For a few weeks, Razer lent us its new Leviathan V2 soundbar.
First, we were impressed with the size of the packaging. We were expecting something rectangular and rather thin. In the end, it's the opposite: the cardboard is square because the bar is delivered with a subwoofer (which many images do not necessarily show) and the whole thing is protected by a generous layer of cardboard. Once this imbroglio of boxes is opened, we discover a cubic subwoofer 20 cm square and 24 cm high (okay, it's not exactly a cube). The soundbar measures 50 cm wide, 9,1 cm deep and 8,4 cm high. Regarding the weight, the subwoofer weighs 3 kilos, against 1.4 for the soundbar.
With these dimensions in mind, I advise you to check the size of your screen because as much as it looks nice with us, in front of the ultrawide screen, as much I fear that it will look strange with smaller screens (unless in this case to have two screens and to slide it between the two). Then, of course, it's all about taste and color. While we're talking aesthetics, in the fun and bright part, let's remember that like all Razer peripherals, you can sync the soundbar to its little pals with Chroma.
As far as connectors are concerned, it's not really a party because there is simply USB to connect the bar to the PC and Bluetooth 5.2 for mobile devices. We regret the absence of a TOS Link, present on the old version, as well as the 3.5mm jack. Pads are also provided to change the angle of the soundbar thanks to its asymmetrical feet. The other point that bothers me a little is its external power supply, even if the size is small. Added to that the subwoofer which is connected via another cable, it starts to make a lot of cables on my desk. I do not know if there are other solutions without loss of quality, but there, it is cluttered!
The connection to the PC goes without a hitch. Being already a customer of the brand with my keyboard (Blackwidow Chroma) and my mouse (Naga Trinity), the Synapse application told me about this new device as soon as the bar was turned on. The settings are a bit sparse for my taste, the choice between stereo and THX, and an equalizer with presets. I tested the "Central Orientation" button, and saw no change. In the practical part of the product, by pressing the "external output" button on the bar, it will switch to the device of your choice via the application, such as headphones in particular.
Even if the product is mainly aimed at PC gamers, you should know that I tested connecting the bar to my iPhone XR, and it went without difficulty. When launching the application, I was invited to install Chroma, where the same usual parameters are offered: the choice of colors from an RGB palette, the choice of the source (USB or Bluetooth) and an equalizer, with presets similar to the PC version.
I like to say that sound is always very subjective, the perception of an image or a sound remains very personal. I did my comparison with the Samsung Q70T soundbar (connected to my television), knowing full well that it is not necessarily on an equal footing to compare it today to a device that costs twice as much . But in the end it's all to its advantage because the Leviathan V2 isn't necessarily so far from it: only the power of the bass would direct me to the Samsung. Even if I was relatively critical on certain aspects of the product, I am pleasantly surprised, if only by the accuracy of the voices and their clarity. Even if this bar is not necessarily suitable for all budgets (count a retail price of €249), it offers excellent benefits for a correct size and will fit perfectly into your Razer ecosystem.
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