Creative Stage Air V2
MPN: MF83953 reviews
The product was working fine, sound quality is decent but nothing spectacular. But after approximately 2 years of use the product becomes unusable. The baffling decision to use an internal battery for a device that is constantly plugged in via USB means that that battery degrades and the speaker cannot be used for more than a few hours at a time -… Read more
again while being plugged in to a power source. Presumably the timeframe gets even worse as time goes on.
Genuinely insane that it is legal to sell something with forced obsolescence.
Terrible design and bad for the environment. Definitely not wanting us to exercise a right to repair. My Creative Stage Air v2 soundbar that is only 2 years old doesn't work now that the battery is dead even when plugged in to the USB. And they don't warn you about this (otherwise I would have avoided this). Tried to pull it apart but don't want… Read more
to force it too much in case it complete breaks (will probably do so since I don't really have anything to lose).
Sound is OK to me, not good but not bad and has a little bass. But what lets it down is the way that it is powered. The battery will die within a year and if you are lucky it will die within the one year warranty. If the battery dies, the whole thing needs to be replaced and when this happens, you cannot power it off an external supply. You could… Read more
try replacing the battery (not easy, needs some work). Very sloppy if you ask me. Save your money and put it towards a better solution.
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