbearcub 2 года назад

i rarely leave comments, but i'm commenting to help feed this to the almighty algorithm. more reviewers need to call manufacturers out on their products' deficiencies, *especially* when it's an iteration of an existing product that removes features/capabilities. this is aggresively anti-consumer, and this needs more exposing.

@kaoru780 2 года назад

Razer likes to think that if it has Chroma then slaps an additional 100 dollars on it

@CristopherCutas 2 года назад

yes, Bluetooth is still useful, especially when you don't want to keep on unplugging to use the device. I have a company-provided laptop and a personal pc.

@infitniterpg 2 года назад

Is it compatible with MacBook Pro since it can connect via USB-C?

@FlyingGuy123 Год назад

using bluetooth defeats the purposes of buying chroma devices. as you have to have the usb line plugged in for the color profiles to sync

@OntarioGuy430 Год назад

I know this is old - but I just can't get past the way Mike says Leviathan 3:59 - I have never been able to finish this video.

@nashsanadiki3104 2 года назад

I have question, Why Gaming comanies put out gaming speakers, soundbars, or Subwoofers I recently watched a similar video on Gaming Headsets Vs Headphones woundnt it be a better use of money to get regular speakers or even studio monitors?

@kimdotnet2110 2 года назад

wait, people use soundbars for their gaming PC? never seen one until this vid.

@MastaT 2 года назад

This updated soundbar doesnt seem well thought out at all which is pretty disappointing.

@lagginluther 2 года назад

i personally wouldn’t get a sound bar for my pc because I have a set of good desktop speakers already. Also I see all the problems they present in this video but for me I don’t use the usb c on my motherboard i/o at all. I am curious and would like to know what you guys are really plugging in to that port. Lmk! I would like to make use of it

@DSDSDS1235 2 года назад

A 13 minutes soundbar review with around a minute about sound. One single sentence about the tuning, another single sentence about loudness. Bruh. D2D puts more effort into describing the sound in the speaker section of his laptop impression video than you are with a soundbar review video. Like the man bought a measurement mic and everything and made an attempt at showcasing the difference beyond "the treble is crisp" like what does that even mean? +10dB eardrum ripping trebles over 6khz like ATH? Connectivity is important for being able to use the thing, but you needa check your priorities. If it frustrate you so much, simply highlight it and make it a point to not recommend the product. It doesn't need to be 9 minutes. It is a video and the run time each section occupies reflects how much you prioritise the issue, and since the connectivity is the deal breaker sure it should occupy the most run time among segments. Does it have to be 8 minutes of connectivity rant : a minute of bugs : a minute of sound with most of it spent describing how the drivers look instead of the sound?

@tristan_talks_tech Год назад

Is there anyway to connect this to a TV in a workaround way? Such as an adapter from 3.5mm to USB-C?

@jaymacpherson8167 2 года назад

“What exactly are we getting for that price bump?” Inflation. “V2” label. The concept of “better.” Oh, heck…Katana baby!

@datkilabap 2 года назад

LE - VA - TA - YAN....... wtf hes been calling it like that since 2015.

@wishy86 2 года назад

LoL....yea....fail "OG" user.....cant even pronounce it properly....

@CMDR_Elizium51RA 2 года назад

Good video, but what is a "levuhthyan"?

@dannywinget 2 года назад

I am a total noob and didn’t know gaming soundbars were even popular 🤷🏻‍♂️

@ahyes589 2 года назад

Same, I feel like headphones would be cheaper and have more immersive/better sound

@luciferfaust 2 года назад

Soundbars are great for desks where you don't have room for traditional speakers. Fit right under the monitor.

@luciferfaust 2 года назад

@@ahyes589 A good pair of headphones could be cheaper, or could be expensive, depends what you go for. I tend to just use my soundbar as headphones give me a tension headache.

@JapesZX 2 года назад

They're really not popular though.

@carlchoa1375 2 года назад

Whats your guy's thoughts om the crearive stage v2?

@Jpowellsuckballs 2 года назад

Just get the Panasonic Soundslayer and call it a day. Can be have cheaper if you look around online and way more features

@Windows98R 2 года назад

Guess im sticking with buying the sonos arc (even though it doesnt fit within my display's length)

@ArkadionZAF 7 месяцев назад

I remember veering away from Razer more than 5 years ago because of buggy, shyte software (That and their Tiamat 7.1 headphones were absolute garbage). I see nothing has changed over all this time! I switched to Logitech and everything just seems to work, all the time. Looking at the Katana now instead.

@TheGlobuleReturns 2 года назад

Razer is just L after L after L.. if they made decent products imagine how successful they’d be?!?

@bluebird_9999 2 года назад

i'm a V1 owner too, looks much better, the V2 stand just looks wrong. also no optical? no upgrade for me then.

@lordv1le859 2 года назад

I don’t get the I/O issues. Controlling it via keyboard is infinitely better than a remote and the ports are just fine. If you’re using it with a laptop you’ll be using a dock anyway and plenty of monitors have USBC pass through.

@kodos_ 2 года назад

I have sound blaster v4 sound card for my headpones. If i get the katana v2, should i just sell my sb4 and use the katana as dac for headphones? Thank you

@jocelyndeguise 2 года назад

As far as the lack of a remote control that seems to bother you is concerned, you're saying that it would have been cool to be able to turn the volume down from a distance when using Bluetooth with a phone... well, DUH ! Let me be the one to reveal to you the incredible power of your phone's volume control.

@Centbair 2 года назад

The IO reminds me of the macbooks that only had two usb-c ports, but worst. I know Type-C is like, king/goat... but yeh.

@robwhitmore3040 2 года назад

Razer charging too much for a poor quality product? I am shocked! Shocked!

@briandickson6470 6 месяцев назад

This or SoundblasterX Katana V1? Haven't seen any reviews that state its better then the V2 Katana.

@vali69 2 года назад

Knowing their headphones they won't ever do good in anything audio related.

@bioeagle 2 года назад

I’m quite a huge Razer fan that I actually pulled the trigger on these, however, I found myself having a huge buyer remorse, ended up refunding it because of the removal of AUX/Optical port, all that before even receiving the product itself just solely because of that, it’s such a pity as these would have been an excellent upgrade to my Leviathan V1 (7 year and still strong btw). To be fair, I would have gotten it without any regret if just the 3.5mm port is still there, the removal of it feels like a huge step backwards since you could only use it on certain device, the funny thing is that, the removal of those ports doesn’t make it any more aesthetic pleasing either which imo, just a big silly mistake on Razer end. That said, I’ll wait for the Leviathan V1 to break down before deciding again if I should even get these just to power everything via Chroma or it might just be time to skip on Razer and make a switch to other brands.

@bluesunsxiv2129 2 года назад

Everytime Mike tried to pronounce Leviathan, I cringed lmao 🤣

@matthewbarnes725 2 года назад

Hey man, love your videos but what I love more is the watches you wear, what watches are they pls?? They look really nice 😄

@_ctpaxop 2 года назад

I'm not a native speaker, but that "Leviathan" pronouncement (by Mike) sure sounds weird.

@kaungkhant1990 2 года назад

Listening from my OG Leviathan with an optical cable and couldn't be happier more)

@ItsjustCody540 2 года назад

I use the original leviathan for work and for my personal computer. So I have it plugged in my monitor with the 3.5 so switching it will be easier between the 2 computers. So this is disappointing.

@helmhamburgerhand 2 года назад

We dont get any samples of sound quality vs the Katana like we did w/ the Nommop. And it feels like all the complaints were superficial at best. I dont think we got any usuable review of the soundbar.

@amazingbollweevil 2 года назад

No remote control? Good! I don't need another thing to recharge and then lose.

@Foozo 2 года назад

i dont think you guys realize why it needs a usb port, and cant just use a 3.5mm jack, It needs power for the LED's. Your 3.5mm jack can only do L/R audio and a ground.

@UKgamer87 2 года назад

creative make awful products. I don't get why creative isn't treated this harshly. All their products are beta and they have used planned obsolescence on their soundblaster z soundcards.

@cjkjQ 2 года назад

what are you doing razer?, cmon give us more

@Caspian024 2 года назад

I think I'd rather have that Mackie CS-X Stealthbar for less than half the price

@AFAR2809 2 года назад

Mike - "Levathian" hahaha

@AguyNamedHorse 2 года назад

how come noone is talking about soundblaster's katana? the v1 and v2 are both amazing and have way more features than the leviathan.

@JoeNokers 2 года назад

sound bars in general just aren't good products unless you need one, especially in the case of a PC. the whole point of a soundbar is fitting a whole home theatre into one bar unit that doesn't require much cabling or a amp/DAC saving space. but the simple 2.1 setup that this is trying to replace is smaller, cheaper and sounds way better and that's assuming you are buying an all in one like the g560. A separate passive speaker setup would blow this thing away. I don't understand the point of a soundbar for a desk setup like this.

@Ender275 2 года назад

There honestly isn’t much of a point to soundbars in desktop setups.

@SafariPilot 2 года назад

Sadly my leviathan v1 just died for no apparent reason after only two and a half years. Makes me a little wary of getting the v2 since I worry about the longevity. I’ve gone back to using my old bose speakers. I like the idea of a soundbar but I would expect better quality for the price.

@MayhemBryan Год назад

Owned mines since 2015 and it still works , not to say everyone will be that lucky

@jizecai4252 2 года назад

no Aux is trash. cuz i used the original leviathan connected to my monitor, so i can use it when playing my ps5 on monitor. now they cancel aux, which means i can only use it with pc. i would be so happy if they could have a tournement edition which removes chroma and adds extra aux to it.

@drunkdeath066 8 месяцев назад

Mike before review-ing a product learn to pronounce it's name correctly , what is even a Levithaian?

@Anima19879 2 года назад

Creative Katana V2 is definitely better in every way and outclasses Razer.

@fernandoteran907 Год назад

As you said, this is a gaming soundbar, use it for your PC gaming, you need sound for your TV, get another system audio, for laptop use another system different than this :)

@ronochow 2 года назад

Why did they even bother adding RGB when they remove important features like AUX??? Like no optical sure, but NO AUX??? I have no reason to upgrade from my Leviathan v1, I might as well get the Katana v2 if I really wanted an upgrade. Synapse has been buggy af in my previous experience. They made it so complex when they could have just kept the Leviathan v2 simple and good as a pure listening experience.